Sydenham Town Forum

These are council houses, for 22 homeless families. Of which there are now more than one thousand in this borough. This isn't pristine woodland or rolling parkland being destroyed - it's a number of trees, many substandard, within the existing boundaries of the estate. I really mean no offence but &...

An absurd but illuminating episode. I feel sorry for the planners who have to wade through this stuff week-in week-out.

Some positive news: the plan to demolish the gasholders, if it goes ahead, won’t endanger our local peregrine falcons, according to a study sent to the planning department. The owners commissioned CT Ecology, a consultancy, to undertake a survey of the sight, as part of the application to remove the...

The gentleman in question did appear to be quite hurt, and I think most of us would be to be put in that situation. The use of these tactics to fuel what is - let’s be honest - a planning dispute is unneighbourly.

Please keep us posted what you hear! Fingers crossed. It would be a real boost to the street.

I'm just curious

What’s the Sydenham Society’s position on using the station external wall, as originally proposed and widely supported?

So is the school actually a safety risk to children? Or is the rumour just being aired? This isn't intended as snarkiness. Just think parents would appreciate urgent clarification on what is actually established and what's just speculation.

I’m sure worried parents would also like the Syd Soc to expand on the claim online today that “School children put at risk in a building which hasn’t any insurance and not passed building regs.” Should they be keeping their children at home if so?

I see a decision was taken to flypost the Conservation Area about this, which is an unfortunate precedent, given the calls for others (such as the gym) to stop doing the same.

JRW wrote:The gate is unfit for purpose in child protection, leaving the infants playground unscreened.

Is that the rules now? How terribly sad.

Perhaps JMLF can shed some light on the council's hesitancy? Shame to see this wither: the project really had momentum.

I'm struck by the volume of aggression towards the council and in particular Lewisham Homes on this site. Of course it's right to debate proposals, weigh up the pros and cons and scrutinise what they do. But these continual accusations of dishonesty, negligence and even putting people's safety at ri...

I'm glad you back it Prince - I heard that the majority of people there did too My personal view is it's a shame the changes have had to be made (for those who haven't seen, the top rear window is obscured and the ceilings cut in height by 10cm, so the whole house is shorter. feels like a bit of a r...

This is this evening. Id encourage those who back the new homes and have not yet done so consider letting council know their views - they can be emailed on planning@lewisham.gov.uk.

Thanks for the good spotting prince I’ve uploaded the original and revised plans here. The internally illuminated sign is now going to be hand painted. https://m.imgur.com/a/5L0nG1d Frankly, they’ve taken something smart and warm and made it terribly drab and grey. Will they insist on Farrow and Bal...

You are not alone in your thinking. It’s quire clear to many that good projects are being strangled on highly subjective grounds of things being “in keeping” (although really it’s very little about design and everything to do with control, and getting to act the gatekeeper on development.) And the a...

I’m not sure about the allegations of illegality or some of the rhetoric used here. But nonetheless I’m unhappy with this development, precisely because I’m unhappy with the conservation agenda. Too often it seems to me that too often good, contemporary architecture in high quality materials that wo...

Some news. This development will be the subject of a second public meeting in May. It will take place at 6-8pm, May 17 at the Lovely Gallery. To recap: There was a resubmission of plans by Mosaic in January, following the Planning Inspectorate's decision in July 2017 to dismiss the appeal against th...

It sounds absolutely awful. I think this longstanding pressure is the reason for the delay on Nando's, as delivery by multiple freelance delivery services, totally out of the control of the restaurant manager, could end up as the Wild West. Short of a permanent police presence, the pressure for par...