Andy Bates joined a special workshop at London Tenants Conference on ‘Developing Community-Led Homes’ to share the Leathermarket experience. The short film below captures the key points from the session. You can watch the film on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN0METtgE1c
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Things are beginning to move forward with the proposed development at the Joseph Lancaster site next to Nashe House. Resident consultation sessions have been arranged by the Community Benefit Society for Wednesday 9th August at the Roundhouse Hall, 2 Cardinal Bourne Street, SE1 4EJ. There is an afternoon session which starts at 2pm and a later sessionRead more
At the new homes consultation on 16th June, Kipling Estate residents gave their overwhelming approval of the final design for the new homes on Kipling Garages site. The next step is submitting a planning application to Southwark Council by the end of June 2015. View the new homes design here. A huge thank you to all the residents who have sharedRead more
Leathermarket CBS held a packed meeting at the JMB offices on Monday, 19 May which discussed the latest steps in the plan for new council-rent homes on the Kipling Estate including the potential size and shape of any new development. More information, including the presentation by the architects giving the options for the site, can be found in the newsRead more
New social housing: Meeting Monday 19th May 5.30pm at Leathermarket JMB office Just a quick reminder about the above meeting: the purpose is for Kipling residents to talk to the architects about the options for the JMB building new social housing, to be let a council rents, on the junction of Guy Street and Weston Street.Read more
A packed meeting of Lawson TRA on 2 April discussed what residents wanted from new council-rent homes on the Joseph Lancaster nursery site Residents came together in groups with staff from Leathermarket Community Benefit Society to come up with a brief for architects setting outRead more
Leathermarket JMB sets out what local residents want concerning how the Joseph Lancaster Nursery site (on the Lawson Estate #SE1) is redeveloped. The Joseph Lancaster Nursery site is a large site in the middle of the Lawson estate between Nashe House, Beeston House, Middleton House and Symington House. It has the potential to be aRead more
Leathermarket JMB has formally set out its response the the proposed boundary for Neighbourhood Planning in its area. The Leathermarket JMB areas, and associated parks, marked in blue. Following concerns that Southwark Council is considering splitting the JMB’s area in half for the purposes of Neighbourhood Planning, the JMB has formally responded to Southwark Council’sRead more
Southwark Council is considering splitting the Leathermarket JMB area into two separate areas as part of the development of Neighbourhood Planning in the Bermondsey area. The Council are still considering the boundary for the neighbourhood plan that will cover the Bermondsey area between Borough High Street and Tower Bridge Road (which includes the JMB area).Read more
There was a really great turn out of 40 residents Nomination of Directors Lawson Estate are nominating John Paul Maytum and Peter Coulthard. There candidates addresses are included below: Election statement Lawson2013 Maytum p coulthard letter tra Ali Gurer stood down and received a spontenous round of appaulse for the all of the work he hasRead more