THIS ASSET OF COMMUNITY VALUE NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT

Since 6 April 1938, when the Postmaster General signed the first lease, there has been a post office branch at 41 Old Brompton Road, where it is an integral part of the Art Deco complex Melton Court. There is only a one minute walk (120 metres)  between the tube station and the Melton Court post office. Due to its unique location, it serves a large and very densely populated catchment area of local communities stretching across four wards: Courtfield, (in which it is situated) Stanley, Queen’s Gate, Brompton and Hans Town. The post office is conveniently located for easy access within yards of the South Kensington tube station and several bus routes. It doesn't only serve the local community, which has a significant number of pensioners, but also patients from the Royal Marsden and Royal Brompton Hospitals, Imperial College students, local workers and visitors to South Kensington museums, customers of local shops and large numbers of tourists. Now there is the proposal to close that post office, with no alternative offered. We, the Kensington Society, along with our affiliated societies, have voiced our outrage and have lodged our objections to the state-owned Post Office Ltd through their public consultation. Our opposition will not stop any post office closures.  What can be done is for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to designate the site as an Asset of Community Value.  This will ensure that the site remains in community use,  just as it has been for the last 71 years. We ask you all to lend your support to our ACV  application, which can be found on the council’s planning website via this link, by writing a supporting comment under the Comment tab.  Please note that you need to change “Reason for commenting” from “General comment” to “Support” in order for your comment to be regarded as supportive. The deadline for comments is 5 July 2019. The Kensington Society