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WALWORTH SOCIETY MEETING
7pm – 1st May 2014: The Hub, 182-184 Walworth Road, SE17.
ITEM
WELCOME &
INTRODUCTIONS
COMMENTS
Jeremy welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked Iain Smith
from Lend Lease for allowing us to use the Hub. Jeremy also thanked
Harriet for taking the meeting minutes.
Attendees: Bob Lentell, Harriet Hill, Jeremy Leach; Iain Smith (Lend
Lease); Christine Tan; Jim Beedell; Norma Lawrence; Jerry Flynn;
Steve Crawford; Diana Cochrane; Peter Wright; Lorraine Hilton; Sam
Porter (Coronet); Cllr Martin Seaton; Robert Zammit-Pace; David
Madden (Coronet); Julia Honess; Augustine Nyemah; John Jefferis;
Jenny Jefferis; David West; Charles Harvey; Shelagh Kavanagh;
Steve Lancashire; Rev Peter Stevenson; Amelia Burr (Southwark
News).
Apologies: Apologies were received from; Isobel Durrant; Samuel
Brookes; Stuart Whatton; Celia Harvey; Marek Drewicz; Peta Steel;
Cllr Neil Coyle.
Follow up to WS meeting of 3rd April 2014: A letter from the WS
supporting the planning application for Kennedys has been sent to
Southwark Council. Jeremy to follow up on bringing the bike docking
station in Wansey Street back into use. Walworth Slots - Peter
Stevenson and James Conway have taken up the issue of the
opening times for the premises with the Council. We understand that
Southwark Council are prosecuting them for breaches of their license
terms.
1. Kennington &
Walworth
Neighbourhood
Action Group
(KWNAG).
Bob Lentell from the KWNAG ran through the issues that the group is
working on and in particular the proposed extension to the Northern
Line and the problems arising from that such as TfL taking over the
lodge in Kennington Park and the likely loss of community activities
there (such as BeeUrban), concerns about noise from the
underground and the footfall of passengers through the station
believed to be rising by up to 800%. The group along with other local
groups who are taking action along the length of the Northern line
extension are hopeful of hearing the results of the current Planning
Enquiry by early autumn 2014. There are also real worries about the
high volume of construction traffic expected on surrounding roads and
the belief that local residents will be adversely affected. The group is
working hard to try and mitigate effects on the local neighbourhood.
Jerry thanked the groups and welcomed the involvement of the group
in the E&W neighbourhood plan and their keenness to work on a
legacy for the work by TfL in the local area for example in relation to
green spaces and creating a better overall environment.
2. Doing the
Walworth Walk Walworth
Heritage Day
Saturday 7th
June
Peter Stevenson updated the meeting on all the work that was going
on with the Walworth Heritage Trail. In particular he thanked all the
people who'd been researching the individual points along the route.
All the information about the trail is currently with Diana to be turned
in to pdfs and the postcard invitation is now available. Peter explained
the plans for the Heritage Day on Saturday, 7th June. In the morning
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3. Church Hall – 4
Browning St
(Planning
Application
14/AP/0707).
4. Coronet Theatre
5. Walworth Road
Conservation Area
project
6. Venue for future
meetings.
7. E&W
there would be two guided walks along the Heritage Trail followed by
an exhibition of the work that Diana has been doing in St Peter’s over
lunch. In the afternoon people would hopefully move on to Burgess
Park and events that were going on there.
To promote the 7 June day, on Saturday 24th May between 10:30am
and 1pm outside Morrison's, the WS would have a table to give out
the invitations and help the local community know about the project.
There is a planning meeting for the 7 June day next week on 8 May.
It was agreed that JL would undertake a risk assessment with the
guided walk leaders in order to have considered fully the safety of
people participating in the walk. Once completed this would be sent to
Southwark Council. Peter Wright said that he was happy to look over
the risk assessment and that thought needs to be given to facilities for
those with mobility impairment and dangerous traffic locations.
A planning application had been made to create seven flats on the
site of the church hall in Browning Street. The parish of St John's in
Larcom Street say they need to use the funds to refurbish another
building they own in Larcom Street for community usage. Suggestions
which arose from the discussion at the meeting included the potential
for raising funds through conversion rather than demolition of the
building, the significance of the building which is felt to be in keeping
with other buildings on Browning Street at that point. Jim mentioned
concerns about refuse disposal. There was understanding of the
church's perspective and their need to raise funds to make a workable
building from the two buildings which they owned locally but there was
agreement that the society would object on grounds that it may be
possible to meet both the needs of the church in terms of the funds it
wishes to raise and the local community which does not want to see
the loss of another historic building which was noted as being of
townscape merit in the Elephant and Castle SPD. If this was of
interest to Father John and the church then a meeting would be
proposed between the WS and St John’s.
Jeremy thanked Sam from the Coronet Theatre for the recent tour of
the theatre. David from the Coronet said the theatre was looking for
wide local support in terms of identifying the role it could play in the
redeveloped E&C area. Sam said that the theatre was keen to host a
seasonal event later in the year for local community groups. Jeremy
said that he was hopeful that Delancey would come to the June WS
meeting to discuss their plans for the regeneration of the shopping
centre.
Diana said that she was working on getting materials together for the
event over lunch on Saturday, 7th June. Panoramics of the eastside
and westside of the Walworth Road had now been completed. Lots of
information that she has found can currently be seen on the shoebox
website the Walworth Peach http://thewalworthpeach.com/
Lend Lease are ending their lease of the Hub as of August 2014 and
we will need to find a new venue for meetings from that time on. It
was agreed that we would try and move around the Walworth area a
little more. Pembroke House have kindly offered some use of their
meeting room. As well as this it was suggested that we might
approach St Peter’s, the Coronet Theatre, Business Extra and the
Pullens.
Jerry said that a large number of responses had been made to
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Neighbourhood
Plan
8. Updates
Southwark Council. The Neighbourhood Plan group would seek to
respond to all of the objections and issues that have been raised once
the consultation has ended. The next meeting of the Neighbourhood
Plan group is 15 May to be held at Metro Central high.
Article 4 Direction - the adverts in Southwark News for an article 4
direction for retail locations in Southwark are aimed at deterring the
growth of more betting and payday loan shops.
Low-Line. There is growing interest in the low-line idea (walking and
cycling and business spaces along the railway viaduct) and we will
approach Network Rail in the future about a potential route.
Latin Elephant have been successful in their funding bid to Southwark
and there will be no need for them to use the WS banking facilities.
Manor Place Depot. Consultation on the future of the depot site now
appears to be commencing from Notting Hill Housing Trust.
Manor Place Terrace. All three options for the future of the Terrace of
refurbishment, facade retention and demolition are still being
considered but no action is now likely until after the election.
Aylesbury Regeneration. Confirmation of the redevelopment of the
Aylesbury Estate appeared in the Evening Standard on the evening of
the meeting.
Date of next meeting: Thursday 5th June 2014 – The Hub
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