April 2009

In this issue: A 'snap shot' of the current Bulletin

Next Society Meeting: at the Brewer Building
Thursday 23 April at 7.30pm
Major Developments in Wandsworth
Despite the current downturn in the property market, major development schemes are still being proposed across our borough. The biggest are in Clapham Junction and Wandsworth town centre - but Putney and Roehampton also have their share. To review these proposed developments, the stages the proposals have reached and to consider their significance for us in Putney, our speaker is Tim Cronin, the recently appointed Head of Development Control in the Planning Department of our borough council.
Tim Cronin has been a town planner for over 20 years with significant experience of working in London having spent time at the London Boroughs of Camden and Southwark. He spent his first ten years as Regeneration Planning Officer in Southwark before turning to development control at both Southwark and later Camden. His talk will range from the Clapham Junction scheme with its twin tower blocks, through to Tileman House in the Upper Richmond Road and the redevelopment of the centre of Roehampton. There will also be an opportunity to question him about the council's Ram Brewery decision which has been 'called in' by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
This meeting is for Society members and friends.
There will be time for questions and discussion.

New Chairman, new Secretary! At the Society's Annual General Meeting in March, John Ewing stood down as the Society's Chairman and Bob Bowmer as the Secretary. Nominations for a new Chairman and a new Secretary were put to the meeting.The report on the outcome of the meeting will have to wait until the May Bulletin.

Richmond Park car park charging proposal: The Panel discussed this proposal at length but deferred a final decision to await any further comments from members. The consultation response is due by the end of April. To remind readers, the Royal Parks Authority is proposing charging for all parking apart from holders of disabled parking badges, starting at £1 for the first hour and rising to a maximum of £3 for longer periods up to six hours. There are three possible responses: a) we reject all charges; b) we accept the premise of charging but suggest an initial free period of say 1 or 2 hours; or c) we accept the proposals in full. In fact the Panel feels that the real problem for Richmond Park is not the parking but the use of it by through traffic - over 95% of all cars use it as a short cut or commuter run and that surely needs to be addressed in some way. A toll perhaps? Or a ban?
Views welcome please but note the Panel next meets on April 7 to reach a final conclusion on the Society's response.

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