Savy I think it would be a great idea. There are huge amounts of people walking the route to and from the station. It is indeed a lovely stretch of road which has been neglected but I am hopeful for the future. Finches is still a very smart shop and I hope they will never leave Perry Vale. The KafeLa is a fairly recent addition to the parade. THe Westbourne cafe is a favourite but not at all a competition problem becasue it is a cafe serving english breakfast and lunches and closes really early in the afternoon. Also we have so many of these cafes in Forest Hill, frankly if one closed ( not the Westbourne though) it would not be missed. Recently a furniture shop opened and I have to say it looks lovely but many of on this side of the tracks were hoping for a coffee shop/deli. The chinese take away on the corner occupies a very good location but it is an eye sore. It has good seating places but you hardly see a soul in there eating. They could also make good use of the pavement but at the moment I don t see this happening. By the way the pavements have been recently done up and and they look smart. As for Forest Hill Central, well it is getting taller by the day so I can t see why the new residents would not appreciate a lovely coffee shop on their door step. This small stretch of road has a limited amount of car traffic compared to other mayor arteries of Forset Hill, so it is not as noisy. I think a smart indipendent coffee shop and bakery ( and throw in a delicatessen when fully established ) would be a success. I hope you ll go ahead and I will be you first client.