Have just received this good news from the Gondar and Agamemnon Residents Association.
"Gondar Gardens reservoir - planning application refused by Camden
Dear all, some fantastic news:
Linden Wates' planning application to build on the reservoir site hasbeen refused by Camden ... see www.gara-westhampstead.co.uk<http://www.gara-westhampstead.co.uk/> for a copy of the refusal noticeand the planning officer's detailed report. This is great news, althoughwe need to exercise some caution - we need to analyse the detailed report and we don't know what Linden Wates will do next, possibly including going to appeal.
Well done to everyone who wrote in to object, and to the nearly 1200people who signed our petition to "preserve the entire Gondar Gardens reservoir site as undisturbed Open Space and a Site of NatureConservation Interest." And many thanks to our GARA committee members and to our professional consultants (yes, we used some of our precious funds to get expert advice) for the effort they all put in to ensure we made a strong case for protecting the reservoir site and refusing planning permission.
Over the last few years we have helped ensure that this valuable open space has been designated as a site of nature conservation interest; it has been protected in Camden's Unitary Development Plan, the Local Development Framework and planning strategies; and now this planning application has been refused. While this won't be the end of the story,it does demonstrate what local effort can achieve. We also owe our thanks to Camden for the way in which they have set and then applied planning policies."
Congratulation to everyone for their efforts!
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