Sunday, 14 August 2011
Planning application 8 Albert Embankment and land to rear - comments by 30 Aug
For all enquiries regarding this application please contact Mr David Smith on 020 7926 1256
This application is submitted under the:
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990.
(and associated legislation)
Proposed Development: 8 Albert Embankment And Land To Rear Bounded By Lambeth High St, Whitgift St, The, Railway Viaduct, Southbank Hse Together With Land Corner Of Black Prince Rd And Newport St, London
For: Refurbishment, alteration and extension to the grade II listed fire station to provide a fire station and associated functions for the London Fire Brigade (sui generis) on part basement and ground floors, with residential (class C3) above, including demolition of the communication mobilising centre. Demolition of the brigade workshop/office buildings to the rear of the fire station. Construction of 7 new buildings ranging in height from 5 to 15 storeys for mixed use purposes, including residential dwellings (class C3); office/business space (class B1); ground floor units for shops, financial and professional services, restaurants and cafes, and/or drinking establishments (classes A1, A2, A3 and/or A4); and ancillary facilities. Refurbishment and internal alterations to the grade II listed drill tower associated with the new fire station. Construction of basements to provide servicing, parking, energy centre, plant and storage. Creation of areas of open space and alterations to the existing vehicular and pedestrian accesses and highway arrangements within and around the site.
The development would provide a total of 276 residential units, a 2,721 sqm fire station, 8,554 sqm of commercial floorspace (use Class B1), 696 sqm of retail/A Class floorspace and 161 car parking spaces.
Applications received for planning permission (10/04473/FUL), listed building consent (10/04475/LB) and conservation area consent (10/04476/CON).
This application is a departure from the adopted Development Plan for the London Borough of Lambeth because it seeks to introduce a residential use into a designated KIBA.
This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement (ES) that is available for viewing with the application documents or which can be obtained form Kirsty Weston of Waterman Energy, Environment and Design tel. 020 7928 7888 at a cost of £15. A non-technical summary can be obtained free of charge.
RECONSULTATION FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
Applicant: Albert Embankment LLP _ London Fire And Emergency Planning A
As a group with an interest in local amenities you may wish to comment on this proposal before any decision is made. If so, please write and let me know by 30 August 2011. Your views will be taken into account when the application is being considered.
Under the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, any comments made are open to inspection by the public, and in the event of an appeal may be referred to the Secretary of State for the Environment. Confidential comments cannot be taken into account in determining an application.
Finding out more
Details of planning applications, including the drawings and any other related documents can normally be viewed on the council’s website (www.lambeth.gov.uk/planningdatabase). Our website provides detailed information about the planning process, a frequently asked questions page, details of council policies relating to development (Unitary Development Plan) and links to other useful Planning websites.
Commenting on the application
Comments may be submitted online through our Public Access database, by email to lambethplanning@lambeth.gov.uk, or in writing using the enclosed response form. When submitting comments by email or letter, please remember to quote the reference number, 10/04473/FUL, and your name and address. Please ensure that we receive your comments by 30 August 2011.
Should you need more information about the proposal, the full application and associated documents will be available for viewing online via our website www.lambeth.gov.uk/planning or at:
Town Planning Enquiries, Phoenix House,
10 Wandsworth Road, SW8 2LL
by appointment only
Tel. 020 7926 1180
or at
Durning Library 0207 926 8682
during normal opening hours.
(viewing only)
Please telephone first.
Your Case Officer is Mr David Smith who may be contacted on 020 7926 1256.
DC/10/04473/FUL/DC_DSM
Message from Lambeth Police
Message from Lambeth Police:
All our focus at Lambeth remains with providing a visible presence on our street and bringing to justice those responsible for the violence last Sunday (7 Aug). This weekend we have support from external resources and central departments and all leave is still cancelled for police officers and Staff. Officers are being held on 12hour shifts and this has meant that some aspects of our normal functionality have had to be adapted. The process of dialogue with our communities has begun and Safer Neighbourhood teams have been tasked with a number of engagement tactics targeted at local residents, businesses and key partners.
