I have just received a letter from Lewisham Homes about plans to build affordable homes? on the green spaces at Eliot Bank & Knapdale Close, while I am not against the building of these new homes as I have been a Eliot Bank council tenant for over 33 years myself, while it is just outside the Conservation Area these will be a lost of trees & increase in traffic along this small narrow road will put pressure on the surrounding area has well as to the local services such as doctors etc.

The other issue is will these be council rent only properties or a mixture of rent to buy and private?. I feel that the amount of new development in SE23 has lacked affordable housing Perry Vale (Opposite Railway Station) Dartmouth Road, (Bird in Hand Passage), Print Works (Clyde Terrace), Lewisham Council has failed to get the developers to agreed with the percentage of social housing that they are suppose to build or have managed get out of the clause.

The consultation will take place on Thursday 29th October 2015 4:30pm- 7:30pm at The Community Room, 1st Floor, Forest Hill Pools, Dartmouth Road, SE23 3HZ

I will be raising this issue tonight at the Forest Hill Society AGM.

Please voice your view

This post was last modified: 22-10-2015 12:48 PM by Herbparis.