I have recently received correspondence from Ladywell residents who are angry about the council's consultation on the use of the site of the former Watergate School on Church Grove as a traveller's site.
I am very much aware of the council’s obligation to provide a permanent site for the 100 or so traveller families who live in the borough. However, the Watergate site was not suitable when the council first launched a consultation four years ago, and it is still not suitable now. The only access to the site is down a very narrow road (Church Grove) and at present there is not even enough space for all the residents’ cars, let alone for large vehicles to use it regularly.
There are also concerns over the impact the site could have on the St Mary’s conservation area (which encompasses the entirety of Church Grove), as well as worries over whether emergency vehicles would have sufficient access.
Church Grove residents are understandably frustrated at having to fight these proposals for a second time, having defeated the previous attempt.
A decision on the consultation is due in January.
The Church Grove residents have set up a website and petition:
www.savechurchgrove.com
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Locals: Our Road Is Too Narrow For a Travellers’ Site
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Church Grove residents are understandably frustrated at having to fight these proposals for a second time, having defeated the previous attempt.
A decision on the consultation is due in January.
The Church Grove residents have set up a website and petition:
www.savechurchgrove.com
Related press:
Locals: Our Road Is Too Narrow For a Travellers’ Site
Petition Launched Against Ladywell Travellers Site
Anger Greets Lewisham Council Travellers Site Decision
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