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Thread: New Lamp Posts/Street Lights Post: RE: New Lamp Posts/Street Lights
I understand from the Sydenham Society that the lamp posts in Conservation Areas will be replaced by a single 'Conservation Area' design of lamp post. So unfortunately the character of the existing p... |
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20-08-2012, 06:22 PM |
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Thread: Parking Policy Review Post: RE: Parking Policy Review
According to the text of the survey, the government stipulates that CPZs have to be self-financing. Not sure if that means each individual CPZ, or across all CPZs in any one borough. So the prices o... |
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14-08-2012, 03:09 PM |
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Thread: Curtain shops? Post: RE: Curtain shops?
The shop in Sydenham is still there. Someone took it over and is still running it. |
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08-08-2012, 02:19 PM |
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Thread: Old estate agents, Sunderland/Waldram Pk Rd Post: RE: Old estate agents, Sunderland/Waldram Pk Rd
No idea. No planning applications on Lewisham's website to indicate any change of use. The addresses are interesting: the building on the left is 61 Waldram Park Road, and the one on the right is 20... |
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30-07-2012, 01:56 PM |
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Thread: Olympic bell-ringing: Friday 27 July 2012 Post: Olympic bell-ringing: Friday 27 July 2012
Is anyone doing the 3 minutes of bell-ringing tomorrow morning? It's part of a Martin Creed 'artwork' to mark the start of the Olymics. Start at 8.12am and ring a bell (any bell will do, eg door bel... |
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26-07-2012, 05:57 PM |
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Thread: Development in Westwood Park Post: RE: Development in Westwood Park
Is it 15 Westwood Park? Planning permission was granted in 2010: http://acolnet.lewisham.gov.uk/LEWIS-XSLPagesDC/acolnetcgi.exe?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=60457 |
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20-07-2012, 11:50 AM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 120 Stanstead Road Post: RE: Domino's Pizza - New Planning Application for ...
I didn't say the FHSoc 'only' write letters of objection. I was pointing out that they don't write reports. |
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20-07-2012, 11:42 AM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 120 Stanstead Road Post: RE: Domino's Pizza - New Planning Application for ...
Silent scooters might be good for residents but surely they would increase the danger to pedestrians? The scooters would be crossing the pavement going in and out of the lane and the absence of engin... |
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25-06-2012, 11:04 AM |
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Thread: Cranston Road closure Post: RE: Cranston Road closure
Probably best not to comment on the Como Road incident in case it prejudices a future legal case. |
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15-06-2012, 11:02 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
[quote]The potential for a larger and more comprehensive new build development incorporating Louise House was lost at an early stage.[/quote]
Well yes, the opportunity was lost when Lewisham decide... |
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08-06-2012, 01:06 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
Roz: I don't recall that Louise House (or the site it's on) was ever under consideration to be used to enlarge the pools/leisure complex (the pocket park was gobbled up for that). The only contributi... |
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07-06-2012, 10:13 AM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road Post: RE: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road
The owner has another planning application to demolish the garage and extension next to the house (57 Siddons Road) and build a new end of terrace unit that will have 2 flats. Probably waiting until ... |
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07-06-2012, 10:03 AM |
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Thread: One Tree Hill Festival line up announced! Post: RE: One Tree Hill Festival line up announced!
The May Fair at St Augustine's in HOP is tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am to 4.00pm.
It's billed as "[i]A fun family event for all ages with community stalls, craft, plants, variety of foods, games, l... |
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25-05-2012, 12:54 PM |
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Thread: Codrington Hill - planning application? Post: Codrington Hill - planning application?
Came across this on the Brockley Central website.
A plot of land for sale in Codrington Hill, Honor Oak, with 'development potential'. No planning in place yet but it says a planning application h... |
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24-05-2012, 04:36 PM |
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Thread: 14 Waldram Park Road Post: RE: 14 Waldram Park Road
The planning application will be put to Planning Committee C tonight (24 May). The planning officer's recommendation is to grant permission.
A recent application to demolish the existing building ... |
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24-05-2012, 12:56 PM |
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Thread: Building work (10?) Stanstead Road Post: RE: Building work (10?) Stanstead Road
Do you mean 14 Waldram Park Road? http://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=476&page=last
Permission to demolish it has been granted recently: http://acolnet.lewisham.gov.uk/LEWIS-XSLPagesDC/ac... |
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24-05-2012, 12:40 PM |
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Thread: New Sainsburys, 55-59 Honor Oak Park Post: RE: Planning Application: IndoBangla / Honor Oak T...
