[quote=brian]
East Dulwich had to my knowledge more restrictions than Forest Hill and seems to be thriving.

On a Saturday you can park on Lordship lane quite comfortably most of the time - on a week night you can park there as long as you like - maybe the difference is that they have a big long road with room for parking both sides (and lots of shops worth parking for) unlike Forest Hill. You can park on a lot of the side roads too.