Please encourage people to contact their SNT via the met police website if they have any concerns or wish to speak to an officer.
Lambeth officers have continued to make arrests and recover property from the disorder on Sunday and a number of arrests and charges have followed. We will be working closely with our partners to ensure that all enforcement measures are considered including tenancy and ASB legislation.
We would like to thank all those who have supported the local community, police and businesses in restoring normality and calm to our neighbourhoods.
All our focus at Lambeth remains with providing a visible presence on our street and bringing to justice those responsible for the violence last Sunday (7 Aug). This weekend we have support from external resources and central departments and all leave is still cancelled for police officers and Staff. Officers are being held on 12hour shifts and this has meant that some aspects of our normal functionality have had to be adapted. The process of dialogue with our communities has begun and Safer Neighbourhood teams have been tasked with a number of engagement tactics targeted at local residents, businesses and key partners.
Please encourage people to contact their SNT via the met police website if they have any concerns or wish to speak to an officer.
Lambeth officers have continued to make arrests and recover property from the disorder on Sunday and a number of arrests and charges have followed. We will be working closely with our partners to ensure that all enforcement measures are considered including tenancy and ASB legislation.
We would like to thank all those who have supported the local community, police and businesses in restoring normality and calm to our neighbourhoods.
Message from Cllr Steve Reed, Leader of Lambeth Council
From Steve Reed
I am sure like me you have been shocked and upset by the incidents taking place across London and here in Lambeth over recent days.
I've spoken to many people from all sections of the community and they have all said the same thing – that there is absolutely no justification for the kind of vandalism and looting. They are shocked and appalled by what they have seen in Lambeth and elsewhere and are united in condemnation of this type of behaviour, which has no place in our community.
Let's be clear - this was opportunistic criminal behaviour by a tiny minority intent on causing disruption and stealing from businesses. This will not undermine the huge progress made over the past decade to build trust and respect. Lambeth has a strong and united community and over recent years we have benefited from strong community relations and sensitive policing.
On Monday I went on a walkabout around Brixton first thing and saw the clean-up operation in full swing. We know that there has been activity elsewhere in the borough including parts of Streatham and Clapham and we are working with businesses and the police across the borough to make sure all town centres and areas affected are restored to normal working as quickly as possible. We will also offer all the support we can to the police with their investigations, and to local residents and businesses that have been affected to get them back on their feet.
The main clear up of Brixton High Street has now been done, but if you still want to do something to help you could speak to local shop owners to see whether they need any assistance. I think it is important to be thinking about neighbours and friends, particularly older residents who may be feeling vulnerable, now is a good time to pay them a visit to check they are alright. You can find further safety advice is available on our website at: http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/CommunityLiving/CrimePrevention/StaySafe.htm.
I think it is also really important at this time that we recognise the really positive activities and events going on in Lambeth. A great time was had by all at the 2011 Lambeth Country Show despite the wet weather. And the Brixton Splash and the Streatham Festival were also excellent events organised and run by local people. These are just a few examples of why Lambeth is a great place to live and visit.
One of the things that we are focused on is not allowing these recent events to prevent the good work that so many officers and residents are involved with. Our vision for Lambeth is about working differently with you so that you can help to decide the way services are delivered and run and where there is an appetite, to give more control to you.
Please get in touch with me if you have any concerns, my email is sreed@lambeth.gov.uk.
With best wishes
Steve Reed
Leader of the Council
Volunteering event 17 August 6 pm to 8 pm
Wednesday 17 August 2011
Time:6pm to 8pm
Venue: Assembly Hall, Lambeth Town Hall
Following the many offers of help that the Council has received after the recent public disorder, everyone is invited to a drop in session on Wednesday 17 August between 6 to 8pm at the Town Hall.
Come along to find out how you can help to support activities in your local community: for example by helping out at a local project for a few hours a week, signing up as a mentor or befriending an elderly neighbour.
