Please make your voice heard

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The Planning Officer at Lewisham Council working on this application is: 

Alfie Williams - alfie.williams@lewisham.gov.uk

Your Lewisham Councillors are:

Pauline Dall - pauline.dall@lewisham.gov.uk

Amanda De Ryk - amanda.deryk@lewisham.gov.uk

Luke Warner - luke.warner@lewisham.gov.uk

For shops / businesses on Lee Road / Bennet Park (which fall under Greenwich) your councillors are:

Leo Fletcher - leo.fletcher@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Mariam Lolavar - mariam.lolavar@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Christine St. Matthew-Daniel - christine.stmatthew-daniel2@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Relevant MPs are:

Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham North) - vicky.foxcroft.mp@parliament.uk

Janet Daby (Lewisham East) - janet.daby.mp@parliament.uk

Clive Efford (Eltham and Chislehurst) - clive.efford.mp@parliament.uk

Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich) - matthew.pennycook.mp@parliament.uk

We need to make sure our voices are heard — and that they are heard clearly. When contacting decision-makers, please:

• Be polite, professional, and fact-based — back up your points with evidence wherever possible.
   
• Follow up until you get a response — persistence shows we care.
   
• Request a meeting to discuss this urgent matter. If possible, go with others — there’s strength in numbers.
   
• Businesses: organise joint meetings to demonstrate the real threat to your income and to the wider Blackheath economy.
   

Avoid being side-tracked. Unless it directly affects your business’s economic impact or is your main concern (e.g. Baizdon Rd access), please avoid getting into discussions about e.g. construction logistics — these will not influence the planning decision.

Steps to Take:

1. Send letters of objection — keep a copy and update the WhatsApp group.
    
2. Provide clear evidence to support your objection and challenge the developer’s claims.
    
3. Arrange a meeting — ask for support, record the outcome, and update WhatsApp.
    
4. Suggest positive alternatives for the site that would benefit the whole community — for example, a community market square or village green.