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Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland
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lacb


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27-05-2017 02:52 PM

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The land in question was designated burial land long before you ever showed up here. The Council are using this land and reclaiming land that it allowed to become overgrown in the two cemeteries for new burials. They are also planning to re-use graves that are 75+ years old, now in my book that's not a bad thing.


samuelsen, even though I think original plans should not dictate future purpose, I think you are confusing different areas. Area B, the area in question, has never been burial space. It was ancient woodland, farmland, a fireworks factory, which then was repurposed to produce munitions in wartime I believe, then a plant nursery, now a meadow. So, of all the things it could be designated, a cemetery is not one of them based on prior usage.

The council are also being disingenuous re the 75 year reuse concept. They do not have legal recourse to use the legislation that allows for this elsewhere and their own documents acknowledge this. Am afraid that unless this is resolved soon, and that isn't likely given that no Lords time has been allocated for this, then any talk of a sustainable burial strategy is pure pretence.

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RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - lacb - 27-05-2017 02:52 PM
Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - lacb - 11-02-2016, 01:31 PM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - lacb - 11-02-2016, 05:53 PM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - 152047 - 11-02-2016, 09:42 PM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - 152047 - 12-02-2016, 01:14 PM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - lacb - 12-02-2016, 01:46 PM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - roz - 16-02-2016, 07:53 PM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - 152047 - 16-02-2016, 08:53 PM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - roz - 16-02-2016, 08:56 PM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - roz - 16-02-2016, 09:00 PM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - lacb - 17-02-2016, 10:00 AM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - lacb - 17-02-2016, 12:00 PM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - lacb - 18-02-2016, 10:48 AM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - lacb - 19-02-2016, 10:33 AM
RE: Camberwell Cemetery Woodland - 152047 - 19-02-2016, 05:11 PM
Cemetery Consultation - mrwandle - 01-07-2016, 08:54 AM

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