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Berkeley Homes Consultation for the OAKDA Site

We would like everyone to come to the Community Centre on the 5th December 2015. Berkeley Homes are holding a consultation session for residents, regarding the redevelopment of the Tesco and Gas Holder site. It’s really important that we join together to tell Berkeley Homes what we want from their proposed masterplan, and ensure that the estate has a voice about the development. I received a leaflet through my door about this, and took a picture and attached to this post so that everyone can see! See you there!  

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Noise from roadworks week commencing 23.11.15

You may be one of the residents disturbed by late night roadworks that ran on into the early hours of the morning earlier this week. Myself and other residents on the estate complained to Lambeth Environmental Services and Highways Department: noise@lambeth.gov.uk I don’t believe that residents were consulted or informed of these works in the correct manner, and will continue to pursue this with Lambeth Council and Transport for London. If you wish to make a complaint, please see a generic version of a letter below, for you to copy, edit and use as you wish, and send to the above address.       Dear Sir/Madam, I am a resident of the Kennington Park Estate. Roadworks began adjacent to my property on Sunday evening (22/11/15), and continued throughout the week. Lambeth Council has issued a Section 61 Notice under the Control of Pollution Act 1974 in respect of these works.  The…

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Housing & Planning Bill

Our meeting on 18 November held an interesting and wide-ranging discussion, led by our MP Kate Hoey and local councillor Jack Hopkins, on the implications for social housing residents of the Government’s Housing & Planning Bill, which is currently being discussed in Parliament.   An article by Cllr Matthew Bennett, Lambeth Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing, which provides useful background to the Bill, was circulated at the meeting, and our Chair, Joan Twelves, has written a blog on the implications of the Pay to Stay part of the Bill. You can read them here: http://www.lambeth-labour.org.uk/tory_housing_bill_of_horrors https://joantwelveswordpress.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/the-end-of-social-housing/  

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Oval Gasholders masterplan consultation

Lambeth Council and Berkeley Homes are consulting on the draft masterplan for the Oval and Kennington Development Area (OAKDA), also known as the Gasholders site. Their website is at www.oakda.co.uk. The draft masterplan proposals can be found here (www.oakda.co.uk/master-plan) As well as the presentation evenings detailed on the leaflet below, a special consultation is being organised for residents of Kennington Park Estate in the Community Centre at 7pm on Thursday 12 November. ********************************** UPDATE: a further consultation meeting for KPE residents will be held on Saturday 5 December at 1 pm in the Community Centre. Tell your neighbours! Come along!  

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Kennington Green’s Tree of Heaven to be sacrificed for the NLE

From TFL :  Northern line extension   Activity Notification   November 2015     “Earlier this year we communicated that the Tree of Heaven (T4) on the north side of the Kennington Green worksite would require pruning due to the proximity of the construction works. Some initial pruning has been undertaken, however following further assessments by a tree specialist and London Borough of Lambeth tree officers we have been advised that pruning or lopping of branches will no longer be sufficient and it has now been decided that the tree will need to be removed. Unfortunately when a trenching and root survey exercise was conducted, it was found that the majority of the main roots have grown under Kennington Green. These roots need to be cut for the construction of piles, which could impact on the long term stability of the tree.  An on-going cycle of crown reduction would also…

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Northern Line Extension – and Oval roads

The latest monthly (October-December 2015) update from TFL can be found here. In addition to the NLE work, Thames Water is installing a new water main along Kennington Road. There may be loss of water when properties are switched over to the new pipework, probably early in the New Year.   An update on the works on the roads at the Oval can be found here  

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Fireworks – and Hallowe’en events

Kennington Park Estate residents are very concerned at the dangerous misuse of fireworks by a handful of youngsters on the Estate and are asking everyone to spread the word about the Firework Code – and to make sure everyone sticks to it!  We are also asking local shops to stop selling fireworks to under 18s. It is illegal to sell adult fireworks or sparklers to anyone under 18; and for anyone under 18 to possess adult fireworks in a public place.      There is a free fireworks festival and bonfire just up the road in the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens on Hallowe’en, 31 October, at 6.30 pm. More information and a map can be found by clicking here  (http://vauxhallone.co.uk/events/fire-festival-vauxhall-pleasure-gardens).   This year we are telling the “Legend of the Trickster God Loki and the Dark Elves.” The story of how Thor got his hammer. Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens becomes Asgaard, the home of the Viking…

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Where to Get Advice

Many residents are having disrepair problems and are frustrated at the length of time Hyde takes to deal with them – if they fix them at all! Sometimes the only thing we can do is get help from a solicitor or local councillor in enforcing our rights as tenants. We can help you with that. Contact us (see right sidebar or here) and we will give you the details of a solicitor who is helping several KPE tenants. There is also free advice (on benefits, debt, money, etc as well as housing) available at One Lambeth Advice (run by Lambeth Council and the Citizens Advice Bureau) at https://onelambethadvice.org.uk/ or by phone 0800 254 0298. Contact details for our local councillors and our MP can be found here. And our neighbours in Stockwell have organised an advice session on 3 November which is open to KPE residents.  

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