Caravan 9
Old Fairground Site
Vale of Health
London
NW3 1AU
timea.tallian@network.rca.ac.uk
26 August 2010
Mr Charles Thuaire
Development Control Planning Services
London Borough of Camden
Town Hall, Argyle Street
London WC1H 8ND
(Copy by email to: env.devcon@camden.gov.uk)
Dear Mr Thuaire
Planning Application 2010/2845/P
North Fairground, Vale of Health, London NW3 1AU
I am writing to object to Planning Application 2010/2845/P for a Certificate of Lawful Use as a caravan site in respect of the North Fairground Site in the Vale of Health. I am sorry that it was not possible for me to submit this letter before the 30 July deadline for comments, but I understand from Ian Harrison, Chairman of the Vale of Health Society, that you will nevertheless be able to give consideration to this letter.
You will see from the attached Statutory Declaration (the original of which I have today delivered to Camden Planning) that:
· I have lived in a caravan on the access road between the North and South Fairgrounds since September 2005. During that period I have taken many photos of the North Fairground.
· Each of the 11 photos attached to my Statutory Declaration shows one or more showman’s vehicles parked on the North Fairground.
· These photos show beyond doubt that the applicants’ claim that the Fairground site has been used solely for residential purposes for the past ten years is grossly inaccurate and their application should therefore be summarily rejected.
Yours sincerely
Timea Tallian
I attached 11 photographs, all of which I took myself, shows one or more showman’s vehicles on the Fairground. (see also the attached statutory declaration - the original therof has been handed in to Camden Town Hall / Planning Department):
(i) IMGP2099.JPG, taken on 1 August 2005, shows Lorries used for storage of tools and materials related to fairground maintenance.
(ii) 24-01-2007, taken on the 24th January 2007, shows small sheds used for storage of tools and materials related to fairground activities. Further its shows a fairground ride (covered) and a food stall.
(iii) 2008_10_10 006, taken on 10th October 2008, shows a showman’s lorry and a refreshment stall.
(iv) 2009-02-Imbolc 228, taken on 2 February 2009, shows two fairground rides and a lorry used as a workshop for fairground maintenance.
(v) 2009-2-heath 010, taken on 12th February, shows a fairground ride (fun house).
(vi) march2009 001, which was actually taken on 20 February 2009, shows the advertisement of fairground activity (notice board on fence) and a showman’s lorry parked on the premises.
(vii) march2009 004, also taken on 20 February 2009, shows a fast-food stall and a fairground ride.
(viii) march2009 008, also taken on 20 February 2009, shows a full view of the fairground ride
(ix) march2009 013, also taken on 20 February 2009, shows a overall view of the North Fairground site, showing two fairground rides.
(x) 2009-12-21 snow and winter solstice, taken on 21 December 2009, shows a fairground ride being parked.
(xi) 2010-01-07 snow snow 007, taken on 7 January 2010, shows two fairground rides, a food trailer and a showman’s lorry.