Lewisham Council has issued an enforcement notice on the land owner, Investor Alliance Limited, requiring them to remove the fence and restore the land to its previous form and appearance. The owner has until 1 April 2019 to appeal. However, the Council has stated that it doesn't consider that retrospective planning permission for the fence should be given as it (a) has resulted in substantial harm to the appearance of the street scene and public realm visual amenity and (b) is a bulky and incongruous addition that is contrary to the Council's Core Strategy and Development Management Local Plan. 

This is a great outcome for us, so I think we should all give ourselves a huge congratulatory pat on the back! However, the owner is a property investment company so it's unlikely that this will be the end of matters. It will certainly be interesting to see what their next move will be. In the meantime, I intend to press on with handing in the petition to the Council at the next public meeting and to keep the pressure on in relation to confirmation of the TPO.

A full copy of the enforcement notice can be found in the dedicated Facebook group "Save Duncombe Hill Green", where you can also follow updates and contribute to the discussion.

So for now it's a question of Watch This (green) Space... But, by pulling together so formidably, we've managed to tick off our first significant achievement - Chin Chin to that!

Wishing you all a great weekend :)