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'Transform London's Musical Life' The London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2015 Planning Letter to the Editor Local History Society Members Environment Around and About Committee 4 page 5 pages 6-7 pages 8-9 pages 10-11 page 12 Many members of the GRAND VISION TO ‘TRANSFORM Wimbledon Society will be aware of the saga, ongoing for more than LONDON’S MUSICAL LIFE’ 20 years, and a number of brave but failed attempts to create a concert ANTHONY WILKINSON reports on his to have the support of your Society hall and performing arts centre to ambitious plans to turn Wimbledon and this invitation to explain and serve our Merton community and into an International Arts District promote the project, and to build fill the void left by the demolition strong community support in of the 1,500-seat Wimbledon Town I FIND MYSELF leading a third moving it forward. I am pleased to Hall in the late 1980s. attempt to bring a world-class say that Darcey Bussell, the great It has taken Sir Simon Rattle performing arts centre to dancer and local resident, has to make people aware of what Wimbledon town, so I am delighted agreed to be an Ambassador. performers have (continued on p3) The best of our young local artistic talent The frst Young Wimbledon Artists Summer Show took place at the Norman Plastow Gallery in July. The exhibition showcased work by students from ten of our local schools, colleges and academies. Prizes of £50 were awarded to Bassam Awalli from Rutlish School, Huiya YWA is a scheme to platform to exhibit their Huang from Raynes Park promote Young Wimbledon work in the Norman Plastow High School, Aimosson Scott Artists. It ofers schools, Gallery, which is part of from Cricket Green School colleges and academies in the Wimbledon Village and a best in show prize of Merton, local young artists Hall Trust. Visit www. £75 went to Kodai Dow, also and groups of young artists wimbledonvht.org.uk for from Rutlish School. who live in the borough a more information. For the latest information, go to www.wimbledonsociety.org.uk, www.wimbledonmuseum.org.uk or the Facebook page. EDITOR’S NOTE Wimbledon Society contacts President Norman Plastow Chairman’s report Chairman/Website Asif Malik We are keeping a close eye on progress relating to the Plough Lane development. This is an important issue for Wimbledon, and has far- reaching implications. The Society is keenly aware Hon Secretary Sue Lang of the strong support for football and for AFC in particular, and appreciates that the return of AFC to Wimbledon will be welcomed by many. This is not only on sporting grounds but also for the Hon Treasurer Corinna Edge community benefit which AFC considers would be brought to local residents by the presence of the Club. When the Council was finalising its Local Plan Planning Chairman John Mays in 2012, the Society supported the retention of sporting activity, and asked the Council to explore how a football stadium could be accommodated for AFC. We proposed that communal facilities should Museum Chairman be an integral part of the development so that there Cassandra Taylor was use of the site throughout the week, all year round. The Society does not object to the provision of sporting activity on the site, but does feel that the Local History Chairman implications of the complete scope of the proposals Charles Toase need to be taken into account. In order to make a balanced assessment of the current proposals, we have looked at the potential Membership Secretary impact of the 602-flats proposal that is part of the Jennifer Newman developer’s scheme. The site is on a flood plain, and this brings a range of constraints to avoid flooding risk. The proposed development would also impose demands on local infrastructure – traffic and public Activities/Newsletter Distribution transport. Residents in the vicinity of the stadium Linda Defriez have expressed concerns about football crowds and traffic congestion on match days. It is the Society’s view that these issues need careful consideration and we will be urging Merton Council to take a balanced view in arriving at their Wimbledon Society Newsletter decision on the planning application. Editorial team I would like to highlight another issue. We John Stern would like to hear from members who may be Nigel Davies interested in joining the Executive Committee of Asif Malik the Society. You would help us in ensuring that the Iain Simpson Society is properly run, and we would welcome the element of fresh thinking that a new committee member might bring. Please have a look at the Printing: The Wimbledon Print Company, 257 note on the back page. Haydons Road, SW19 8TY ASIF MALIK 2 CONCERT HALL PROPOSAL Grand vision (continued from p1) piano