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almac68 in reply to @Fox

He said the ‘passion project’, which received widespread backing from residents and was unanimously approved by Southwark Council’s planning committee, had been developed through ‘an intensive consultation period to ensure that the disused land was regenerated as sensitively as possible’.

Contentious if it didn’t have local backing, right?

Derelict land utilised for social housing, I can see that being highly controversial, especially in Peckham Rye.

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Oliver Schick in reply to @almac68

In principle, Pete's right that building on MOL is highly undesirable. I haven't caught up on the policy changes that make it easier to build on it, so don't know about how safeguards are handled, but in general any such moves are a bad thing.

However, looking at the site, I think it is highly suitable for housing. It looks as if they're converting most of it into a kind of pocket park connecting to the (fenced-off) space of Nunhead Reservoir, with the block only occupying a narrow slice of it. I can't say I care much for the design (sorry, Al), but this certainly doesn't seem like a bad project.

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almac68 in reply to @Oliver Schick

Are you on the fence again, Oliver lol

I reckon for the build cost, on a derelict site for social housing corp it’s doing okay.

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