If this site loses the launderette that will be it for Forest Hill an amenity will be lost for good. Can you really see somebody else starting a new launderette with all the start up costs that will incur?

The majority of the customers to that site don't have cars, they would have to get a bus to Sydenham or wherever. These same customers do not need another cafe, or deli or estate agency, they generally can't afford to frequent those places on a regular basis. What they need is somewhere to get their clothes washed on a weekly basis in their own town centre, walking distance from where they live.

I'm a weekly user of the launderette does this count to my Totally Locally £5 a week? And all the other users of this local amenity?
I know a lot of people who are regulars like me, who have lived in the area for many many years, they mostly are not users of this forum so don't have a voice here. The high street should be for all members of the community.

The Forest Hill Society does a great job, but I ask them here to think about the residents of Forest Hill who are most at need of this service and if that means the aesthetics of the town centre are compromised slightly, well so be it.

I believe something needs to be done to help preserve what is a valuable part of where they live.