Catford Lewisham’s cabinet member for housing and planning has urged residents to attend consultation events on the Catford Town Centre Framework. It comes after residents submitted public questions at full council on Wednesday (January 20) about a lack of publicity around the events, with concerns raised that not many local residents know about them.
Lewisham Council is planning to deliver thousands of new homes in Catford over the next ten to 15 years. Team Catford, leading public engagement on behalf of Lewisham council, is consulting with residents before the framework for the £500 million redevelopment is finalised. Local campaign group Catford Against Social Cleansing has previously urged the council to extend the consultation period.
A local group is calling on Lewisham Council to extend the consultation period of the final plan for the £500 million pound redevelopment of Catford town centre. Team Catford, leading public engagement on behalf of Lewisham Council, is consulting with residents before the Catford Town Centre Framework is finalised. “Given its infrastructure, accessibility and facilities Catford town centre has been identified as a location for major growth including a significant number of new homes to meet Lewisham’s and London’s housing need,” according to the framework. But the 131-page document states there are a number of long-standing issues that need to be addressed.