Today the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, agreed with the Inspector who oversaw the hearing in August and September, and rejected Peachtree Services Ltd appeal.

We won!!

Thank you for donating your money, time and/or effort to fight this cause. It was great to see the community come together.

A quick update on the planning inquiry: it starts on 21 August - only a month away. We're just about to submit our written proofs of evidence. They cover issues such as the density and design of the development; loss of industrial employment land; townscape; and the impact the development would have on our transport infrastructure. We've found expert witnesses on some of these issues, so we're making great progress.

In terms of our fundraising we hit our initial target early but due to the costs of specialist technical input we are stretching ourselves further with a new target of £7500.  We have a week of fundraising left, we won't be extending again as we need to focus on the inquiry, but we need more donations. 

Every contribution makes a difference including sharing the details of this appeal with neighbours, friends and family.

Together we can do this!

We were so close to our original stretch goal that we have decided to stretch ourselves further - thank you to everyone who has given to get us here!

Our case is coming together well, we have secured the barrister and a number of expert witnesses. To really strengthen our case we need a little bit more funding and we're hoping with your help to get to £7,500.

The community has been amazing and we hope you can continue to contribute and promote the fundraising so we can make a strong case at the appeal hearing in August.

We have extended our funding appeal for another 30 days.  We are so close to our stretch target that we want to give you - the community - one more chance to show your support by donating. 

We (WWTRA, FoBP, Brunswick Park TRA, the Camberwell Society, 35% Campaign and Vital OKR) are fundraising to support our ‘rule 6’ status and representation at the Appeal Hearing in August where the Planning Inspectorate will hear the case from Peachtree Services, Southwark Council and us - the communities that believe that this is over-development: it is too high, too dense, and too close to Burgess Park.

Please keep donating to our appeal and promoting our case to help our communities fight back against inappropriate development.

Thanks again to those who have donated to the fundraising appeal or have shared and promoted the appeal.  

We are nearing the end of the appeal period, just a few days to go. We are so close to our stretch target, let's have one final push.

As an update on the case, we have submitted our Statement of Case. We will argue that the Inspector should recommend dismissal of the Appeal for the following reasons:
a. density and living conditions of future residents of the new development;
b. loss of industrial land;
c. townscape, design, character and appearance;
d. accessibility and transport; and
e. amenity and living conditions of existing residents.

We are pleased to have secured Esther Drabkin-Reiter from Francis Taylor Building to represent us - the local community - and our case.

Please keep promoting and donating, the money raised now with allow us to call expert witnesses.

Thanks to everyone who has donated or promoted the fundraising appeal.

We have reached our initial target and are now going for our stretch target. Our stretch target of £5000 means we can really strengthen our case. With more funding we will have access to more of the barrister's time and be able to call expert witnesses.

We are also pleased to have Brunswick Park TRA join our coalition and become members of the Rule 6 party to the Planning Appeal, along with the WWTRA, FoBP, Camberwell Society, 35% Campaign and Vital OKR.

Please keep promoting and donating, together we can hit this new target and help our communities fight back.