It will probably be referred to a Planning Committee. |
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30-03-2012, 10:13 AM |
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Thread: Burglary in SE23 Post: RE: Burglary in SE23
Burglary was mentioned at the Perry Vale Ward Assembly last week. They said there has been an increase in burglaries in the ward, although it wasn't the highest in the borough. Apparently there's a ... |
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28-03-2012, 11:26 AM |
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Thread: Horniman Licence Application Post: RE: Horniman Licence Application
Counting people entering the grounds won't be any use unless they count the number of people leaving and then work out how many people are still on the premises. With events running for several hours... |
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28-03-2012, 10:32 AM |
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Thread: 101-103 Perry Vale Post: RE: 101-103 Perry Vale
Yes, the houses are still there. They're listed buildings so they're not going to disappear in a hurry. I'm not sure which is which but I assume 101 is the one facing onto the road. It's been repai... |
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19-03-2012, 01:11 PM |
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Thread: Land on corner of Perry Vale & Westbourne Drive Post: RE: Land on corner of Perry Vale & Westbourne Driv...
The plot of land is being offered for sale: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-33435445.html
£375,000 with planning permission for a very specific-designed house. |
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13-03-2012, 06:20 PM |
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Thread: St Augustine church - fundraising for repairs Post: St Augustine church - fundraising for repairs
There's an online news article today about St Augustine's trying to raise funds for structural repairs to the church.
[url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/9529554.Church_faces_race_against_... |
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14-02-2012, 07:04 PM |
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Thread: Historic filming in Forest Hill Post: RE: Historic filming in Forest Hill
Well done lacb. Blaxhill Bros are still on Stanstead Road. I wonder if their former building yard was there or elsewhere in Forest Hill?[/align] |
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02-02-2012, 06:22 PM |
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Thread: TB/ Badgers Post: RE: TB/ Badgers
The link just goes to the main page, not the survey page. |
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31-01-2012, 05:53 PM |
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Thread: Historic filming in Forest Hill Post: RE: Historic filming in Forest Hill
Havelock Walk used to be industrial units, so it's possible that an artist might have rented one but it's probably more likely the studios were elsewhere in FH. The third clip features William Mitche... |
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26-01-2012, 06:34 PM |
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Thread: The old blue mountain shop - stansted rd Post: RE: The old blue mountain shop - stansted rd
If you mean the empty shop next to Living Springs International Church, it's actually on Devonshire Road not Stansted Road. |
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16-01-2012, 07:46 PM |
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Thread: Wanted: recommendations for room hire suitable for small weekly group meeting FH Post: RE: Wanted: recommendations for room hire suitable...
FH Space in Havelock Walk rent out a hall. Don't know what the cost or evening availability would be like though. Google 'FH Space' and you'll find it. |
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20-12-2011, 11:39 AM |
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Thread: Walk the World Post: RE: Walk the World
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07-11-2011, 01:49 PM |
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Thread: Big accident on Kemble Road Tues 1st Nov Post: RE: Big accident on Kemble Road this morning
Very interesting post Snazy, especially as 'Perry Vale North' or whatever it's called is supposed to be a 20mph zone. I suggest contacting the three local councillors (I think one of them actually li... |
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01-11-2011, 04:33 PM |
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Thread: Pedestrian crossing by Forest Hill Station (Perry Vale side) Post: RE: Pedestrian crossing by Forest Hill Station (Pe...
I wouldn't waste your energy trying to pursue this further; people have been complaining about it for years. There was even a public traffic consultation a couple of years ago on behalf of the local ... |
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25-10-2011, 06:39 PM |
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Thread: The Old Sorting Office Post: RE: The Old Sorting Office
If they are removing knotweed then it has to be disposed of in a certain way. Lewisham doesn't have any information on its website but [url=http://www.knotweed-uk.com/Knotweed-and-The-Law.htm]http://... |
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18-10-2011, 11:30 AM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 51-53 Canonbie Road Post: RE: Planning application: 51-53 Canonbie Road
Does building an 8-space car park in a back garden count as backland development or whatever it's called? Are there special rules for that?
Access to the car park is via Symons Court. Is that a p... |
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10-10-2011, 06:54 PM |
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Thread: Building plot by the back of Sainsburys Post: RE: Building plot by the back of Sainsburys
The [url=http://acolnet.lewisham.gov.uk/LEWIS-XSLPagesDC/acolnetcgi.exe?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=55656]planning application[/url] definitely refers to "alteration and co... |
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07-10-2011, 10:40 AM |
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Thread: Railway embankments: London Assembly review Post: Railway embankments: London Assembly review
The London Assembly is conducting a [url=http://www.london.gov.uk/who-runs-london/the-london-assembly/assembly_investigation/railway-embankments]review of the management of railway embankments[/url]. ... |
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08-09-2011, 04:53 PM |
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Thread: Where in SE23... Post: RE: Where in SE23...
