While Swiss Cottage ward did not see any significant disorder recently, we thought it worth publicising the community summits the Council and the local police are holding to give local residents, businesses and organisations the chance to have their say on how the borough should respond to the recent public disorder.
The three community summits will be held on:
Wednesday 31 August: Camden Centre, King’s Cross 7pm – 9pm
Thursday 1 September: Salvation Army (Chalk Farm) 7pm – 9pm
Tuesday 6 September: Kingsgate Community Centre, Kilburn 6.30pm – 8.30pm
You can just turn up on the night, but anyone interested in attending can also call Olivia Mensah on 020 7974 6409 or go to www.wearecamden.org to register interest or submit questions for debate in advance.
Friday, 26 August 2011
Monday, 15 August 2011
40-49 St Edmunds Terrace, Barrow Hill site - redevelopment approved
Camden's planning committee approved the redevelopment of this site last Thursday. The vote was seven in favour, including Cllrs Roger Freeman and Andrew Marshall, with one against.
The scheme by developer CIT is for 40 new flats, arranged in three blocks, and one house. 21 affordable housing units are delivered with the scheme - 8 onsite and a further 13 at nearby Guinness Court.
It is a much less instrusive scheme than that we opposed two years ago, and which was rightly turned down by Camden planners. The current application has also been further improved through the negotiation process with Camden.
The main longer views are pretty well protected by the scheme in our view; above all it will not be instrusive from the top of Primrose Hill.
The site is designated in the Camden Local Development Framework for housing-led redevelopment.
There were a number of local objections, but also local residents expressing support. The Elsworthy Residents Assocation expressed support in principle. The Primrose Hill Conservation Area Advisory Committee did object, since it would have preferred one of the storeys on the blocks to be moved to the block further from the park. I could understand the argument, but I was not convinced that the difference in visual impact from the southeast of Primrose Hill would have been so significant.
Importantly the development is car-capped - ie the flats have offroad parking, but no right to a Camden or Westminster residents badge. We have asked Camden streets managers to monitor the parking impacts as the development goes ahead. There is also a construction management plan to minimise and plan the impact from lorry movements.
Finally, we know that Thames Water has got plans to modernise the Barrow Hill reservoir behind this site, and we'll be meeting them soon to understand more what this involves, not least so the consultation with local people can be as effective as possible. CIT and Thames Water are in close liaison since Thames Water piping under the site is one of the major complexities of redeveloping the site.
The scheme by developer CIT is for 40 new flats, arranged in three blocks, and one house. 21 affordable housing units are delivered with the scheme - 8 onsite and a further 13 at nearby Guinness Court.
It is a much less instrusive scheme than that we opposed two years ago, and which was rightly turned down by Camden planners. The current application has also been further improved through the negotiation process with Camden.
The main longer views are pretty well protected by the scheme in our view; above all it will not be instrusive from the top of Primrose Hill.
The site is designated in the Camden Local Development Framework for housing-led redevelopment.
There were a number of local objections, but also local residents expressing support. The Elsworthy Residents Assocation expressed support in principle. The Primrose Hill Conservation Area Advisory Committee did object, since it would have preferred one of the storeys on the blocks to be moved to the block further from the park. I could understand the argument, but I was not convinced that the difference in visual impact from the southeast of Primrose Hill would have been so significant.
Importantly the development is car-capped - ie the flats have offroad parking, but no right to a Camden or Westminster residents badge. We have asked Camden streets managers to monitor the parking impacts as the development goes ahead. There is also a construction management plan to minimise and plan the impact from lorry movements.
Finally, we know that Thames Water has got plans to modernise the Barrow Hill reservoir behind this site, and we'll be meeting them soon to understand more what this involves, not least so the consultation with local people can be as effective as possible. CIT and Thames Water are in close liaison since Thames Water piping under the site is one of the major complexities of redeveloping the site.
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