UPDATE Thur 24nd June
App will go to committee on the 29th.
Full details:
http://beecholme.blogspot.com/2010/06/meet-to-oppose-planning-app-to-demolish.html
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UPDATE SAT 19th JUNE 2010
The planning app will be recommended for approval by the planning officer, however there are various over-riding issues and speculative aspects to the planning app the committee will wish to take into account and still refuse permission.
It will go to committee on the 29th of June.
There will be more info about what you can do to help by Tue or Wed, so check back.
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update 8th April 2010
I can say, watch out for something new and rather special about the Tram Depot coming very soon.
I'll post it at the top of the stream ie as a new post
March update
Objections to app 2009/2490 are still being taken
If you haven't objected yet, do so now
App will go to committee on the 29th.
Full details:
http://beecholme.blogspot.com/2010/06/meet-to-oppose-planning-app-to-demolish.html
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UPDATE SAT 19th JUNE 2010
The deadline for objection has now been reached on the Tram Depot 2009/2490 planning app
and a decision made by the planning dept.
It will go to committee on the 29th of June.
Details should be on the planning committee page of the Hackney website on Monday 21st.
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update 8th April 2010
Well, the application hasn't been removed but it didn't go to the planning committee either. At least not this month.
As soon as there's more news I'll post it.
I can say, watch out for something new and rather special about the Tram Depot coming very soon.
I'll post it at the top of the stream ie as a new post
March update
We have just been told by the planning dept that the earliest now the Tram Depot application 2009/2490 can go before the planning committee is 7th April - possibly later.
Objections to app 2009/2490 are still being taken
If you haven't objected yet, do so now
If it does go to the next planning committee
we'll keep you informed
in the meantime keep spreading the word
and getting those objections in.
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Report on the Public meeting at B6 college (posted 19th Jan + updates)
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HOW TO OBJECT
TO THE DEMOLITION & RE-DEVELOPMENT
SEE my long standard letter a few inches below to copy & paste or
see the new short letter (plus info) at
see the new short letter (plus info) at
http://tramdepot.wikispot.org/Front_Page
now with my 4 page comic about the depot as well.
Download the comic at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidandseb/sets/72157623124247194/
NEW GoPetition:
now with my 4 page comic about the depot as well.
Download the comic at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidandseb/sets/72157623124247194/
NEW GoPetition:
Below is a small poster (approx A5) you may want to download
Right click & select "Save as" or "Open link in new window" to see it full size then "Save as".
HOW TO OBJECT
1. ONLINE
1. ONLINE
The easiest way to object or comment is online at this link:
see the standard letter below to cut & paste
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Just to confirm, the application no. is 2009/2490
The planning officer is Ian Bailey
Phone: 020 8356 8442 • Fax: 020 8356 8087
Email: ian.bailey@hackney.gov.uk
NB: When you object make sure you leave your name and contact details.
Without both your comments/objections will not be registered.
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2. WRITE
2. WRITE
You can write to Ian Bailey at:
Ian Bailey
Hackney Neighbourhoods & Regeneration,
Planning Service,
2 Hillman St, Hackney E8 1FB.
OR
Ian Bailey
Planning Service, Planning Duty Desk 275 Mare Street E8 1GR
(Ian is in the process of moving to the main offices on Mare St so you can also write to him via the duty desk)
OR
Ian Bailey
(Ian is in the process of moving to the main offices on Mare St so you can also write to him via the duty desk)
Make sure you give
1. Your name
2. Your address (ideally give your ph or email as well)
NB. You should get a recipt for all letters and emails in due course. If you drop in your letter in person to the Town Hall or planning office you should get a receipt there and then.
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3. EMAIL
-->
ian.bailey@hackney.gov.uk
again, make sure you give your name and address
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3. EMAIL
-->
ian.bailey@hackney.gov.uk
again, make sure you give your name and address
I recommend you start with something along the lines of
"Re: 38-40 Upper Clapton Rd
(The Old Tram Depot)
Application No. 2009/2490
Dear Mr Bailey, I object to this planning application (2009/2490) because...."
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SEE THE STANDARD LETTER BELOW
You can copy and paste part or all of it.
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You'll find all the planning documents submitted in support of the application at this link:
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There's a lot there and some quite big files so I've compressed the most revealing and bound them together in one med size pdf and one single document pdf which you can download here at this link:
and the binder with several documents at this link:
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STANDARD LETTER 1.
to copy and paste, in part or full:
See a short letter along with the one below at
http://tramdepot.wikispot.org/Front_Page
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to copy and paste, in part or full:
1. This is an important employment site for the north east of the borough and the planning application,if implemented, would result in significant job loss for the people currently employed in the diverse range of businesses operating from the site at present, many of which require a substantial area in which to operate. This would not be compensated for by the very limited and restricted space proposed for business purposes in the planning application which would effectively exclude most, if not all, of the businesses operating there at the present time. I would contend that this runs counter to Hackney Council policies to protect and encourage employment opportunities in the borough. This is especially important during one of the worst recessions known in modern times.
• The current site is a busy and active working site, and provides a type of reasonably priced business accommodation which is not easy to come by in the borough and is always much in demand. The vast majority of business at the Tram Depot are long established, and an estimated 100+ jobs, both full- and part-time, directly depend on the site. The kind of workplace provided by the Tram Depot have all but disappeared in Hackney and in East London generally, as compulsory purchase by the Olympic authority has swallowed up much of the original light industrial sites.
• The proposed development underestimates the number of livelihoods that depend on the site and the business opportunities which will be affected. The type of employment currently provided will no longer be available in the proposed mix of B1 office and light industrial usage spaces envisaged in the application, and, given the current recession, there are no guarantees of occupancy at this location.
• The closure of such businesses would have a very considerable knock-on effect and cause substantial direct and indirect job losses.
• The inclusion in the plan of a 'local store' would be threat to the viability of existing shopkeepers in the surrounding area, as both Lower and Upper Clapton Roads are well supplied with local stores who would regard further competition as undermining their livelihoods.
• Similar commercial units to those proposed have recently been built as part of the Lathams development on the River Lea. In a period of recession, when such commercial property is being left vacant, it would seem folly to destroy viable businesses and substitute this.
2. The proposed development would significantly increases traffic congestion and demands upon public transport:
• The proposed entrance to the development is on a blind spot and near a bus stop on one of Transport For London's designated arterial routes, the A107 (Upper Clapton Rd).
