Get Involved!
Planning decisions will affect residents. For this reason it is really important that residents get involved as people have valuable knowledge and insight about the areas where they live.
Everyone, regardless of their race, ethnicity, faith, believe, disability, ablity, age, gender, sexual orientation, whether a tenant or a resident, community group, business owner or voluntary organisation has a right to participate and have a say in the planning process and has a valid part to play.
All you need to get involved is access to information and a willingness to express your opinions either as an indivdual or as a member of a group.
How can you get involved?
You can talk to your neighbours and local organisations about what they think about planning policies and planning applications affection your area and work together to influence the development to the benefit ofyour community.
and even come up with your own ideas for an empty site or derelict building in your area.
You can raise your ideas at community councils or present your views at Planning Committee meetings which are held every month to discuss planning application and approve planning policy documents.
You can comment on individual planning applications. You can search for planning applications on-line on the Souhthwark Council's planning register.
How can we help?
The Willowbrook Centre is able to offer assistance to local people who want to get involved.
There are a number of local and London based groups that are actively involved and campaigning in Southwark on planning and regeneration issues.
