20-storey tower for Newington Causeway: plans go on display

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/4115

I was playing squash at the Elephant and Castle leisure centre on Saturday, so I thought I'd take a look at the exhibition while I was there.

I followed the signs to an empty room. I was there around 2.30. I was told that the exhibition had finished just before I arrived.

I thought I'd ask to see if anyone actually saw this exhibition - before I come to the conclusion that they simply didn't bother with an exhibition at all.

It was supposed to be 11.30 to 1.30 on Saturday - see
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/7867

Is it possible to see the plans online do you know?

All the planning application docs are viewable here, albeit not in a very user-friendly format.

I saw the exhibtion on Saturday.

There were 2 staff from Knight Frank and an architect. They had produced a lovely model of the scheme so it was a shame that I only saw three local people who had filled in feedback forms.

The most interesting information I gathered was an apparent first for Southwark as a result of the economic situation the developer cannot get a housing association to manage the 13 affordable properties so the developer will maintain the freehold and manage the affordable properties themselves.

This is going to planning committee on 8 December along with Eileen House across the road.

[url=http://planningonline.southwarksites.com/planningonline2/DocsOnline/Documents/73441_1.pdf]Officer's report is now online[/url].

Apparently 16 people attended the exhibition at the leisure centre.

This one and Eileen House have both been bumped from the agenda of tonight's meeting

Nearly a year on, this scheme (but not Eileen House) is pencilled in for consideration at planning committee on 30 November.

that's council efficiency for you...

18 months after it was originally due to be determined, this is back on the agenda of next Tuesday's planning committee