James Barber

Our front door was kicked in while we sleeping. We've since had a London and Birmingham bars installed - and hinge bolts. I can't recommend these enough. On average in England 40% of burglaries occur by forcing the front door. For flats above 1st floor 99%. Also worth completing this home security survey which only takes a few minutes but gives you a list of changes to make your home more secure - https://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/home-security-assessment/468/home-security-survey--diy/

London's population has risen in the last 25 years from 6.8million to 8.8 million. And seen increases in road use. London is forecast to see another 2 million residents in the next 25 years. Not changing our roads will see more crazy levels of vehicles use. The traffic count of Champion Hill showed that it was now carrying the same number of vehicles as local A roads.It has particularly narrow footpaths along the E-W section and was never designed to be a major through route. I hope more such residential roads are closed stopping often equally high and increasing levels of through traffic. Plenty of evidence that building new roads or increasing junction capacity generates more vehicles journeys. And vice versa. Humans are amazingly adaptable. But it is painful as people learn to adjust. PS. I live on Champion Hill and majority of our car journeys are now longer but we're also making fewer as a family as a result of the closure. So all those streets we would have driven along will be benefiting...

Yes, it is happening anyway. Labour councillors have apparently told local residents that they were elected on a manifesto May 2018 that included this - so the negative consultation results will be ignored. And really significantly the majority of cyclists are against these cycling measures. So lots of councillors who don't cycle know better than the majority of people who are cycling!

Perhaps we should club together and seek it be listed as a Community Asset....

Hi rahrahrah, Southwark Council have held back on installing double yellow lines on Crystal Palace Road as they will do this under cycle Quiet Way changes - they're going to install a LOT of double yellow lines, remove current islands from the road. It will make the road fast for motor vehicles and the changes were opposed by the majority of cyclists - they're the antithesis of making it a Quiet Way for cyclists.

Lots of really good points about how cars can be crucial for some people for a proportion of their essential journeys. But 100% of current car use doesn't fall meet this criteria. And I would use a car for some of the essential car use journeys described by others. For other journeys, where someone is able, we must encourage more active travel. WE should take inspiration from children such as Greta Thurnberg. NB. I am a Champion Hill resident and the changes are also contentious for residents on Champion Hill. All our vehicle journeys have been changed by this partial closure.

We have to get more people walking and cycling and not driving. Numerous reasons for this including - global warming, child obesity, health, economics, reducing oil dependence...We have a climate change crisis and should be acting accordingly. Single biggest reasons people say they don't cycle or allow their children to cycle is fear / safety. This measure is designed to make Champion Hill feel safer for people to cycle, and indeed let their children walk and cycle to school unescorted. Clearly traffic has been reduced on Champion Hill. The queuing on Champion Park appears to have broadly returned to normal - I see it most days at some point 6-8 am and 5-7pm. I think many more such measures are required to really transform our roads to feel sufficiently safe for the many people and families we need to make walking and cycling their normal way of getting around locally and make the step improvements in fighting climate change, reducing fuel, improving health, etc. East Dulwich, London, UK and world desperately need. Ostrich like behaviour in rejecting changes to fight climate change should not be socially acceptable - unless proposing better alternatives to fight climate change.

There were road works on Grove Lane on the lanes going in this direction. Clearly not great timing for road works as people get used to the changes on Champion Hill. richard tudor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Grove Lane this morning. All the way down to > Denmark Hill. To bad if you wanted to get to Herne > Hill or Rusking Park, Kings College.The master > plan is working. Can anyone remember it this bad > before Champion Hill was closed. > > A revision of this crazy plan is needed > immediately. > > They could not see this happening.

Hi MarkT, I think the statement the council receives no money form central government disingenuous. Southwark Council receives a large annual grant to be allocated by southwark Council to meet statutory and non statutory services. Southwark receives a proportion of all Business Rates set by government with local tweaking by Southwark Council and it receives the right to charge council Tax and raise money by other means. Additionally the Great London Authority allocates Local Implementation Plan funds for transport schemes. Again the GLA receives Council Tax precept (surcharge) and central government grants to fund these and other services. In terms of Parking Permit charges. Council tenants are charged ?0 for parking permits -https://www.southwark.gov.uk/parking/parking-permits/estate-permits/resident-permits So the costs to issue these must be tiny for this to occur. But CPZ parking permits charged at ?125 per car.

This scheme seems great. Reduce air pollution, encourage people to walk and cycle for school drop and collection, likely decrease in danger from traffic. 8-9am and 3-4pm. I'd like Melbourne Grove (northern end) around Jarvis Road to be trialled. Goose Green Primary School seems another good candidate. Each has one road so relatively straight forward and I had concerned residents and parental casework. Which schools do other people think prime local candidates?

Village Way has been added to the Herne Hill CPZ because of a number of vehicles dumped and very long term parking of people from outside the area (we're talking multi years). Residents there even raised this as casework with me in East Dulwich while I was a councillor. The slight extension is what residents there wanted and will also help with dance studio visitors. And not all homes there have private driveways. ed_pete Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I simply don't get why Village Way has a CPZ, all > the houses have driveways. Just a huge > inconvenience to those that parked there.

