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<< Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >> David Burke   Re:Southwark Council on Jam Factory Tue 5th June - 2007/06/26 12:37 The meeting in Southwark was packed, informative and sometimes dramatic. I would advise anyone interested in Angel Property to attend the follow-up meeting on the 19th of July. In the meantime, readers who follow the Jam Factory story may be interested to hear clips from an interview with Charles Style, recorded in March of this year. I have placed them on PastDevelopments.com because they seem to contradict what he told the Southwark Planning Committee on the 5th of June. Specifically, Mr. Charles told VivaLewes publisher Nick Williams and myself in March that there was nothing to stop Angel from putting affordable housing in Block D. But when he spoke to Southwark Borough councillors in June, Mr. Style and his consultants claimed that Block D did not meet recognised standards for affordable housing and that three architects had tried and failed to make it do so. Therefore the affordable housing required a large new Block E. A few weeks after the Planning Committee meeting, on a site visit to the Jam Factory, the councillors again discussed Block D with Mr. Style. Jam Factory residents were not there to ask Mr Style about his change of opinion because the head of Southwark Planning, David Stuart, had told them that neither the developer nor the residents association were allowed to attend. Details of that strange visit, and possible alterations to Angel's planning application can be found on the residents' website MyJamFactory.com.   | | You must login if you wish to contribute to this forum. jstockdale   Re:Southwark Council on Jam Factory Tue 5th June - 2007/06/27 08:03 David, I'd like to go to the Southwark meeting and I expect others would too. What time does it start and where does it take place? If those interested in going would like to email me (john@plantpress.com), we could perhaps coordinate travel arrangements and car share.   | | You must login if you wish to contribute to this forum. David Burke   Re:Southwark Council on Jam Factory Tue 5th June - 2007/06/27 22:31 As you can see on the MyJamFactory website, Southwark have pencilled in the 19th, but not yet confirmed it. The meeting on the fifth was held at 7pm, so perhaps this one will be too. You may want to get there early. On the evening of the fifth The Jam Factory residents were bussed in from their flats by a special shuttle, only to find their seats taken by Mr. Style's extended family and friends who had arrived a good forty minutes early. Since the meeting room was officially limited to 40 people, it seemed the residents had been out-manoeuvred. But before things got ugly the committee allowed space for everyone who came to stand. Protective clothing may be advisable.   | | You must login if you wish to contribute to this forum. jstockdale   Re:Southwark Council on Jam Factory Tue 5th June - 2007/07/18 12:43 The news from the Jam Factory is that the delayed Planning Meeting has been put back from 19 July to 31 July - and the latter date looks as if it might slip to September. The last deferral was so that the councillors on the Planning Committee could make a site visit before deciding on Angel's two applications. The Jam Factory Residents Association (JFRA) were told they couldn't be present during the site visit and JFRA got assurances from Southwark that the developer would also be excluded. However Charles Style and his agent turned up. It's not clear if they were invited despite assurances, or if they just gate crashed and weren't asked to leave. They were allowed to make significant on-the-spot amendments to their application. It appears a floor has been knocked off the proposed Block E and the affordable housing is to be split between Blocks D and E where Angel previously claimed Block D was unsuitable and their affordable housing partner (Guinness?) would only countenance having all the social housing in one building. You have to conclude that the shambles continues.   | | You must login if you wish to contribute to this forum. jstockdale   Re:Southwark Council on Jam Factory Tue 5th June - 2007/07/24 10:02 Yes. The Southwark Special Planning Committee Meeting on the Jam Factory has been postponed again to a date in August. Meanwhile the Head of Planning is leaving the Council on 31 July. I will post a new date as soon it is known.   | | You must login if you wish to contribute to this forum.

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