RCDT ENEWS/EVENTS LISTING 7 December 2007
From
ENews/Events
Listing compiled and edited by Sean Creighton, RCDT
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
Gasworks Local History Walk and Performance Saturday
Roots & Shoots Christmas Fair Sunday
Friends of Durning Library Christmas Party Monday
Official Announcement of North Lambeth People’s Expo
Lilian Baylis Development Brief
Is Lambeth First Failing to Communicate?
Lambeth Consults on Community Involvement
in Planning & Section 106
Local History Promotion
ARE YOU RUNNING A LOCAL BUSINESS?
Have you some special
Christmas offers?
Then email the details for inclusion
in the next ENews
to info@rcdt.org
LOOKING TO BUY NEW BOOKS AS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
THEN WHY NOT HAVE A LOOK AT
KENNINGTON BOOKSHOP
306-8 Kennington Rd. 020 7735 5505. post@theKbookshop.com
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DIARY DECEMBER 8-12 |
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Saturday 8 |
Dyeworks Saturday class:
Spinning fine yarns from merino and alpaca. Vauxhall City
Farm, Tyers St |
11.30am-2pm |
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Saturday 8 |
GASWORKS LOCAL HISTORY TOUR.
Join local historian Sean Creighton and artist Renata Lucas
for a tour of the local area: round Kennington Oval and into
the Park. The tour will start at Gasworks (no booking
necessary). Meet
at Gasworks,
155 Vauxhall Street.
020 7587 5202.
info@gasworks.org.uk.
www.gasworks.org.uk.
The route will be different from the tour held on 1
December. The tour is linked to the next event: |
12-1pm |
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Saturday 8 |
GASWORKS OFFSITE PERFORMANCE.
As part of their open studio, Juan Linares and Erika Arzt
will be presenting a performance, bringing together an
amalgamation of ideas on public space into one voice. The
script of this multifaceted fictional character is written
by Emma and Tim Leach, interpreting the interactions and
conversations encountered during visits to the estate.
Residents' drawings, made whilst playing the common game of
consequences with Linares and Artz, inspired a costume
montage to be worn during Tim Leach's performance of this
collective persona.
This offsite performance will be held at Kennington Park
Estate Community Centre, 8 Harleyford Street, SE11 5SY with
the support of Hyde Southbank Homes.
Gasworks.
020 7587 5202.
info@gasworks.org.uk.
www.gasworks.org.uk |
1.30-2.30pm |
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Saturday 8 |
Dende Collective.
Macunaima. Think of a South American Lewis Carroll on
acid narrating the adventures of a hero without morals! This
epic saga follows the journey of Macunaima, a native
Brazilian, from the Amazon to São Paulo in search of his
lost magical amulet, now in possession of a giant Peruvian
cannibal entrepreneur, meeting along the way all kind of
mythical creatures. Written in the '20s, Macunaima is
a hallmark in Brazilian literature. Experimenting with
puppetry, digital animation and different ways of bringing
this book to the London stage, Dende will present what they
have discovered so far. Oval House Theatre, Kennington Oval.
Tickets: £4.
Box Office 020 7582 7680 (open 3-10pm, Tuesday–Saturday).
Buy tickets online
www.ovalhouse.com
(no fee). |
8pm |
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Sunday 9 |
ROOTS & SHOOTS CHRISTMAS FAIR.
Christmas Tree Sales, food, craft and gift stalls,
children’s fun, carol singing. Adults £1. Children free.
Walnut Tree Walk entrance. |
11am-4pm |
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Monday 10 |
GIN AND CHRISTMAS PARTY,
Desmond Payne, master distiller, runs Beefeater in
Kennington, the last London dry gin distillery in the
capital. Plus our Christmas party. Friends of Durning
Library. Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane. Light
refreshments.
Everyone welcome. No admission charge, but £2 donation
invited. |
6.45 for 7.15pm |
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Monday 10 |
LAMBETH FIRST PERFORMANCE BOARD MEETING.
Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill.
See News section below. |
2-4pm |
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Tuesday 11 |
CUTS TO VOLUNTARY SECTOR.
Discussion at Council’s Health & Adult Services Scrutiny
Committee meeting. Town Hall, Brixton Hill.
See News story below. |
7pm |
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Wednesday 12 |
Lambeth First Active Communities and Neighbourhood Board.
