' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' EY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!: ! ! ! ! ! TN SO U C P I ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! E E T H Y ! T ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! F ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!D&A,5/!H*/-)!0*,8!I1 ! ! ! ! ! O 9 U 5 The Bullet in 9 NDED 1 ! Jun! e! 20! 18 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!%/?$!)# ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Report b! ack on plans for GDPR - General Data ! Protection Regulation Putney High Street Many of you will have received The High Street is communications from businesses, the one part of charities and other organisations Putney we all share, advising you of the new GDPR which and sometimes come into effect on 25 May. In some despair. On Monday cases you will have been asked to confirm that you are happy for your 25 June we have a personal data (e.g. postal address or great triple bill to email address) to be used in the update you on recent future by the organisation and upcoming concerned. The Putney Society has developments here. been advised that as you are existing + + + The council have now members of the Society we do not voted funds for + + nee+ d to ask+ for your co+nfirmation in + + + + + t his way as we only use personal improvements to the + + + ++ pavements and data to provide the benefits of Society’s latest ‘Citizen Science’ more. Wandsworth’s Nick ! ) ) ) ) mem) bership e.g. sending you the monitoring of air pollution in and Bulletin or alerting you to Society O’Donnell will return to explain around the Town Centre). Hav) e ) ) events.) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) what is planned. Nicola Grant the new hybrid buses done all )we ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) from ‘Positively Putney’ will talk However we will now explicitly hoped? ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ))) about the work of our Business inform new members as to how the Improvement District (BID) and Monday 25 June, 7.30 pJm at) th)e ) ) Socie)ty use) s )pers)onal da)ta an)d we ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) the commercial outlook for our Community Church on Werter ) ) ) h)ave )taken) the opportunity to post our updated Privacy Policy on the shops. And Dr Richard Carter will Road (opposite Sainsbury’s). ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Society website. report on the results of the !) ) ) Wandsworth Heritage Festival Guided walk: Putney Lower Common: understanding its history - organised by the Putney Society Thursday 7 June at 10.30am Peter Haldane, the Commondale - by the 22 bus Wimbledon & Putney stop. No booking required for Commons Conservators’ this free event. Conservation & Engagement The festival continues until " ! Officer, will lead this walk, 10th June – the full explaining how the Common programme is available on has developed from the days our website http://www. when it belonged to the Lord putneysociety.org.uk/events/ of the Manor, Lord Spencer. wandsworth-heritage-festival- Meet on the Lower Richmond 2018.html ) Road at the junction with One Some Members may be aware that South Nearly 9 million Western Railways has finally agreed to our passenger journeys begin Trans por t %request%% that a defibrillator be housed in Putney or end at the station so Pan el Station, but have left it up to the Society to having a defibrillator in Convenor: ) so% urce a%nd fu%nd %it. % % % % % % pl%ace %will me% et a re%al % % Steph%%;$&"<.en Luxf#ord% % A %local cha%rity, DiPPS% (Defibrillat%ors in Public % % comm% uni%ty n%eed. % % ste% phen.l%uxfor%d@ % Pl%aces), ha%s ver%y g%enerously agree%%d to do%nate a % % Fo%llowing the% Fe% bruar%y % n%ao.g%si.gov.uk defib%rill%ator %and the% Societ%y %will f%und% a cab%inet to% M%%=#%6*1+8%+<9#%0*1%-*%$*7<$'-#%0*1.%embers Meeting with , hou%se it in.% We ar%e cu%rrently% in% discus%sions w%ith S%%;-%(*1+8%4#%WR, Network' %Rail has confi%rmed that the%re will SWR to satisfy any further requirements they have, be no work on the temporary structure on but h% op%eful%ly we w%ill shortly% be in a p%osition% to% % % Pl%atform One% whi%ch was put u%p to st%rengthen% the % %have one% installed. % % % % % su%pporting %%wIall, be%fore t%he next fundin%g r%ound in % % % % % % 201%9-202%4. % % % % % specimen of the widely planted London Plane – or a less common, but interesting tree. Perhaps we could include hawthorns or the magnificent hybrid black poplar? Email your nominations to [email protected]. We have also asked local tree wardens to nominate their favourites. Many thanks to those who donated tools for the Putney Community Gardens. When I delivered the tools