You can attend on Friday 11th Feb (14:00 - 18:00) or Saturday 12th Feb (10:30 - 13:30), and it will be held on 8 Albert Embankment, SE1 7SP.
Be careful though because the consultation on Vauxhall Square (the "twin tower" development from CLS) will also take place on Friday 11th Feb (10:30 - 20:00) or Saturday 12th Feb (10:00 - 14:00), and that will be held at 1, Nine Elms Lane on the 19th floor of the Market Towers building, SW8 5NQ.
I know... two planning consultations over the same two days seems like a really bad plan, especially considering that some residents will be interested in both proposals... Looks like Saturday morning is a write off!
Tradescant has already written on the new plans for 8 Albert Embankment, but I fear there's nothing new to add, since all of the news relates to last year's proposals. You might remember I posted briefly on the old plans for the site, which were submitted in March last year. Before the public had much chance to comment on last year's plans, local Princes Ward councillors made it clear that, in their view, the development did not contain a high enough percentage of social housing. Consequently, Native Land (the developers) possibly assumed that they were on a hiding to nothing, and withdrew the plans for 7 new buildings ranging from 5 to 16 storeys (see old planning application for reference).
Now though, a new year presents a fresh opportunity to submit money-making schemes to Lambeth Council, and if the Council can sense extra income, they're likely to approve sensible submissions. The delay might even have benefited the developers on account of local residents suffering from planning proposal burn-out. Certainly, whatever Native Land are preparing to submit will not be as contentious as the Bondway proposal, Kylun's Vauxhall Island site or CLS's Vauxhall Square... So, what are the plans? You can probably sense that I'm waiting with baited breath....
But... No... It's still a secret.... The proposals look as though they won't be released until tomorrow and I think the press release on the CLS website is the old one from 2010.
Too right about planning burn-out for local residents. To add insult to injury the consultation period for submitting comments ends 11th Feb, ie the first day of the exhibition!!!!
ReplyDeleteRichard, can you tell me which of the buildings has a consultation ending date of 11th February?
ReplyDeleteI couldn't find the submission of Florian Place/8 Albert Embankment plans on the Lambeth planning database, and as far as I know, the Vauxhall Square proposals have only just been released so it can't possibly have a consultation period that ends yet (unless I'm missing something).
I worked in Market Towers about 7 years ago. Only two of the six lifts worked, and two of the four stairwells were closed off due to asbestos. Getting to a meeting on a different floor meant leaving fifteen minutes early.
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping the building's improved since then :) The views from the 19th floor are really stunning.