robbrockley, we already have a a pretty good gift shop. Ditto florist. And selling alcohol does not equate to being a pub/restaurant. And the Old Bank used to be a pretty decent restaurant at one stage actually, but things went downhill in its last two years of existence. That is certainly no reason why it couldn't work again as a restaurant - it's in an ideal location. But with the interiors being in the state they are, and the landlord's rental expectations as inflated as they are, nothing is likely to change indeed.

And what sort of other tenants would the 'anchor tenant Domino's', a delivery only business with lots of mopeds and peak working hours in the evening have been likely to attract? Taking a look at the neighbouring tenants of Domino's elsewhere in SE London (Betfred being the only neighbouring business at their Greenwich hub, whilst there are none in East Dulwich, and in Catford it's only neighbour is the Holy Cross Charity Shop) I very much doubt they would have brought attractive businesses.

This post was last modified: 05-11-2013 10:20 PM by Tinkerbell.