There will be a chance to speak with others and discuss local concerns. The community in Lambeth is strong and resilient and by working together we can make a real lasting difference to life in the borough.
If you can't make Wednesday but want to get involved contact cooperativecouncil@lambeth.gov.uk or @lambeth_council on twitter.
Time:6pm to 8pm
Venue: Assembly Hall, Lambeth Town Hall
Following the many offers of help that the Council has received after the recent public disorder, everyone is invited to a drop in session on Wednesday 17 August between 6 to 8pm at the Town Hall.
Come along to find out how you can help to support activities in your local community: for example by helping out at a local project for a few hours a week, signing up as a mentor or befriending an elderly neighbour.
There will be a chance to speak with others and discuss local concerns. The community in Lambeth is strong and resilient and by working together we can make a real lasting difference to life in the borough.
If you can't make Wednesday but want to get involved contact cooperativecouncil@lambeth.gov.uk or @lambeth_council on twitter.
Sunday, 24 July 2011
Cinema Museum Awarded a Happy Museum award
Congratulations to KOV members the Cinema Museum, who have won a HAPPY MUSEUM award of £6575.
The Happy Museum Project, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, was launched in March 2011 with the paper The Happy Museum co-written by the New Economics Foundation and leading museum commentators. Its concluding ‘manifesto for well-being’ argues that museums have innate qualities which can inspire a re-imagining of a society which values co-operation and stewardship of our surroundings as much as it does economic well-being.
The awards will go to:
• Manchester Museum for The Playful Museum
• Lightbox in Woking, Surrey for Landscapes of The Mind,
• The Cinema Museum, London for Creative Community Curators,
• London Transport Museum for The Conversation Hub,
• Godalming Museum for Collecting Connections
• The Story Museum, Oxford for Happy From the Beginning
Robert Dufton, Director of Paul Hamlyn Foundation says:
“These new commissions explore how the principles of happiness and well-being can leave a legacy of cultural change within the museum and galleries’ organisations or communities. Museums offer spaces to consider the past, and through that to understand our lives today, and help shape our future. The Happy Museum proposes a way for them to serve our communities by helping them to become more resilient for the future.”
The Happy Museum scheme attracted over 40 applications demonstrating the readiness of the UK museum sector to respond to challenges presented by the need for creating a more sustainable future with a focus on well-being and social change.
The awardees will form a community of practice stimulated by a series of activities taking place between 2011-13, including a 2 day symposium in January 2012 which will introduce commissioned projects and leading thinkers from museums to people with a psychology and social policy background developing work around subjective well-being along with climate scientists, environmentalists and energy specialists.
The six commissioned projects and reports from the Symposium will be disseminated via the Happy Museum website, connecting people interested in this radical approach to re-imagining the purpose of museums. The project concludes with a Conference in January 2013 which ‘rounds up’ the commissioned projects, establishing a way forward to further embed principles of happiness within the sector.
Creative Community Curators, The Cinema Museum (£6575), based in The Lambeth Workhouse (once home to Charlie Chaplin) invites local people to explore the museum’s international collection of cinema memorabilia to become ‘community curators’. ‘Everyone who comes here loves it’ says Martin Humphries, director, ‘And it’s because of that love we’re still here. We can reward our fantastic volunteers for their commitment and reach out to our local community in Elephant and Castle so they can tell us how to curate.’
The Happy Museum Project, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, was launched in March 2011 with the paper The Happy Museum co-written by the New Economics Foundation and leading museum commentators. Its concluding ‘manifesto for well-being’ argues that museums have innate qualities which can inspire a re-imagining of a society which values co-operation and stewardship of our surroundings as much as it does economic well-being.
The awards will go to:
• Manchester Museum for The Playful Museum
• Lightbox in Woking, Surrey for Landscapes of The Mind,
• The Cinema Museum, London for Creative Community Curators,
• London Transport Museum for The Conversation Hub,
• Godalming Museum for Collecting Connections
• The Story Museum, Oxford for Happy From the Beginning
Robert Dufton, Director of Paul Hamlyn Foundation says:
“These new commissions explore how the principles of happiness and well-being can leave a legacy of cultural change within the museum and galleries’ organisations or communities. Museums offer spaces to consider the past, and through that to understand our lives today, and help shape our future. The Happy Museum proposes a way for them to serve our communities by helping them to become more resilient for the future.”
