Things are moving at Leegate. London Square’s application to vary the terms of the planning consent it inherited from Galliard is expected to be considered by Lewisham’s Planning Committee on November 25th. This includes London Square’s bid to erect a 17 storey tower on the Lee Green Crossroads.
The team pictured above has been busy rerouting the electricity cables on the site. We understand that the work was necessary to prevent power supplies to adjoining roads being cut off.
We are are told that the gas supplies to Leegate have already been disconnected.
The process of “soft stripping” is also getting underway. This involves removing non-structural parts of the site before the hard demolition starts. The process of asbestos removal will also begin soon.
The Lee Manor Society understands that scaffolding will start to be erected in the next few weeks, with the major demolition work now scheduled for the New Year.
The new hoardings around the out edge of the site have been painted black and it’s expected they will soon have London Square branding added.
The new hoarding now surrounds the trees on the corner of Eltham Road and Burnt Ash Road as well as the history panel and benches.
Frances Migniuolo
Passers-by have also been alarmed to notice this sign:
It turns out that Leegate was used for a major anti-terror training exercise by the emergency services in September. Three hundred people were involved including riot police, as well as dogs. Live video cameras were erected and the whole thing was directed from a command centre in Westminster.
Did you see it, and did you get any photos?
This article has been updated.