Result
The Monday night, 26 June deputation to the Camberwell Community Council was well received with appreciated applause from the audience and promises of support across the Council. Chairman Ian Wingfield suggested a two-pronged approach going forward.
One, he would like our group to meet with Stan Dubeck, Area Renewal Manager for Camberwell Renewal. Stan believes there are some ‘quick wins’ in terms of specific sites in the area, as well as starting a ‘longer term’ process of rolling out a master plan for regeneration across the whole of Camberwell (including us).
Two, Chairman Wingfield (who has signed our petition) promises to meet with Chairman of the Southwark Council Nick Stanton, to raise our issues and try to forge a non-political alliance to address our neighbourhood as a regeneration project. He promises to report back at the Community Council’s September meeting.
I think our 270 signatures merely scratch the surface – but am not sure if we have the energy to keep collecting in advance of attracting wider Council attention in the Autumn. I’ll be guided by your suggestions. If some of you are willing to collect to finish off the exercise, be in touch: forgotten_camberwell@yahoo.co.uk
I’ll keep you updated on any progress going forward. Thanks for all of your help. If this is your first visit to the blog, please read the next post for more information and take the Residents Survey - a link is along the right-hand side.
posted by TommyD @ 9:24 pm
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8 Comments:
Well done Tommy D! I couldn't attend but I have heard great things from a friend who attended for another item. She said you stole the show and the Council is behind our efforts.
I'd say keep collecting signatures. That's my vote. I learned long ago if you don't keep up the pressure you risk losing momentum.
I'm all in favour of the efforts to improve Southampton Way, we need better transport (like a new bus route serving the whole of Southampton Way, as far as New Church Road. Better shops and better business opportunities too.
As for the new housing on the Elmington Regeneration Project, these new properties are jerry built crap with miserable soundproofing and no privacy. You think I'm joking? I get woken up by my neighbours alarm clock and I can hear every footstep not only from the flat above, but also from the flat below! You can hear what other people are saying, word for word.
These new build flats are miserable, and so many people want a transfer out. I wanted out as soon as I moved in, I couldn't believe how badly built they were. It's like living in someone else's house, that's how bad the soundproofing is.
The flats in particular are unsuitable for families. The soundproofing is an issue with kids running around indoors, of course, but where are the kids supposed to play?
There is no communal space, and what little there is has signs up saying 'No Ball Games', and the people in the houses come out and chase the kids off, telling them to play elsewhere. They can't kick a ball about on one of those silly little balconies.
There is less space for the kids to play than there was in and around the 4 Towers. Not everyone with kids ended up with a garden. So where do they play? In badly soundproofed flats. It's a disaster.
Don't believe the hype about the Elmington Regeneration Project. As for the Heygate and Aylesbury, if those places are built to the low standards of the Elmington Regeneration properties, you'll end up replacing one planning disaster with another. Just like here.
I have not heard those comments re: Elmington. Thank you. If you've not taken the survey, it would be helpful for you to add them in there. Otherwise, I will try to cut and paste them into the next report.
Many thanks. People need to know the truth about the Elmington Regeneration project and the poor build quality. There are other problems, but if there is one issue that affects the quality of life more than anything else it is poor soundproofing. If I knew that it was going to be like this, I would never have opted for one of these new properties. It was one of the worst decisions I have ever made. I would far rather have opted to move to another estate property.
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