Lambeth Town Hall. Brixton Hill.
See News story below. |
7pm |
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Wednesday 12 |
BLACK CULTURAL ARCHIVES GHANA JUBILEE SEASON FINALE - THE
WAY FORWARD?
Kennington based Black Cultural Archives. The Brunei
Gallery, SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street,
Russell Square, WC1H 0XG. 6.30-10pm. 18+ plus. Free – but
booking essential. See News story below. |
6.30-10pm |
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THE REST OF DECEMBER |
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Saturday 15 |
Dyeworks Saturday class:
End of Term class. Vauxhall City Farm, Tyers St |
11.30am-2pm |
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Wednesday 19 |
Christmas Party.
Over 50's Meeting at the Durning Library. Free refreshments
sponsored by the Friends of the Durning Library, 167
Kennington Lane. |
3-4pm |
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Friday 21 |
Last day for submisison of views on Lambeth Council’s
consultation on the Planning Statement of Communmity
Inolvement.
See story below. |
Close time 5pm |
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Thursday 20 |
Shopping event at Museum of Garden History,
Lambeth Rd/Lambeth Palace Rd. |
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Sunday 23 |
St Peter’s Recital and Prayer Event.
Christmas Carol Service. St Peter's Singers, St Peter’s
Church, 310 Kennington Lane |
6.30pm |
NEWS
IS LAMBETH FIRST FAILING TO COMMUNICATE?
Do you know that the Lambeth First Partnership’s Performance Board
is meeting on 10 December, and its Active Communities and
Neighbourhoods Board (ACNB) on 12 December? If you do you will see
that the agendas and supporting papers have not been posted on the
Lambeth First website so you will be none the wiser as to what is to
be discussed. Unless that is you see that the ACNB papers are on the
Council’s website (Council & Democracy area). The detailed Lambeth
First Executive meeting papers since July have not been posted since
July.
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ACNB will be discussing ‘The Role of the 3rd Sector in
Delivering the Sustainable Community Strategy’ (SCS) and Lambeth
First’s Communications Strategy’. The new Local Government and
Public Involvement in Health Act (2007) includes a new duty to
involve with the aim of ‘embedding a culture of engagement and
empowerment delivery of services.’ Consultants are to be engaged,
using money from the vacant ACN Manager post, to answer the
question: ‘What does the partnership need to do to deliver the duty
too involve?’ It will explore such questions as
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‘What role might the community and 3rd sector play in the
delivery of the SCS and LAA?’ (Local Area Agreement)
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‘What community and 3rd sector resources are available to
the partnership?’
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‘Does the ACNB have the role, remit, membership, delivery mechanisms
and resources to adequately discharge this duty?’
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Did you know that a detailed consultants final report ‘Devising
Lambeth’s Approach to Neighbourhood Working’ went to the 14
September ACNB on Neighbourhood Management.It shows very little
consultation with community, business and voluntary sector
organisations. Out of the 8 neighbourhood based organisations worked
with by the consultants North Lambeth did well: Alford House, Oval
Partnership, South Bank Employers Group, Waterloo Community
Coalition, Waterloo Community Development Group, Waterloo Quarter
Business Alliance.
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Should Lambeth Council and its partners on the Lambeth First
partnership be improving their communication with community and
voluntary groups? It takes a time to search the Council and LSP
website every week for relevant information, and not all groups have
the time. to do so. As a minimum could a regular Council/LF Enews be
sent out on LVAC’s enetwork to LVAC members?
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Have you been informed officially as a local group that Lambeth
First issued a statement on 3 December titled ‘Are
you a community group or residents association with something to
say?’ ‘If you are a community group or residents association with
something to say that we could include in the Sustainable Community
Strategy then we want to hear from you. To help you understand the
process we are going through we have produced
The Consultation Workbook.
In the Workbook we have presented the issues using a series of ‘Lambeth
Lives Scenarios’ that were developed with young residents of Lambeth
and are based on the real situations they and their families have
faced. Each scenario is presented for you as a story alongside
a list of the issues that the character and their family faces.
On the same page you will find useful evidence and statistical
information that will help you understand the issues better.
At the end of each scenario there is a set of questions for you to
consider and use to develop your ideas about actions that could help
to resolve the problems in each scenario. We know that things need
to change in Lambeth and have an understanding of what the issues
are. There is also much that has been achieved that we need to
build on. What we need from you most is your views on how we
can deliver the changes that need to take place together.’
