Issue - meetings

Having considered an officer report and presentations by the Deputy Mayor,

Councillor Alan Smith, and by Councillor Brenda Dacres, a ward councillor,

the Mayor agreed that:

(1) the feasibility study for the return of the Deptford Anchor to the junction of

Deptford High Street and New Cross Road where it was removed in 2013 as

part of the OLF funded high street regeneration programme and the financial

and other implications set out be noted;

(2) the anchor be returned to its previous location at the junction of Deptford

High Street and New Cross Road;

(3) the Executive Director of Resources and Regeneration be given delegated

authority to agree financial arrangements.

The report was introduced by the Deputy Mayor who recounted that the

Council had been instrumental in the delivery of the feasibility study.

The  Executive Director for Resources and Regeneration’s representative

confirmed the proposed consultation was on options for siting of the anchor

and not on whether it should be returned.

Councillor Brenda Dacres and Councillor Joe Dromey, Ward Councillors,

thanked the Deputy Mayor and the Deptford Society for providing the focal

point in ensuring the anchor, which was removed in 2013, could be restored.

In agreeing the resiting proposal the Mayor delegated authority to the

Executive Director for Resources and Regeneration to finalise financial

arrangements which could include locally raised contributions and crowd

funding.

Having considered an officer report and presentations by the Deputy Mayor,

Councillor Alan Smith, and by Councillor Brenda Dacres, a ward councillor,

the Mayor agreed that:

(1) the feasibility study for the return of the Deptford Anchor to the junction of

Deptford High Street and New Cross Road where it was removed in 2013 as

part of the OLF funded high street regeneration programme and the financial

and other implications set out be noted;

(2) the anchor be returned to its previous location at the junction of Deptford

High Street and New Cross Road;

(3) the Executive Director of Resources and Regeneration be given delegated

authority to agree financial arrangements.