• The proposed development would create traffic and parking problems for the surrounding narrow residential streets such as Prout, Casimir, Cleveleys and Gunton Roads
• The 92 proposed 1-4 bed apartments would significantly increase the number of vehicle movements to and from the site. The developer contends that the number of vehicle movements generated by new residents could be reduced by encouraging non-car dependent transport such as buses, train, cycling and walking, through the provision of information boards on the new site! This view is not supported by any evidence and is contrary to current trends .The consultancy employed by the developer has put forward the view that a reduction of 5-15% of vehicle movements could be anticipated between 2 and 10 years !! Thus they accept that the increased vehicle movements emanating from the site will significantly add to congestion to this already busy arterial route.
• Recent large scale residential developments at the former Lathams site, Lea Bridge and Riverside House have resulted in a very substantial increase in population within one square mile of the Tram Depot. This is already having a detrimental effect upon traffic congestion along Upper and Lower Clapton Roads and increased passenger demand upon the trains serving Clapton Station resulting in over-crowded trains at peak periods.
3. Loss of workspace for the creative industries in Hackney:
• The Team Depot accommodates a unique collection of artists, craftsmen and designers and makes a very special contribution to the creative industries in North and East London. Many such enterprises have already been evicted from nearby sites to make way for new build housing developments.
• The creative enterprises in the Tram Depot have successfully made cultural opportunities accessible to the local community over a long period. Over 30 active artists who use the units as their studios, and two gallery spaces, the Tram Depot Gallery and Vulpes Vulpes, have successful track records of innovative exhibitions open to the local as well as art-specialist community.
4. The proposed development is inappropriate for the area and does meet the real housing needs of this part of Hackney.
• The proposed development is inappropriate for this area of Upper Clapton. Such a large residential fronted by six and seven storey elevations will dramatically affect the aspect and light levels for the Beaumont Court, the Beecholme Estate, and Casimir Road residential areas. Issues of privacy are also raised as a large part of the proposed development overlooks much of this existing housing.
• The real housing need in this part of Hackney is for housing for families which is not served by the creation of yet more small and densely packed apartment blocks with no gardens and outside play space for children. Upper Clapton already has an over-supply of these.
5. The proposed development does not respect the heritage of Hackney:
• By retaining the two distinctive gabled outer walls of the Tram Depot it is suggested by the developer that this demonstrates sensitivity to Clapton's heritage! The majority of the original Tram Depot will be gutted and and replaced by buildings of up to six storeys of indifferent modern design and of the kind which threatens to convert many parts of London into a "Clone Town" environment and remove the distinctiveness and character of Upper Clapton as a Victorian suburb. This has been acknowledged by the London Borough of Hackney in the designation in November 2009 of the Northwold and Evering Conservation Area which faces the Tram Depot across Upper Clapton Road. The report presented to full Council giving the rationale for the creation of the Conservation Area acknowledged the impetus given by the creation of the tram depot and train station in Upper Clapton in the 1870s for the building of the Victorian villas to house city workers which give the Conservation Area its special and historic character. There is therefore a strong link between the Tram Depot and the nearby Conservation Area which the proposed development would destroy. The significance of the Tram Depot for the industrial heritage of the London Borough of Hackney has also been acknowledged in a report on the Tram Depot by English Heritage .
6. There is the possibility of site contamination arising from one hundred and forty years of industrial uses which have not been investigated.
I would ask that the planning application be rejected for the reasons given above.
Yours sincerely
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Here's the Hackney Society's considered objection
(You may want to copy some of it)
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See a short letter along with the one below at
http://tramdepot.wikispot.org/Front_Page
Dear Mr Bailey,
I am writing to object in the strongest possible terms to the proposed demolition of the
Tram Depot site,
38-40 Upper Clapton Rd
Application no 2009/2490.
These are the principle objections:
1. The demolition will lose Hackney people their jobs (over 100)
The current site is a busy and active working site, with every single space used. Such spaces that have all but disappeared in Hackney, and as a result of compulsory Olympic purchases, in East London generally, which is a loss both for small businesses and residents as a whole as they are perfect for a wide range of manufacturing industries.
The proposals completely underestimate the number of people employed on the site, which has numbered well over a hundred for some time - most businesses have been there between 10 - 20 years!
The kind of work they do cannot take place in the proposed mix of B1 office and light industrial usage spaces envisaged in the application and there are no guarantees
of occupancy in the proposed mix.
The closure of such businesses would have a huge knock-on effect and cause substantial direct and indirect job losses. Furthermore, the plan's inclusion of the ubiquitous 'local store' to be run by one of the big players will ruin local shopkeepers.
The proposal has failed to take into account the need for space of existing businesses (mechanics, joiners, mould makers.), and based its (questionable ) assumptions on space needed for office workers.
Even those units that would have been suitable have had their usefulness designed out by having residential flats either directly above or directly adjacent.
2. The loss of artists to the community
The site houses the only remaining active group of artists and designers left in North Hackney—the rest have already been evicted from nearby sites to make way for new build housing. Artists and creative industries are important to communities. There are over 30 active artists who use the units as their studios and one space, the Tram Depot gallery has a successful track record of innovative exhibitions open to the public as well as art-specialist community. The loss of the art galleries, sculptors, designers and artists as well as the craftspeople is something we don't want to see.
For example, Vulpus Vulpus art gallery and artwork space has numerous and frequent exhibits, projects and events and supports a large number of young artists - on a shoe string - and would inevitably be forced to close.
3. Light blockage and overlooking
The proposed build will set a poor precedent physically, in terms of its height.
Many homes and gardens in adjacent roads would be overlooked, depriving those residents of their privacy.
The seven & six storey blocks are especially too high and would cast a huge shadow.
4. Density too high
Leabridge already has 3 new local large scale developments, increasing local population density way above the London average.
The proposal represents the highest level of mixed-use density being developed in Hackney, setting a dangerous precedent for future development in the rest of the borough.
Being the nearest estate Beecholme is likely to end up with the kids overflow and increased anti-social behaviour but the whole neighbourhood will be affected.
Hackney Strategy, Policy & Research's "Index of Multiple Deprivation" already gauges Leabridge as the 42nd most deprived ward in London and among the 20% most deprived in the country with much less green space and far more domestic buildings than Hackney and London as a whole.
The very last thing we need is higher local population density.
5. Local amenities stretched to breaking point
Our local badly stretched amenities such as nurseries, schools and doctors surgeries in the area would be stretched even more.
How long would these est. 334 new residents (92 new 1 to 4 bed flats) have to wait (or how far would they have to go) to find a GP or a school place?
