A little less green belt?

[bon3yard]

I live on forest hill road next to The Herne Tavern and was a little perturbed to see A couple of engineers replete with theodolites marking out that nice bit of green that overlooks the park(dont know what its called). Please dont tell me this nice little patch has been gobbled up by more avaricious developers. Its a regular footie pitch for some of the young lads around here and it would be a shame if it was used to build more cardboard houses.

[macroban]

Some context here.

[bon3yard]

Aha I now have a name for it. Old news then?

[snoozequeen1]

Why do we so spinelessly accept that there just has to be more and more housing stuffed into London? The last tiny little bit of space on the junction of Ivydale/Inverton Roads, tiny, but very important bit of green breathing space/visual break, been sold off for yet more flats, while the private section of the other recent flats opposite appears to be still largely unoccupied.

There used to be daylight and a general feeling of space here for people going to and fro, waiting for the bus etc, but now the whole area is always in shade, giving it the air of mean streets/bedsit land. The development has been so greedy and aggressive (including that of the church with its ludicrously priapic tower) that it has blocked all the sight lines at a busy cross roads.

The penthouse on the opposite side of Peckham Rye has affected the whole Rye. Part of the Rye experience was its spaciousness and light, now there's a dirty great interrupting blot on the skyline. Why was this visual damage allowed, to benefit one developer and one occupier? Is the intention to raise building levels all round so that the Rye is "blocked in" on all sides? Is the new school going to be - 4, 5, 6, storeys?

Sorry to go onnnnn.

[Keef]

Yet we still hear that more homes need to be built...

I agree that they do, but the key word here is AFFORDABLE, look at all the empty flats in SE22, take the new build half way up Underhill (modern looking thing on a corner). Not sure a single flat has sold, and yet they're still on the market for ?300k... Hope none sell and the developers have to cut their losses!

Having said all that, it's an awful shame if there is a block being built on Piermont Green, it adds character to that little area.