Borough’s first neighbourhood forum established in Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park

In a first for Lewisham, Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park has been designated a neighbourhood area with its own neighbourhood forum.

It means that local people, through the forum, can now prepare a neighbourhood plan that will set out how they want their area to develop. Once it is agreed it will become a legal document that must be considered when decisions are made on planning applications.

Neighbourhood plans can contain a wide variety of policies relating to building and development, from the types of extensions people can build on their homes to the delivery of commercial development.

One of the founding members of the forum, Crofton Park councillor Pauline Morrison said: “Crofton Park and Honor Oak is thriving. We are proud of our neighbourhood and the community it serves and I want to encourage everyone who lives and works here to get involved and work with us to conserve and enhance the local area.”
Membership of the forum will be open to anyone who lives or works in the neighbourhood area, and associate membership is open to anybody who has an interest in the area. For more information contact Cllr Morrison by email cllr_pauline.morrison@lewisham.gov.uk or on 020 8244 5315.