6. Traffic and car parking
Such a large development with the introduction of 50 car parking sites with additional commercial vehicles using the padestrian trip so close to the Lea Bridge Roundabout is also a recipe for even worse traffic congestion on one of the most important outward hub to the East and the M12.
Reports cited on the impact to existing traffic conditions are based on dissimilar areas and fail to take account of local conditions (commuter parking for Clapton Station, local congestion on Upper Clapton Rd.). The increase of traffic on our local narrow residential Prout, Casimir, Cleveleys and Gunton Roads. Will bring noise, danger and even more congestion to already congested roads.
The proposed entrance to the development is on a blind spot and near a bus stop on one of
Transport For London's designated arterial routes, the A107 (Upper Clapton Rd).
The 92 proposed 1-4 bed flats will significantly increase the number of car-trips coming from the site. The developer contends that the number of these car-trips by the new residents can
be reduced by encouraging non-car dependent transport such as buses, train, cycling and
walking, simply through the provision of information boards on the new site! His consultants
suggest that a reduction of 5-15% of trips can be made between 2 and 10 years !! Thus they
accept that the increased car-trips emanating from the site will significantly add to congestion to this already busy arterial route.
7. Loss of our heritage and historic buildings
To summarise, this application should be rejected.
It will add nothing to the community, cause only problems, and is fuelled purely by a get rich quick mentality rather than any sensitivity to the needs of the people that live and work in the area.
It will destroy established local businesses and put dangerous pressure on roads and services.
The depot should be restored or renovated, either as a whole or in part with a small percentage given over to real houses with gardens, even if they are only town houses with small gardens of the type CABE (The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) recommend (and with gardens not overlooked to any real extent).
At the very least I'd like to see the development belonging to (or getting advise from) an
organization like
http://www.openhouse.org.uk/
or
http://www.cabe.org.uk
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.
The government's advisor on architecture, urban design and public space.
which should be mandatory for all planners and architects.
Regards,
your name,
your address
email
I am writing to object in the strongest possible terms to the proposed demolition of the
Tram Depot site,
38-40 Upper Clapton Rd
Application no 2009/2490.
These are the principle objections:
1. The demolition will lose Hackney people their jobs (over 100)
The current site is a busy and active working site, with every single space used. Such spaces that have all but disappeared in Hackney, and as a result of compulsory Olympic purchases, in East London generally, which is a loss both for small businesses and residents as a whole as they are perfect for a wide range of manufacturing industries.
The proposals completely underestimate the number of people employed on the site, which has numbered well over a hundred for some time - most businesses have been there between 10 - 20 years!
The kind of work they do cannot take place in the proposed mix of B1 office and light industrial usage spaces envisaged in the application and there are no guarantees
of occupancy in the proposed mix.
The closure of such businesses would have a huge knock-on effect and cause substantial direct and indirect job losses. Furthermore, the plan's inclusion of the ubiquitous 'local store' to be run by one of the big players will ruin local shopkeepers.
The proposal has failed to take into account the need for space of existing businesses (mechanics, joiners, mould makers.), and based its (questionable ) assumptions on space needed for office workers.
Even those units that would have been suitable have had their usefulness designed out by having residential flats either directly above or directly adjacent.
2. The loss of artists to the community
The site houses the only remaining active group of artists and designers left in North Hackney—the rest have already been evicted from nearby sites to make way for new build housing. Artists and creative industries are important to communities. There are over 30 active artists who use the units as their studios and one space, the Tram Depot gallery has a successful track record of innovative exhibitions open to the public as well as art-specialist community. The loss of the art galleries, sculptors, designers and artists as well as the craftspeople is something we don't want to see.
For example, Vulpus Vulpus art gallery and artwork space has numerous and frequent exhibits, projects and events and supports a large number of young artists - on a shoe string - and would inevitably be forced to close.
3. Light blockage and overlooking
The proposed build will set a poor precedent physically, in terms of its height.
Many homes and gardens in adjacent roads would be overlooked, depriving those residents of their privacy.
The seven & six storey blocks are especially too high and would cast a huge shadow.
4. Density too high
Leabridge already has 3 new local large scale developments, increasing local population density way above the London average.
The proposal represents the highest level of mixed-use density being developed in Hackney, setting a dangerous precedent for future development in the rest of the borough.
Being the nearest estate Beecholme is likely to end up with the kids overflow and increased anti-social behaviour but the whole neighbourhood will be affected.
Hackney Strategy, Policy & Research's "Index of Multiple Deprivation" already gauges Leabridge as the 42nd most deprived ward in London and among the 20% most deprived in the country with much less green space and far more domestic buildings than Hackney and London as a whole.
The very last thing we need is higher local population density.
5. Local amenities stretched to breaking point
Our local badly stretched amenities such as nurseries, schools and doctors surgeries in the area would be stretched even more.
How long would these est. 334 new residents (92 new 1 to 4 bed flats) have to wait (or how far would they have to go) to find a GP or a school place?
6. Traffic and car parking
Such a large development with the introduction of 50 car parking sites with additional commercial vehicles using the padestrian trip so close to the Lea Bridge Roundabout is also a recipe for even worse traffic congestion on one of the most important outward hub to the East and the M12.
Reports cited on the impact to existing traffic conditions are based on dissimilar areas and fail to take account of local conditions (commuter parking for Clapton Station, local congestion on Upper Clapton Rd.). The increase of traffic on our local narrow residential Prout, Casimir, Cleveleys and Gunton Roads. Will bring noise, danger and even more congestion to already congested roads.
The proposed entrance to the development is on a blind spot and near a bus stop on one of
Transport For London's designated arterial routes, the A107 (Upper Clapton Rd).
The 92 proposed 1-4 bed flats will significantly increase the number of car-trips coming from the site. The developer contends that the number of these car-trips by the new residents can
be reduced by encouraging non-car dependent transport such as buses, train, cycling and
walking, simply through the provision of information boards on the new site! His consultants
suggest that a reduction of 5-15% of trips can be made between 2 and 10 years !! Thus they
accept that the increased car-trips emanating from the site will significantly add to congestion to this already busy arterial route.
7. Loss of our heritage and historic buildings
The Tram Depot is one of the few historic building left in the local area and worth saving.
The retention of barely three of the original walls is cynical at best – The proposal suggests that the retention of the two distinctive gabled outer walls of the Tram Depot demonstrates
sensitivity to the loss of Clapton's heritage! The retention of the walls is meaningless and another crass example of facadism!!
This part of the Tram Depot will be gutted!, with a six storey building rising up through its roof! and running the whole length of the building as seen from Prout Rd. All the rest will be demolished!in the process completely altering the nature of the internal spaces, making them no longer fit for the purpose they now enjoy.
