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How to more effectively comment on a planning application in Southwark
Good News for Elmington Woods
Good news for Elmington Woods! After 18 months of effort in restoring the green space in this area, gardening and litter picking, cultivating community confidence and building awareness, Elmington Community Gardens has received explicit, written, positive reassurance from Southwark Council that all plans for infill development in this spot have been shelved, and the land is now …
CGS Proposal: First steps toward biodiversity at the Magistrates Court
This proposal is for the area around the old Magistrates Court site behind Camberwell Green – part of a wider scheme for a green route for nature between Burgess Park and Camberwell Green. The site around the magistrates court is an opportunity to extend the green space at Camberwell Green by depaving around the site. …
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CGS proposal: Bowyer Place Butterfly Landing
We are applying again this year to de-pave and plant the bollarded area at Bowyer Place. This is about 230m2 of unsightly, unused hard surface in a sunny, high visibility, high flood risk location, right at the entrance to Burgess Park. The project will improve the visual quality of the area, and be more uplifting …
In your own words – SNAVers defend public green space and urban woodlands
The following comments were submitted to Southwark’s planning application website, in defense of the small woodland located between Lomond Grove and Brisbane Street, in Camberwell. Thank you all for speaking up. Keep up the great work! Comment submitted date: Thu 30 Sep 2021Protecting open spaces in a dense urban environment is part of the measures …
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SNAV letter to Tim Bostridge, Head of Development, Southwark New Homes Development team
31 August 2021To Tim BostridgeHead of DevelopmentNew Homes Development Team, Housing and Modernisation Dear Mr BostridgeNew council homes on Lomond Grove, SE5 Thank you for your letter of 29 July in response to our objections to SouthwarkCouncil’s planned development (21/AP/1981) and the petition* against it.While we welcome plans for new landscaping and an improved children’s playarea in …
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Sowing wildflowers on Brisbane Street
Sophie from Southwark Council’s Community Gardening team gifted SNAV/ECG with some wildflower seed mix. We added more yellow rattle, courtesy of Jenny, to the mix, to help the flowers compete against the grasses, then borrowed some rakes, exposed some soil, raked in the seeds, and are hoping for the best! NB, long grasses are still …
Mid-Elmington Estate Block is getting Greener
The over-paved block bounded by Hopewell, Picton, Elmington, and Brisbane streets is the focus of Southwark Council’s innovative new Great Estates program, with potential support from Thames Water and other sources. The Elmington Community Gardens group is spearheading the direction for improvements. SNAVer Anna has been contracted to help with design coordination and is working …
Tips for Supporting Nature in your Local Community When you don’t Own your Home or Have your own Garden
When talking to the owners and management company, it helps if you can say you are part of a residents’ group (even if your group is very small at first… 🙂 ). Talk to as many of your neighbours as you can, and spend more time listening to their concerns than talking yourself. Focus on …
Burgess Park Blackberry Meadow maintenance
At the beginning of September, SNAVers Susan, Anna, Jenny, Dave, and Simon met with Jon Best, Southwark’s Biodiversity Officer, and Alan from Complete Ecology to discuss maintenance of the Burgess Park’s blackberry meadow, which has attracted some fantastic birds in recent years, including blackcaps, whitethroats, and chiffchaffs. Some of the best-practice maintenance principles we identified …