Aylesham Community Action
@ACAPeckham
JULY '25: the community demands a development right for Peckham & its people #RightForPeckham 🔗Info & sign up for Public Meetings: https://linktr.ee/acapeckham
💥URGENT 💥Aylesham scheme gone to Appeal, bypassing local democracy 💥Only 12% 'affordable housing' 💥 Developer rep. said in public meeting, that this scheme could be marketed as 'second homes'. 💥SEND your objection to Planning Inspectorate by 28 July! 💥Instruction here 🔽
I support building homes on the Aylesham site- but they must include the right amount of social and affordable housing. With 18,000 on Southwark’s housing waiting list and thousands of kids in temporary accommodation, Berkeley’s 12% offer simply isn’t good enough.
867 new homes to replace a car park and shopping arcade in Peckham. Rejected by the council (and opposed by the local MP, Labour environment minister @Miatsf). standard.co.uk/news/london/pe…
867 new homes to replace a car park and shopping arcade in Peckham. Rejected by the council (and opposed by the local MP, Labour environment minister @Miatsf). standard.co.uk/news/london/pe…
Dear reader, it was REFUSED #RightForPeckham
We had a great time tonight, hoping it's refused. Homes for people, not for profit!
'We’re building thousands and thousands of flats and nobody can afford to buy them” U just noticed?! #TheWrongHousing to end our housing crisis - demand is for homes families can afford to build lives in,not keyturn homes for 'investors' to exploit us with manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…
To add to your "NIMBY full house"..... The developer, in a public meeting, said that the scheme couid be marketed as "second homes". Yep, that will help solve the housing crisis - lots of second homes, empty investment flats, and AirBnBs....
The NIMBY full house!
@s8mb your analysis is simplistic. #Peckham has a high degree of housing need, not met by this development. But other factors too: - social harm to #Peckham community by displacement - economic harm to small businesses - heritage harm (on edge of a conservation area) etc.
Here's Southwark's chair of planning saying the only homes worth building are subsidised "affordable" ones. This is why London has a housing crisis: politicians like Richard just DGAF about anyone who doesn't live in social and subsidised housing. x.com/Livingstone_RJ…
The plans received 2,505 responses, of which 2,427 are objections, 59 are in support while there are 19 neutral comments - the council has decided to #listentolocals @PeckhamVision standard.co.uk/news/london/pe…
The developer knows the rules: it was always unlikely to get permission if they did not provide the levels of affordable housing set out in planning policy (35%). There is little point building housing that Southwark's residents can't afford to live in.
Please RT urgently #Peckham lovin folks! On Aylesham, send objections to Planning Inspectorate by 28 July @PeckhamVision @DavidParton_ @PeckhamHeritage @56aInfoshop @justspace7 @homes4alluk @ShapeCoalition1 @Southwark_News @35percent_EAN @Jasmine_Ali @Miatsf @mcash @esmedobson
💥URGENT 💥Aylesham scheme gone to Appeal, bypassing local democracy 💥Only 12% 'affordable housing' 💥 Developer rep. said in public meeting, that this scheme could be marketed as 'second homes'. 💥SEND your objection to Planning Inspectorate by 28 July! 💥Instruction here 🔽
Come rain or shine, #RyeLane’s Labour councillors are working for residents. 🌧️☀️ Out in the pouring rain this morning delivering our latest newsletter. | @SouthwarkLabour 🌹
Important demo/vigil 6.00pm Monday at Camden Town Hall (opposite St Pancras & BL) to lobby for actually affordable homes in Kentish Town
❌️Berkeley Homes development BLOCKED – Campaign wins first major battle ✊️✊️Well done @ACAPeckham @PeckhamVision @ShapeCoalition1 @DCHcampaign and many more! axethehousingact.org.uk/campaigns/berk…
It is rewarding to link our community effort together from our different campaigns about the way the national policies for housing and for planning are making the situation so much worse.
Thanks for your support 🙏
Pleased we were able to support @ACAPeckham @ShapeCoalition1 @PeckhamVision @DCHcampaign @PeckhamHeritage and all the objectors. An important result.
PUBLIC HOUSING ON PUBLIC LAND PROTEST! Come join us this Monday 21st July 6pm at full Council meeting at Camden Town Hall, we’re done with our council destroying our communities & green havens, building flats for overseas investors to make £££, ignoring needs of local ppl
As ever, a brilliant summary of things here in Southwark. This time about the Council's recent refusal of Berkeley Homes terrible plans for the Aylesham Centre in Peckham:
New blog post: Aylesham scheme rejected - @BerkeleyGroupUK claims scheme is unviable with a minus £41m deficit but their own figures show £84m estimated profit! 35percent.org/posts/aylesham…
Councillors refuse planning permission for ‘once-in-a-generation #Peckham redevelopment’ after developers dropped affordable housing to just 12 per cent But this will not actually determine the outcome of the application southwarknews.co.uk/area/peckham/c…
As part of our Mini SMALL PRESS FAIR this Sunday 20th July, we will be remembering DAVE CUNLIFFE, the excellent poet and anarchist (1941-2021) We'll be launching a small open access archive of Dave and his collaborative publishing ventures Thanks so much to @bwilky23 📚🌱🔮🩷
Mini Small Press Fair on Sunday 20th July (Midday to 5pm) Stalls, events and four smashing readers: Lotte L S. Dot Spencer Ron Seal A - Dudley - E Forage walk 2pm Poets readings 3pm