The Happy Museum scheme attracted over 40 applications demonstrating the readiness of the UK museum sector to respond to challenges presented by the need for creating a more sustainable future with a focus on well-being and social change.
The awardees will form a community of practice stimulated by a series of activities taking place between 2011-13, including a 2 day symposium in January 2012 which will introduce commissioned projects and leading thinkers from museums to people with a psychology and social policy background developing work around subjective well-being along with climate scientists, environmentalists and energy specialists.
The six commissioned projects and reports from the Symposium will be disseminated via the Happy Museum website, connecting people interested in this radical approach to re-imagining the purpose of museums. The project concludes with a Conference in January 2013 which ‘rounds up’ the commissioned projects, establishing a way forward to further embed principles of happiness within the sector.
Creative Community Curators, The Cinema Museum (£6575), based in The Lambeth Workhouse (once home to Charlie Chaplin) invites local people to explore the museum’s international collection of cinema memorabilia to become ‘community curators’. ‘Everyone who comes here loves it’ says Martin Humphries, director, ‘And it’s because of that love we’re still here. We can reward our fantastic volunteers for their commitment and reach out to our local community in Elephant and Castle so they can tell us how to curate.’
Monday, 11 July 2011
Walcot grant information - low income parents
A message from the Daycare trust is below:
The Walcot Foundation are offering a generous grant this academic year of up to £5,000 to low income parents in Lambeth who would like to study or train as a pathway into employment but who cannot afford childcare.
Daycare Trust is working with the Walcot Foundation to promote this grant and to advise parents on their childcare options and on other help with their childcare costs. This is a really exciting opportunity for parents
Quick eligibility checklist for Lambeth students – parent must answer yes to each of these questions
§ Do you currently live in Lambeth and have lived there for at least one year?
§ Are you receiving out-of-work means-tested benefits, earning very low wages or not entitled to state benefits?
§ Will you be occupied for at least 21 hours each week with a combination of education, training (this does not include study time), employment, work experience, voluntary work, personal development or job search?
Please refer all parents who you think might be eligible for the grant to our helpline number 020 7940 7533 and the Daycare Trust will discuss it with them in more detail and send them an application form if they meet the criteria. If assistance with completing the application form is required, the Walcot Foundation have an advice worker who can help with this, the contact details are on the application form.
The Walcot Foundation are looking for goal setting and an associated action plan to get there. Walcot have a careers adviser who can help with the action planning / goal setting and it may be a condition of the grant that the applicant attends a meeting with them. The careers adviser will contact them directly to arrange this if this is the case.
The Walcot Foundation aim to process applications within 6 weeks but this may be longer during busy periods.
Please feel free to call us if you would like us to send you some promotional materials to distribute to parents or require any further information about the project.
from: Jan Burt
Information & Training Officer
Daycare Trust
2nd Floor, Novas Contemporary Urban Centre
73 – 81 Southwark Bridge Road
London SE1 0NQ
Tel: 0845 872 6260
Visit our website www.daycaretrust.org.uk and our parent-dedicated website www.payingforchildcare.org.uk
The Walcot Foundation are offering a generous grant this academic year of up to £5,000 to low income parents in Lambeth who would like to study or train as a pathway into employment but who cannot afford childcare.
Daycare Trust is working with the Walcot Foundation to promote this grant and to advise parents on their childcare options and on other help with their childcare costs. This is a really exciting opportunity for parents
Quick eligibility checklist for Lambeth students – parent must answer yes to each of these questions
§ Do you currently live in Lambeth and have lived there for at least one year?
§ Are you receiving out-of-work means-tested benefits, earning very low wages or not entitled to state benefits?
