Hot on the heels of Thames Tunnel's own consultation process, Lewisham Council has announced its intention to hold two public meetings to gather comments on the proposals.
Planning permission for sites within the council's boundaries will not be decided by the usual methods, since the Thames Tunnel is considered as a nationally-significant piece of infrastructure. However the council will be making an official response to the proposals, and wants input from those people who will be affected by the plans.
Deptford's Crossfields Street site is not the only one in Lewisham - a second site at the northwestern extreme of the borough - Earl Pumping Station on Yeoman Street - is also being proposed.
Dates for the consultation are as follows:
Wed 7 December from 7pm; 2000 Community Action Centre, 199-201 Grove Street, Deptford SE8 3PG
Tues 13 December from 7pm; Salvation Army Hall, Mary Ann Gardens, Deptford SE8 3DP
Comments about either of the schemes can be made at any of the two events, although the one at Mary Ann Gardens is intended to focus on the Crossfields St site.
If you can't make it to the meetings, you can send your comments direct by emailing planning.policy@lewisham.gov.uk or writing to Planning Policy, Planning Service, London Borough of Lewisham, Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London SE6 4RU.
You can also comment online using the consultation process:
http://lewisham-consult.objective.co.uk/portal/regeneration/pl/thamestunnel
Closing date for comments is 19 December 2011.
1 comment:
It'll be tricky to determine where the Council stand on this, despite what they might/might not say - they will have to toe the line with any London-wide decision so I suspect this is just a bit of PR to try and keep the voters happy in what will be an increasingly marginal seat in elections to come.
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