{"id":4910,"date":"2015-07-22T16:10:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T15:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=4910"},"modified":"2015-07-22T16:32:37","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T15:32:37","slug":"just-not-taking-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=4910","title":{"rendered":"Just not taking it"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Residents on the Cressingham Gardens estate in Lambeth are celebrating a small victory in their three year-long campaign to save their homes from demolition after being granted a judicial review.<\/p>\n

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Lambeth Council says the 300 homes are in too poor a state of repair to be saved and wants to demolish the entire low-rise estate opposite Brockwell Park to build luxury apartments.<\/p>\n

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On Monday (July 20) the council decided they would go ahead with plans to clear the site to make way for 464 new homes \u00e2\u20ac\u201c around 120 of which will be sold privately for profit.<\/p>\n

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A demonstration of more than 300 people protested with placards and loudhailers outside the town hall as councillors met to discuss the regeneration of Cressingham.<\/p>\n

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But a judge has granted the residents a judicial review. Although a date is yet to be set the council cannot proceed with plans until a decision is made.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe are all so happy,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 Gerlinde, a homeowner on the estate and a Unite Community member told UNITElive.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThis decision shines a light on Lambeth and their poor decision making. What we really hope is that their actions are found to be unlawful,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 she added.<\/p>\n

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The council’s reasoning behind demolishing the estate is that the properties are in a poor state of repair, even though residents say they have had no issues with leaks.<\/p>\n

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The council has put aside \u00c2\u01411.4m for the repairs, which it says is immediately required to weatherproof the estate irrespective of the regeneration.<\/p>\n

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However they are asking leaseholders to pay up to \u00c2\u014114,000 towards the cost of repairs, money that most simply don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have, right before their properties are set to be demolished.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe whole thing has been a roller-coaster ride for us,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Gerlinde.<\/p>\n

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Just say no<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bBut we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re just not taking it. This is not just us say no, no, no. We are putting forward an alternative solution with green refurbishment,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 she added.<\/p>\n

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The Cressingham residents have a number of events planned over the next few weeks to help raise the profile of their campaign and funds to pay for their human rights lawyer.<\/p>\n

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During Open House London (September 19 and 20) there will be an architecture exhibition in their community hall and a tour of the estate where visitors can see inside homes and private gardens on the estate, which was designed by Edward Hollamby, a heritage-listed architect and a champion of modern low-rise estates.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThere are a number of regeneration programmes taking place across Lambeth and the council\u00c2\u00a0is trying to crush Cressingham to make an example,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Gerlinde.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bIt really knocks the wind out of you but we will keep on fighting,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 she added.<\/p>\n

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There’s an\u00c2\u00a0i-petition you can\u00c2\u00a0sign here\u00c2\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Watch<\/a> a short film on the human impact of regeneration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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