But the operator of the market backs the redevelopment. London Farmers\u2019 Markets told The Greenwich Wire<\/strong><\/a> earlier this year that the proposals would make the market easier to operate and allow it to expand.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u200b\u200b\u201cThe very last thing we want is a proposal that would see the market close,\u201d its director, Mark Handley, said.<\/p>\n The Reject Blackheath Station<\/a> campaign, which has branded the scheme \u201coverbearing and unsympathetic\u201d, has recruited celebrities and other public figures with connections to the areas including Law, Mark Knopfler, Nick Ferrari, Sandie\u00a0 Shaw, Sir Terry Waite and Barney Ronay, The Guardian\u2019s chief sports writer .\u00a0<\/p>\n Law, who attended the nearby John Ball primary school in the late 1970s and early 1980s, said the plan would \u201cenforce a strain on a wonderful old village that deserves our protection\u201d. Ferrari, the LBC breakfast presenter, who lives nearby, said the scheme would \u201cirrevocably destroy a village loved by people all over London, and beyond\u201d.<\/p>\n Ronay said the new homes would \u201cdestroy the beautiful, fragile historic heart of Blackheath\u201d.<\/p>\n John Pardey, the founder of the architecture firm<\/a> that has designed the scheme, told Architects\u2019 Journal this week<\/a> that the scheme would be \u201ca change for the good\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe scheme offers the replacement of a car-centric environment characterised by poor-quality surface car parking with a highly considered design that we are convinced will enhance Blackheath Village,\u201d he said, adding that the scheme had been four years in the planning.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Each building has been lovingly designed and informed by working closely with Lewisham\u2019s heritage and sustainability officers and heritage experts Montague Evans to ensure that the scale and massing, as well as detailing, meet the very high demands of working in such a special conservation area.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Each building has been lovingly designed and informed by working closely with Lewisham\u2019s heritage and sustainability officers and heritage experts Montague Evans to ensure that the scale and massing, as well as detailing, meet the very high demands of working in such a special conservation area.\u201d<\/p>\n The Blackheath Society told The Greenwich Wire<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cAs anyone who attended the public consultation meeting held on July 3 will recognise, the meeting highlighted very clearly that the feedback from the consultation process had not been acted upon, there were serious concerns about the design, and there had been a significant lack of consultation, particularly with the local business community about the impact on the economy of the village.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe concerns in this area are particularly the inadequate study of the parking implications and plans for the market . 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London Farmers\u2019 Markets supports the plan, but the Blackheath Society is less keen. Credit: Acorn Property Group\/ John Pardey Architects\/ Matthew Wigan Associates<\/p>\n![\"Empty](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/blackheath_car_park_02_1600.jpg\")
A row of terraced houses would be built on the car park. Credit: The Greenwich Wire<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mews_01_1600_acorn_jpa_01.jpg\")
Some market stalls would be placed alongside the station. Credit: Acorn Property Group\/ John Pardey Architects\/ Matthew Wigan Associates<\/p>\n