LondonMix

Dulwich Hamlet would be fine. When I emailed a few weeks ago, it was a lot more than 799m and could still increase depending on how the wait list moves up to September. Email the admission team at DVI for 2013 furthest distance for a non-church offer and they will get back to you within a couple of hours. The team there are great at communicating. Last year (2012) furthest non-church place was 549m. Good luck.

Can't believe this is happening! Almost don't want to get too excited in case something goes wrong :)

That was funny though Jeremy and more importantly coherent. Speaking of people getting sued for racism... http://www.businessinsider.com/ho-lee-fuk-and-sum-ting-wong-asiana-tv-mistake-2013-7 I almost died laughing when I read this story!

You wouldn't. I've been here more or less for 10 years and I can't believe the difference in that time.

Why is everyone picking on DJK she wasn't the only (or even the first) person to suggest the comment was inappropriate. What someone's intentions are, is always impossible to prove. He was probably just trying to be provactive. However, when I read the comment it made me wince. And in a social setting, if someone made a comment like that (even light heartedly) I'd probably find some way to politely avoid them for the rest of the evening... I think for some, it probably reminds us of the terrible cringeworthy jokes certain older family members sometime make (who we know for a fact to be (mildly) prejudiced). Anyone over 30 has relatives like this, no matter what your race or creed is!

stephen509 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is this by the Library? No, it by William Rose / Old Villa etc, between Blackwater St and Bassano.

This would be great if it happens. Having a small picture house is one of the few ammenities that I felt was still missing. I go to Peckham and Brixton for the movies but I'd much rather stay local :) I hope it all works out for them!

Well according to the school's most recent OFSTED 45% White British 20% Black Carribean 35% Others (White but not British / Black African / Asian, etc) Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As others have pointed out already, general > > percentages - 'facts' take no account of local > > clustering where changes are felt the most. The > > school I went to had 6 Asian ethnicity kids in > our > > year of about 100 when I went.. The figure is > now > > closer to 70. And that's a fact. > > > Just to show *bob*'s point, I think we're quite > close in age (I think he's a couple of years > older). > > I've just looked at my class photo from my last > year at St John's & St Clement's (when it was a > much smaller school) 1988/89. > > 26 in the class > 13 white > 10 black > 3 asian > > There was another class in the year group with a > similar mix. > > Id ve interested to see how that compares to today > actually.

Renata, Can you confirm if the expansion plans for Dulwich Hamlet have been put on hold? Thanks, LM

I can tell you the estate agents can't do anything about house prices. No matter what they advertise a house for it will always find its true market value. When they unintentionally underprice, houses go to sealed bids and sell above asking (you can't believe how often this actually happens in ED). When they over price, the house won't sell. There are properties that have been sitting on some agents books for ages. A house is always only worth what someone is willing to pay for it and the agents don't really influence this at all. They are just brokers.

The council should have given you specific feedback as to why it was rejected. How large / high was the extension? Your best bet is speaking to the case officer who reviewed your application to discuss what would pass. Most likely the wall of your side return was too high or the rear extension behind the side return forming the wrap around too deep making it either oppressive and / or causing too much overshadowing. Good luck!

Ah I see. I can't see that the window you are referring to would be overly affected. In your own property yes, but not in your neighbours. Of course, it all depends on the angles and orientation.

KidKruger you are totally right. We all associate beautiful tree lined streets with an area being really majestic and that?s for a reason. To have really large trees growing on a street, the houses need to have large front gardens so the trees are a good distance from the front of the house. This is particularly true in South London?s clay soil that is particularly prone to shrinkage. Smaller trees need to be selected given how modest most houses and therefore front gardens are in ED and the council has to maintain them regularly (hard with budget cuts I know).

I see, you mean one of the side windows (rather than the one facing the garden) on the first floor. If the reduction in daylight into your side window reduces the total light of a habitable room significantly enough a right to light issue could arise and you could try to sue them. However, most first floor bedrooms in the outrigger have a window both over the garden and potent the side and therefore the chances that the total reduction in daylight entering the room will meet the threshold for a right to light issue isn?t high. I hope what your neighbor is planning doesn?t do you too much harm. Tr? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well I guess if it's a southerly neighbour sharing > a side return then a shadow about a floor higher > than currently cast. > > And the first floor window will now be 'under' the > roof of the outrigger rather than above it. > > LondonMix Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Yes, it?s permitted development. Given that > the > > extension over the outrigger cannot be higher > than > > the existing roof ridge, what kind of shadow do > > you think it can cast? Also, how could this > > impact the view out of a bedroom on the first > > floor of a neighbor exactly?

