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- 29 Dec 2022 06:40
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11781
Re: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area
So to be clear, when addressing a meeting of the Mayor and cabinet and you said “You're up against the government which says you're not complying with the law” this was based on nothing more than your own supposition. The government hasn’t actually said such a thing in any documentation you can poin...
- 20 Dec 2022 18:36
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11781
Re: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area
Can you point to any evidence that either of these things have happened? It sounds like 2+2 = 19,000 to me.
- 20 Dec 2022 11:17
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11781
Re: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area
You told the Mayor at the meeting: "You're up against the government which says you're not complying with the law."
That's an extraordinary claim. Can you point to some evidence of this being the government's view?
That's an extraordinary claim. Can you point to some evidence of this being the government's view?
- 16 Dec 2022 08:27
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11781
Re: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area
Your claim that the “successful” consultation “approved” your forum and the council “overturned” or “vetoed” it is an inaccurate distortion of the process. The consultation invited residents to offer their views; they did. Some were in favour, and some were against. The council read them and made th...
- 15 Dec 2022 20:50
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11781
Re: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area
This whole saga only reinforces the council’s original decision to not approve this so-called forum in the first place. A real forum would represent the views of the whole community, not just those of one or two people.
- 12 Sep 2021 14:38
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Bell Green Neighbourhood Forum proposals...
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19485
Re: Bell Green Neighbourhood Forum proposals...
Can you explain how decision-making will work, and whether it is indeed the case that policy for the whole "forum" can be made by votes of a committee of as few as six people, as the constitution suggests?
- 30 Aug 2021 17:44
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Bell Green Neighbourhood Forum proposals...
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19485
Re: Bell Green Neighbourhood Forum proposals...
Can I suggest the name "forum" is a bit of a misnomer? It implies that a place where local interested people meet and have their voices heard. It sounds more like a closed society. From the constitution: a committee of six to twelve people is elected once a year at an AGM. Candidates will ...
- 29 Aug 2021 17:20
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Bell Green Neighbourhood Forum proposals...
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19485
Re: Bell Green Neighbourhood Forum proposals...
Will this body be truly representative of the area? Or will it be yet another self-selecting committee of people who claim to speak on behalf of their neighbours but really only represent themselves? As we've already got one of those...
- 15 May 2021 17:40
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: St Philip Neri school: Archdiocese appeals planning enforcement order
- Replies: 196
- Views: 210514
- 24 Apr 2021 08:21
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Who's standing in the Sydenham by election in May?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 39797
Re: Who's standing in the Sydenham by election in May?
Hi Jack, Across Lewisham, amenity societies have expressed concerns about the state of planning consultantions, as they have been problematic for many years now. Would you expect societies to publicly represent local concerns, or would you encourage them to stay quiet, and be loyal to the one-party...
- 14 Mar 2021 10:34
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: St Philip Neri school: Archdiocese appeals planning enforcement order
- Replies: 196
- Views: 210514
Re: St Philip Neri school: Archdiocese appeals planning enforcement order
Concerning to read in the Church’s evidence that the school may be forced to close permanently as a result of this.
- 5 Mar 2021 09:53
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Who's standing in the Sydenham by election in May?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 39797
Re: Who's standing in the Sydenham by election in May?
I understand the perspective of the Sydenham families living in insecure, low-quality, and expensive housing. I was raised in a low-income single-parent family in a council home and I currently live in private rented accommodation. I can bring these underrepresented perspectives to the council. Hou...
- 13 Feb 2021 11:23
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Lewisham planning 400 flats for Sydenham Road
- Replies: 26
- Views: 31528
Re: Lewisham planning 400 flats for Sydenham Road
We all know the Sydenham Society is generally opposed to new homes, but I was rather baffled by the message in its latest newsletter. Question: Why should I be interested in Lewisham’s new Local Plan? Answer: Because it could mean the shutting down of some of Sydenham's best businesses including The...
- 10 Feb 2021 11:39
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Lewisham planning 400 flats for Sydenham Road
- Replies: 26
- Views: 31528
Re: Lewisham planning 400 flats for Sydenham Road
I'm baffled they didn't list the car wash / former petrol station. It is both an eyesore and a potential environmental issue. It (and the one which is now the Istanbul mini market next to the Alfred) closed when the Euro regulations on fuel tanks were upgraded, and their non-compliant tanks were ne...
- 10 Feb 2021 09:11
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Lewisham planning 400 flats for Sydenham Road
- Replies: 26
- Views: 31528
Re: Lewisham planning 400 flats for Sydenham Road
Precisely - this is purely a scoping exercise identifying where houses could in theory go over the next 20 years. All would need subsequent planning permission, and it would depend on the land owner wanting to develop in the first place. 400 new homes over 20 years isn't a big number, but in reality...
- 20 Dec 2020 10:02
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: New homes for Sydenham Hill Estate?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10708
Re: New homes for Sydenham Hill Estate?
Amazing really that when charities are in such financial need, especially now, people are so generous in donating money to stop new homes for the homeless...
- 16 Dec 2020 13:46
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: New homes for Sydenham Hill Estate?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10708
Re: New homes for Sydenham Hill Estate?
I read in the Sydenham Society news letter that residents are consulting barristers, with a view to suing the council and blocking this new social housing. I get that many people don't like the design, or wish they could be built in someone else's eyeline. But a planning process was held and council...
- 1 Dec 2020 19:16
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: St Philip Neri school: Archdiocese appeals planning enforcement order
- Replies: 196
- Views: 210514
- 29 Nov 2020 21:25
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: St Philip Neri school: Archdiocese appeals planning enforcement order
- Replies: 196
- Views: 210514
Re: St Philip Neri school: Archdiocese appeals planning enforcement order
I find it a worry, personally, that council members are unaware of the £6.1m endowment, and that officers of C&YP are so determined to keep it secret that even high level members aren't being told. Yes, public money, approved by mayor and cabinet, but the conditions unknown, and signed off by o...
- 26 Nov 2020 10:21
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: St Philip Neri school: Archdiocese appeals planning enforcement order
- Replies: 196
- Views: 210514
Re: St Philip Neri school: Archdiocese appeals planning enforcement order
Indeed JGD. The council has to answer to 300,000 people and runs on an increasingly threadbare budget. Of course it should be honest and transparent. But it cannot spend endless resources placating those who like to see scandal and conspiracy around every corner.