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WEEKENDER GREENWICH
June 7, 2017
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ION NEWS & OPIN By Kirsty Purnell
Orangery deferral
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An artist's impressio
a A DECISION on Eltham “controversial” tion was planning applica g board deferred at a plannin meeting last week.
opted to make a Councillors have decide whether site visit before they a part five/part for to agree to plans use development nine-storey mixed on 10 Orangery Lane. by Deco The scheme, proposed provide would Design and Build, ground floor the on units business l units in the storeys and 46 residentia above. to the scheme A range of objections including height have been raised, impact on local of the development, the impact on and traffic and parking local historic heritage. the Eltham objection, of In a letter application site Society said: “The garden of former the stands on which only the Eltham House, of Grade 2* survives Orangery, listed as l restoration Denise Hyland. said. “We in a superbly successfu Council Leader Cllr and friends,” she the the new build on diversity,” said go to victims and their families project including came together will continue to espouse “Our thoughts to defeat us. We offices.” nity and faith leaders the London listed buildings l won’t allow the terroristsy. reenwich commu the victims and families of recent “The other nearby House at h and a wonderfu values of our democrac of community here in Greenwic Monday to honour as well as victims of other are Grade 2* Cliefden (Costa) and sense Street “We have a great Bridge terror attack, High 95 Eltham d to show ty and faith leaders. vigilant, but it stables to the group of communi in Greenwich that we need to be , the group assembleof cowards” atrocities. the Grade 2 former Street) so of We Stand Together actions tell people the banner by would High normal.” “I the as cowed Eltham Under rear (95a off living our lives London will not “be ent needs to shouldn’t put us of that Greenwich and us. any new developm surviving recognise the value in trying to divide and these failed to unity tic have who be sympathe of today was to promote historic heritage.” “The whole idea reminders of our opportunity “We welcome the housing for to develop the site red brick, but of particularly the use scheme out consider the present area by its the of character with and should scale, bulk and massing n. A less tall permissio be refused acceptable, with a combination of scheme would be concept by offering clothes, crafts more parking consideration for new woman stalls with nearly AN ABBEY Wood new said Annie. spaces.” who are acting and handmade goods,”have about 20 is bringing a brand to the area, Daniel Watney LLP, will “Our first market Design and Build community market on June 25 are local to the as agent for Deco tables. All the sellers facepainter, said: “The majority with its first outing a on the application, in Eltham is area, we also have at the Abbey Arms. s, craft to the of the housing stock properties massages, manicure market is Baker, who moved ched chair Annie semi-deta c. The three bed said she got stalls and bric-a-bra are finding it area a year ago, ring s and friends and young people run entirely by volunteer to stay in Eltham, inspiration from neighbou her difficult ly go towards running ity Market. increasing smaller units and all profits will Plumstead’s Commun going Abbey Wood which means these market future events in the people who wish Annie, who says would suit those is a hobby of area. not have large to be around the capital a group of local to stay local but do like this to be a market can would “I is working with hers, said. day they that people families,” s to pull the Build’s a fun inclusive event it’s successful, friends and volunteer if “Deco Design and other sites join and hopefully, their together. of the markets experience from regular fixture,” she reliance on it can become a “I have taken aspects past and I is that young people’s given to in the and said. that I have enjoyed te that into our cars is not so great, station it is proposed am trying to incorpora closeness to the www.weekender.co.uk and also / parking .co.uk cycle to provide news@weekender car club,” said the red membership to a with Annie Baker in Group of organisers, agent.
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