Sydenham Town Forum

I cycle frequently in London now commuting from Sydenham to Kingston. Like any form of transport on London Roads it is about thinking ahead assuming that everyone else is an idiot and has no thought for anyone other than themselves. It is also worth remembering that the most dangerous thing to do is...

Well there may be a number of reasons. However in the vaste majority of cases the nomimation from the property will come fron the Council and not from the market. Lewisham I think operate a choice based lettings system, giving usually homesless families some choice about where they live. Even so typ...

There is actually no reason why individual Councils cannot negotiate pay freezes/cuts with their employees. If you look at vaious employeres you will see that their salary bans vary widly from one to another. But the reality is that even big cuts would not save all the money that was being imposed o...

Yes limited work has started. There are 2 big skips in the back yard and they are filling them with all the old beds, furniture etc that had been left behind. A lot of the windows are out as well. Have to say though I objected to the plans I am glad they have started now so that the area looks bette...

I have an old cat and so don't let her out much as there are a lot of foxes about. But there is a family of foxes living in the Greyhound (some sort of irony there) who have been playing in the sun today and it was really wonderful.

If anyone is interested in what the cherry pickers are doing in the Greyhound car park they are to illustrate the height of the buildings to be constructed on the site. I am sorry but I simply do not believe that anything this tall (and ugly) can enhance a conservation area, and not dominate and ove...

Of course we are all having a debate in the rather foolish assumption that this will be built. Which of course in the current finacial climate it won't!

Nasroc I am not stupid. I know and indeed want the site to be developed. The local people also recognise that. But we want a plan that will respect our views and needs not one that rides roughshod over us.

Let me assure you that the petition of the people that really count, the local people who are directly affected is going really well and I can promise a very large presence of people opposed to these plans at the committee. People are both upset and angry about this proposal and they will come and s...

I think the debate over the Greyhound building is over and whilst I think it wrong accept it. However I do not accept that the residents of PHG should have a building foisted on them that will devestate their outlook and quality of life just because someone cannot be imaginative enough to come up wi...

I have seen a buzzard as well on occassion. There are lots of birds of prey about - remember there are peregrines nesting all over the city including Parliament. There are lots of pigeaons and rats about so predators will always move in to access a food source.

Gaz - from my point of view one storey lower would make all the difference. It would mean the blocks were at roughly the same height as the existing. Alternatively the scheme could be modified by reducing the hieight where the existing building is and keeping to the existing building line and them s...

And I should have said sign my on line petition!

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/greyhound-pub.html

There are a number of points I need to make here and I speak as someone with experience of both sumitting planning applications and in the deep past as the Chair of a planning committee in dealing with them. Planning applications are never a take it or leave it matter. Frequently planning applicatio...

I have started an on line petition against this monstrous carbunkle!
If you would like to sign please follow the link below or paste the address into your browser.

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/greyhound-pub.html

The planning application is in and the public consultation is under way and closes on 20 April. It is different from the original plans - 42 flats, shops, bars and restaurants. 9 parking spaces for all of that but room for 56 bikes! The building line to the rear of the site next to Peak Hill Gardens...

The planning application is in and the public consultation is under way and closes on 20 April. It is different from the original plans - 42 flats, shops, bars and restaurants. 9 parking spaces for all of that but room for 56 bikes! The building line to the rear of the site next to Peak Hill Gardens...

Hey, do you know what I spent the last hour doing? - clearing a path along Peak Hill Gardens so that I and the commuters don't kill themselves. Sorry but I only cleared from my house to Spring Hill (a neighbour also did a short section) out of pure self interest, as I walk that way in the morning, b...

No information at all not even confirming it was the Greyhound site!. However the planning application is in although it is not live yet as the information submitted was not adequate.

Thanks I won't bother to upload mine but I think this proves my point