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"We,
the undersigned, are gravely alarmed at the proposed scale and impact
of the current plans by Hong Kong developer Hutchison Whampoa, that will
irrevocably destroy the site of Britain’s historic Royal Dockyard and
Sayes Court Garden at Deptford by the River Thames in London.
"We welcome the recognition of this
fact by the inclusion of Deptford Dockyard (now known as Convoys Wharf)
and Sayes Court Garden on the World Monuments Fund Watch List for 2014
and the serious concern expressed by English Heritage and many other
heritage bodies, Lewisham Council and local community groups represented
by Deptford Is.. (www.deptfordis.org.uk) We note that this year is the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Docks by Henry VIII in 1513.
"We also applaud the extensive work carried out by the Sayes Court Garden www.sayescourtgarden.org.uk and Build The Lenox projects www.buildthelenox.org
to create two visionary regeneration schemes. These will reinterpret
and celebrate the heritage of the area while at the same time creating
major new tourist attractions, safeguarding Deptford's maritime and
horticultural links, and creating skilled jobs for local people around
the birthplace of the National Trust and Deptford Royal Dockard.
"We regret the lack of meaningful
engagement with the community by Hutchison Whampoa so far; note that at
the developer’s request, the Mayor of London has used his powers to take
over as the planning authority and further note that Sir Terry Farrell,
who is the Mayor's Design Adviser, is also the architect employed by
Hutchison Whampoa.
"We reject any claims that this
scheme will address London's housing needs. With a maximum of 15%
affordable housing, just 4% of this for social rent, we believe it will
make no significant difference to the capital's housing crisis.
"We therefore call on the
Mayor of London as the planning authority, Sir Li Ka-shing, chairman of
Hutchison Whampoa as the ultimate applicant and the Secretary of State
to revise the proposals with greater sensitivity for their location. We
ask them to respect 500 years of British maritime history and 360 years
of horticultural history on this internationally-significant site; one
which is inextricably associated with Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Sir
Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Samuel Pepys, John Evelyn, Octavia Hill, Christopher Marlowe, Tsar Peter the Great, and Captain James Cook."
To:
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
Li Ka-shing, Chairman, Hutchison Whampoa
Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government
Terry Farrell, Farrell's
Stewart Murray, Assistant director, planning, GLA
Colin Wilson, Senior manager, development & projects, GLA
Justin Carr, Strategic planning manager, development decisions, GLA
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
Li Ka-shing, Chairman, Hutchison Whampoa
Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government
Terry Farrell, Farrell's
Stewart Murray, Assistant director, planning, GLA
Colin Wilson, Senior manager, development & projects, GLA
Justin Carr, Strategic planning manager, development decisions, GLA
Hutchison Whampoa's plans for the Royal Dockyard will wipe out centuries
of maritime and horticultural history. Britain needs a visionary
heritage scheme to transform Deptford and inspire generations
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your name]
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Joseph Beale LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
- about 18 hours ago
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There are people needing hosues urgently and yet this schme is going to sell almost all these luxury homes to overseas speculators who don't even need them! As well as this ridiculous situation, as usual the only profits made will go to the developers' pockets and not the local community. The site's unique history will be lost without a thorough re-examination of the proposals. The height of the towers is way too tall and will adversely impact the panorama from all around including historic Greenwich and Deptford. And the density of the scheme ignores the negative impact it will have on traffic in the area. Please stop this destruction of London's communities and heritage for the greedy profits of a tiny minority. -
paul astles LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
- about 21 hours ago
- Liked 2
Deptford needs help to prevent it being air-brushed out of it's rightful place in Britain's history. -
Jill Sullivan LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
- about 22 hours ago
- Liked 2
I have lived in Deptford for nearly 40 years. We need to celebrate the culture and history through imaginative projects which will promote local employment and tourism rather than be subjected to a massive, high density, boring housing development which is unaffordable to the majority of local people. A forest would be better than the current proposals! -
Nicki Mansell LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
- about 22 hours ago
- Liked 2
too many developments have been made over historical sites and buildings that could be put to use............... money talks! -
jaki rance LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
- about 21 hours ago
- Liked 1
I want to be sure that the right decision is made.
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