§ Will you be occupied for at least 21 hours each week with a combination of education, training (this does not include study time), employment, work experience, voluntary work, personal development or job search?
Please refer all parents who you think might be eligible for the grant to our helpline number 020 7940 7533 and the Daycare Trust will discuss it with them in more detail and send them an application form if they meet the criteria. If assistance with completing the application form is required, the Walcot Foundation have an advice worker who can help with this, the contact details are on the application form.
The Walcot Foundation are looking for goal setting and an associated action plan to get there. Walcot have a careers adviser who can help with the action planning / goal setting and it may be a condition of the grant that the applicant attends a meeting with them. The careers adviser will contact them directly to arrange this if this is the case.
The Walcot Foundation aim to process applications within 6 weeks but this may be longer during busy periods.
Please feel free to call us if you would like us to send you some promotional materials to distribute to parents or require any further information about the project.
from: Jan Burt
Information & Training Officer
Daycare Trust
2nd Floor, Novas Contemporary Urban Centre
73 – 81 Southwark Bridge Road
London SE1 0NQ
Tel: 0845 872 6260
Visit our website www.daycaretrust.org.uk and our parent-dedicated website www.payingforchildcare.org.uk
Sunday, 10 July 2011
SPRING MEWS (GLASSHOUSE WALK) PUBLIC EXHIBITION: 14-16 JULY 2011
Spring Mews is a proposed new mixed-use scheme including student accommodation with retail, hotel, and a new community centre and cafe. The proposed new development is sited on land bounded by Tinworth Street to the North, Vauxhall Street to the east, Glasshouse Walk to the south and the railway line to the west.
Proposals have been, and continue to be, developed in discussions with Lambeth Council and in liaison with the Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre; the latest proposals are being presented to the public for consultation on the dates below.
Public exhibition
Thursday 14 July 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Saturday 16 July 11am to 2pm
Exhibition venue Westminster Towers, 3 Albert Embankment
About the existing site and proposals
The site is underutilised at present and has been identified for redevelopment in Lambeth Council’s Local Plan for some considerable period of time. The much loved community centre is tired and the overall run-down site only provides around 20 jobs with most of the site used for coach parking.
CLS (the developers)' proposals provide for a modern community centre to be built in the same location and the provision of over 80 jobs on the site with new commercial uses. In addition, by providing student accommodation CLS is supporting the delivery of the Council’s affordable housing provision by reducing the demand on the private rented sector that would otherwise be available for family housing. New retail and a public mews will also add to the local amenity and setting with better pedestrian links through to local green spaces and architecture sensitive to the area’s heritage.
Quote from CLS is below:
'Investing in Vauxhall
As you may already know, CLS Holdings plc (CLS) is both the largest property company in Lambeth and is based in Vauxhall. We have been investing in the area for over 20 years and very much look forward to discussing our proposals with you.'
Proposals have been, and continue to be, developed in discussions with Lambeth Council and in liaison with the Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre; the latest proposals are being presented to the public for consultation on the dates below.
Public exhibition
Thursday 14 July 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Saturday 16 July 11am to 2pm
Exhibition venue Westminster Towers, 3 Albert Embankment
About the existing site and proposals
The site is underutilised at present and has been identified for redevelopment in Lambeth Council’s Local Plan for some considerable period of time. The much loved community centre is tired and the overall run-down site only provides around 20 jobs with most of the site used for coach parking.
CLS (the developers)' proposals provide for a modern community centre to be built in the same location and the provision of over 80 jobs on the site with new commercial uses. In addition, by providing student accommodation CLS is supporting the delivery of the Council’s affordable housing provision by reducing the demand on the private rented sector that would otherwise be available for family housing. New retail and a public mews will also add to the local amenity and setting with better pedestrian links through to local green spaces and architecture sensitive to the area’s heritage.
Quote from CLS is below:
'Investing in Vauxhall
As you may already know, CLS Holdings plc (CLS) is both the largest property company in Lambeth and is based in Vauxhall. We have been investing in the area for over 20 years and very much look forward to discussing our proposals with you.'
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