SAVE THE HOOD
Update May 2007
Some of you will have received a letter from David Gittens of Strategic
Planning, Greenwich, informing you that they have received a revised application for the
Creek Road/Bardsley Lane site.
Plans are available for viewing now at West Greenwich Library. I have photocopied a
portion of the plans around the Lord Hood.
The good news is the pub is staying - they say "The Lord Hood is retained to address
comments received during the consultation on the application."
This is stretching the meaning of "Comments" and "consultation" but we
seem to have won our main point.
However there may be wider objections to the plan itself which doesn't seem to have
changed much from the original. What they are proposing is to have a 4 metre wide alleyway
next to the pub, presumably taking away the side patio area, and in exchange putting in a
garden at the back of the pub.
Any views you have on this I would be glad to recieve, and call a meeting in the near
future.
George Bridges
Chair Save the Hood Campaign
View the planning application letter and the plans - you will need adobe acrobat or similar.
Update September 2006
Over the last year there have been a great number of
meetings and several newspaper articles. The support for the campaign has been tremendous
with paper petitions and email petitions with thousands of signatures. At a planning
department meeting in July a wide range of people spoke against various parts of the
proposals and local councillors asked the crucial question: "Although English
Heritage has not listed the site on architectural grounds, could it not be listed on
account of its cultural and historical significance ?" and asked about its
international reputation for music.
A site visit was arranged and at the planning meeting on 31st August, developers were told
to produce new plans which included retaining the Lord Hood.
On Wednesday 6th July 2005 sixty locals and supporters came to a meeting and waited quietly to be told of plans to demolish the Lord Hood Public House and surrounding buildings.
They saw the plans for the area and took the opportunity to share those features which they valued about the Lord Hood.
Some of those were surprising, but nevertheless, they are listed below:
All present wished to oppose the redevelopment. Many people said that they felt there had been far too much expensive development locally already.
People were asked to write to Jim Smith, Planning Officer, 1st Floor, Peggy Middleton, 50 Woolwich New Road, London SE18 6HQ
It was decided
More to follow soon .............
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