gedwina

UDP is it really about "the fight to save lordship lane" is it?. Its more about the parking and the fact that you might get woken up by deliveries. Smacks a little of nimbyism

99p shop - expanding rapidly into the abc1 demographic.

Bunting ?1 off ebay

But if the objection goes ahead and M and S pull out (if they are the supposed retailer) then you have an empty retail unit - any objections you have now will be multiplied many times over if Tesco move in. M and S are an approachable supermarket , Tesco are not and are expanding rapidly.

Try - all my bonkers friends who think the "man is out to get them" are all heavy users of various white powders I always thought that a much easier way to "dose the population" would be to put something in the water - much easier and cheaper than flying around the place.

Surely residents who live near a road with shops should expect developments like this, I live near Camberwell old cemetry, I moved in when it was unused but it is now being considered for new burials. This doesn't bother me as I bought a house next to a cemetry

Be careful of what you wish for - you might get a tesco. They are much more aggressive when it comes to planning etc

What a selfish response to a free service, fundamentally the website is the owners "trainset" and they are free to play with it as they see fit. Even as a charity / free service you have achieved an awful lot of advertising without having to pay a penny. If you don?t like the way you have been treated then vote with your feet and set up your own website.

GSirett - what are your thoughts on the proposed M and S? Your contribution to this thread so far has been anti CPZ and James Barber bashing - nothing really to do with M and S apart from a "feeling in your waters" ? Please don?t derail this useful thread into local party politics

Should the terrapin be reported and removed? Definitely not native and dependent on species quite a predator on birds eggs etc.

cant find a parking space?

17 spaces? please explain - hopefully ironic

Its not as close and not on my way to work - a good thing really

Im still missing the greggs on Rye Lane,

Once again back to the parking!

Perhaps I was a little flippant about the parking - but surely if Iceland is giving up the lease then this will leave a vacant plot. If Marks and Sparks don?t take over the unit this will leave it open to other retailers. I for one would prefer M&S over Tescos / Wetherspoons.

+1 Bic Basher

First Mate - The car wash has nothing to do with the m&s and a CPZ would solve this problem. This is a current problem as seen by threads on this forum. Are the 8 spaces fully used or are they the car park for the Iceland? Are they used by householders? - if so this could be a problem otherwise it will be no change to present use. How does the current shop get stock? Do they use "extremely large lorries"? or very small ones?. Currently there seems to be no issue with the Iceland lorries and I am sure that this will be the case with M%S. All I can see from the planning is the removal of 8 spaces which is minimal. Parking will always be a problem in East Dulwich and London as a whole.

I think the parking angle is being slightly overblown. 8 spaces as mentioned above is a drop in the ocean, if you are worried about parking from people shopping at the store then surely the answer is a CPZ?

Will the number of lorries really be that different with an M and S? The reduction in parking spaces seems minimal but I think that the main point should be a change in business from a low cost mass market retailer to an aspirational more top end shop. What affect will this have on the population of east dulwich who can?t afford to pay the m&s prices?

Another thought - years ago we had a flat we couldnt sell due to a very strange lease. We got Foxtons on the case and they managed to get us a fairly good price and managed to get the conveyancing through fairly quickly. They are a pain in the a**e and you pay a lot for them but they did sell the flat.

We have had this before - usually you can appeal a valuation through the agents / Mortgage Company but this will cost. When you have a situation where there is a lack of access / strange lease conditions / boundary rights etc this can skew a survey if the surveyor is not local or is unsure. Recently they are being very conservative having been burnt in the last bubble. However that does seem a large difference. First thing I would do is go to the agents and ask if they have any comparable examples of properties similar to yours and sold in your area in the last few months - this will give you an indication of who is at fault - the agents or the surveyors.

Thanks mynamehere - just reported it.

Hi James, Not sure if you are the person to contact but there is a leaking and overflowing manhole draining into the street at the end of Ryedale at the turn into Forest hill. Seems a bit criminal to let this water go to waste when we are in drought. Thanks

I have no issues wtih 3 in se22, I have never paid more than ?50 a month since I took it out and I have had no issues with dropped calls / slow download. Saying that though - customer services is really bad. Takes forever and lots of calls to get anything done.