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Community Safety · SouthwarkSouthwark Council Refuses Berkeley Homes' Bid to Cut Affordable Housing
Southwark Council's Planning Committee has unanimously refused an application by Berkeley Homes to significantly reduce the number of affordable homes in its Elephant and Castle development. The developer cited rising costs, but councillors pointed to the company's substantial profits.
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Community Safety · SouthwarkSouthwark council urged to reject plans to cut affordable homes
Southwark Council's Planning Committee has been recommended to refuse amended plans by Berkeley Homes to significantly reduce affordable housing at its Borough Triangle development. The proposal would see the number of affordable homes drop from 230 to 60.
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Community Safety · SouthwarkSainsbury's pauses facial recognition at East Dulwich store after wrongful shoplifter alert
Sainsbury's has suspended live facial recognition at its East Dulwich branch following an incident where a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter. The supermarket apologised to Matt Arnold, 46, who was stopped at a self-service till and asked to leave. A similar error occurred in Elephant and Castle in January.
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