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by JGD
12 Dec 2022 23:02
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Public Meeting: Development Proposals for Livesey Hall and Environs
Replies: 5
Views: 5801

Re: Public Meeting: Development Proposals for Livesey Hall and Environs

Excellent news to have a consultation, although sadly their plans would remove sports ground - an area of four hard tennis courts - from our Asset of Community Value. Given the total loss of the Bridge Leisure Centre, this would be a blow. The assertion that an area of four tennis courts would be r...
by JGD
11 Dec 2022 13:18
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Public Meeting: Development Proposals for Livesey Hall and Environs
Replies: 5
Views: 5801

Re: Public Meeting: Development Proposals for Livesey Hall and Environs

Progress on The Livesey Quarter Commonplace website: The website has been updated and access to content about options for redesign of Livesey Hall and links to other project details and scope now work and more info is visible: https://liveseyquarter.commonplace.is/ The scope is subtly different in t...
by JGD
7 Dec 2022 18:59
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area
Replies: 14
Views: 9611

Re: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area

The Mayor and Cabinet made a decision to "Note" the referral at the meeting on 7 December 2022. Cllr Bell asked if local councillors associated with all of the affected wards were in support of the formation of BGNF based on their proposed area. Director of Planning, Emma Talbot stated tha...
by JGD
7 Dec 2022 15:20
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area
Replies: 14
Views: 9611

Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly re: BGNF and Area

An item appears on the agenda for the Mayor and Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday 7 December. It is a " Resolution from Sydenham Local Assembly regarding Bell Green Neighbourhood Forum and Area ", is flagged as a Key Decision and allegedly affects Bellingham, Perry Vale and Sydenham wards. The ...
by JGD
7 Dec 2022 13:02
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Public Meeting: Development Proposals for Livesey Hall and Environs
Replies: 5
Views: 5801

Public Meeting: Development Proposals for Livesey Hall and Environs

A fairly high quality leaflet from the Livesey Design Group was posted through doors in some areas in recent days. It contains many proposals, some of which, in principle, are very welcome. It has an invitation to engage in two public workshops to be held in January 2023 at the Livesey Memorial Hall...
by JGD
29 Nov 2022 10:21
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Public Meeting: Proposals to Complete OLSPN School Building
Replies: 9
Views: 4634

Re: Public Meeting: Proposals to Complete OLSPN School Building

... When will physical work on site actually commence? Or, as planning permission had this condition attached and specified it would expire on the 10 September 2022, does this mean that planning permission expired de facto on 10 September 2022. Observations over the weekend show that temporary peri...
by JGD
23 Nov 2022 09:00
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Christmas Run-up Events in Sydenham
Replies: 0
Views: 2706

Christmas Run-up Events in Sydenham

Sydenham Community Project are promoting two significant events during the Christmas run-up. The first is BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL on 25 November 2022 with 50% savings offer on Christmas cards at Kirkdale Bookshop and Mabel's Five & Dime . The second is being held 3 December and the Project is invi...
by JGD
4 Oct 2022 08:17
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Trade City SE26 4PR (Bell Green)
Replies: 1
Views: 1537

Re: Trade City SE26 4PR (Bell Green)

There are many helpful sources about parking charge notices that are issued by private land owners and there is a significant difference from local authority-issued Penalty Charge Notices - or parking tickets. Note the emphasis. https://www.nationaldebtline.org/fact-sheet-library/parking-charge-noti...
by JGD
29 Sep 2022 12:59
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Public Meeting: Proposals to Complete OLSPN School Building
Replies: 9
Views: 4634

Re: Public Meeting: Proposals to Complete OLSPN School Building

A revised Timetable of Works published on 22 August 2022 is present at this link: https://planning.lewisham.gov.uk/online-applications/centralDistribution.do?caseType=Application&keyVal=_LEWIS_DCAPR_115519 A Decision Notice and Delegated Report both dated 2 Sept 2022 are also present. The Office...
by JGD
26 Aug 2022 13:07
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Public Meeting: Proposals to Complete OLSPN School Building
Replies: 9
Views: 4634