The Tram Depot is part of Hackney’s working heritage. The Building itself is a Horse Drawn Tram Depot from 1873 and a Clapton Horse drawn Tram and its nameplate from this Tram Station features at the Transport Museum!
8. No Environmental study
No environmental study has been carried out on the possibility of ground pollution and possible decontamination on a site that has been used by various industries in the last century.
9. White Elephant
Due to present economic conditions (credit crisis and reduced availability of mortgages) the possibility of local people being able to afford the housing part of the development is unlikely.
The need in Clapton is for 3 and 4 bedroom houses with gardens, not 3 & 4 bedroom flats which inevitable forces kids onto the streets. Living on top of each other in tiny flats is a recipe for family stress and one of the reasons our society has changed for the worst as it has over the last 50 years.
Remember, this proposal is similar to at least 3 other large scale new build housing developments in the close vicinity, including the old Latham's Timber Yard site, and other adjacent sites on the canal. Both are no more than half a mile away and many of the commercial units provided remain empty.
The retention of barely three of the original walls is cynical at best – The proposal suggests that the retention of the two distinctive gabled outer walls of the Tram Depot demonstrates
sensitivity to the loss of Clapton's heritage! The retention of the walls is meaningless and another crass example of facadism!!
This part of the Tram Depot will be gutted!, with a six storey building rising up through its roof! and running the whole length of the building as seen from Prout Rd. All the rest will be demolished!in the process completely altering the nature of the internal spaces, making them no longer fit for the purpose they now enjoy.
The Tram Depot is part of Hackney’s working heritage. The Building itself is a Horse Drawn Tram Depot from 1873 and a Clapton Horse drawn Tram and its nameplate from this Tram Station features at the Transport Museum!
8. No Environmental study
No environmental study has been carried out on the possibility of ground pollution and possible decontamination on a site that has been used by various industries in the last century.
9. White Elephant
Due to present economic conditions (credit crisis and reduced availability of mortgages) the possibility of local people being able to afford the housing part of the development is unlikely.
The need in Clapton is for 3 and 4 bedroom houses with gardens, not 3 & 4 bedroom flats which inevitable forces kids onto the streets. Living on top of each other in tiny flats is a recipe for family stress and one of the reasons our society has changed for the worst as it has over the last 50 years.
Remember, this proposal is similar to at least 3 other large scale new build housing developments in the close vicinity, including the old Latham's Timber Yard site, and other adjacent sites on the canal. Both are no more than half a mile away and many of the commercial units provided remain empty.
To summarise, this application should be rejected.
It will add nothing to the community, cause only problems, and is fuelled purely by a get rich quick mentality rather than any sensitivity to the needs of the people that live and work in the area.
It will destroy established local businesses and put dangerous pressure on roads and services.
The depot should be restored or renovated, either as a whole or in part with a small percentage given over to real houses with gardens, even if they are only town houses with small gardens of the type CABE (The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) recommend (and with gardens not overlooked to any real extent).
At the very least I'd like to see the development belonging to (or getting advise from) an
organization like
http://www.openhouse.org.uk/
or
http://www.cabe.org.uk
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.
The government's advisor on architecture, urban design and public space.
which should be mandatory for all planners and architects.
Regards,
your name,
your address
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STANDARD LETTER 2.
(variation) to copy and paste, in part or full:
I wish to voice my objections to the above planning application, which proposes the demolition of the Tram Depot at 38-40 Upper Clapton Rd, E5. I object on the following grounds:
1. This is an important employment site for the north east of the borough and the planning application,if implemented, would result in significant job loss for the people currently employed in the diverse range of businesses operating from the site at present, many of which require a substantial area in which to operate. This would not be compensated for by the very limited and restricted space proposed for business purposes in the planning application which would effectively exclude most, if not all, of the businesses operating there at the present time. I would contend that this runs counter to Hackney Council policies to protect and encourage employment opportunities in the borough. This is especially important during one of the worst recessions known in modern times.
• The current site is a busy and active working site, and provides a type of reasonably priced business accommodation which is not easy to come by in the borough and is always much in demand. The vast majority of business at the Tram Depot are long established, and an estimated 100+ jobs, both full- and part-time, directly depend on the site. The kind of workplace provided by the Tram Depot have all but disappeared in Hackney and in East London generally, as compulsory purchase by the Olympic authority has swallowed up much of the original light industrial sites.
• The proposed development underestimates the number of livelihoods that depend on the site and the business opportunities which will be affected. The type of employment currently provided will no longer be available in the proposed mix of B1 office and light industrial usage spaces envisaged in the application, and, given the current recession, there are no guarantees of occupancy at this location.
• The closure of such businesses would have a very considerable knock-on effect and cause substantial direct and indirect job losses.
• The inclusion in the plan of a 'local store' would be threat to the viability of existing shopkeepers in the surrounding area, as both Lower and Upper Clapton Roads are well supplied with local stores who would regard further competition as undermining their livelihoods.
• Similar commercial units to those proposed have recently been built as part of the Lathams development on the River Lea. In a period of recession, when such commercial property is being left vacant, it would seem folly to destroy viable businesses and substitute this.
2. The proposed development would significantly increases traffic congestion and demands upon public transport:
• The proposed entrance to the development is on a blind spot and near a bus stop on one of Transport For London's designated arterial routes, the A107 (Upper Clapton Rd).
• The proposed development would create traffic and parking problems for the surrounding narrow residential streets such as Prout, Casimir, Cleveleys and Gunton Roads
• The 92 proposed 1-4 bed apartments would significantly increase the number of vehicle movements to and from the site. The developer contends that the number of vehicle movements generated by new residents could be reduced by encouraging non-car dependent transport such as buses, train, cycling and walking, through the provision of information boards on the new site! This view is not supported by any evidence and is contrary to current trends .The consultancy employed by the developer has put forward the view that a reduction of 5-15% of vehicle movements could be anticipated between 2 and 10 years !! Thus they accept that the increased vehicle movements emanating from the site will significantly add to congestion to this already busy arterial route.
• Recent large scale residential developments at the former Lathams site, Lea Bridge and Riverside House have resulted in a very substantial increase in population within one square mile of the Tram Depot. This is already having a detrimental effect upon traffic congestion along Upper and Lower Clapton Roads and increased passenger demand upon the trains serving Clapton Station resulting in over-crowded trains at peak periods.
