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If you shop in Peckham town centre or use the facilities there you may be interested in the plans to redevelop a major site. It currently houses the Aylesham Centre, adjacent Rye Lane shops, Morrison?s supermarket and their car park, the bus station on Peckham High Street and a petrol station. Last year the site was sold by Blackrock a global hedge fund to Berkeley Group a UK developer.


They will soon be starting their consultation exercise intending to apply, by the end of 2022, for planning permission. Aylesham Community Action (ACA) a community group of local people, working with Peckham Vision, have organised an introductory workshop this coming Saturday 22nd January 11am-12.45pm for local people to learn about the site and the issues that need to be considered in thinking about the redevelopment.


You can sign up for this zoom workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-aylesham-site-help-shape-the-future-of-peckham-town-centre-tickets-239120555017?fbclid=IwAR1VzfoDXz60QvFH0cyUC7agwcJr_CrHLOkLcDCkPlLmILpOOlWGi3ZBuaU

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More info:

https://www.ayleshamcommunityaction.co.uk

https://www.peckhamvision.org,

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This weekend is the final weekend to add comments to to the survey hosted by the developers


https://www.theayleshamcentre.community/surveys


The plan, as per the current guidance from the Mayor, adds 35% affordable housing to the site and this is a fair mix for locals.


Whilst it's a tall development it does add much needed housing stock to the area and rejuvenates a tired shopping centre and supermarket along with utilising underused space.


I am amused that the Aylesham Community Action group tries to paint Peckham as a historic market town when in fact its currently in need of attention and covered in grafitti. We need homes which will help rejuvenate the town centre and not an eyesore town centre that discourages inwards investment.


The real amusement is that the word "gentrification" is also bring used in this context, back in the 60s before the council built the concrete monstrosity housing blocks around Peckham, the town centre was called the golden mile and was a go to shopping destination so this gentrification is really reversing the decline that happened from the 70s onwards.


If you haven't added your views, positive or negative then it's your last chance as part of this consultation.

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