Save Camden Market

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achildrasputin

A few posts under my belt
I know you people are stafford all the way, but take a min to help me, a former staffordian (and current one in me 'art) ive lived in camden for about 5 years, and the market is a grimy place full of orange haired techno heads on a come down, punks drunk on cheap cider, kids selling wood as weed and tourists, but for some reason its very dear to my heart. planning permission has been given to knock the young man down and stick in a bunch of starbucks and top shops. with the current talk about high street homogenisation, do your bit to save a piece of heritage and take a minute to sign this online petition.
goto http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/camdenmarket/
i, and the borough of camden would be most gratified.
 
Andreas Rex

Andreas Rex

Banned for smiling
When I lived in the big smoke I used to spend a lot of my time in Camden....the best bit being the food! Start the day off with a fresh fruit kebab by the lock, wander round the market looking at odds n sods, then for lunch a nice falafel in pitta bread and a corn on the cob with butter and chilli...mmmmmmmm. It's somewhere to go for a great day out, with music, street entertainment, shops selling everything you could wish for (well..nearly), and you don't have to spend a penny! You inevitably will though. Name added.
 
J

Jheych

Wasps - feel my wrath!
Buggger!

what price progress?

salad days down there

signature added word spread

best of luck
 
Andreas Rex

Andreas Rex

Banned for smiling
To say I was rather perplexed when my computer told me I had received an email from 10 Downing St is an understatement, but then I remembered this petition! The response to the petition is as follows:

The Government said:
The vast majority of decisions on planning applications are made by the local planning authority, in this case the London Borough of Camden. However, the Secretary of State has the power to call in planning applications under section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. She will, in general, only take this step if planning issues of more than local importance are involved and if those issues need to be decided by the Secretary of State rather than at a local level. Each case is, however, considered on its own facts. However, the Secretary of State can only intervene in a case before the Council has issued its decision but, in this case, she was not asked to intervene and Camden Council granted planning permission on 11 October 2006. Therefore, it is no longer open to the Secretary of State to use her call in powers.

In terms of government policy on retail, national planning policy in Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres (PPS6) seeks to support a competitive retail sector and meet the needs of the community - but it is not the role of planning to restrict competition or preserve existing commercial interests. PPS6 (paragraph 2.27) also asks local authorities to seek to retain and enhance existing markets and, where appropriate, re-introduce or create new ones, as street and covered markets can make a valuable contribution to local choice and diversity in shopping as well as the vitality of town centres. Local authorities should ensure that their markets remain attractive and competitive by investing in their improvement.
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