Crayford Marshes – London Wildlife Trust objection to road/rail depot threat - Erith - Thamesmead - Slade Green - Crayford

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Chris Rose

London Wildlife Trust has submitted a highly critical objection to the re-heated proposal from an outfit called Roxhill to build a large rail/road interchange depot on a substantial part of the southern end of Crayford Marshes, adjacent to Slade Green train depot. We are now able to publish it here (see below). The previous exponents, Prologis, failed to start construction within the 5 years allowed.

The scheme would still destroy most of the separate Site of Importance for Nature Conservation on this part of the marshes, threaten the future of red-listed Skylark in Bexley, and red-listed Corn Bunting in London , when there may be only 20 pairs left in the whole of the capital. It would further industrialise one of the largest and most open areas left in the Borough for wildlife and people, on land classified as Metropolitan Green Belt, and add heavy lorry movements to local roads.

The planning decision on the previous scheme would have meant that the money from the destruction of this part of the marshes would have been put in a fund to properly manage the rest of it for nature. That ‘offer’ does not appear in the current application.

Other objectors include Bexley Natural Environment Forum, and Bexley Civic Society. More than 200 individual letters of objection have been signed so far.

For more background information see:

http://www.bexleywildlife.org/save-our-skylarks-string-of-marshland-sites-under-renewed-threat/

£150m of package deals to be won on Kent residential job

Around £150m of subcontract packages are up for grabs on a new housing job set to start in Kent next month.

Written by Grant Prior 

Residential specialist L&Q is partnering with the Anderson Group to develop 600 homes on the former site of Erith Quarry over the next five years.

Anderson will be carrying out core infrastructure works with a host of package deals yet to be awarded.

The development will see £300m invested in the 55 acre site including construction of a new 700 capacity primary school.

Andrew Jay, Group Managing Director at the Anderson Group, said: “We are dedicated to bringing life to lost land through responsible development and this project is no exception.

“Erith Quarry presented us with the perfect opportunity to create a thriving community on a site which is currently completely desolate.

“We have worked hard to ensure this project is innovative and replaced the familiar city pattern of flats and car parks with an ingenious, high quality design of terraced family homes that reveals the character of the land.

“We are delighted to be working in partnership with L&Q on this landmark scheme and helping to provide much-needed housing in the area in addition to the provision of a new primary school.”

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