You are invited to join the launch of Waste less, Save more in Camberwell. The evening will be a great opportunity to hear about the project and how you can get involved. They’ll also be delicious food and a chance to meet others taking part.

The evening will be a great opportunity to hear about the project and how you can get involved. They’ll also be delicious food and a chance to meet others taking part.

Thursday 16 March, 18 – 20.00

The Albrighton Centre, Albrighton Rd, London SE22 8AH

Feel free to bring along your family and neighbours.

 We look forward to seeing you there.

RSVP to katie.purell@sainsburys.co.uk by 14 March

Inspectorate Called in over DHFC Stadium Plans on Protected Green Space
Southwark Council have still not made a decision over the controversial planning application to build flats on the current stadium of Dulwich Hamlet Football Club and build a new stadium on nearby protected green space, Green Dale. The property developers have now called in the Planning Inspectorate to appeal over this tardy non-decision, as well as the council’s decision to not allow changes to the Section 106 agreements that protect the current stadium from uses other than leisure and recreation.

The Green Dale Fields have seen off previous planning applications, mainly due to the fact that they are protected as Metropolitan Open Land (MOL). This is the highest level of protection land can have in London, and is on a par with  Green Belt.

The plans would see a 4000 capacity stadium built mainly on the current astro turf pitch, which is also MOL. Due to the large size of the pitch though, 2267m2 of grassland would also need to be swallowed up, plus a copse of shrubs and mature trees where hedgehogs have been found. The stadium also requires a high wall to ensure no-one can view the game from outside. This wall would cut off views across the fields and contradicts the London Plan which states that MOL should be protected  from “development having an adverse impact on the openness of MOL”.
Vocal Hamlet fans will argue that this development is the only way to secure the future of the club, yet we heard all of the same arguments in 2002 when a similar application was made and rejected by the Planning Inspectorate.  No-one wants to see the club go under, but building on a rare piece of green space is not the answer.

 
Whatever your views, you have until the 7th March to make them known to the Planning Inspectorate via their website: 

https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?Caseid=3164823&CoID=0 

Southwark Council – High Street Challenge Knowledge Exchange

Round Six of The High Street Challenge will open on Monday, inviting proposals for a sixth set of pioneering projects that will help achieve the following goals:

• Promote town centres and high streets for increased footfall and customer spend
• Diversify what town centres and high streets offer to attract more people throughout the day and meet changing demands 
• Transform spaces to attract new customers to the high street and engage people for longer 
• Improve connections between businesses, residents and community groups to help high streets and town centres to thrive. 

The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 21st March 2017.

This will be the final round of the High Street Challenge. 

Who can apply?

The fund is open to range of organisations and we welcome partnerships that bring together diverse skills and expertise.  We want to hear from you if you are a:

• Business network 
• Group from the arts or creative sectors 
• Educational establishment such as a school, college, or university 
• Voluntary sector, community or resident group 
• Individual business (if representative and supported by other local businesses). 

If you have an inspirational idea, located in one of the borough’s high streets or town centres, that will help shops and businesses to thrive and bring long term benefits to Southwark, we want to hear about it. 

To apply, visit Southwark Council’s website where (from Monday 20th February) you will find The High Street Challenge prospectus and application form and you can also read about the projects we have already funded.

http://www.2.southwark.gov.uk/info/100002/business/3381/the_high_street_challenge

Finding out more: Southwark Council – High Street Challenge Knowledge Exchange

The council is organising a ‘knowledge exchange’ on the 27th February, you’ll be able to speak to council officers and organisations who have successfully delivered High Street Challenge projects from previous rounds of funding.

The event will be 10.30-12.30, 27th February at the East Street Enterprise Hub, 53-63 East Street Market, London SE17 2DJ. 

To find out more and book a place visit:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-council-high-street-challenge-knowledge-exchange-tickets-32150531104?utm_term=eventurl_text

Liz Gardiner – Senior Strategy Officer

liz.gardiner@southwark.gov.uk