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Some mature trees will be lost if the development goes ahead Local campaigners opposing an approved development in Lewisham are set to make their case on TV. The Friends of Mais House campaign will be featured on BBC London News, at a date yet to be set. Campaigner Helen Kinsey is set to be interviewed live by Sarah Morris on BBC Radio London at 5.50pm today (April 7). In August 2020 a Lewisham planning committee approved an application from City of London Corporation to build 110 new social homes on the Sydenham Hill Estate, with the decision officially published in November. As per an agreement with the council, half of the homes will be let to Lewisham residents.
As per an agreement with the council, half of the homes will be let to Lewisham residents. Residents spoke against the scheme at the planning meeting, concerned about density, pressure on amenities, disabled access, lack of proper consultation, and the impact the development would have on Grade II listed Lammas Green and the conservation area. Mature trees are also set to be cut down if the development goes ahead. But planning officers and committee members felt “on balance” the need for social housing was too important. Since then, Friends of Mais House has been raising funds and mounting a legal challenge to the decision.
As per an agreement with the council, half of the homes will be let to Lewisham residents. Residents spoke against the scheme at the planning meeting, concerned about density, pressure on amenities, disabled access, lack of proper consultation, and the impact the development would have on Grade II listed Lammas Green and the conservation area. Mature trees are also set to be cut down if the development goes ahead.
Trees by Mais House But planning officers and committee members felt “on balance” the need for social housing was too important. Since then, Friends of Mais House has been raising funds and mounting a legal challenge to the decision.