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For further details see Lambeth First website:
www.lambethfirst.org.uk.
The Council website is:
www.lambeth.gov.uk.
OFFLEY WORKS INVOLVED IN ALLEGED CORRUPTION INVOLVING THE LDA.
Offley Works, near Oval Station, features in Wednesday’s 4 page
feature into the Evening Standard’s into alleged corruption over LDA
grant aid support. For main story see
www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/
SURREY CRICKET CLUB SUBMITS REVISE DPLNANING APPLICATION.
Having had its planning application ejected, the Club has submitted
a revised one. See Local Planning Applications section below.
BLACK CULTURAL ARCHIVES GHANA JUBILEE SEASON FINALE - THE WAY
FORWARD?
Kennington based Black Cultural Archives is running an event on
Wednesday 12 December at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of
London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG. 6.30-10pm. 18+
plus. Free – but booking essential. Although Ghana has one of the
most stable and well respected governments in Africa and is rapidly
becoming one of the wealthiest countries in the region, Ghana
continues to face daunting social and economic challenges. Black
Cultural Archives invites you to join its panel of speakers as they
reflect on the last 50 years and consider the way forward. Ghana has
come a long way since independence but what is there still to be
done? For more information and to book, contact: Suzanne Ngo-Eyok:
events@bcaheritage.org.uk
. In partnership with the Ghana High Commission and His Excellency
the High Commissioner and TRAVELagenda. This is the final event in
the Black Cultural Archives Ghana Jubilee Season to mark Ghana's
50th year of independence. To find out more about the Ghana Jubilee
Season please visit
www.bcaheritage.org.uk/ghanajubilee
NORTH LAMBETH PEOPLE’S EXPO SATURDAY 26 JANUARY, 12-4PM.
Further to the news item in last week’ issue, the official
invitation has now gone out for the Expo. Venue:
Lilian Baylis School of
Technology, 323 Kennington Lane, 12-4pm. Organised by the Council’s
North Lambeth Town Centre team. The letter signed by
Frances Forrest, Town Centre Manager and John
Roberts, local resident who is the Lambeth member of the
Metropolitan Police Authority, who is chairing the Organising Group,
states:
‘We will be inviting all residents and organisations to attend, and
would like to know if you would be interested in taking part. Our
proposals include:
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A ‘market place’ of service provision in North Lambeth. We would like service providers, of all sectors, to display information and promote what they do.
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Vox Pop / Video surveys to gain the views of attendees
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Question Time session – involving key representatives from the Primary Care Trust, Police, the Council, Youth Mayor, Fire Brigade, Lambeth Voluntary Action Council.
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Demonstrations such as health checks, details on local volunteering opportunities, cultural displays and theatre ‘skits’
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Children’s activities
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Free refreshments
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Opportunities for everyone to get involved
The theme for this event is ‘community safety and involvement
through volunteering’ and this is supported by Lambeth First, the
borough’s local strategic partnership and hosted by the Metropolitan
Police Authority.
The event is designed to increase opportunities for people to find
out more about their local services, put questions to providers and
where they can, find out how they can get more involved in their
area.
The event will provide opportunities for:
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The promotion of local volunteering
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Networking, and information sharing between services and agencies
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A valuable opportunity for engagement between the community and your service or organisation on current and future work
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Asking questions of key individuals - those providing services and community leaders.
We would like you to be part of this exciting event.
Kindly let us know if you have ideas of your own that could fit in
with the plan for the People’s Expo in North Lambeth. Space is
obviously limited; so we would urge you to contact the Town Centre
Office by Tuesday 11 December 2007, if you wish to have a ‘stall’ or
exhibition in the market place.
We very much look forward to hearing from you and would welcome your
support for the event.’
Comment.
Behind the Scenes Tensions.
It is clear from the October minutes of the Lambeth First Active
Communities and Neighbourhood Board that there were tensions earlier
in the year. They state: ‘North Lambeth – there were tensions within
the project team over area based versus neighbourhood based and SBEG
was more neighbourhood focussed. A pilot Civic Assembly was
scheduled for 26 January 2008 and the project team would continue to
meet to resolve outstanding issues. An evaluation of the pilot would
be reported to the ACNB in due course and although SBEG had its
reservations about Civic Assemblies, it would support the pilot and
assess the outcome before agreeing on what delivery model was best
suited to North Lambeth.’
