Sunday, March 30, 2008

Planning applications Week ending 21st March 2008

95 HUMBER ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7LW Ref 08/0638/CP
Lawful development Certificate (proposed) for the erection of two rear
dormers, reinstatement of metal handrail to first floor balcony, and new windows and doors to rear of property.
Council Contact Paul Conboy Telephone: 020 8921 5894

16 WESTCOMBE PARK ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7RB
Ref 08/0644/F
Erection of a two-storey side extension and a single storey rear extension.
Council Contact Paul Conboy Telephone: 020 8921 5894

152 HUMBER ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7EF Ref 08/0645/CP
Construction of a single storey side wall extension
Council Contact Louise Allwood Telephone: 020 8921 5302

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Planning Applications 7th-14th March 2008

Week ending 7-3-8
229 WESTCOMBE HILL, BLACKHEATH LONDON, SE3 7DR 08/0486/TC
6 lime trees to the rear - crown reduce by 50%, lift to 4.5m and remove epicormic growth Council Contact Debi Rogers Telephone: 020 8921 5661

71 MYCENAE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON SE3 7SE 08/0527/TC
Laburnum in front garden - fell. Small holly and cherry tree close to house in rear garden - fell. Hawthorn and ash in rear garden - crown reduce by 30% Council Contact Debi Rogers Telephone: 020 8921 5661

Week ending14-3-8
85 BEACONSFIELD ROAD, BLACKHEATH, SE3 7LQ 08/0558/F
Replacement of two lower ground floor level windows, one to front elevation and one to rear elevation, with timber double doors to
rear. - Council Contact Louise Allwood 020 8921 5302

3 VANBRUGH CASTLE , 121 MAZE HILL, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE10 8XQ 08/0563/L
Internal alterations at ground floor level to provide for two bedrooms.
Council Contact Rebecca.Duncan Telephone: 020 8921 5355

12 GLENLUCE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, SE3 7SB 08/0572
Fell conifer in front garden - Council Contact Debi Rogers
Telephone: 020 8921 5661

29 MYCENAE ROAD BLACKHEATH, LONDON SE3 7SF 08/0614/TC
Reduce lime tree back to previous reduction points - Council Contact
Debi Rogers Telephone: 020 8921 5661

25B CHARLTON ROAD, CHARLTON, LONDON, SE3 7EU 08/0620/TC
re-pollard lime tree in front garden - Council Contact Debi Rogers
Telephone: 020 8921 5661

Post Office Closure 8 Woolwich Road SE10 0JU

The Post Office is currently consulting about a proposal to close the post office in Annandale Road.  Although this is strictly outside the Westcombe Park area, it was the designated alternative post office when the one in Station Crescent was closed.  As such, it is the nearest/most convenient office for many residents, particularly the elderly and infirm who do not relish the climb up a steep hill to the strangely misnamed ‘Westcombe Hill Post Office’ (a.k.a Dave & Ginas’s), or the queues when they get there.   Given the big housing expansion in the Woolwich Road area, it seems very likely to exacerbate the congestion already experienced in the alternatives (the queue was outside the door in Dave & Gina’s today).   Parking is relatively easy in Annandale Road.

Anyone wishing to object to the closure should contact Anita Turner, Network Development Manager [sic], c/o National Consultation Team, FREEPOST, Consultation Team or e-mail consultation@postoffice.co.uk   

The consultation deadline is 2nd April

Sunday, March 09, 2008

Council Plans For Your Future – Have Your Say

The Council is currently preparing its Core Strategy document, which will set the foundation for the Local Development Framework. This is the successor to the 2006 Unitary Development plan (UDP).

In 2006 the last UDP downgraded Blackheath Standard from the fourth largest District Shopping centre in the borough to a local centre, removing much of the protection that small retailers in Old Dover Road had previously enjoyed. It also quietly removed ‘Community Open Space’ status from part of the grounds of Mycenae House, even though it was in an area of public open space deficiency, where it was official Council policy to increase the provision of public open space and improve access.

The Council says it wishes to involve residents from the earliest stages of creating this new document. To achieve this, comments are invited on the key planning issues affecting the borough and the options for addressing them. Questionnaires can be completed online, or downloaded from http://tinyurl.com/24gm5m

Comments must be submitted before 7th April. Vigilance is important to ensure Westcombe Park does not suffer further setbacks in the new plans.

Friday, March 07, 2008

Planning Applications 18 Jan-29 Feb 2008

Week ending 18-1-8
23 Vanbrugh Fields 08/0083/TC.
Fell 2 small conifers in front garden
Council Contact Debi Rogers 020 8921 5661

64 Coleraine Road 08/0088/T3.
Horse chestnut in front garden - reduce all round by 1.2m and thin remained by max. 30%
Council Contact Debi Rogers 020 8921 5661

1 Highmore Rd 08/0101/F.
Construction of a two-storey dwelling house with accommodation in the roof along with associated tree works.
Council Contact David Gittens Telephone: 020 8921 5437

29 Westcombe Park Rd 08/0118/TC.
Holly tree – cut back from building by 1m and crown reduce by 30%
Council Contact Debi Rogers 020 8921 5661

Week ending 25-1-8
24 Humber Road 08/0125/TC.
Ash tree – crown thin by 30% and cut back overhang from adjoining properties. Apples – crown reduce by 30%
Council Contact Debi Rogers 020 8921 5661

Week ending 1-2-8
1 Wollaton Villas, 7 Hardy Road 08/0230/F.
Installation of railings and gate to frontage. (resubmission). Since gate now same height as railings - Council Contact Louise Allwood 020 8921 5302

2 Wollaton Villas, 7 Hardy Road 08/0234/F
Installation of railings and gate to frontage. (resubmission). Council Contact Louise Allwood Telephone: 0208 921 5302

Week ending 15-2-8
BRITISH RED CROSS, 46 VANBRUGH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7JQ 08/0242/F Installation of a new shop front.
Council Contact Paul Conboy Telephone: 020 8921 5894

9 HARDY ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7NS 08/0312/F Erection of a single storey rear infill extension
Council Contact Louise Allwood Telephone: 0208 921 5302

108 WESTCOMBE HILL, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7DT 08/0328/TC Crown reduce eucalyptus tree in rear garden by 30%
Council Contact Debi Rogers Telephone: 020 8921 5661

95 HUMBER ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7LW 08/0308/CP Amendment to previous approved planning permission
Council Contact Paul Conboy Telephone: 020 8921 5894

Week ending 22-2-8
24 FOYLE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7RH 08/0349/F Erection of a single storey side and rear extension. (Resubmission).
Council Contact Neil Luxton Telephone: 020 8921 5566

Week ending 29-2-8
27B HARDY ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7NS 08/0430/F
Installation of a single storey timber out building to rear of garden.
Council Contact Louise Allwood Telephone: 020 8921 5302

GRETA HOUSE 60 HARDY ROAD BLACKHEATH, SE3 7PA 08/0453/TC
re-pollard to previous reduction points - a row of lime trees along the path to the rear
of the property Council Contact Debi Rogers Telephone: 020 8921 5661