Sydenham Town Forum

The Council insisted on holding the committee meeting during pre-election purdah, despite concern from many councillors. Cllr Walsh stated during the hearing that he and other members had a lot of pushback while canvassing. Significant numbers of voters believed the Archdiocese, who told them that o...

The OLSPN application goes to the Strategic Planning Committee TONIGHT, 28th April at 7.30pm. You can come along without booking a seat apparently, and it would be really good to see some familiar faces there. As JGD said, everyone at the public meeting wants this project to get moving. We've been b...

The OLSPN application goes to the Strategic Planning Committee on 28th April at 7.30pm. You can book a seat at the committee meeting if you email Claudette Minot at committee@lewisham.gov.uk and quote Ref DC/16/096041, planning meeting 28th April. TOMORROW 23RD APRIL, 10AM to 4pm. The plans and mate...

The OLSPN application goes to the Strategic Planning Committee on 28th April at 7.30pm. You can book a seat at the committee meeting if you email Claudette Minot at committee@lewisham.gov.uk and quote Ref DC/16/096041 planning meeting 28th April. . I will be available 10am to 4pm at Sydenham Library...

Since the first sign of problems with the OLSPN redevelopment (in July 2017), the Sydenham Society has been extremely reluctant to get involved. Their attentions were focused on delays to reopening the Greyhound, as can be seen from back copies of the magazine. There was no time to spare on a new cr...

And that living in an Archdiocese which includes the whole of South London plus Kent and the Medway Towns.... doesn't necessarily make him local in planning terms. Totally irrelevant to the case. Don't forget, the local planning meeting is tonight at 7pm, at OLSPN school. Hope to see some of you the...

At 7pm this Wednesday, 6th April, Lewisham Council and the OLSPN developers are holding a local planning meeting at the School. The developers are presenting their plans, and will answer questions. Some points to notice are that they are intending to recolour the windows in situ, possibly by applyin...

Dear Big Kev, I agree that it's really important to inform yourself before taking a position on things, so I checked it out. These are sentences lifted from a scene in school assembly, where Noah is being taunted by his classmates. The pupils are mocking him, under cover of the recitation of the Lor...

The postscript to the Virgo Fidelis saga was: Having left the building to deteriorate for years, and the school having falling rolls, the Archdiocese of Southwark decided to close it. Poor, bankrupt Croydon Council was left legally responsible for the school's deficit. Not long after Virgo Fidelis c...

In case people haven’t heard about this, the very sad story of the proposed closure of Virgo Fidelis school, Norwood. Also run by the Archdiocese of Southwark’s Education Commission, its buildings owned by the Convent have been declared unfit, and most pupils have already been evacuated to other sc...

Absolutely. I spoke to Liam Curran today, and he's going to put the contact details for comments out on twitter and local forums. This makes it more obvious if people who try to put in multiple comments, or if they live in Yorkshire.....

Tweet from the cycle mafia: "More good news for Friday. Lewisham council have just confirmed that Bishopsthorpe rd & Silverdale modal filters are moving onto an experimental traffic order for next 18 months. It'll mean more quiet scenes like these. 🚶🏿‍♀️🚲💚 Thanks @damienegan https://t.co/cZ...

Ah, the Pillar of Doom site. Tbh, that's another document submitted out of many, so it doesnt necessarily mean they are about to start work. Who knows?!

I absolutely agree, JGD. If we're talking about a few lorries unloading in the early hours, it probably helps ease traffic. However. At the moment, dark kitchens are looking to expand, and ditto those 10 min grocery delivery apps. For many people, living a few streets away, that could be brilliant, ...

URGENT NEWS for anyone living on Moremead Road, Selworthy Road, Bell Green, and potentially affecting nighttime traffic more widely. There is an application for the Trade City units to have 24 hour working and deliveries. They are having trouble letting the empty units on the current hours. I have n...

I checked with the Lewisham Legal officer, and they have not seen any paperwork about an appeal yet. However, I'm not getting excited yet because a) the Archdiocese doesn't always copy other parties in as required and b) they might be able to try and argue for an extension... I was supposed to get a...

Reminder that tomorrow, Saturday 27th November at the Livesey Memorial Hall 11am to 1pm, meeting of the BGNF. Special guest Cllr Andre Bourne, Lewisham cabinet member for Culture, whose remit covers sport and leisure. Guided tour of the Livesey’s sports grounds, currently trashed courtesy of Kier. P...

At the planning inquiry, the Archdiocese disclosed that they had launched legal proceedings against their contractor, but refused to give any information about the extent, or the progress of this case. They claimed that this legal action was why they had no access to the building regs documents, or ...

Forgot to say, the good news is that, as from now, failure to comply with the order bears criminal sanctions.....

Tbh, the High Court judge dismissed every one on their grounds, and gave them short shrift, so they'd be very unwise to appeal it. However, I've thought that before, so I did check with a barrister, and it is technically possible for them to try. There is an extremely brief window of opportunity for...