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		Thread: Liveable Neighbourhood for SE23 and SE26 Post: Liveable Neighbourhood for SE23 and SE26 Hi everyone, Last week the Mayor of London and TfL announced an £85.9 million fund for boroughs to spend on greener and healthier public spaces: https://www.london.gov.uk/city-hall-blog/mayor-and-...	brencud	SE23 Topics	0	3,550	31-07-2017, 09:29 PM
		Thread: Cycle Hub for Forest Hill, Kirkdale and Sydenham Post: RE: Cycle Hub for Forest Hill, Kirkdale and Sydenh... Hi 152047, thanks for your post. I'd like to see safe routes to schools forming a key element of the cycle hub.	brencud	SE23 Topics	6	7,388	06-06-2016, 10:04 PM
		Thread: Cycle Hub for Forest Hill, Kirkdale and Sydenham Post: RE: Cycle Hub for Forest Hill, Kirkdale and Sydenh... Thanks for your post BamptonRoad. A cycle hub / mini-Holland is not about catering for the likes of you or me; the 14% or so of people who already cycle at least somewhat regularly. It's to enable the...	brencud	SE23 Topics	6	7,388	06-06-2016, 09:26 PM
		Thread: Cycle Hub for Forest Hill, Kirkdale and Sydenham Post: RE: Cycle Hub for Forest Hill, Kirkdale and Sydenh... From what I understand, those who despise it do so because their favourite rat runs have been removed. Those who live on those streets then love it, because the rat runs have been removed! But I ag...	brencud	SE23 Topics	6	7,388	05-06-2016, 09:07 PM
		Thread: Cycle Hub for Forest Hill, Kirkdale and Sydenham Post: Cycle Hub for Forest Hill, Kirkdale and Sydenham Hi everyone, The new Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, made a pre-election pledge to implement a 'cycling hub' in every borough. This follows the three 'mini-Holland' schemes that Boris and TfL funded i...	brencud	SE23 Topics	6	7,388	05-06-2016, 12:16 PM
		Thread: Consultation on Controlled Parking Zone in Forest Hill Post: RE: Consultation on Controlled Parking Zone in For... Yes, about the revenue raising issue, why do low emissions vehicles get a substantial discount? I understand the sense of VED (car tax) being linked to emissions, as it's sort of a 'polluter pays' thi...	brencud	SE23 Topics	127	123,690	21-11-2015, 11:07 PM
		Thread: Microsoft Windows phone scam Post: RE: Microsoft Windows phone scam [quote]I was once accused of being a liar when I said I didn't have a Windows computer.[/quote] I was once accused of being a liar when I said I wasn't Mrs Gibbons (I'm neither female nor a Gibbons...	brencud	Wider Topics	10	8,076	02-11-2015, 05:36 PM
		Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries Post: RE: Best takeaways? To avoid any upsets, you can search for places with good food hygiene scores on the FSA's website: http://ratings.food.gov.uk/	brencud	Businesses & Services	122	115,229	25-10-2015, 11:32 AM
		Thread: Manor Mount one-way system Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system Londondrz, perhaps I don't give enough thought to those who need to drive as part of their job. However if we could reduce the number of unnecessary car journeys, it would clear road space for those w...	brencud	SE23 Topics	123	98,675	05-10-2015, 09:53 PM
		Thread: Consultation on Controlled Parking Zone in Forest Hill Post: RE: Consultation on Controlled Parking Zone in For... borderpaul, good point about preserving the streetscape. I find it odd that having off-street parking is rewarded by not requiring a permit when your drive takes up the same street frontage that parki...	brencud	SE23 Topics	127	123,690	05-10-2015, 09:39 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding Post: RE: Forest Hill Library Thanks Michael. I've just looked at the consultation website and if, like me, you can't make the consultation events there's an online survey that can be completed - I hope many of you will make yo...	brencud	SE23 Topics	159	130,803	05-10-2015, 09:16 PM
		Thread: Manor Mount one-way system Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system Londondrz - I don't live there, as I've already mentioned. However one of my children attends one of the nurseries on those roads so my family visits daily. I've never actually seen someone go the wro...	brencud	SE23 Topics	123	98,675	05-10-2015, 03:08 PM
		Thread: Manor Mount one-way system Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system If ambulances use the HOR exit that's one thing. But if not, I'd still prefer to live with very minor inconvenience than the threat of a 40mph wrong-way-down-a-one-way-street dgaf nutter. With the bes...	brencud	SE23 Topics	123	98,675	05-10-2015, 11:19 AM
		Thread: Manor Mount one-way system Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system I understand your point of view, but current enforcement is clearly ineffective and prospects of it improving substantially are slim - police resources are stretched and I believe the Council's hands ...	brencud	SE23 Topics	123	98,675	02-10-2015, 12:04 PM
		Thread: Manor Mount one-way system Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system There's another option that hasn't been mentioned - closing the MM/HOR junction to motor traffic entirely, i.e. stick a row of bollard across the top. Problem gone. Access would be maintained from ...	brencud	SE23 Topics	123	98,675	01-10-2015, 09:05 PM
		Thread: Redevelopment of 2 Church Rise Post: RE: 2 Church Rise While demolition doesn't need planning consent, the construction of the new foundations does... [quote]you don't actually need planning permission to demolish a building you own (unless listed or i...	brencud	SE23 Topics	35	34,852	30-09-2015, 09:57 AM