3. Loss of workspace for the creative industries in Hackney:
• The Team Depot accommodates a unique collection of artists, craftsmen and designers and makes a very special contribution to the creative industries in North and East London. Many such enterprises have already been evicted from nearby sites to make way for new build housing developments.
• The creative enterprises in the Tram Depot have successfully made cultural opportunities accessible to the local community over a long period. Over 30 active artists who use the units as their studios, and two gallery spaces, the Tram Depot Gallery and Vulpes Vulpes, have successful track records of innovative exhibitions open to the local as well as art-specialist community.
4. The proposed development is inappropriate for the area and does meet the real housing needs of this part of Hackney.
• The proposed development is inappropriate for this area of Upper Clapton. Such a large residential fronted by six and seven storey elevations will dramatically affect the aspect and light levels for the Beaumont Court, the Beecholme Estate, and Casimir Road residential areas. Issues of privacy are also raised as a large part of the proposed development overlooks much of this existing housing.
• The real housing need in this part of Hackney is for housing for families which is not served by the creation of yet more small and densely packed apartment blocks with no gardens and outside play space for children. Upper Clapton already has an over-supply of these.
5. The proposed development does not respect the heritage of Hackney:
• By retaining the two distinctive gabled outer walls of the Tram Depot it is suggested by the developer that this demonstrates sensitivity to Clapton's heritage! The majority of the original Tram Depot will be gutted and and replaced by buildings of up to six storeys of indifferent modern design and of the kind which threatens to convert many parts of London into a "Clone Town" environment and remove the distinctiveness and character of Upper Clapton as a Victorian suburb. This has been acknowledged by the London Borough of Hackney in the designation in November 2009 of the Northwold and Evering Conservation Area which faces the Tram Depot across Upper Clapton Road. The report presented to full Council giving the rationale for the creation of the Conservation Area acknowledged the impetus given by the creation of the tram depot and train station in Upper Clapton in the 1870s for the building of the Victorian villas to house city workers which give the Conservation Area its special and historic character. There is therefore a strong link between the Tram Depot and the nearby Conservation Area which the proposed development would destroy. The significance of the Tram Depot for the industrial heritage of the London Borough of Hackney has also been acknowledged in a report on the Tram Depot by English Heritage .
6. There is the possibility of site contamination arising from one hundred and forty years of industrial uses which have not been investigated.
I would ask that the planning application be rejected for the reasons given above.
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Here's the Hackney Society's considered objection
(You may want to copy some of it)
38-40 Upper Clapton Road, E5
Planning application reference 2009/2490
The Hackney Society would like to strongly object to the partial demolition of the former Tram Depot at 38-40 Upper Clapton Road in E5, and to the proposed new mixed-use development on the site.
Background
In the Hackney Unitary Development Plan it states: “The Council will take appropriate action to secure the retention and enhancement of buildings and structures of local significance which are not on the statutory list.” (Policy ‘EQ20: buildings of local significance’, Hackney UDP, 1995).
It also states: “There are a number of exceptional buildings in Hackney … which are not on the Statutory List …These buildings are considered to be of local significance because of their architectural/industrial, archeological merit and/or townscape importance, local historic associations, and value to the community as cherished landmarks.”
The former Lea Bridge Tramway Depot at 38-40 Upper Clapton Road is one of the few remaining examples of a Victorian horse-drawn tram depot in London. Other examples include an Edwardian tramway office and depot in Walthamstow and the former electricity transformer station and tram depot in Islington (both listed). Opened on 12 July 1873 by the North Metropolitan Tramways Company the former Lea Bridge Tramway Depot retains many original features – granite setts in the yard, tramlines running through the ground floor of the central tram shed building, cast iron colonnades, and stable flooring on the first floor where the horses were originally housed.
The building also gives clues to why Clapton evolved into a busy Victorian suburb. Following its construction, Clapton benefited from a regular and cheap tram service. From 1872 to 1907 it took commuters to and from the City and West End. One of the horse-trams, which operated from here, is currently displayed in the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden.
The site comprises of a U-shaped range of late 19th century gabled tram sheds and horse stables, and a two-storey extension of a similar period (presently used as a car showroom). The buildings are constructed of stock brick with some windows and doorways edged with blue engineering bricks.
In English Heritage’s Advice Report for Listing it states: “There is a claim to local interest at this site, as the setted yard, gabled ranges, and visible tram tracks at the entrance together reflect the history of Clapton, and the surviving components of the 1870s tramshed are notable for their earliness in London's transport history.” So, while the buildings were not deemed worthy of statutory listing by English Heritage in 2005 the buildings were said by the inspector to be of local significance. The former Tramway Depot is a well-loved local landmark that supports many light industrial businesses.
The site also lies opposite Brooke Road, which is on the border of the Northwold and Evering Conservation Area. It is clear that the development of this Victorian suburb owed much to the tram and rail links, which came to the area in the early 1870s. It would be ironic if a key catalyst for the development of this area was now to be partially demolished as well as unsympathetically developed.
If restored and ingeniously converted, the former tramway buildings could provide both historic and contemporary architectural interest in an area that has been deprived of any clear master planning or quality new development in recent years. During the last 50 years many historic buildings in this area have been demolished and replaced with insensitive development – the demolition of 19th century buildings facing what is now the Lea Bridge roundabout, the demolition of the Tudor building Brooke House, the cheap conversion of the former pub on the corner of Upper Clapton Road and Prout Road to name but a few.
The Hackney Society would like to see the retention and sympathetic refurbishment of all the ranges that form the tram depot. The Hackney Society does not support this proposed development on a number of grounds. These are detailed below:
DESIGN
The Hackney Society feels that the position, heights and massing of the various new blocks (A, B, C, D, and F) to be over-complicated and out of keeping with the surrounding domestic scale of the residential and industrial buildings in the area.
Conversion of historic tram shed building ‘Block E’
While the Hackney Society supports the retention of the central former tram shed building (‘Block E’) we feel that the design of the roof extension and the conversion of the interior space clumsy and inappropriate. The roofline, massing and materials of the extension fail to relate to the delicate gabled roofline and brickwork of the former tram shed. The grey ship-lapped fibre cement cladding jars with the colour of the original stock brick. The rhythm of the private roof terraces from the roof extension and the gabled roofline below them clash creating a dissonant visual effect. This is made worse by the ‘new openings in the brickwork wall’. They create yet more visual confusion by revealing further window openings in the new roof extension each with a different pattern or size. The impact of ‘Block E’ and ‘Block A’ when viewed from Upper Clapton Road is ugly and completely out of scale with the surrounding buildings. Also, the conversion of the existing workspaces into smaller units limits the types of business that can use the spaces. Most of the current occupiers will find these units inadequate. The demolition of part of the current Jaguar car showroom to reveal the gables of the tram shed is supported and with an architecturally suitable scheme would improve the attractiveness and visual impact of the surviving tram-shed buildings.