Comment. A Great Opportunity to Reach Local People.
Apart from general interest and concern among members you may well
ask what the Community Safety theme of the People’s Expo ‘Community
Safety’ has got to do with lots of local groups? For those
organising specialist services and activities very little you may
answer. However, the work of all groups contributes to providing
support and building networks among local people which are a key
part of developing safer communities. Groups showcasing the talents
of young people contribute to building confidence that it is only a
small section of young people who pose a threat to community safety;
and young people are themselves victims of crime. Community safety
is potentially undermined by the on-going economic and social
regeneration neglect of the area. The problem with the venue is that
space is limited, and therefore if every group wanted a stall it is
unlikely their wish will be met. When we know who has stalls it may
be that sharing stalls will need to be considered. RCDT has asked
for a stall, and already Alford House, whose staff have an event the
same day, has requested that its information be on the RCDT stall.
If the Expo reaches a large number of local residents it is an
excellent opportunity to get known. It was suggested in last week’s
news item comment that the success will partly depend on the Council
arranging door to door leafleting of residents. Groups may want to
produce their own joint photocopied newsletter to hand to people
attending listing their details and activities February-April.
33% LONDON. A CELEBRATION OF THEATRE AND FILM BY AND FOR YOUNG
LONDON. 21 JANUARY – 9 FEBRUARY
2008.
Oval House Theatre is delighted to announce a ground breaking season
of film and theatre to kick start the new year. 33% LONDON is aimed
specifically at audiences aged between 16 and 25 and celebrates the
capital’s vibrant and diverse new generation of creative
practitioners in an eclectic programme of events, seminars and
workshops. Highlights include:
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an adaptation of Eugene Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano by
the Oval House Youth Theatre Company
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performance of Lyrical MC by Tamasha; a series of
First Bites
(works-in-progress) from up-and-coming
young artists
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series of film screenings created by young people in association
with the British Film Institute
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a programme of workshops will focus on topical issues &
professional development concerning young people in London today,
allowing participants to fully engage with the work, develop skills
and take an active role in shaping their future.
The season will represent all that Oval House Theatre stands for -
groundbreaking work celebrating London in all its glory, complexity
and challenge. Since the 1960’s Oval House Theatre has been
recognised as an important centre for pioneer fringe groups and now
programmes work by some of the most innovative, cutting edge theatre
practitioners in Britain and beyond. The
festival is called 33% LONDON to reflect the fact that one third of
the Capital's population is aged 25 and under.
Oval House Youth Theatre Company present The Bald Soprano.
Directed by Nicholai La Barrie & Jorge Balça.
23 January – 2 February, 7.30pm.
Tickets £5.
Ionesco’s masterpiece about the power of language is brought to a
contemporary London where a wealth of languages are part of our
everyday experience. Using the first languages of the actors
onstage, the production glories in our shared internationalism.
An energetic adaptation that embraces the play’s absurdist style and
powerfully fuses Ionesco’s original text with contemporary pop
culture
- in Yoruba, Portuguese and Mandarin.
Youth Theatre member Lauren states that the piece “focuses
on physicality, and a large proportion of the show doesn’t actually
contain dialogue. The whole process of putting such a diverse piece
together to create a complete show has been an amazing experience,
and has shown me a whole new way of creating theatre.”
Film Screenings in association with the British Film Institute. 1
February, 7.45pm. Tickets £5. Films created for and by young people
on various themes will be screened in the upstairs theatre. An
evening of critical debate and discussion hosted by The British Film
Institute.
Tamasha present
Lyrical MC.
Voices from
British schools mixed for the stage by Sita Brahmachari.
Produced in collaboration with
Rewrite.
6 – 7 February,
7.30pm. Matinee 1.30pm 7 February.
Tickets £5.
Lyrical MC
lets us eavesdrop inside the classrooms and corridors of Britain's
secondary schools. A revealing subtext of allegiances and rivalries
soon emerges, as we watch these new Britons jostle to assert their
identities, and make sense of each other’s. Created from real life
stories devised through workshops with young people, and performed
by Southwark-based youth theatre REACT,
Lyrical MC
offers a rhythmic, multi-lingual journey through a typical school
day.
