Guidance Notes for Response to Lambeth May 2024 Tesco Consultation (SADPD)

NOTES ON HOW TO RESPOND TO LAMBETH COUNCIL’S CONSULTATION ABOUT THE TESCO DEVELOPMENT

 


 

The current consultation period for the SADPD is open again until the 13th of August 2024 (due to a technical error re many people were not aware that the consultation period was open from March to May 2024 and did get the chance to object). You can still object 😉 Please do so, as the number of objections really matters. 



SEND YOUR CONSULTATION RESPONSE TO sadpd@lambeth.gov.uk
AND PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS AND THE NAME OF ALL THE ADULTS IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD THAT YOU ARE WRITING ON BEHALF OF.


 

The number of objections Lambeth Council receive is a really important factor in how seriously they'll take our objections. Your voice counts!!!

 The note below aims to make it easy for you to quickly send a response, so PLEASE TAKE 15-20 MINUTES TO RESPOND TO THE CONSULTATION!

 


1.    Introduction

Lambeth Council are currently consulting about what a new housing development could look like on the site of Tesco and its car park.

To be clear, Tesco have not yet started a 'planning application’. What's going on now is the stage before a planning application might be submitted. So this stage is a consultation carried out by Lambeth Council about how the Tesco site might be developed. As such it's a vital opportunity for us as a community to say what we don't want to see, and also to say how we DO want the site to be developed.

 

All the key documents are on the Lambeth Council website at:

https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/planning-building-control/planning-policy-guidance/site-allocations-development-plan-document

 


2.    What is the summary of what we as a community do and don't want?

We should all recognise that there is a need for more housing, and that the Tesco site is a good site for development. So, it's not realistic to say 'we want you to leave the site exactly as it is!' As such, the summary view we suggest you put forward to Lambeth Council would be something like this:

As a community we recognise that Lambeth does need more housing, and we are supportive in principle about developing the Tesco site, but the current proposals would pack too many units into a massive complex that will loom over the surrounding neighbourhood. The height and density should be scaled back, so that the height is similar to the surrounding neighbourhood, and less dense to allow for green spaces near to the boundaries of Baytree and Porden Road.

 


3.    Specific objections to and concerns about the proposal for 'Site 20 - Tesco'.

We suggest you include some or all of the following points in your response to the consultation, alongside any additional concerns you have:

 


4.    Specific 'positive' proposals for how the site can be developed

As much as we might all want to just say, turn the site into a community garden or allotment, such a (lovely) idea would be unviable. Lambeth desperately wants to and needs more housing, so the following is what we see as some sensible and proportionate proposals:


This advisory note is based on extensive communication and consultation between local residents affected by the development. As such, these notes are just a guide of a broadly collective view. But we don't want to tell anyone what to think, or what to say. We just want this to be a helpful guide to make it easier for you to submit a response. So, whatever you want to say, do take this golden opportunity to say it!



REMEMBER, EMAIL sadpd@lambeth.gov.uk NO LATER THAN 5PM ON FRIDAY 3RD MAY AND REMEMBER TO INCLUDE YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS AND THE NAMES OF THE ADULTS IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD THAT YOU ARE WRITING ON BEHALF OF!

REMEMBER, EVERY LITTLE BIT OF OPPOSITION HELPS!

GOOD LUCK AND MESSAGE OR CALL HARMIT ON 07780 994204 IF YOU NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE!