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Prince of Wales Pond - Blackheath

Society sponsors exhibition on proposed Library Square

The Society’s objectives in pursuing this project are:

• To bring a high quality development into a long neglected part of the Village

• To create a focus for community life including a new home for the library

Comments can be left at any time by emailing the Society on blackheath.soc@lineone.net or by writing to The Blackheath Society, Chapman House, 10 Blackheath Village, London SE3 9LE. Please say whether you are in favour of the development, or not, when writing.

Display panels with photographs, drawings, cross-sections and explanatory text give the history of the site and the project with full details of the scheme, which has been revised from earlier proposals.

In brief, the site comprises the existing library and the adjoining shop and restaurant, the private car park behind them and the public car park. The development would include 40 one and two bedroom apartments in two four and five storey blocks, several new shops or restaurants, an underground car park for 30 cars and a brand new library fit for the 21st century, perhaps linked to an Internet café.

The plans also propose to cover over a small area above the railway line next to the fish and chip shop to allow easier access to the new square from the main road.

At this stage, the Society is simply proposing ideas for the development. We are talking to the landowners involved, who are Lewisham Council and a private family trust, and we plan further public consultations later.

If these talks were successful, the Society would then approach potential developers to take on the project. If they did so, they would produce their own design and submit a planning application on which public consultation would take place in the normal way.

We would be grateful if you could visit the exhibition and give us your views.

New Rail Timetable
The Society and BVRG are co-operating to inform residents and lobby South East Trains about the proposed changes to the timetable from December 2009.   Please see the transport page under Current Issues for the new time table.

Limited Edition Prints

The Society's limited edition prints of the village are still available. To view the images and download an order form please visit our
Cards & Prints page >