		Thread: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding Post: RE: Forest Hill Library [quote]Why are the council spending over £1million implementing a borough-wide 20mph zone if there is so little money?[/quote] So that fewer children die on the roads. See http://www.20splenty.o...	brencud	SE23 Topics	159	130,803	25-09-2015, 10:03 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding Post: RE: Forest Hill Library I know many people are still struggling to make ends meet, but (we're told at least) the country, especially London, is well on the road to recovery and income has been rising. In this light, isn't it...	brencud	SE23 Topics	159	130,803	24-09-2015, 10:11 PM
		Thread: Highway improvements to Dartmouth Road Post: RE: Highway improvements to Dartmouth Road But P1971, the problem as you point out is parking (permitted on Sundays and illegally done the rest of the week) blocking traffic flow. Road width is irrelevant if there is the same yellow line ar...	brencud	SE23 Topics	211	154,751	05-07-2015, 09:47 AM
		Thread: Lost children's bike helmet Post: Lost children's bike helmet Hi. I was on Dartmouth Road this afternoon with my daughter when she dropped her bike helmet somewhere between Sugar Mountain and For Your Eyes Only. When we went back to look it was gone, so someone ...	brencud	Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found	0	2,287	06-06-2015, 06:59 PM
		Thread: Highway improvements to Dartmouth Road Post: RE: Highway improvements to Dartmouth Road I agree Anotherjohn. And bizarrely the concept drawings for the improvements did not deal with deliveries and servicing at all. A major oversight. Top priority has to be ensuring the businesses can st...	brencud	SE23 Topics	211	154,751	02-05-2015, 05:54 PM
		Thread: Highway improvements to Dartmouth Road Post: RE: Highway improvements to Dartmouth Road Eric Pickles, with his usual approach of basing policy on anecdote rather than evidence, has made it more difficult (even impossible?) for councils to deploy cameras for parking control. So even on Da...	brencud	SE23 Topics	211	154,751	01-05-2015, 11:09 PM
		Thread: Pavement closed on London Road by Honor Oak Rd risk Post: RE: Pavement closed on London Road by Honor Oak Rd... That's a bit harsh. I think in most cases people probably missed the signed route and found themselves in that position. The fact that people are doing this with kids and buggies in tow strongly sugge...	brencud	SE23 Topics	8	10,292	13-04-2015, 10:54 PM
		Thread: Pavement closed on London Road by Honor Oak Rd risk Post: RE: Pavement closed on London Road by Honor Oak Rd... I complained about the arrangements during the first phase of the works, when pedestrians were being directed to walk through the petrol station forecourt amongst all the moving vehicles. After taking...	brencud	SE23 Topics	8	10,292	13-04-2015, 08:21 AM
		Thread: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local? Post: RE: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local You're absolutely right that the deliveries discussion is speculative, but there will be no planning application for this, and hence Morrisons will never have to say anything that would give us the op...	brencud	SE23 Topics	141	164,744	17-07-2014, 11:57 AM
		Thread: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local? Post: RE: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local Good points Michael. I will also add that on construction sites (well managed ones anyway) lorries don't reverse without banksmen for very good and real safety reasons. Why then would it be acceptable...	brencud	SE23 Topics	141	164,744	16-07-2014, 08:42 PM
		Thread: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local? Post: RE: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local BringOutTheCranston, you're missing the point on deliveries altogether. It's not about impacting cars passing through on the South Circular, but directly affecting the movements of local people walkin...	brencud	SE23 Topics	141	164,744	16-07-2014, 02:24 PM
		Thread: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local? Post: RE: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local "What about a restaurant? Is that what you want there? Or a charity shop perhaps? A nail bar? Maybe another estate agent? A hairdressers?" Hi MightyMouse. A change of use to anything other than 'no...	brencud	SE23 Topics	141	164,744	15-07-2014, 11:10 PM
		Thread: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local? Post: RE: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local In response to Glasshalffull and Perryman, without a planning application (and as has been pointed out, one shop taking over a lease from another isn't 'development' and therefore doesn't require plan...	brencud	SE23 Topics	141	164,744	15-07-2014, 10:54 PM
		Thread: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local? Post: RE: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local Servicing really is a big issue for these local/metro supermarkets. I really don't see how this would work. TfL surely won't allow loading on London Road and Havelock Walk is totally unsuitable.	brencud	SE23 Topics	141	164,744	13-07-2014, 10:30 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Cyclist dies in collision with a bus Post: RE: Forest Hill Cyclist dies in collision with a b... My thoughts are with the bereaved family and friends. We need to recognise that London's roads are simply not up to scratch for the volumes of cars, lorries, buses, bikes and pedestrians that they ...	brencud	SE23 Topics	1	3,434	15-11-2013, 01:56 PM