Tag Archives: Waterworks

Rewild the golf course!

This read will take you a few minutes, but we think it’s worth your time; it will cover: Everyone remembers (and many try to forget) the height of the Covid pandemic and the era of lockdowns. One of the unintended … Continue reading

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Looming tower blocks over the marshes and nine thousand+ new residents: OBJECT to Waltham Forest’s shocking new Local Plan

We are gravely concerned by the latest Local Plan recently announced by Waltham Forest Council. If enacted, there will be a number of new large-scale developments, mostly tall high-rise buildings, in areas adjacent to the marshes. An additional nine-thousand residents … Continue reading

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Our Response to the LVRPA Chief Executive re the Lower Lee Valley

Dear Board Members, Following our email to the Board on 14th March 2022, we received a reply on 25th March 2022 from the Authority’s Chief Executive, Shaun Dawson, on behalf of the Authority, here: https://www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022.03.25-Julian-Cheyne-email-response-2-1-1.docx We have delayed our response to the Chief Executive’s … Continue reading

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Threats to the marshes – Part II

Threats to the Marshes – building and inappropriate uses on open spaces This is the second of our articles on the threats to the Marshes and other green open spaces. In our first article we dealt with the threats posed … Continue reading

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Lea Marshes End of Year Review: 2020

January: A quiet time for enjoying our marshes in peace, little did we know what was in store for 2020! February: In February, we first heard of plans to host a large scale commercial dance festival on the Waterworks Meadow. … Continue reading

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Save Lea Marshes’ Objection to Gasworks Proposal

1. The importance of the openness of open space The Gas Works development will have a negative impact on the openness of the Marshes and Jubilee Park and it will add to the feeling of overcrowding and being overlooked in … Continue reading

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Waterworks Festival Licensing Application Hearing

If you objected to the licence for the Waterworks Festival, you should have received an official notification from Waltham Forest Council telling you that the licensing hearing will take place online (using Microsoft Teams) at 14:00 on 12th May, together … Continue reading

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The LVRPA has revealed its true colours at last. Let’s tell them how we feel.

I appreciate there is a great deal going on at the moment, and that this is a time of great uncertainty for us all. But if you want to direct your anger and frustration somewhere, can I suggest the LVRPA … Continue reading

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The Lee Valley Park: What went wrong? Nous accusons.

In the beginning… Three quarters of a century ago, as war was drawing to a close, the wartime coalition government published Professor Abercrombie’s Greater London Plan. Abercrombie saw the open spaces of the Lea Valley as a great opportunity for … Continue reading

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Object to unparalleled noise next to the Waterworks Nature Reserve

Object to a loud dance music festival at the Waterworks! If you think, like we do, that a festival that aims to ‘deliver the volume and sound pressure proper dance music deserves’ is inappropriate next door to a nature reserve … Continue reading

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