mikeb

Very good point RRR. Reminds me a little of the discussion of the viability of Dulwich Hamlets FC on its current ground and the move to overturn the restrictive covenant limiting the property to sporting / educational purposes so that it can be redeveloped as housing.

If you can get to the Booth archive, you might find something interesting here Booth A54, pp31-35 Booklet - Life and work supplement for the Scottish National Churches in England, contains an article on St James Church, East Dulwich, November 1900 And some more here http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=227414 You probably want to get hold of a book called "The Scots Kirk in London" by George Cameron, published in 1979

Developer's summary of feedback here. http://planningonline.southwark.gov.uk/DocsOnline/Documents/373009_1.pdf Nice to see the EDF getting a namecheck though I don't think the summary of responses on page 3 really reflects the responses on page 12. James, maybe worth noting the developers' history of trying to renegotiate s106 agreements after the event... see #53 here http://democraticservices.hounslow.gov.uk/(S(0jvmmq45oktuyd55cs22ct45))/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=581&MId=6891 They also seem to have taken on a new planning adviser DP9.

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1220753,1221353#msg-1221353 Not sure parking was the main concern

Mention here says it was the last Scottish church built in London https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_JMGgW1tJ6MC&lpg=PT35&ots=qQHj0qCDz_&dq=%22st%20james%22%20%22goose%20green%22%20church%20dulwich&pg=PT35#v=onepage&q=goose&f=false More on the Rev George Stott here. His son was Lord Stott, though not born in Dulwich http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb227-mspr5101.m5%28ms846%29.txt Rev Dr George Gordon Stott (1868-1952) studied at the United College of St Andrews from 1886, gaining his MA in 1890, and then became a student at St Mary's College, St Andrews, being awarded a BD in 1893, and winning a number of prizes for his work. In the same year he was working as assistant to the professor of Hebrew and was licensed by Perth presbytery. He became minister at Dulwich (1898-1906), Northesk (1906-1910) and Cramond (1910-1943)

well-deserved I'm tickled to learn that there is a team called Great Wakering Rovers

My experience reflects Kford's: CPZs do not make parking easier except in a small number of circumstances. A CPZ only makes parking easier where it reduces the number of people who want to park. Where cars parked belong mostly to local residents, then only very high parking prices will have any impact. In my view, only a very small amount of parking in ED is by people who don't live here. Who would want to park & ride for this rail service? http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1450284 It is possible that the edges of a CPZ may benefit as people are displaced to just outside the zone. But this is a temporary benefit as in short order the CPZ will be extended. In addition, typically the introduction of a CPZ also reduces the total parking space available: lots of kerbside (around corners and entrances) that was previously unmarked and able to be parked safely becomes double-yellow as the CPZ is allied to some sort of enhanced safety review. Controlled Parking Zones are largely just a tax on residents as implied by the comment in James Barber's post: >>> There is evidence that charging for parking and using any cash raised to improve the immediate area has had a huge positive impact on businesses. This feels very counter intuitive though and is spun by some as being a war on motorists.

Lots of sparrows down Green Dale this morning, on both sides

Crystal Palace dinosaurs Belair House & Park Ruskin Park - crumbling pieces of the old houses Myatts Field and surrounding streets - the old St Gabriels Seminary seminary Southwyck House (apparently approved by John Major! http://www.urban75.org/brixton/features/barrier4.html ) Stockwell bus garage Route of old canal through to Deptford

Does anyone know how we are supposed to use the "cycling waiting bay for less confident cyclists to wait for the pre-signal operation"? There are two, one on Townley Road and the other on Green Dale. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-puCngRIDWp8/VHRL7HB8GjI/AAAAAAAABRk/iswQZ6EjtfY/s1600/Townley_Consultation_Drawing_Final-2.jpg It appears to be a piece of road carved out from the pavement next to but not leading onto the cycle lane. I am a cyclist and I don't think I've ever seen one of these before.

Jeremy, I'm glad you're enjoying life. We went through this all over about 50 pages of posts a few years ago. I concluded that a CPZ would not change much in the long-term unless it discourages people from parking e.g. fewer people owning cars, or at the boundary where people will try to park just outside the CPZ (which then justifies the expansion of the CPZ) My experience of living somewhere that introduced a CPZ was that there was less parking space overall and just as many cars, so it was still impossible to park. Unless there are commuters parking to use the train then it's hard to see how a CPZ really changes the dynamics overall. And I pity any commuter who benefits from driving to ED to get on the line to LB - they really must have it bad wherever they live!

