Panel to discuss alternatives to £1bn Convoys Wharf scheme (From News Shopper)
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Panel to discuss alternatives to £1bn Convoys Wharf scheme
11:10am Sunday 15th April 2012 in News By Mark Chandler
An artist's impression of Convoys Wharf
ALTERNATIVES to a controversial £1bn high-rise development at a former royal dockyard will be put forward by archaeology experts.
The Council for British Archaeology has convened a panel of independent experts to discuss Convoys Wharf in Deptford, saying the current plans do not respect its history.
Deptford's dockyard was founded by Henry VIII in 1513 as the first royal dockyard, later harbouring the Mary Rose and the Golden Hind when Sir Francis Drake was knighted.
The panel will work with a group of concerned people in the area who have formed the Deptford Is campaign group.
Hutchinson Whampoa's application for 3,500 new homes at the site is currently undergoing revisions with the help of top British architect Sir Terry Farrell.
And the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has requested English Heritage re-examine the site's status, particularly Sayes Court Garden - created by 17th century diarist John Evelyn.
