Below are extracts from the Forest Hill Society response to the plans. If this is to go before a planning committee then I believe it requires at least 3 responses, so if anybody else wishes to object to the plans you should email planning@lewisham.gov.uk with reference DC/08/67914.

On behalf of the Forest Hill Society I wish to object to this change to the development that is currently being built from 28x 1 bed and 43x 2bed to 42x 1 bed and 33x 2 bed apartments and which significantly changes the nature of this development.

According to the covering letter from the developer they have received very limited interest in the 2 bed apartments within the development since marketing them in October 2007. These apartments have been marketed at above their market value and many local residents have commented on the high prices expected for these properties. There are few, if any, 2 bed apartments available in Forest Hill for ?319,000 and I have seen no evidence that prices have been reduced to the appropriate level in the market, either before the reduction in house prices, or since.

Today?s market conditions are different to October last year, but the needs of the community are still the same in terms of a mixture of 1 bed, 2 bed and family houses. There are a significant number of 1 bed apartments becoming available in the Forest Hill area. To preserve the balance of families and single occupancy households in the local area it is important that 2 bed apartments are made available within this development at the originally stated number or higher, not lower.

There is no additional provision for car parking or extra cycle storage in the development to reflect the increase in units in the development.

It does appear that this proposal is purely designed to increase the profitability of the development rather than taking account of the housing needs in Forest Hill and Lewisham.