I've asked this before, but can someone detail the profitability / viability of the club excluding rent payments to Hadley? (these rent payments are derived from the value of the land, which is itself determined by whether Hadley can build on it, which seems to be driven in part by whether the club is viable)

I wonder if Hadley is hoping to mobilise DHFC's supporters to lobby Southwark to overturn its planning rules and broach the restrictive covenant, by threatening to close the club otherwise? That would be a divisive strategy ...

Not just changing the planning policies but also overturning a covenant / planning agreement regarding the DHFC site that requires it to be used for recreational, leisure or educational purposes.

my wife and I have just watched this in amazement - what an amazing clip. Thank you so much for sharing it.

Did anyone go to the second public display by Hadley Group of its latest plans at the end of November?

Removing the right turn is likely to very materially increase traffic to get onto Lordship Lane at the other end of Townley Road. At peak times, there is already a long queue here, particularly when the school coaches appear. And this is already a dangerous junction with cars speeding down Lordship Lane, often failing to stop at the pedestrian lights. There have been plenty of accidents at this junction reported in the EDF over the years. Before removing the right turn, a step which in practice is unlikely to be reversed, Southwark should commission and publish some proper modelling of likely changes to traffic flows.

In case relevant, the property details - http://northwooduk.com/dulwich/sales/NWDUL_003124 I don't think "sold price" yet available from land registry. A few choice phrases in the description "An opportunity for developers with vision to work with a characterful period property on a substantial plot of land. This could be one large family home, or possibly a number of individual residential units - subject to the usual planning requirements. "This unusual detached property, which requires complete renovation, represents an excellent opportunity for the investor/developer. There is a driveway to the side of the house allowing access for vehicles to the rear, and a large garden which could be utilised in a number of ways. Neighbouring houses have had loft conversions and rear extensions, indicating what may be possible with this property. Viewing highly recommended, and architects welcome"

Greendale Property Limited is probably just a IoM SPV for Hadley. No ownership details are available but it's linked to Champion Hill Limited which is another IoM company. Both of these link to 686 LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and to Stricker Properties Limited is based in Gibraltar. No further information is easily available on either of these. The registered office at Field Place Horsham also appears to be the birthplace of Shelley. Ultimately, everything probably rolls up to LJ Capital. https://www.lj-capital.co.uk/team-peter-bennison.html#parent-80 https://www.lj-capital.co.uk/team-Andrew-Williams.html#parent-79 http://www.hadleypropertygroup.com/html/ExecutiveBoard_65.html#andrew-williams http://www.house-builder.co.uk/issues/index.php?page=article&id=5580&magazine_section=&orig=default

One day we will have to move our main hub airport away from Heathrow. For a country with prevailing westerly winds, it's just in the wrong place. In 1953, there were 62,000 flights and 1 million passengers. In 1989, there were 329,000 flights and 37m passengers. In 2013, there were 469,000 flights and 72m passengers. My rough guess would have the total population overflown by landings and takeoffs at Heathrow to be pushing 3 million people (a proportion of combined population of south London, Surrey and Berkshire). Moving the main airport to somewhere else (ideally north west of London) could dramatically reduce this number. Yes this is Nimbyism but it's also common sense that we shouldn't be landing this many aircraft directly over this many people. One day we will do it. Hong Kong did it. Berlin did it. And in the meantime, we will sink another ?15-20bn into a third runway at Heathrow before we realise our mistake.

Well I suppose it's better than the police station, though that's not really a high bar ...

Southwark's logic makes no sense. If it's dangerous for new driveways then it's dangerous for existing dropped kerbs and they should be busy marking up all the streets in the borough. (not that I'm encouraging them to actually do this!)

The loss of a decent train service from East Dulwich is a major negative for the area, and even more so for the North Dulwich catchment area. When I moved in many years ago, the pitch was broadly: no tube but you're only 10 minutes from London Bridge - though even then, that turned out to be more like half an hour when you take into account walking and average waiting times. Without a regular train including at weekends, it's like living in Furzedown or Muswell Hill - all very nice but a little remote when your friends try to visit. [ed - I cycle and run so generally this doesn't bother me too much, but I'd prefer that transport to and from my local area didn't actually deteriorate]

Rough estimate based on Google Maps shows Goose Green School has site area of about 2,500m2, which is broadly same size as Heber. For the police station Knight Frank's sale document has it as 0.186 hectares ~ 1,860m2. http://www.inst.knightfrank.com/public/fetch/5490 Needs must though it is clearly a tight site. Perhaps a clever architect can make it work - play area on roof? http://marylebonejournal.com/space/state-of-play

In 2013, the foundation gave ?3m to Alleyn's. Total bursaries were ?0.7m. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,239732,1405683#msg-1405683