Hi lanclark78, Apologies for the delay in coming back to you. This is the response to a Lib Dem councillors enquiring on our behalf: "I can now provide you with a full response to your enquiry: The council do not monitor the use of on street electric vehicle charging bays. I understand that this is frustrating but, we can not dictate to who uses these charge points. However, it should be noted that the parking officers (CEOs or Civil Enforcement Officers) do monitor the electric charging bays for overstaying of the maximum permitted period through the day, there is no time limit at night. Parking officers are deployed to areas where there are higher levels of parking controls and there is a low level of parking control in East Dulwich and therefore there are lower levels of patrolling. Unfortunately this would query would need to be raised with Blue point London. The council don?t make a contribution towards the on street electric charging points, Bluepoint London pay the council an annual permit fee to have a bay designated for their charging facilities. "

What would I do if I were still a councillor - I'd knock on every door in the consultation area making sure people were aware of these proposals. I would hold street stalls on Lordship Lane making sure people were aware. I'd then read the consultation report, consider all the qualitative comments and thoughts from that door knocking, street stalls and indeed the forum and form a conclusion. My perception currently is those living near the station have problems and I suspect most complaints come form there. That IF it were implemented it would need to be very time limited with direct hours of operations on different sides of Lordship Lane and Grove Vale. That it would need to be implemented and planned in conjunction with the West Peckham CPZ proposal. But CPZ's do tend to go as dominos.

Or mrwb, a reduction for those who don't own a car who pay for the upkeep of local roads to exactly the same degree as car owners.

TCSED would love to have more donated instruments please, are grateful for those so far donated - especially a drum kit or any small percussion instruments please... If anyone would prefer to deal direct you can just visit and drop any instrument in at reception - gate via Jarvis Road.

Hi badger, When a councillor I had a number of cases where a council leaseholder wished to build something and need Southwark as the freeholder to agree. It was a painful drawn out process but on a number of occasions successfully concluded. Loft conversions typically. I've not had casework for rear extension but I see no logical reason why the council would not agree. And if they don't I would counsel going to the Local Ombudsman. If you get stuck email me and I'll try and help you steer through the system.

Hi mrwb, Actually local councils do own local roads. They also have a statutory duty to maintain them. They are shown as assets in their books.

Next delivery of donated instruments to TCSED - 2 x flutes, guitar, tenor horn, 2 x violins. Thank you to everyone who has donated instruments. If their are any more please say...

Hi MarkT, I'm saying that the proposed area for each of the CPZ zones could be subdivided and that ideally the East Dulwich would be down the middle of Lordship Lane with different limited hours of operation each side. So at any time people can still park for free if they choose the right side. That would hopefully avoid the negative problems traders are understandable very nervous about. It should also mean more free spaces to park for visitors as the dumped car, very long time parked cars are moved on. My point about West Peckham proposed CPZ one side of Grove Vale is the hope that the East Dulwich side will operate also at a different times.

Hi MarkT, Care Workers can also have Southwark wide parking permits - https://www.southwark.gov.uk/parking/parking-permits/on-street-permits/home-care-workers-parking-permits Cost is ?125 and if they have any clients already in an existing CPZ they'll already have one already and these permits are transferable between carers. Hi Pugwash, 5 interchangeable permits. If that number isn't right for an organisation then they should seek help from a councillor to get the number changed.

Yes. Each of these proposed areas could be sub divided if the consultation results suggest this would work better.

NHS staff are able to get a cross borough permit and lots of extra parking options on top - https://www.southwark.gov.uk/parking/parking-permits/on-street-permits/health-workers-parking-permits?chapter=2 I would imagine most health workers in Southwark who make home visits will already have one.

TheArtfuldogger, I believe residents can have CPZ permits for such key worker visits. Complication being CPZ permits require stated vehicle registration number - so changes to that could cause problems when temporary cover or holiday cover for the key worker - casework for local councillors.

IF the consultation for this and the West Peckham CPZ (north East Dulwich) results in CPZ then I hope it operates for one or two hours each day and different times for different sides of Lordship Lane and Grove Vale. This would mean regular visitors to the area by car could park for free depending on time of day and choosing the right side. NB. I was always very frustrated as a local councillor by the odd local business owner vandalising the parking plates, stating parking restrictions outside their shops, so they could park all day without restrictions.

Hi Soylent Green, Southwark Council can and has increased Council Tax. FY 18/19 up by 4.99% for example and also 4.99% in FY17/18, 2% FY16/17, o% from FY06/07 Under Lib Dems to FY15/16 under Labour. Equally anyone can pay more than their Council Tax or donate to local causes which have seen a reduction in income. Potentially more tax efficient if a charity than paying via Southwark Council. Parking Any CPZ tends to see non resident vehicles parked up for days, weeks, months removed. On some roads this can make a material difference.