The skill of working with heritage buildings is to achieve a unity between old and new. This has not been achieved with this proposal. The architect has failed to create a convincing visual language that links the old and new in both functional and aesthetic ways. Instead the scale and shape of the proposed new blocks hugely reduces the presence of the historic tram sheds thus weakening their simple and aesthetic form.
‘Block A’
We oppose ‘Block A’ which faces onto Upper Clapton Road. At 7-storeys this building is out of proportion with its surroundings – it is too high and set too far forward – dominating the streetscape. Both Beaumont Court, to the north, and the Beecholme Estate to the south-east, only extend to 5-storeys. We would like to see this height matched in any new developments on the site. Also, for such a prominent position, ‘Block A’ does not deliver a high quality design. The ‘smorgasbord’ of materials (Cor-ten steel panels, grey stock brick finish, perforated zinc and Telford smooth brown brick finish) while trying to add interest, just produce an incoherent design that detracts from the historic fabric of the tram shed. ‘Block A’ is an aggressive addition creating a crowded feeling along the road.
‘Blocks B, C, D and F’
These blocks result in the demolition of the north stable/tram buildings, which we do not support. Many homes and gardens in adjacent roads will also be overlooked, depriving those residents of privacy. The six and seven storey blocks are especially too high, casting a huge shadow. In a recent poll in the Architect’s Journal entitled ‘Do you like the look of this project on Upper Clapton Road, London by Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects?’ Seventy four per cent had said ‘no’ in the poll (13.1.10).
Housing
We consider that both points 7.30 and 7.34 in ‘Design and Sustainability’ (Providing Better Homes, Draft Core Strategy, Local Development Framework, June 2009) have not been adequately met in this proposed development. We feel that the scheme is not “high-quality housing and in line with identified needs in places where people want to live.” Clapton currently has a lack of 3 to 4 bedroom houses with gardens for large families. The proposal of 3 to 4 bedroom flats is a poor solution.
Density
Leabridge Ward already has three new large-scale developments, increasing local population density way above the London average. The proposal represents the highest level of mixed-use density currently being developed in Hackney, setting a dangerous precedent for future development in the rest of the borough.
At present the Beecholme Estate and Casimir Road enjoy a quiet neighbourhood with the tram sheds shielding them from the worst of anti-social behaviour and noise from the Upper Clapton Road. By creating such a dense development and opening up the site by forming a new pedestrian route this neighbourhood will be transformed for the worse.
Loss of light industrial units and associated jobs
“Hackney’s location on the city fringe is ideal for companies who need to be close to the Central London and City market but require light industrial space.”
The Hackney Society strongly disagrees with the assessment in the Planning Statement that the “active” planning history of the site is an “indication that the current run down and low grade commercial buildings are inadequate for modern-day purposes, and are in need of investment for sustained employment use.” The existing tram shed, contrary to that opinion, is a successful example of reuse and provides Hackney with essential light industrial units for artists, craftspeople, manufacturers and mechanics. The tram sheds are run down, but with refurbishment provide ideal workshops for manufacturing. The site also houses the only remaining active group of artists and designers left in north-east Hackney. Artists and creative industries are important to the economy of the area as well as creating an interesting and diverse community.
The proposals also completely underestimate the number of people employed on the site, and the kind of work they do cannot take place in the proposed light usage spaces envisaged in the application. The closure of such business would have a knock-on effect and cause substantial direct and indirect job losses. The proposal has failed to take into account the need for space of existing businesses (mechanics, joiners, mould makers) and bases its assumptions on space needed for office workers.
The current site is a busy and active working site, with every unit rented. Such light industrial spaces have all but disappeared in Hackney, as a result of warehouses being converted into housing, and industrial units being demolished for new housing developments. This site is perfect for what Invest in Hackney says makes Hackney unique:
“Hackney has a long tradition of manufacturing, but as in other areas of the country, this has seen a decline over the years. This has, however, left Hackney with an interesting legacy of old industrial property. These empty spaces have been taken on by creative and design businesses, and from this a new High Value Manufacturing sector has developed. This sector of the manufacturing industry often sees the whole production process from design and development, through manufacture and on to the point of sale, housed under one roof. The products of this industry are often hand crafted and one-off pieces, with the value of the finished product arising as much from the design as the function. This is particularly true of sub sectors such as furniture, fashion and jewellery production, which have all developed into prominent industries in Hackney’s economy. The growth in this sector has also added to the borough’s particular retail offer, and complements the artistic and creative industries that also flourish in the borough.”
Impact on local amenities and services
Local amenities such as nurseries, schools and doctors surgeries are already overstretched with the impact of recent residential developments on the Latham’s Yard site still to be calculated. The Hackney Society thinks that this proposed development will have an adverse impact on services.
Environmental impact: traffic and car parking
Such a large development with the introduction of 50 car-parking sites will create even worse traffic congestion on one of the most important outward routes to the North and East of the City. Reports cited on the impact to existing traffic conditions are based on dissimilar areas and fail to take account of local conditions (commuter parking for Clapton Station, local congestion on Upper Clapton Road.). The increase of traffic on the narrow residential roads (Prout, Casimir, Cleveleys and Gunton Roads) will bring noise, danger and even more congestion to already congested roads. Also, no environmental study has been carried out on the possibility of ground pollution and possible decontamination on a site that has been used by various industries in the last century.
Conclusion
The Hackney Society thinks that the development is seriously flawed and does not meet high standards of design. We would like to see a smaller development that retains the U-shaped range, colonnades granite setts and some of the double-height spaces of the existing industrial buildings.
Please can you confirm receipt of this objection.
Yours sincerely
Lisa
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Lisa Rigg
Development Officer – Community Planning
At the heart of Hackney since 1967
The Hackney Society
The Round Chapel
1d Glenarm Road
London E5 0LY
T: 020 8806 4003
M: 07946 399430
E: planning@hackneysociety.org
Why not join us? £15 a year gives you free entry
to events and a copy of Spaces – our quarterly newsletter
To find out more log on to www.hackneysociety.org
Planning application reference 2009/2490
The Hackney Society would like to strongly object to the partial demolition of the former Tram Depot at 38-40 Upper Clapton Road in E5, and to the proposed new mixed-use development on the site.