Re: Public Meeting: Proposals to Complete OLSPN School Building

WSP continue to make submissions to Lewisham to discharge their obligations laid out in the grant of planning permission made on 28 April 2022. A Timetable of Works dated 14 July 2022 has been submitted. It is assumed this aligns with dates set in the CMP referred to in the earlier post and WSP stat...
by JGD
18 Aug 2022 13:04
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Public Meeting: Proposals to Complete OLSPN School Building
Replies: 9
Views: 4634

Re: Public Meeting: Proposals to Complete OLSPN School Building

WSP have begun making submissions to Lewisham to continue to discharge their obligations laid out in the grant of planning permission made on 28 April 2022. A Construction Management Plan (CMP) dated 14 July 2022 has been submitted that speaks to the procurement of "a Design and Build Contract ...
by JGD
2 Aug 2022 14:00
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: London City Airport Expansion
Replies: 5
Views: 2101

Re: London City Airport Expansion

A detailed assessment has been prepared by Tim Walker (@ThorNogson) with FHSoc and is in the process of being presented to some of our local MP's, Councillors and Council Officers in meetings that will be completed by tomorrow. A summary is in preparation and a link to where it can be viewed will ap...
by JGD
2 Aug 2022 08:30
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: London City Airport Expansion
Replies: 5
Views: 2101

London City Airport Expansion

http://www.hacaneast.org.uk/news Here are the details of the London City consultation, up on its website: https://consultation.londoncityairport.com/ HACAN East has analysed London City Airport’s Consultation Feedback Questions which are live from 1 July to 9 September as accessed at the link below...
by JGD
30 Jul 2022 19:36
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Paxton Court Problems
Replies: 13
Views: 4690

Re: Paxton Court Problems

Not so.

Ellie Reeves is a diligent constituency MP.

Responsive and has a significant "reach-out" capability constantly seeking constituents' views.
by JGD
17 Jul 2022 20:10
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Barrats London - New Proposal - Bell Green Works.
Replies: 2
Views: 1852

Re: Barrats London - New Proposal - Bell Green Works.

Barrats have published their consultation material on their website. It is the same material presented at their public meetings conducted in the last week. The presentation material published on their website is at https://bellgreenworks.co.uk/ and Barrat say: A range of building heights is proposed...
by JGD
5 Jul 2022 20:24
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Barrats London - New Proposal - Bell Green Works.
Replies: 2
Views: 1852

Barrats London - New Proposal - Bell Green Works.

Barrats London have announced their acquisition of the site they have called Bell Green Works. The site previously included two gasholders, which were decommissioned and subsequently dismantled in 2020 by former landowner SGN. They make no reference to the status of The Livesey Memorial Hall in thei...
by JGD
17 Jun 2022 08:24
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: The Dolphin - Listed in Top 5 Pub Beer Gardens
Replies: 1
Views: 1866

The Dolphin - Listed in Top 5 Pub Beer Gardens

Great to see The Dolphin listed at #4 in the NewsShopper list of top five south east London beer gardens to visit this summer. https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/resources/images/13886945.png?type=article-full The Dolphin is a friendly pub famous in the community for its craft beers, real ales and wood-f...
by JGD
22 May 2022 09:49
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Bank Closures and ATM Reductions
Replies: 1
Views: 1372

Bank Closures and ATM Reductions

Further to the bank reduction reference in the Armed Criminality... thread, here is an update from NewsShopper on a Which report on Bank Closures in the Lewisham area. Figures are an analysis of the period from 2015 to April 2022 for each area. Lewisham and Penge: Seven banks have been shuttered whi...
by JGD
17 May 2022 18:46
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New Spam Hoax - Energy Refunds
Replies: 0
Views: 1311

New Spam Hoax - Energy Refunds

I thought for a few moments that I had missed a step. Received a hoax email allegedly from OFGEM today and I know it is fake. Mainly because I don't recall a scheme as described in the email. I double checked the OFGEM website which confirmed there is no such scheme. The embedded link is not a valid...
by JGD
16 May 2022 08:21
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: 194, 202 and 450 bus drivers on strike
Replies: 6
Views: 2991

Re: 194, 202 and 450 bus drivers on strike

Never convenient if diversions mean that the temporary route makes it more difficult to reach a stop that the bus actually serves. On Perry Hill we have the 75 on diversion from its normal Woolstone Road route - but all bus stops on the diversion are being serviced. 75, 194 and 202 buses seem plenti...