recitals, discussions, seminars Our aim is to present a fully and use by local community groups worked-out plan to the Council by been saying for a long while, that and schools. the end of 2015, before work begins the acoustics in most London It is anticipated that the on the Future Wimbledon master concert halls leave much to be centre will become a base for plan, and to achieve a first refusal desired. David Whelton, CEO of the a major professional orchestra commitment on the site before Philharmonia Orchestra, believes and a music academy, as well as going ahead with Phase Three to that a high-quality mid-sized hall providing an ideal home for the planning application. in Wimbledon “could provide a Wimbledon International Music To achieve the current phase ‘transformational moment’ in Festival and local music groups. will require funding of £80,000 to London’s musical life”. It will develop Wimbledon as £100,000. We already have pledges Following a detailed appraisal an important Arts District, and in units of £5,000 towards this goal, of the P3 Hartfield Road car park consolidate its position as a local but are keen that there should be site, and extensive discussions with and international educational a strong community element so major figures in the arts world the hub, as well as offering huge re- are inviting more people to have a overwhelming view is to go for a generational opportunities. stake in the project with (gift-aided) 1,250-seat hall with 300 spaces for Following positive meetings donations of more affordable units underground parking. with Merton Council and Future of £1,000. The vision is to build a world- Wimbledon Planning, the Leader of Whether music and the class, state-of-the-art, performing the Labour Council, the Conservative performing arts are your passions arts centre with acoustic flexibility planning committee, and Stephen or not, this is a project with great and digital technology that will put Hammond MP, we are currently significance for the community we it at the forefront of concert venues engaging top-level consultants: live in, with enormous potential in London. With a capacity of 1,250, Grimshaw Architects, Quartet for the regeneration of Wimbledon an intimate and friendly ‘vineyard’ Cultural Consultants, The Audience Town Centre. layout (where the seating rises up Agency, and acoustic and venue In a recent poll the project around the stage), the main hall consultants, to define the business gained 80% of the community vote. will be a prime venue for all styles of plan, sustainability, enabling Please add your support by adding music, dance and semi-staged opera. developments, visualisation of the to our fighting fund and help A smaller hall of up to 350 seats will project on site, costing, and major make great things happen in our be ideal for chamber music, jazz, fund-raising strategy. community. Third time lucky! I shall be continuing fund- raising in September when people are back from holiday. Please contact me on wilkinson.a@outlook. com or through the Wimbledon Society. A model for Wimbledon: a view inside the New World Symphony Hall in Miami, designed by the world-renowned, Canadian-born architect Frank Gehry. Photo by Sean R Sullivan, www.seanwashere.com 3 PLANNING COMMITTEE which are an essential feature of the area. These objections, and representations from other objectors, in particular residents of the roads at the rear of the building, were upheld by the Council which refused permission. The applicant appealed against this decision. A Government inspector recently reported on the appeal, and she upheld the Council’s refusal of permission. The key points for the inspector were the poor quality of the flats that would be created, many of them with a single aspect, and the fact that the proposed An uncertain future changes to the building would not protect or enhance the character WE REPORTED in the December floors into 23 flats, and combining of the Conservation Area. These 2014 issue on an application the three shops on the ground floor are important issues, which the relating to Bank Buildings, a (one being an estate agent) into a Planning Committee will be able major feature of the lower end of single unit. to refer to when commenting on Wimbledon Hill Road, dating from The Society objected to the applications both in the Town 1885. It is a locally listed building, proposed alterations on the basis Centre and more widely. Meanwhile in a Conservation Area, and it gets that they were not consistent with the future of the central part of a mention in the South London the Local Plan. There was particular Bank Buildings remains undecided volume of Pevsner’s Buildings of concern about the height and – the upper floors appear to be England.
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