Sydenham Town Forum

@Tredownman - what you say is true and that's why it is important to understand why the scheme has been withdrawn so that Lewisham and Lewisham Homes can learn for the future and not do the same thing again. Obviously there was something not correct - either procedurally or functional. Shame so muc...

Good info Julia. There is a real web of Castlemore companies - some dissolved and some still trading (I think). Using the new Companies House Beta site where a larger volume of data is retrievable and for free at the moment, shows I have made an error in my post above specifying the 1993 date. Castl...

John H The s106 agreements were signed off by a company called Castlemore (Sydenham) Limited with LB Lewisham in 1993 and a second company, Castlemore Securities Limited, played a role in defining variations to the orignal agreements in 2008. I do not know who the beneficial owners of the Castlemore...

Even from Day One on this wider site, I do not think Sainsbury's directly owned any part of the site. It is my recall that planning and development was all handled by an investment/development company and subsequent stages had different parties in that role too. The phase that now has a B&Q and ...

The rats can be seen in and around the entire foliage/planting strip that forms the boundary to the car park. And they are not of the small variety. Unfortunately there is an abundance of discarded food in and around bins and the surrounds. However the ones resident in the gasometer site right up to...

New announcement from Aldi reported in The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/aldi-sales-uk-discount-new-stores-latest-a8562696.html Last year, the grocer announced that it would invest £1bn in new stores and upgrades of existing branches during 2017 and 2018. The company ...

I get red lighted every single time. All the machines do not like you using your own bags before you even start. Some are not very sensitive to whether the goods have been placed in the bag and you have to press down a little to get it to wake up. I used to get the same red-light treatment too (acr...

I love the Golden Lion. They have a great Gin selection and the staff are all very friendly and welcoming. Good observation - but it seems that the gin trend requires every good hostelry to have an ever increasing choice of new blends de rigueur . Why is it that the associated trend must have accom...

If STF was willing to sacrifice the anonymity - in the way that has been done on SE23.life, then I suspect Sydenham Society might more readily engage with the revamped forum. This point alone has many strong pros and cons. Admin anonymity could be seen to be a distinct advantage - particularly when...

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Pleased to find a matter of agreement - an excellent movie - and of its genre and in its time bettered only perhaps by the original Whisky Galore followed by The Maggie in third place.

I think this debate may have got mixed between two developments: the houses at 154-158 Sydenham Road, and flats at 86 Bell Green. Both are now going ahead. Thank you Growsydenham for the contribution - I was aware that both projects now had approvals in place. Whist I cannot speak for others my com...

a majority of Bellingham residents who want them demolished soonest. Evidence please. What evidence is being called for - the decision has been reached by Lewisham planning officers with their delegated powers - the demolition is approved. That decision point is behind us now. What benefit is there...

Planning Portal states clearly it is located in Sydenham Ward . https://planning.lewisham.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=details&keyVal=_LEWIS_DCAPR_92473 The blue boundary sign announcing this is Sydenham is located next to Sivyer's ramp. Whilst the location of the S...

You ask 'what possible benefits can Sydenham possibly need?' We were asking for help to be given to Bell Green itself, and I think many of your neighbours might be startled by your question! It is an area with huge potential which has so far been squandered, and is in real need of tlc I should have...

I think it is sad that you cannot allow other people to speak without hurling abuse.at them. but you have just shouted me down and have clearly never listened to a word I said. Interesting that, as is typical in a lot of your responses, you choose to attempt to condemn the poster and re-interprate ...

Um, nobody spoke in favour of it except the developer. Councillor Smith said he liked the look of it, but also had a lot of criticism for the developers, including that they had improperly lobbied him directly. In the end the councillors agreed to pass it, they said, because they feared being taken...

It would seem the decision has been made and the benches stay. http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/16859111.solar-powered-smart-benches-across-lewisham-to-stay-despite-objections/?ref=ebln Nice pic of the one at Bell Green and the flats opposite. Annabelle from SydSoc says that “The smart bench does n...

On our corner there are two vehicles - one an expensive mini - that are parked illegally and dangerously and haven't moved for months. Not an uncommon event in our street. They are taxed and MOT'ed so they are presumably not dumped. Presumably you have run the index numbers through the site above. ...

Whilst we have visited for a few beers over time, we had not tried the evening menu. A mix-up and a lost reservation was efficiently managed by Donnata on a very busy evening and we took our table within ten minutes of the planned time. Donnata had taken care to offer us nibbles if we were to be del...

Lewisham's Free Removal of Vehicles web-page: https://www.lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/environment/street-cleaning/abandoned-vehicles/Pages/Request-removal-of-an-unwanted-vehicle.aspx Gov.uk site where you can both check a vehicles status and you can request its removal. https://www.gov.uk/report-unta...