Friday, 15 November 2013

Petition the Mayor of London to reject Convoys Wharf application

At the end of October, the decision on planning permission for Convoys Wharf was taken out of Lewisham's control when the Mayor of London stepped in at the developer's request (see previous post).

This means local people may no longer make individual objections to the application. Deptford Is... have therefore set up a petition to give a voice to Deptford citizens, their friends and supporters, and to let Boris Johnson and the Greater London Authority (GLA) know the breadth of opposition there is to the current proposals.  
REJECT REDEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR DEPTFORD'S ROYAL DOCKYARD
Hutchison Whampoa's plans for the Royal Dockyard will wipe out centuries of maritime and horitcultural history. Britain needs a visionary heritage scheme to transform Deptford and inspire generations.
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION AND SHARE THE LINK WITH YOUR FRIENDS, NEIGHBOURS AND COLLEAGUES.

It is not only Deptford's and London's heritage at stake – the site is of international importance. So enlist the support of your friends overseas and make this a worldwide protest to SAVE THE KING'S YARD!

NB: The battle for Convoys was featured in Private Eye this week (Issue 1353). (Click on the image below)


Posted by DEPTFORD IS... at 16:14

9 comments:

  1. Sue17 November 2013 at 22:47

    See posts by local bloggers:

    http://crossfields.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/convoys-wharf-update-sign-petition.html

    http://deptforddame.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/convoys-wharf-localism-inaction.html

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  2. Anonymous18 November 2013 at 12:21

    horticultural history? (its concrete)

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  3. Anonymous18 November 2013 at 13:03

    English Heritage have listed the perimeter wall, which surrounds the enitre site? What on earth for? So. when built. the new buildings will separated from the existing local housing by an 8 foot high wall? How will that help integration? Sounds horrific. Nothing like an 8ft wall to engender a feeling of isolation on both sides and "us and them" mentality. Idiotic.

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  4. Anonymous18 November 2013 at 14:36

    Have they listed the entire perimeter wall, Anonymous? Where did you get your info? On the EH website, I can only find listings for the wall along Watergate Street. And, of course, the river walls.

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  5. Anonymous18 November 2013 at 14:41

    Here it is - the red wall seems to be listed.... Completely bonkers if u ask me, assuming its true...

    http://crossfields.blogspot.co.uk/#uds-search-results

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  6. Anonymous19 November 2013 at 04:32

    The entire River Wall was listed very recently and sections around the perimeter are listed where they are significantly old and represent the character of the enclosed dockyard. Some sections of the original wall are already missing, so there need be no fears of isolation.

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  7. Anonymous19 November 2013 at 14:33

    I think EH have lost the plot...

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  8. Anonymous17 December 2013 at 12:33

    Yes they have – in that they have not yet listed the ENTIRE dockyard! And that is because the developer's archaeologists have not published their findings.

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  9. Anonymous24 January 2014 at 23:14

    You cannot rush archaeological reports. Many people contribute to it, there is a lot of research, and a lot of data has to be checked and distilled. Here is the link for it though.
    http://www.museumoflondonarchaeology.org.uk/NewsProjects/Current-News/DeptfordDockyardReport.htm

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