The group St Rapahels Estate Community (Community Raphs') have welcome Brent Council's decision not to redevelop the St Raphael's estate which is situated between the River Brent and Norfth Circular Road:
We at Community Raph’s are delighted with the news that Brent Council has decided to back down on the redevelopment options for St Raphael estate.
We are privileged & thankful to be working with Ash (Architects For Social Housing) from 2019 to this present day, together we have helped produced a detailed report to highlight that infill with refurbishment is financially viable, socially beneficial & environmentally sustainable. This report was sent to the Chief Executive, Brent councilors, Mayor’s office and relevant parties.
We believe this report to have an impact on this announcement.
We at Community Raphs are proud to have helped support some quarters of the estate mental wellbeing, created by the lack of transparency, honesty, respect by the official bodies of brent, & more so the thought of losing their homes & community.
We have worked hard to highlight our plight to outside bodies like Ash and the wider community.
Moving on we must have proper engagement, transparency and clarity at every stage of this infill + (refurbishment) project. Despite this announcement our work is not done, we feel there are a few things that needs to be ironed out.
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Give thanks and Praise to the Lord he gave you the strength and the perseverance to not give up. I can now sleep at night. God Bless
Following the excellent decision by Lambeth Council re Cressingham Gardens, also following resident opposition -
https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/homes-saved-from-demolition-as-lambeth-council-backs-away-from-court-battle-with-families/)
FYI: environmentally-damaging demolition is VAT-free, refurbishment carries VAT... Time for City Hall to revisit its 2018 pre-pandemic infill-housing proposals, not only those involving demolition but those which will build on green spaces We have been warned on the loss of green spaces -
http://islingtontribune.com/article/we-have-been-warned-on-the-loss-of-green-spaces
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