Crystal Palace Campaign
Mr Walter Million
Borough Secretary
Civic Centre
BR1 3UH
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BY FAX 020 8290 0608
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25 January 2001
Dear Mr Million,
Crystal Palace Trees
Thank you for your letter of 22 January. Whilst I am grateful for
your confirmation that the contents of your letter of 14 October 1998
hold good, there is still room for some unfortunate ambiguity, which
I need to clear up:
- Mr Springer, a director of London & Regional Properties
Limited, stated under oath at Bromley Magistrates Court on 27
November 2000, that the development is not due to commence until
October 2001. It is not clear from your letter whether you would
seek to argue that felling the trees is itself implementation of
the permission. We believe that it is not implementation, whether
within the letter or the spirit of your undertaking. Assuming that
Mr Springer's evidence was true, it follows that no felling will
take place before October 2001, consistent with your undertaking.
Please would you confirm by return that your interpretation
accords with ours?
- Your 1998 letter says that there is no risk to the trees on
the site from the Council. Our current understanding is that
contractors to the developers or their agents do have plans to
undertake felling &endash; hence my request for clarification as
to whether there is a plan to fell the trees. Whilst the Council
may pose no risk to the trees, I am sure that you would know if
there are others who do.
You will appreciate that we have no wish to resolve this
litigiously, and therefore we seek greater comfort than we have from
you currently. Therefore, once again, your response to these points
by return would be appreciated.
Yours sincerely
(signed)
Philip Kolvin
Chairman, Crystal Palace Campaign
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