I want to say a massive thank you for posting Planning and Conservation Area hints and tips on this thread. I've written in and actually having some direction from many of you in terms of what the Council looks for has made it a much easier letter to write. Plus you can email your letter to planning@lewisham.gov.uk (added benefit that also makes it much quicker!)

Great too to hear that they plan to refuse planning permission. Personally, I think its important that we continue to register our objections though. There are a couple of reasons for this from my point of view: (1) because the Church probably will appeal and we should have a representative view from local residents on record, and (2) because it's important that the Church realise the strength of feeling they have engendered by flouting the rules.

On the second point, I had to laugh at the incident of the parishoners (sp?) driving the wrong way up David's Road and shouting abuse at Londondrz... Silly us for following the law of the land, eh?

Anyway, soap box time: please jot the Planning Department a line if you object to what the church has done. With all the help on this thread you can knock something out quickly and easily, and it really sounds asthough our views do and will count.

Thanks again.