Say NO to the Woodgate Tower
Lambeth Planning Chair Councillor Joanne Simpson
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We as a community group are pro-development and affordable housing in Lambeth. But not at the size, scale and density that Hadley Group & Clarion are proposing on the Homebase site at Streatham Vale. More details here if you want more information about the proposals:
What do we want?
1) Reduce the scale and density of the development to be in line with the London Plan, The Lambeth Plan, and in keeping with the local area. A tower the height of Battersea Power Station in a 2-3 storey low-rise neighbourhood is against planning law and will set a dangerous precedent for future developments of this scale.
2) Stop pretending this is about providing affordable housing for Lambeth, Hadley is hiding behind the 35% target for affordable housing. This is all about prioritising profit over people. There is a choice about the scale and density of this development. The project is jointly funded by Mr Sai Hong Yeung, part of a Hong Kong billionaire family, and the former PM of Qatar Sheikh Jassim Al Thani who are both heavily involved in investing in London property and creating highrise developments and empty neighbourhoods, powered by foreign money and often never lived in.
3) Let's be honest about the impact of a development of this size on the highways, parking and access to amenities in this already congested area. Hadley insists that the project is a car-free zone, and therefore will not impact congestion in the area. Streatham Common Station is the 6th busiest station on the Southern Network. With school waiting lists and GPs already at capacity. We cannot and should not ignore the impact this will have on a community already at bursting point.
We speak on behalf of a vocal and passionate local activist group, born out of helplessness felt by the brick walls we all keep facing as we watch this overbearing design and planning progress.
Please sign this petition to help ensure that Hadley reconsiders it's plans and help improve our neighbourhood, and not ruin it.
Also can you support our cause financially? Virtually everything we do is done by committed volunteers (so it doesn't cost anything) but there are some costs like getting legal planning advice which we could do with some help on. Every little helps. Click HERE to contribute
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We as a community group are pro-development and affordable housing in Lambeth. But not at the size, scale and density that Hadley Group & Clarion are proposing on the Homebase site at Streatham Vale. More details here if you are not across proposals: https://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=neighbourComments&keyVal=R6BW5XBO08M00
What do we want?
1) Reduce the scale and density of the development to be in line with the London Plan, The Lambeth Plan, and in keeping with the local area. A tower the height of Battersea Power Station in a 2-3 storey low-rise neighbourhood is against planning law and will set a dangerous precedent for future developments of this scale.
2) Stop pretending this is about providing affordable housing for Lambeth, Hadley is hiding behind the 35% target for affordable housing. This is all about prioritising profit over people. There is a choice about the scale and density of this development. The project is jointly funded by Mr Sai Hong Yeung, part of a Hong Kong billionaire family, and the former PM of Qatar Sheikh Jassim Al Thani who are both heavily involved in investing in London property and creating highrise developments and empty neighbourhoods, powered by foreign money and often never lived in.
3) Let's be honest about the impact of a development of this size on the highways, parking and access to amenities in this already congested area. Hadley insists that the project is a car-free zone, and therefore will not impact congestion in the area. Streatham Common Station is the 6th busiest station on the Southern Network. With school waiting lists and GPs already at capacity. We cannot and should not ignore the impact this will have on a community already at bursting point.
We speak on behalf of a vocal and passionate local activist group, born out of helplessness felt by the brick walls we all keep facing as we watch this overbearing design and planning progress.
Please sign this petition to help ensure that Hadley reconsiders it's plans and help improve our neighbourhood, and not ruin it.