Background
In the Hackney Unitary Development Plan it states: “The Council will take appropriate action to secure the retention and enhancement of buildings and structures of local significance which are not on the statutory list.” (Policy ‘EQ20: buildings of local significance’, Hackney UDP, 1995).
It also states: “There are a number of exceptional buildings in Hackney … which are not on the Statutory List …These buildings are considered to be of local significance because of their architectural/industrial, archeological merit and/or townscape importance, local historic associations, and value to the community as cherished landmarks.”
The former Lea Bridge Tramway Depot at 38-40 Upper Clapton Road is one of the few remaining examples of a Victorian horse-drawn tram depot in London. Other examples include an Edwardian tramway office and depot in Walthamstow and the former electricity transformer station and tram depot in Islington (both listed). Opened on 12 July 1873 by the North Metropolitan Tramways Company the former Lea Bridge Tramway Depot retains many original features – granite setts in the yard, tramlines running through the ground floor of the central tram shed building, cast iron colonnades, and stable flooring on the first floor where the horses were originally housed.
The building also gives clues to why Clapton evolved into a busy Victorian suburb. Following its construction, Clapton benefited from a regular and cheap tram service. From 1872 to 1907 it took commuters to and from the City and West End. One of the horse-trams, which operated from here, is currently displayed in the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden.
The site comprises of a U-shaped range of late 19th century gabled tram sheds and horse stables, and a two-storey extension of a similar period (presently used as a car showroom). The buildings are constructed of stock brick with some windows and doorways edged with blue engineering bricks.
In English Heritage’s Advice Report for Listing it states: “There is a claim to local interest at this site, as the setted yard, gabled ranges, and visible tram tracks at the entrance together reflect the history of Clapton, and the surviving components of the 1870s tramshed are notable for their earliness in London's transport history.” So, while the buildings were not deemed worthy of statutory listing by English Heritage in 2005 the buildings were said by the inspector to be of local significance. The former Tramway Depot is a well-loved local landmark that supports many light industrial businesses.
The site also lies opposite Brooke Road, which is on the border of the Northwold and Evering Conservation Area. It is clear that the development of this Victorian suburb owed much to the tram and rail links, which came to the area in the early 1870s. It would be ironic if a key catalyst for the development of this area was now to be partially demolished as well as unsympathetically developed.
If restored and ingeniously converted, the former tramway buildings could provide both historic and contemporary architectural interest in an area that has been deprived of any clear master planning or quality new development in recent years. During the last 50 years many historic buildings in this area have been demolished and replaced with insensitive development – the demolition of 19th century buildings facing what is now the Lea Bridge roundabout, the demolition of the Tudor building Brooke House, the cheap conversion of the former pub on the corner of Upper Clapton Road and Prout Road to name but a few.
The Hackney Society would like to see the retention and sympathetic refurbishment of all the ranges that form the tram depot. The Hackney Society does not support this proposed development on a number of grounds. These are detailed below:
DESIGN
The Hackney Society feels that the position, heights and massing of the various new blocks (A, B, C, D, and F) to be over-complicated and out of keeping with the surrounding domestic scale of the residential and industrial buildings in the area.
Conversion of historic tram shed building ‘Block E’
While the Hackney Society supports the retention of the central former tram shed building (‘Block E’) we feel that the design of the roof extension and the conversion of the interior space clumsy and inappropriate. The roofline, massing and materials of the extension fail to relate to the delicate gabled roofline and brickwork of the former tram shed. The grey ship-lapped fibre cement cladding jars with the colour of the original stock brick. The rhythm of the private roof terraces from the roof extension and the gabled roofline below them clash creating a dissonant visual effect. This is made worse by the ‘new openings in the brickwork wall’. They create yet more visual confusion by revealing further window openings in the new roof extension each with a different pattern or size. The impact of ‘Block E’ and ‘Block A’ when viewed from Upper Clapton Road is ugly and completely out of scale with the surrounding buildings. Also, the conversion of the existing workspaces into smaller units limits the types of business that can use the spaces. Most of the current occupiers will find these units inadequate. The demolition of part of the current Jaguar car showroom to reveal the gables of the tram shed is supported and with an architecturally suitable scheme would improve the attractiveness and visual impact of the surviving tram-shed buildings.
The skill of working with heritage buildings is to achieve a unity between old and new. This has not been achieved with this proposal. The architect has failed to create a convincing visual language that links the old and new in both functional and aesthetic ways. Instead the scale and shape of the proposed new blocks hugely reduces the presence of the historic tram sheds thus weakening their simple and aesthetic form.
‘Block A’
We oppose ‘Block A’ which faces onto Upper Clapton Road. At 7-storeys this building is out of proportion with its surroundings – it is too high and set too far forward – dominating the streetscape. Both Beaumont Court, to the north, and the Beecholme Estate to the south-east, only extend to 5-storeys. We would like to see this height matched in any new developments on the site. Also, for such a prominent position, ‘Block A’ does not deliver a high quality design. The ‘smorgasbord’ of materials (Cor-ten steel panels, grey stock brick finish, perforated zinc and Telford smooth brown brick finish) while trying to add interest, just produce an incoherent design that detracts from the historic fabric of the tram shed. ‘Block A’ is an aggressive addition creating a crowded feeling along the road.
‘Blocks B, C, D and F’
These blocks result in the demolition of the north stable/tram buildings, which we do not support. Many homes and gardens in adjacent roads will also be overlooked, depriving those residents of privacy. The six and seven storey blocks are especially too high, casting a huge shadow. In a recent poll in the Architect’s Journal entitled ‘Do you like the look of this project on Upper Clapton Road, London by Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects?’ Seventy four per cent had said ‘no’ in the poll (13.1.10).
Housing
We consider that both points 7.30 and 7.34 in ‘Design and Sustainability’ (Providing Better Homes, Draft Core Strategy, Local Development Framework, June 2009) have not been adequately met in this proposed development. We feel that the scheme is not “high-quality housing and in line with identified needs in places where people want to live.” Clapton currently has a lack of 3 to 4 bedroom houses with gardens for large families. The proposal of 3 to 4 bedroom flats is a poor solution.
Density
Leabridge Ward already has three new large-scale developments, increasing local population density way above the London average. The proposal represents the highest level of mixed-use density currently being developed in Hackney, setting a dangerous precedent for future development in the rest of the borough.
At present the Beecholme Estate and Casimir Road enjoy a quiet neighbourhood with the tram sheds shielding them from the worst of anti-social behaviour and noise from the Upper Clapton Road. By creating such a dense development and opening up the site by forming a new pedestrian route this neighbourhood will be transformed for the worse.
