Sydenham Hill, Neighbourhood Forum Re-Designation Consultation

LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Sydenham Hill Ridge Neighbourhood Forum has submitted an application to London Borough of Lewisham and London Borough of Southwark for the re-designation of a Neighbourhood Forum under the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

Lewisham Council and Southwark Council are asking for your views on whether you support or object to the application for re-designation of the group as a Neighbourhood Forum.

A designated Neighbourhood Forum is an organisation or group empowered by the local authority to lead the neighbourhood planning process in a designated Neighbourhood Area.

If you would like to find out more about neighbourhood planning, please visit:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/neighbourhood-planning--2

The application submitted by the group is intended to inform your decision on whether or not the emerging forum would work towards a shared vision for the designated Sydenham Hill Ridge Neighbourhood Area and if you agree to the objectives the forum wish to achieve by drafting a neighbourhood development plan.

To view the application, please visit: https://lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/planning/policy/neighbourhood-plans/application-for-a-neighbourhood-area-and-forum-for-sydenham-hill-ridge

If the application is approved, no other organisation or body may be designated for that area until this designation expires after 5 years or is withdrawn.

The Neighbourhood Area:

There are no proposed changes to the existing Neighbourhood Planning Area boundary as part of its re-designation application. It therefore remains as the designated Neighbourhood Area and will not be subject to a further application.

Consultation period:

The consultation is open from Tuesday 25th March to Tuesday 6th May 2025.

You can take part in the consultation by completing an online survey using this link: https://consultation.lewisham.gov.uk/planning/lee-neighbourhood-forum-re-designation/

• Alternatively, contact us by Email: planning.policy@lewisham.gov.uk

• Or by Post: Lewisham Planning Policy Team, Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London, SE6 4RU.

Hard copies of the documents will be available in Forest Hill Library, Dartmouth Road, London, SE23 3HZ.

Your comments must be received by 12 midnight on Tuesday 6th May 2025.

Nick Fenwick

Director of Planning

London Borough of Lewisham