Hamish reports: “There seem to be some very small recent signs of progress with the long-derelict 2-4A Rotherfield Road site right in the heart of Carshalton Village.”  The site has, or so it appears, very recently been cleared again of weeds and scrub following the demolition work that took place about 2 years ago and the hoarding has been repainted. Long suffering nearby local residents may remember that the local Liberal Democrat councillors/campaigners including Hamish, Alan and Jill fought long and hard against redevelopment proposals for flats at this large site as was reported in various editions of FOCUS at the time.  In fact the Lib Dem controlled Sutton Council threw out four different planning applications for this site in the period 2005-2007 but in the end the decision of many of our democratically-elected local councillors were shamefully overruled by the unelected planning inspectorate based down in Bristol.  More in a future posting and/or in FOCUS…

The Recently-Repainted Hoarding at 2-4A Rotherfield Road

The site at 2-4A Rotherfield Road as recently cleared of weeds/scrub