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"Vestry Hall, Camberwell, S.E.
"27th February, 1893.
"TO THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE.
"Gentlemen,
"re Xew Police Station, High Street, Peckham,
(next Meeting House Lane J,
"Notwithstanding the Superintending Architect's letter of the
9th inst.. with regard to the above, it appears from a visit I made to the
site on Wednesday last, that foundations are being laid in for buildings
which I was informed are to be one storey high only, but if built will
undoubtedly be in advance of the general line of buildings in Meeting
House Lane, and moreover, will be erected upon land upon which
previously no buildings existed.
"In so far that the law now calls upon builders to observe, not only
the line of frontage in the road where buildings front, but also that the
flanks of buildings shall set back to the line of houses in the adjoining or
return street, I venture to contend that if these buildings are to be erected
in advance of the houses in Meeting House Lane that the law is being
contravened, and that an exception will be made in this case to the disadvantage
and cost to the public, which would never be conceded to any
private individual; and I would suggest that the attention of the London
County Council be further directed to this matter, in order that no
building—even one storey in height—be erected in advance of those
adjoining in Meeting House Lane, and that the actual widening of Meeting
House Lane, so far as these particular premises are concerned, be ensured
at once; at any rate the prohibition of these buildings coming out in
advance of the general building line would materially reduce the expense
of widening Meeting House Lane hereafter, if not undertaken at the
present time."
"Yours obediently,
"O. S. BROWN.
"Assistant Surveyor."
Your Committee resolved:—That the Report be
approved, and the attention of the London County Council
be called to this matter.
This was approved by Vestry, 8th March, 1890.