A hard won victory was gained by the Community yesterday evening when Councillors sitting on the Strategic Planning Committee UNANIMOUSLY supported the Community objectors (Chris for Princess Louise Building, Andy for Frankham House, Pauline from Reginald House & myself representing the Friends of Old Tidemill Garden and DNA (Deptford Neighbourhood Action – the Local Neighbourhood Forum together with James a garden volunteer) request to defer the Planning Application to re-develop the Old Tidemill School, buildings grounds and wildlife garden. This has granted the Local residents and the Friends of Old Tidemill much needed breathing space to re-invigorate their efforts for a community collaboration on the Development Plans going forward. The plans have been deferred on many issues; the dislike of a gated garden area proposed in the middle of the new development which also included a wall separating off one group of residents from the other; the plans to demolish Reginald House – 13 social housing homes currently owned by Lewisham Council – whose tenants would have very insecure futures in the proposed plans as would the three leaseholders; restrictions of sunlight combined with the intolerable proximity of the proposed new buildings for the residents of both Frankham House and … Continue reading Community hard won victory for Old Tidemill Community