Loss of light industrial units and associated jobs
“Hackney’s location on the city fringe is ideal for companies who need to be close to the Central London and City market but require light industrial space.”
The Hackney Society strongly disagrees with the assessment in the Planning Statement that the “active” planning history of the site is an “indication that the current run down and low grade commercial buildings are inadequate for modern-day purposes, and are in need of investment for sustained employment use.” The existing tram shed, contrary to that opinion, is a successful example of reuse and provides Hackney with essential light industrial units for artists, craftspeople, manufacturers and mechanics. The tram sheds are run down, but with refurbishment provide ideal workshops for manufacturing. The site also houses the only remaining active group of artists and designers left in north-east Hackney. Artists and creative industries are important to the economy of the area as well as creating an interesting and diverse community.
The proposals also completely underestimate the number of people employed on the site, and the kind of work they do cannot take place in the proposed light usage spaces envisaged in the application. The closure of such business would have a knock-on effect and cause substantial direct and indirect job losses. The proposal has failed to take into account the need for space of existing businesses (mechanics, joiners, mould makers) and bases its assumptions on space needed for office workers.
The current site is a busy and active working site, with every unit rented. Such light industrial spaces have all but disappeared in Hackney, as a result of warehouses being converted into housing, and industrial units being demolished for new housing developments. This site is perfect for what Invest in Hackney says makes Hackney unique:
“Hackney has a long tradition of manufacturing, but as in other areas of the country, this has seen a decline over the years. This has, however, left Hackney with an interesting legacy of old industrial property. These empty spaces have been taken on by creative and design businesses, and from this a new High Value Manufacturing sector has developed. This sector of the manufacturing industry often sees the whole production process from design and development, through manufacture and on to the point of sale, housed under one roof. The products of this industry are often hand crafted and one-off pieces, with the value of the finished product arising as much from the design as the function. This is particularly true of sub sectors such as furniture, fashion and jewellery production, which have all developed into prominent industries in Hackney’s economy. The growth in this sector has also added to the borough’s particular retail offer, and complements the artistic and creative industries that also flourish in the borough.”
Impact on local amenities and services
Local amenities such as nurseries, schools and doctors surgeries are already overstretched with the impact of recent residential developments on the Latham’s Yard site still to be calculated. The Hackney Society thinks that this proposed development will have an adverse impact on services.
Environmental impact: traffic and car parking
Such a large development with the introduction of 50 car-parking sites will create even worse traffic congestion on one of the most important outward routes to the North and East of the City. Reports cited on the impact to existing traffic conditions are based on dissimilar areas and fail to take account of local conditions (commuter parking for Clapton Station, local congestion on Upper Clapton Road.). The increase of traffic on the narrow residential roads (Prout, Casimir, Cleveleys and Gunton Roads) will bring noise, danger and even more congestion to already congested roads. Also, no environmental study has been carried out on the possibility of ground pollution and possible decontamination on a site that has been used by various industries in the last century.
Conclusion
The Hackney Society thinks that the development is seriously flawed and does not meet high standards of design. We would like to see a smaller development that retains the U-shaped range, colonnades granite setts and some of the double-height spaces of the existing industrial buildings.
Please can you confirm receipt of this objection.
Yours sincerely
Lisa
--
Lisa Rigg
Development Officer – Community Planning
At the heart of Hackney since 1967
The Hackney Society
The Round Chapel
1d Glenarm Road
London E5 0LY
T: 020 8806 4003
M: 07946 399430
E: planning@hackneysociety.org
Why not join us? £15 a year gives you free entry
to events and a copy of Spaces – our quarterly newsletter
To find out more log on to www.hackneysociety.org
NOTE: The Depot was on “London Heritage at Risk” radar last year but coincidentally as the last planning app was refused, there was a change of senior staff plus some IT changes and the depot’s updated details were not processed. I’m currently trying to clarify the situation.
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NEW POSTER variation
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THIS WAS LAST OCTOBER:
NOTHING MUCH HAS CHANGED IN THE CRITICAL AREAS OF HEIGHT OR NO. OF FLATS
In fact, this year the Upper Clapton Road end has gone up from 6 to 7 storeys! .
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If you scroll down http://beecholme.blogspot.com you'll see all the Tram Depot objections from last year and the year before.
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Mon 21st Dec - just added quite a bit to the "Standard letter" above.
No harm sending in a second objection saying you missed a couple of points last time....
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Jan 4th
If you've come just to this post and not the full http://beecholme.blogspot.com
blog you might be interested in seeing my more recent post about the Tram Depot at:
http://beecholme.blogspot.com/2009/12/old-tram-depot-38-40-upp-clapton-rd-re.html
which includes the comic as a slide show and a couple of "comic" style A4 posters.
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Don't forget to check out: http://tramdepot.wikispot.org/Front_Page
and the petition at:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-the-tram-depot-workshops.html
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12th Jan
No harm sending in a second objection saying you missed a couple of points last time....
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Jan 4th
If you've come just to this post and not the full http://beecholme.blogspot.com
blog you might be interested in seeing my more recent post about the Tram Depot at:
http://beecholme.blogspot.com/2009/12/old-tram-depot-38-40-upp-clapton-rd-re.html
which includes the comic as a slide show and a couple of "comic" style A4 posters.
....
Don't forget to check out: http://tramdepot.wikispot.org/Front_Page
and the petition at:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-the-tram-depot-workshops.html
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12th Jan
see Hackney Gazette online article:
also Hackney Citizen
http://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/?p=6931
and The Hackney Society Tram Depot page:
http://www.hackneysociety.org/page_id__119_path__.aspx
The Architects Journal story is no longer available to non-members
but I have a snap from the article on my Dec 31st post:
Architects-Journal-survey
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http://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/?p=6931
and The Hackney Society Tram Depot page:
http://www.hackneysociety.org/page_id__119_path__.aspx
The Architects Journal story is no longer available to non-members
but I have a snap from the article on my Dec 31st post:
Architects-Journal-survey
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NEXT YEAR???
Assuming we are successful and this 3rd application is refused, we may
well have to fight another over-dense application next year!
UNLESS we have an AREA ACTION PLAN for Clapton
Full details and supporters:
http://beecholme.blogspot.com/2010/01/demand-area-action-plan-for-clapton-now.html >><<
REPORT of the B6 meeting with photos
http://beecholme.blogspot.com/2010/01/report-of-tram-depot-meeting-at-b6.html
To the 19th Jan there have been 70 letters of objection sent in and 186 on the electronic petition and 326 on a written petition = total of 582 objection to 19th Jan.
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