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Grenfell site to be transferred to group representing survivors
The Grenfell Tower site is to be handed over to a body representing survivors and people bereaved by the fire, the government has said.
Principles for decisions on the future of the site have been laid out in a document signed by Sajid Javid, housing secretary; Elizabeth Campbell, leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council; and representatives from Grenfell United and Lancaster West Estate Residents’ Association.
Mr Javid and Nick Hurd, Grenfell victims minister, have also written to people affected by the fire to inform them of the agreements.
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“The document sets out that the community will lead this decision-making,” the letter reads.
“It also states, unequivocally, that the council has no plans for the future of the site. And that the council commits to transfer responsibility and ownership of the site, subject to its specific responsibilities, to a body represented by the bereaved and survivors, if that is the will of the community.”
Grenfell United, a community group representing victims of the blaze, has previously requested to be given control of the site.
Transfer of the site will take place once an appropriate representative body has been established and once the tower “is made ready for any future use”, the principles document states.
Council representatives will likely sit on the body, but agree to use their decision-making and planning powers “in good faith”.
The document adds that “if the bereaved, the survivors and the local community do not want the site developed for housing, then the site will not be developed for housing”.
Transport for London will also be asked to rename nearby Latimer Road underground station to commemorate Grenfell Tower.