Box Office:
020 7582 7680 (Tues-Sat, 3pm-8pm).
Further information, online
booking & workshop prices see:
www.ovalhouse.com, 52-54 Kennington Oval.
FORMER LILIAN BAYLIS SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT BRIEF.
Trying to keep up to-date with the Council’s strategy on the former
Lilian Baylis school site is difficult. At its 29 October meeting
the Cabinet approved a Development Brief highlighting ‘selective
demolition’ and that the ‘issue of securing community benefit would
be addressed’. ‘The Executive Director, Regeneration and Housing
stated that the brief was consistent with the Prince’s Ward
Investment Strategy.’ Councillor Diana Braithwaite (Bishop’s Ward) ‘
stated that the local community was developing its own strategy.
Promises had been made that the site would not be sold but it
appeared that a sale was likely. Councillor Lorna Campbell (Prince’s
& Deputy Cabinet Member for Community Cohesion) ‘stated that
retention of the site for community use was what was promised to
residents. She did not recall any promises that the site or parts
would not be sold. If the site was to be sold then it was incumbent
that it would be used for a community use.’ The Executive Director,
Regeneration and Housing, stated that the model being adopted was
akin to that in Clapham whereby council assets would be used but the
market would deliver community need. He recognised that there were
competing demands on scarce land resources in the north of the
borough but the Brief gave flexibility.’ The Cabinet Member stated
that there was a complex assembly of land and a need to optimise
value. A way would be found of involving the community. The
aspiration was ownership by a community organisation.’ The brief was
approved and recommended to the Council for adoption. The 7 November
full Council meeting approved the report. There is no minuted
discussion.
COUNCIL REGRETS CUTS IN ADULT EDUCATION.
At its 7 November meeting the full Council regretted the cuts to
adult education for those over 20 especially in ESOL and basic
skills. Ironic therefore that behind the scenes its own Estates
Skills Partnership, which provided such courses at centres across
the Borough, including RCDT’s Riverside IT, is being completely shut
down. RIT had to be closed at the end of September.
LAMBETH CONSULTS ON PLANNING STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
(SCI).
Lambeth Council is undertaking a final consultation on the wording
ots its
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). The SCI describes the way
in which Lambeth Council will consult and involve the community and
other stakeholders in the preparation of local development
documents, and the way it will carry out public consultation on
planning applications in the future. The government requires this
document to ensure that communities are appropriately involved in
planning for their areas. The final version of the SCI, the
‘Submission Draft‘, has now been submitted to Government. It is 52
pqages long and can be seen on the Council’s website via page
www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/HousingPlanning/Planning/PlanningPolicy/DraftSCI.htm.
The Council is required to seek views on the document through a
further six-week round of public consultation before it is assessed
by an independent
planning inspector, and then finally adopted. The consultation ends
on 21 December.
The purpose of the Inspector’s assessment, due to take place in
2008, is to test the soundness of the SCI. The presumption is that
the SCI is sound unless it is shown to be otherwise as a result of
evidence considered at the examination. The Inspector will assess
the SCI using the following key tests of soundness:
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Whether the Local planning authority (LPA) has complied with the minimum requirements for consultation as set out in Regulations.
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If the LPA strategy for community involvement links with other community involvement initiatives such as the Community Strategy.
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If the SCI identifies in general terms which local community groups and other bodies will be consulted.
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If the SCI identifies how the community and other bodies can be involved in a timely and accessible manner.
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What methods of consultation to be employed are suitable for the intended audience and for the different stages of the local development documents.
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The resources available to manage community involvement effectively.
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If the SCI shows how the results of the community involvement will be fed into the preparation of development plan documents and supplementary planning documents.
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If the authority has mechanisms for reviewing the SCI.
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Whether the SCI clearly sets out the LPA process for consultation on planning applications.
The Council must adopt the Inspector’s recommendations in the final
version of the SCI.
Representations on the SCI should be made by completing a
representation form which is accessible on the Lambeth Council
website.You can generally support the document or object to specific
content and recommend changes. Objections should relate to one of
the ‘tests of soundness’ defined above. ‘Soundness’ can be taken in
this context to mean ‘showing good judgment’ and ‘able to be
trusted’ and within the context of fulfilling the expectations of
legislation. Thewebsite also contain notes which may assist you in
making your representation.
