Peckham Vision leads two deputations this coming week to Southwark Council, Town Hall, Peckham Road, SE5:
COUNCIL EXECUTIVE
on MONDAY 26 JUNE at 7pm
COUNCIL ASSEMBLY
on WEDNESDAY 28 JUNE at 7pm
Peckham Vision will be asking the Executive to get a full review of the possible sites and a comparative evaluation of them before the final decisions are taken about a tram depot in Peckham. Otherwise this will be another ‘defective’ decision, as the Inspector called the original choice of Peckham for the depot.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
INSPECTOR REJECTED SINGLE-SITE TRAM DEPOT IN PECKHAM
The Executive is the group of councillors who make the main decisions for the Council. On Monday they will be agreeing the modifications to be made to the UDP.� The Inspector rejected the original proposal for the
‘single-site’ tram depot because of the loss of jobs, businesses, housing and community uses, and the disruption it would cause to the town centre.
SPLIT-SITE DEPOT
Instead he recommended a ‘split-site’ tram depot, but, unfortunately, did not put any limit on the size and arrangement of the split-site depot. The indications are that the new split-site depot proposal will still be very big, and may have similar damaging effects on the town centre as the single-site depot.
Peckham Vision deputation told the Planning Committee last week that the decision to designate this site now for the tram depot, without having these details, was premature. Before a final decision, there should be a thorough review of the effects on Peckham town centre and a comparative evaluation with the other sites.
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