Minutes of the Crystal Palace Park Steering Group
14th September 2007, 10am – 11:30am
5E11, Palestra


Present: 

Emma Wheelhouse – LDA 
Colm Howard-Lloyd – LDA 
Roger Frith – LDA 
Shai Guness – LDA 
Vijay Luthra – LDA 
David Hancock – LDA 
Louise Johnson – LDA (minutes) 
Bob Myers – LDA 
Matt Yates – TfL 
Alex Banner – TfL 
Rhiannon Hill – GLA 

Apologies: 

Garry Luttman – GLA 
Fiona Duncan – LDA 
Guy Thornett – LDA 
Patrick Loy – GLA 
Dan Hawthorn – GLA 
Val Shawcross – GLA 
Ami Ibitson - GLA 

1. National Sports Centre 
Asbestos has been found in the roof void and the plant room. The NSC 
has been closed with immediate effect. 

Swimming gala and World Karate Championships were due to take 
place in the NSC. LDA are liaising with GLL to try and find alternative 
locations for these important events. 

In the interest of public safety, the NSC will not reopen at present. 

However, it may be possible to open some parts of the building if the 
asbestos can be contained, but the other parts will remain closed until 
June 2008. 

VL & SG are to have another meeting later on today to discuss. 

On a positive note, now that the NSC is completely closed, the major 
intrusive survey works can now take place (which would have required 
a 3 day shut down anyway). 


ACTION: RF to speak to Val Shawcross & Peter Lewis at GLA 
ASAP. 

ACTION: Internal note to Board members to be written. 

2. Updated Masterplan 
Master plan is on schedule, with the application date being 24th 
October 2007. 

Exhibition is set for 18th October 2007. There will be a press launch at 
lunchtime on 17th October 2007. 

ACTION: RF to send MY electronic copies of the up to date 
visuals. 

With regards to the exhibition, it is all ready with a programme of 
events in place. 

LDA press department will be taking on the internal publicity for the 
exhibition. 

LDA are to update the pop-up boards to show that the Tramlink project 
is separate from the overall master plan, and that TfL are spearheading 
the Tramlink project. 

Meeting recognise the importance of consistency (pop-up boards, 
website, handout leaflets etc). 

ACTION: RF to send MY up to date Design & Access Statement 
and drawings. 

3. Tramlink 
General discussion about options and parameter boundaries. A land 
use transport assessment is in the process of being carried out. 
Comments are due next week. 

Results will not be announced until November at the earliest, but more 
likely January 2008. 

Croydon are following up the exhibition with a regeneration exhibition 
(Upper Norwood Triangle falls into the LB Croydon). The Development 
Manager at Croydon has organised an EXPO about what regeneration 
projects are planned for the surrounding area. 

TfL will be having a staffed exhibition at this event. 


4. Capel Manor 
Capel Manor are now on site. Acquiring animals week by week, aiming 
to open last week of October, however the closure of the Jubilee Stand 
will have an impact on the courses. 

There will be a grand opening of the farm in October. 

5. Events 
Proms in the Park was received well, LDA currently in talks with the 
RPO about next year. No other events planned until Spring 2008. 

6. Consultation 
The film is currently being edited by Local Dialogue. LDA Comms team 
are having a meeting on 24.09.07. 

A more detailed meeting is also scheduled for Monday to discuss the 
next steps in the long term. Main Group Meetings and Park News to 
continue. 

7. AOB 
The number of Police Community Support Officers has been cut from 6 
to 4. 

ACTION: LDA to flag this up with the GLA (Community Safety 
Team).