Representations may be submitted by email to
planningpolicy@lambeth.gov.uk or
through the post addressed to Ms T Riordan, Planning Policy, First
Floor,
Phoenix House, 10 Wandsworth Road, SW8 2LL. All representations must
be received by 5pm Friday 21 December 2007.
SCETION 106 – LAMBETH WILL BE CONSULTING.
Lambeth will be consulting on its proposals for a policy on Section
106 planning development money, which has been a big cause of
concern in North Lambeth. The Cabinet agreed a draft paper at its
meeting on 26 November. Michael Ball of Waterloo Community
Development Group told the Cabinet that the ‘Council was on the way
to getting a good document. Project Banks were a marvellous and
transparent idea. Lambeth was ahead of the game in the deal it
secured for the London Eye and should be gaining revenue streams
from hotel developments. There was a cross-borough problem with
Southwark gaining S.106 monies for developments right on the border.
These affected Lambeth residents and there was a need to discuss
this further.’
MAXIMISING COMMUNITY BENEFIT FROM PLANNING DEVELOPMENTS.
The report of the one
day training, networking and awareness sessions for indiviudals and
groups with the Kennington, Vauxhall and Waterloo areas held on
Saturday 3 February is now available, and provides useful background
for the Council consultations on the Statement of Community
Inolvement and Section 106 (see above). Copies are available on
request from
info@rcdt.org,
and it will be posted onm the website.
Waterloo/South Bank Events and News – see
www.London-SE1.co.uk
LOCAL PLANNING APPLICATIONS & NEWS
Planning Applications
2-8 December
Vauxhall Gdns Estate.
Replacement of existing windows and doors with double glazed PVC
window and doors to Coverley Point, Haymans Point, Waylett House,
Duffell House and Sedley House. Ref: 07/04892/RG3 & 07/04570/RG3
Petrol Station, 238 Kennington Lane.
Replacement of underground tanks and associated works. Ref:
07/04688/FUL. Applicant BP (Oil) UK
66 South Lambeth Rd.
Erection of a new electrical sub-station to the rear of the site.
07/04583/FUL
Lambeth Palace.
Removal of high level doorway, the gantry and adjacent timber steps
to Cranmer's Tower. Ref: 07/04535/LB & 07/04534/FUL
The Court Tavern Public House, 42 Renfrew Rd.
Conversion of existing public house (Use Class A4) into 8 self
contained flats (3 x 1 bed, 4 x 2 bed and 1x
3 bed), together with erection of rear extensions at ground,
first, and second floor level, construction of a mansard roof
extension to create an additional floor, extension of chimneys,
excavation of the basement including formation of a front and rear
lightwell, installation of front railings and alterations to
fenestration of front, side and rear elevations (AMENDED APPLICATION
TO WITH RESPECT TO CREATION OF ADDITIONAL FLAT). Ref: 07/04487/FUL
and Conversion of existing public house (Use Class A4) into 8 self
contained flats (3 x 1 bed, 4 x 2 bed and 1x
3 bed), together with erection of rear extensions at ground,
first, and second floor level, construction of a mansard roof
extension to create an additional floor, extension of chimneys,
excavation of the basement including formation of a front and rear
lightwell, installation of front railings and alterations to
fenestration of front, side and rear elevations (AMENDED APPLICATION
TO 07/03087/FUL WITH RESPECT TO CREATION OF ADDITIONAL UNIT AT
EXTENSION AT SECOND FLOOR LEVEL). Ref: 07/04488/FUL
25 November – 1 December
3 Hanover Gdns.
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Stairs and Railings) of
Planning Permission 07/02277/FUL (Replacement of front and rear
external staircases, replacement rear basement window with French
doors and installation of rear railings to basement and first floor
levels) Granted on 13/8/2007. Ref: 07/04860/DET
42 Cleaver Square.
Erection of a new mansard roof extension with roof terrace and two
dormer windows at the front and one at rear with doors and juilet
balcony. Ref: 07/04749/FUL
Plantation View Apartments, 1 Albert Embankment.
Change of use from approved shop, restaurant/cafe and assembly &
Leisure (Use Classes A1, A3 and D2) to shop, or restaurant/cafe, or
assembly leisure, or offices or non-residential institution (Use
Classes A1, A3, D2, B1 and D1) i.e with the addition of clinic or
health services and offices. Ref: 07/04735/FUL
Surrey County Cricket Club, Kennington Oval.