Featherstone Lodge has been bought by a housing association with the intention of turning it into 'co-housing'. There's an open day on Saturday 17 September: [url]http://www.cohousing.org.uk/node/409... |
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08-09-2011, 04:38 PM |
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Thread: Thames Water at midnight Post: RE: Thames Water at midnight
I think they're checking for leaks on domestic pipes, not the main pipes. We had them in our road a few years ago, although I don't remember if it was after midnight. |
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18-07-2011, 10:26 AM |
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Thread: Half houses Post: RE: Half houses
So they were originally double-fronted houses, that were later divided into two? Do they have individual house numbers or are they 22a and 22b etc? It looks like there are some on Codrington Hill to... |
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13-07-2011, 05:50 PM |
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Thread: Half houses Post: RE: Half houses
What's a half house? Even Google doesn't know. A maisonette? A house that's been converted to two flats? |
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13-07-2011, 03:41 PM |
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Thread: Old post office sorting depot, Devonshire Road Post: RE: Old post office sorting depot, Devonshire Road
Satchers: perhaps the Chair of the Forest Hill Society planning/development committee could contact the applicant? |
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13-07-2011, 11:02 AM |
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Thread: Police at Stansted road address Post: RE: Police at Stansted road address
The Evening Standard is reporting that a man's body was found inside a wheelie bin, in the house:
[url]http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23961345-police-find-corpse-inside-wheelie-bin.... |
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16-06-2011, 02:20 PM |
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Thread: Mobile reception Post: RE: Mobile reception
I'm with Orange and my reception is fine! However O2 in my house is very weak - my former housemate blamed it on the windows, saying they were old and therefore had a high lead content which was disr... |
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27-05-2011, 07:14 PM |
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Thread: What's it like to live in Brockley? Post: RE: What's it like to live in Brockley?
I didn't hear what Londondrz heard either. This is the dialogue I heard after 2.00 minutes (after the main speaker had closed the window and, I assume, didn't want his companion to make it obvious th... |
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18-05-2011, 06:40 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Good news: Oyster Extension Permits will no longer be required after 22 May 2011. Received this e-mail from TfL yesterday:
"[i]I am writing to let you know that from Sunday 22 May, Oyster Extensio... |
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18-05-2011, 10:29 AM |
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Thread: DLR Extension to Forest Hill Post: RE: DLR Extension to Forest Hill
Service to Charing Cross until last year: weekday evenings and Saturday evenings, Sunday all day. I don't recall the day-time services though - not much use if you were at work all day! I remember w... |
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10-05-2011, 11:02 AM |
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Thread: DLR Extension to Forest Hill Post: RE: DLR Extension to Forest Hill
rbmartin: is your memory playing up? We still had off-peak services to Charing Cross until last year! |
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10-05-2011, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill in Bloom Post: RE: Forest Hill in Bloom
Bumping this up because it's happening tomorrow. From 2.30pm come along and help plant up the areas under the trees outside Forest Hill station. |
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15-04-2011, 01:29 PM |
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Thread: Freedom Pass Post: RE: FREEDOM PASS
Yes, it's fair to raise the entitlement age for a Freedom Pass in line with the state retirement age. Otherwise people aged 60-65 who are still working can commute to work for free (and I know some w... |
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21-03-2011, 07:49 PM |
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Thread: Land on corner of Perry Vale & Westbourne Drive Post: RE: Land on corner of Perry Vale & Westbourne Driv...
An additional document has recently been added to the application: http://acolnet.lewisham.gov.uk/ACOLLATEDOCS/70657_3.pdf
The last page shows an artist's impression of the house viewed from Perry ... |
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11-03-2011, 11:49 AM |
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Thread: Direct ELL trains to Highbury & Islington Post: RE: Direct ELL trains to Highbury & Islington
Roz: there's a lovely knitting shop down at Angel but I won't say any more as the last time we discussed wool shops on here Admin closed the thread. There's also a branch of Nationwide, which will b... |
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07-03-2011, 11:59 AM |
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Thread: Direct ELL trains to Highbury & Islington Post: RE: Direct ELL trains to Highbury & Islington
I saw that last week when they were (presumably) testing the display (the trains were still terminating at Dalston Junction that day). I thought they might change it when the service started this wee... |
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