I called into Scotchbrooks today. They confirmed that the Forest Hill branch is closing this weekend.

The mamager said he actually worked for Berkeley Homes. He said that the building work is now held up until the planning appeal is determined. The application for revision will not change the external appearance, but it will alter the position of the internal services. So they cannot continue until the application for revised planning permission is determined.

He said that there is demand for the one bedroom flats. This demand is coming from elderly people currently living in larger houses/2 or 3 bedroom flatswho want to downsize. So allowing the change would free up the larger properties anyway.

Anyway we have that skeleton until the appeal is determined.

Curiously, I thought the one bedroom flats close to the railway station would be ideal for professional people working in the city centre.