Replacement of the existing Surrey Tavern and Lock, Laker and Peter
May Stands and other minor associated buildings/structures to create
a new plaza and the erection of a six-storey stand incorporating
1,590 additional spectator seats, hospitality and ancillary
facilities, together with the erection of a new five-storey building
with set back roof plant containing a 168 bedrooms hotel with top
floor restaurant fronting Kennington Oval, and incorporating
basement car park for 57 spaces, together with the erection of a new
two-storey ticket/security office and turnstile system with
associated landscaping and infrastructure. [NEW APPLICATION
FOLLOWING REFUSAL OF PLANNING APPLICATION ref 07/02442/FUL] Ref:
07/04598/FUL
106 Harleyford Rd.
Erection of extension at second floor level together with the
removal of existing rear steps and the formation new rear steps to
garden. Ref: 07/04258/FUL
http://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/publicaccess/dc/DcAplication/weeklylist_searchform.aspx.
If this link does not work then go to
www.lambeth.gov.uk
and track through to Planning and Public Access database. And to go
and see any plans is easy from the KOV area as the
Town Planning Advice Centre is at Phoenix House, 10 Wandsworth Road,
at Vauxhall Cross. 020 7926 1180.
tpac@lambeth.gov.uk.
Plans can also be seen at Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane.
Planning Decisions
2-8 December
Lambeth Palace.
Re-details to meet conditions of English Heritage re-repair of
Cranmer Tower. Permitted
St Anselm’s Hall, Kennington Lane.
Change of use of the first floor church hall (Use Class D1) to
provide Office Space for social enterprise/training (Use Class B1).
Applicant:
North Lambeth Parish Council. Permitted
168 And 170 Vauxhall St And 17 And 19 Oval Way And Disused Rd To
Rear Of Morris, Isis & Mat.
Variation of details of conditions re-parking. Permitted.
Land at St George’s Wharf.
Approval of details to meet conditions re-Surface water drainage
system and source control measures. Permitted
Vauxhall Methodist Mission, Worgan St.
Demolition of the existing church hall (Use Class D1) and
redevelopment of the site involving the erection of a five-storey
building fronting Worgan Street to accommodate four 1-bedroom flats
and nine 3-bedroom flats (Use Class C3) and erection of a
single-storey building to the rear to accommodate a new church hall
(Use Class D1), together with provision of communal garden,
landscaped courtyard, cycle parking and associated works. No further
action as disposed of.
25 November – 1 December
80 Bonnington Square.
Tree removal. Permitted.
171 Imperial Court, 225 Kennington Lane.
Tree surgery. Permitted.
35 Cleaver Square.
Tree Surgery. Permitted.
57 Walnut Tree Walk.
Details to meet condition re-new window. Permitted.
Lambeth Palace.
Details to meet conditions re- materials, finishes and samples for
approved structural repairs to Cranmers Tower. Permitted.
Site of Kerrin Point, Hotspur St.
Permission for contamination studies re planning permission for
demolition of existing structures and erection of a new development.
Permitted.
190-196 Kennington Rd.
Details of cycle parking re- permitted redevelopment of site and
erection of a five storey building of flats. Refused.
7 Bishops Terrace.
Refurbishment of external elevations including alterations to roof
and alterations to doors and windows. Withdrawn.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOME INEXPENSIVE SMALL PRESENTS?
Then why not buy the local history publications of Friends of
Durning Libraries, Lambeth Endowed Charities, Parabola Trust/RCDT,
and Vauxhall Society listed in blue in the bibliography below.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
THE HISTORY OF NORTH LAMBETH?
The following bibliography is based on one prepared
by Jim Nicolson of Vauxhall Society
ALLAN, Mea
‘The Tradescants, Their Plants, Gardens and Museum,
1570-1662’ - 1964
ALLEN, T.
‘History and Antiquities of the Parish of Lambeth’
- 1827
BANHAM, M, & HILLIER, B.
‘A Tonic to The Nation – The Festival of Britain 1951’
- 1976
BEEVERS, David
‘St Peter’s Church Vauxhall, A History’
- 1991 (available from Vauxhall Society, £2.50)
BOULTON, William
‘The Amusements of Old London’
- 1901
BUNN, Alfred (ed)
‘Vauxhall Papers’
- 1841
CHAMBERLAIN, Mary
‘Growing up in Lambeth’ - 1989
CHERRY, B.