Yes, that's right. Side windows must be obscured and non-opening (below a certain height) red devil but windows onto the garden are fine.

I found it originally in a planning application for Pellatt Rd but here is the link to both http://planningonline.southwark.gov.uk/DocsOnline/Documents/278229_1.pdf http://planningonline.southwark.gov.uk/AcolNetCGI.exe?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPSESSION=%7B%5B%2A%211D1A020B050304731D3C3D31617C041E28360020373B2D3A033A2131681B1102001216030D02040A06016F691120283F3A3606243629243A06176F717277737C7E607777007F6D1D2A20212C2B20080A72666B72747E757C79666A7C%21%2A%5D%7D

Yes, heave caused by tree removal can be as destructive as subsidence. However, the instance I was referring to was fairly extreme. The tree roots are significantly bursting through and lifting up the pavement, they have repeated caused the garden wall to collapse and is causing quite significant subsidence to the bay. The simple fact is the tree isn?t being properly maintained. The branches have spread so wide that they literally touch this person?s house. I think trees along the street are beautiful but it really is imperative that the council then maintains them properly to avoid property damage.

There was recently an appeal made by a house on Crawthew Grove regarding a roof extension over the outrigger which was granted so now roof extensions over the outrigger (at least in Southwark) are classed as permitted development within the 40 cubic meter volume allowance. As Penguin said there are many rules in addition to volume (height, set back from the eaves, etc) that must almost be met in addition to building regs. While right to light is a matter of law, planners do generally also consider loss of amenity (which includes light) when deciding planning applications (though not when granting certificates of lawfulness for work done under permitted development rules).

Yes, it?s permitted development. Given that the extension over the outrigger cannot be higher than the existing roof ridge, what kind of shadow do you think it can cast? Also, how could this impact the view out of a bedroom on the first floor of a neighbor exactly?

Maybe it was damaging their home. I have a friend who has been doing battle with the council for some time to remove a tree on the pavement that is causing his front bay to subside as it was planted too close to the house. Whoever did may have thought risking the fine was worth it to prevent the further damage. I'm not endorsing illegal behaviour but it can be a nightmare to get the council to deal with these things.

I actually think that the only reason children from less well off families might be put off university is because of their parents fears rather than the reality of the debt. The OP's daughter is right not to be dreading the debt burden as the way it works, it will be very manageable for students post graduation. If her daughter earns an average salary over the course of her life of 35k for instance, on average only 3.6% of her daughter's salary per annum will go towards servicing her student debt. No matter how you look at it, that won't ever prevent anyone getting on in life or have any material impact on their overall well being. This weighed up against the opportunities university can open up means that for every child it should still be a no-brainer.

Have you contacted the police to see if they can issue a ticket without the white lines? If you already have the legal rights without the lines, then have them towed / ticketed. If you don't have the legal rights yet, then unfortunately, if speaking to them hasn't resolved the issue, you'll just have to deal with it until the application comes through. How very annoying.

They are French. They have a few in central London. In Paris you find them at the train station but here they try to position themselves as a bit more upmarket. Think nice baguettes, soups, salads, French pastries and macaroons etc. Do they have a location in mind or are they still looking?

I?m not sure what would be a better policy for helping people on black spots out. In an ideal word, primary schools would be evenly distributed throughout an area. However, some blackspots have no space to create a new school so having a local school isn?t really an option. The nodal system at least gives those in blackspots on opportunity to attend a local school in the area rather than having to go way out into the borough if they don?t get any of their 6 choices.

For most of the reasons stated I would go with Heber but to be fair to DVI, the school's value add score is better than Heber's so arguably DVI's good results are not just based on intake but on better teaching practices. However, given neither school is bad (just good and better) the other things like convenience, play dates and the risk of not having a place at Hamlet would make me on balance choose Heber. Good luck. It's a hard decision.