Tories' Danebury demolition returns

Bad news for the big majority against the dreadful Conservative plans to demolish the top end of Danebury Avenue, concrete over the green, scrap council flats and replace them with very poor quality private homes and build a massive supermarket that will send Heavy Goods Vehicles and hundreds of cars a day onto the Alton Estate.

Despite opposition from residents, English Heritage, the Mayor of London and, of course, Labour in Roehampton, the Conservatives are driving ahead with their demolition plan with a report recommending approval going to Planning Applications Committee on 8th October.

The Conservatives have a massive majority on this committee and there is little prospect of their councillors putting the best interests of Roehampton first and rejecting these plans.

The only way Roehampton can now stop this Tory Danebury Demolition is at the council elections in May. Let me be clear: a vote for Labour will stop this dreadful plan dead in its tracks - and Labour councillors for Roehampton will then work with the community on the things you've already told us you do want.

So, if you want the traffic, the windswept town centre, the concreted over green space, the loss of affordable homes and the further damage to the Alton Estate vote Conservative.

If you want to stop it vote Labour.