Through the work of the sub-committee, the Society has been instrumental in saving many buildings of note including Addington Square, Denmark Hill Station and part of Windsor Walk. The Society has also been instrumental in influencing new development to make a positive contribution to the area, and works with local residents and tenants groups where there are common issues. The current composition of the Planning sub-committee is: Tim Gaymer, Anthony Kyrke-Smith, Elizabeth Borowiecka, Jason Leech, Robert Potz, Jonathan Hunt, Paul Cohoon, Somayya Yaqub, Michael Galt and Tom Harvey. Potential new members are welcome to attend a meeting as an observer initially. The Society is currently under represented by members from the Myatt Fields and Brunswick Park areas.
21/AP/2982 37 Denmark Hill: Conversion of a store to provide a one bed residential unit
There is apparently development potential on this site, but this scheme does not make good use of it.
What is proposed is a confusion of building elements which together create a distinctly impractical and unlovely dwelling: a confusion of different roof pitches and heights, a bedroom on a different floor from the bathroom, a kitchen/dining room with no external walls, a wasteful double height living room, a cramped staircase, an over-large porch which uses up half of the ground floor external wall and no landscape layout or provision for bicycles or rubbish.
The Camberwell Society objects to this application on the grounds of poor design.