Somers Town needs housing, not a medical centre December 5, 2007
Posted by CamdenKiwi in : Camden , trackbackVacant land behind the British Library will become a medical research centre, despite Government pledges to build social housing on government land, and the wishes of people in Somers Town. There’s a report from the BBC here (Site Found for Medical Centre), and you can see this blogger at the end.
Somers Town has lost about 30% of its social housing over the last 20 years, and has some of the worst health of any area in London. Over-crowding, and a lack of housing for those who need it are serious problems here.
This centre has been approved despite local needs, and despite the planning brief for the area stipulating that at least half of the site must be used for housing. The medical research centre project has already gone awry once, when they bought the site of the National Temperance Hospital on Hampsted Rd and then realised it wasn’t big enough. I’ve little faith in the planning process, but this will be fought.
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How exciting to see you on BBCTV!!! I haven’t managed to get the sound on yet, but I will. I imagine this kind of issue will help to bring the community together, and wish you best of luck with your fight for local housing.
I saw you too.