& PEVSNER, N.
‘The Buildings of England – London South’
COKE, David
‘The Muse’s Bower’
- 1978 (available from Vauxhall Society £4)
DIRCKS,
‘Life of the Marquess of Worcester’
- 1863
DIXON, Ken
‘Effra: Lambeth’s Underground River’
- Brixton Society, 1993
DUCAREL, A. C.
‘History and Antiquities of the Archiepiscopal Palace of
Lambeth’ - 1785
GARDINER, D.
‘The Story of Lambeth Palace’
- 1930
GIBBERD, Graham
‘On Lambeth Marsh, The South Bank and Waterloo’
- 1992
GODFREY, Alan
‘Old Ordnance Survey Maps – Waterloo & Southwark’ –
1872/1894/1914
‘Old Ordnance Survey Maps – Kennington & Walworth’ – 1871/1894/1914
‘Old Ordnance Survey Maps – Camberwell & Stockwell’ – 1871/1913
(All available from Vauxhall Society, £2.25 each)
GODFREY, W. H. (ed)
‘London Topographical Record, Vol XIV’
- 1928
HILL, G
‘The Electoral History of the Borough of Lambeth’
- 1879
HODGKINSON, T.
‘Handel at Vauxhall’
- 1969
LEITH-ROSS, Prudence
‘The John Tradescants, Gardeners to the Rose and Lily Queen’
- 1984
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL‘Survey of London, Voles XXIII and XXVI’
- 1950-51
LYSONS, D.
‘Environs of London’
- 1799-1806
MANNING & BRAY
‘County History of Surrey’
- 1814
MONTGOMERY, H.H.
‘History of Kennington and its Neighbourhood’
- 1889
NASH, A.D.
‘Living in Lambeth, 1086-1914’
- 1951
NEWMAN, JON
‘John Tradescant’s Rest’
(walk map and guide). Parabola Trust. 2006 (available from
RCDT, £3)
NEWMAN, J, & YORK,
N
‘What to do when the air raid siren sounds’
- 2005
NICHOLS, J
‘History and Antiquities of Lambeth’
- 1786
NICOLSON, Jim
‘A Guide to Buildings in Kennington’
- Vauxhall
Society, 1975
‘A Guide to the Church of St.Mary-at-Lambeth’
- Vauxhall Society, 1980 (available from Vauxhall Society,
£2)
‘Vauxhall Gardens, 1661-1859’
- Vauxhall Society, 1991 (available from Vauxhall Society £2)
PATEMAN, Rob
‘Kennington’s Forgotten Tragedy. An account of the air-raid
shelter in Kennington Park and the memorial to the victims killed in
Lambeth’s worst World War II bomb incident.. – Friends of Kennington
Park, 2007 (available from FoKP. admin:fokp.co.uk)
POTTER, Jennifer
‘Strange Blooms’
(The Tradescants) – Atlantic Books, 2007
RAWLINGS, A. G.
‘The Parish Church of St.Mary-the-Virgin, Lambeth’
REEVES, Maud Pember
‘Round About a Pound a Week’
- 1913
RENIER, Hannah
‘Lambeth Past’ – Historical Publications Ltd, 2006 (available
at Kennington Books)
SCOTT, W.S.
‘Green Retreats: The Story of Vauxhall Gardens 1661-1859’
SEVERN, KEN
‘The Half-Penny Rate. A Brief History of Lambeth Libraries’.
(espec, Durning). Friends of Durning Library & Lambeth Archives.
2006 (available from
RCDT £3)
SOUTHWORTH, J.G.
‘Vauxhall Gardens’
- 1941
TANSWELL, J.
‘History and Antiquities of Lambeth’
- 1858
TYLER, K, & WILLMOTT, H ‘John
Baker’s late 17th -
century glasshouse at Vauxhall’
– MOLAS, 2005
WALFORD, E
‘Old and New London,
Vol.VI’
WROTH, W.
‘London Pleasure Gardens’
- 1896
WALKER, Peter
‘The Pubs of North Lambeth’ – 1989 (Available from Vauxhall
Society, £2.99)
To order items:
RCDT: info@rcdt.org
Vauxhall Society, 20 Albert Square, SW8 1BS.
jasnicolson@waitrose.com
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