in mid-May I was delighted to see that their newly planted community orchard was thriving – to the extent that a tiny almond tree had produced one furry nut. The decision by Network Rail to clear all trees within 6.5 metres of the track is very concerning. In Putney these trees form a vital green lung and screen the railway% from neighbouring houses. The People often refer to “leafy Putney” – but how move to halt the programme until the end of the %much do% w%e know% abo%ut our stre% et tre%es? % % ne%sting season i%s %%= % % % % % In%spired by P%a%ul W%ood’s recen%tly% pub%lished % % w%elcome b%ut more % % % % % % “% London%’s Str%ee%t Tre%es” we ar%e pla%nnin%g to create % n%eeds t%o be %done and Ope nSpaces street tree trails in Putney and in Roehampton. we have asked Panel % These w%alk%s will be d%esign%ed% to sho% w %the div%ersity % W%andswor%th %Coun% cil to % % % Conv%%;$%enor: ) an% d sple%ndour% of ou%r u%rban% forest %– but %we n%eed % pro%tects the% best % Ju%dith Cheg%%A5#%widden 7 %you% r he%lp. W% e would like %you to% nom% ina%te y%our % spe% cimens %by% means of % % %020 87%88 %448%9 favourite street trees (or those in other public Tree Preservation % % % % % % % % % % % % % judith%.ch%egwi%dden spaces). It could be a particularly magnificent Orders (TPOs). @gmail.com % % % % COMMUNITY: TRANSPORT: BUILDINGS: OPEN SPACES: % FUTURE PANEL 4 June, 12 July 12 June, 10 July 6 June, 4 July 7 June, 2 August at 6 Norroy Road, at 46 Disraeli at 154 Putney High Street, (no meeting in July) MEETINGS SW15 1PF (18.30) Road, SW15 2DS (19.30) SW15 1RS (19.00) at 28 Howards Lane, % Convenor: Convenor: Convenor: SW15 6NQ (19.00) All members welcome Vicky Diamond Stephen Luxford Andrew Catto Convenor: www.putneysociety.org.uk [email protected] stephen.luxford@ [email protected] Judith Chegwidden % T:07746 022654 nao.gsi.gov.uk [email protected] T: 020 8788 4489 % Two It’s all quiet on the High Street (for now) and we political aspirations for won’t get to see the latest scheme for the Alton growth and a natural desire estate until after this bulletin is published, which to conserve what matters. Buildings gives me a chance to explain how the Buildings Whether local, London or Panel Panel works. national, policies are Convenor: Andrew Ca tto Our main role is to respond to planning applications forever being revised and we try to respond with ac@andr ewcat to. co. uk big and small that might affect Putney. Every year 020 8785 0077 Wandsworth process 6,000 to 7,000 planning Putney’s point of view to all applications. That’s perhaps 120 each month in the important changes. Last Putney and Roehampton, which is why a monthly year it was the London Plan, this year the National panel may not respond to your neighbour’s extension. Policy Framework. But we do read all the lists of applications, and those And of course not everything that gets built is you bring to our attention, discuss about half a permitted. We’re on first name terms with the dozen a month and write to the council on about Council’s enforcement team, chasing what should half of these. have been done (so that at last the promised trees These may be huge developments in the town centre bloom outside Tileman House) as much as what or tiny changes that could set a bad example, like should not, like ugly new walls in Conservation Areas over-large roofs that disrupt the street scene, and depressing shutters. But we still can’t persuade increasing street clutter from advertising Wandsworth to clamp down on the ever more masquerading as new ‘phone boxes, or even, recently, numerous ‘A’ boards outside our shops. ) ) ) ) ) ) a simple shelf designed to encourage café users to We are fortunate to have two architects, a retired stan)d wher)e they b)lock t)he pavem) ent a)nd) late ) p)lan)ner, an)d her)itage ex) perts as re) gu)lar panel opening food) outlets.) Incr)easin)gly de)ve)lop) ers) are ) atte)ndee)s, b) ut this r)uns th)e ri)sk of seein) g things coming to talk to us before finalising their ideas, through professional eyes, so it’s great that we also ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) which is a welcome sign that we have something have Putney and Roehampton residents – maybe worthwhi)le to )say on yo)ur behalf. ) ) ) ) )you) too soo)n? – to) ens)ure we refl)ect a wider view. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Whether a scheme gets planning permission depends Do join us one month (first Wednesday, 7.00 pm). ) ) ) ) ) ) on it meeting planning policies driven by a mix of ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) The police) repo) rt tha)t th)ere’s b) een a dra)mati)c dro)p ) can be) collected an)d used ) ) in the)ft from )motor v)ehicl)es in T)hame) sfiel)d Wa)rd. b)y other g)roups.