Southwark Council rejects Aylesham Centre proposal following SHAPE Anti-Berkeley Party, 15 July
PECKHAM SAID NO!
Up to 50 people came to the Anti-Berkeley Party followed by a packed out planning committee meeting which went on for more than 5 hours.
💥Decision on Aylesham Centre site – REFUSED
⭐️Planning committee refused the application with three reasons – Heritage, affordable housing, retail space. The business relocation strategy is to return to committee if the Inspector approves the scheme.
⭐️Developers have already gone to appeal to the Planning Inspector, inquiry scheduled for October.
⭐️ACA will be crowd funding for legal representation.
There is no doubt whatsoever that the application was refused because of the strength of the campaign – ACA has been fighting for five years.
And in the last year the SHAPE Coalition has called three lobbies of the Council, a 100 strong public meeting two demonstrations – the one in March was 600 people – and a party!
👏Thank you everyone who made this result possible.
We prevented the Council from setting a dangerous precedent by approving a scheme with 12% ‘affordable’ housing.
But the system is stacked against us. We need a planning and housing revolution!
What is the next stage?
Berkeley has appealed to the Planning Inspector, so the government will now decide what’s best for Peckham. The undemocratic planning regime has decreed that we can’t decide for ourselves. This is why we are fighting not just for Peckham, but for a revolution in housing and planning policy where people, not profit, come first.
Homes for People – Not for Profit!
Housing is a human right!
Stop the megadevelopments!
✅ 50% Council housing on private land
✅ 100% Council housing on council land
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