tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129884466436576116.post5632181275478429473..comments2024-02-14T12:43:04.624+00:00Comments on Crosswhatfields?: Cathedral consultationsSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07914930883748622529noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129884466436576116.post-84588100208569856772011-03-09T23:10:36.378+00:002011-03-09T23:10:36.378+00:00I did post about the planning application back in ...I did post about the planning application back in August last year, but renderings weren't available then. Looking at the renderings I've seen now, I think my previous comment about the unwise moniker of the development could be applicable. http://deptforddame.blogspot.com/2010/08/norman-road-industrial-estate.htmlDeptford damehttp://deptforddame.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129884466436576116.post-88104080058618325692011-03-09T19:11:15.825+00:002011-03-09T19:11:15.825+00:00Developments like this fall right into the lap of ...Developments like this fall right into the lap of what has been described as 'legoland estates' by the present housing minister Grant Shapps (see the guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/mar/09/legoland-estates-housing-minister?INTCMP=SRCH) and while we need not wish for a Prince Charles approved development we need a lot more involvement in creating housing that is fit for the environment in which it is built rather than a clone of whatever is being erected elsewhere.<br /><br />And this weekend 'invitation' is almost certainly the work of some PR agency launching a 'charm offensive' - don't be taken in by it - this development is aimed squarely at investors, mostly from the Far East - and has nothing to do with the long term environment of Deptford - its short term gain for long term pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com