James Barber

The average speed across London is low, 9.5mph-11mph depending on your data source. All that stop starting. So yes to 20mph across Southwark but also yes to phasing traffic lights to be green for those doing 20mph & average cycling speeds. Their average speed would be much higher than present and their journey would be significantly easier, cheaper and more relaxing.

Kaival News at 100 Lordship Lane has applied to sell alcohol - mon-sat 07.00-23.30 and sun 07.00-22.30 reference 840060. http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp If you think the area is saturated with or that we need more places to buy aloohol tell [email protected] and copy me as a local councillor [email protected]

Probably worth chatting to local bike shop BK bikes - many bicycles come in alumiunium these days so suspect they have the odd welding job OR they'll know of a local welder.

Hi esme, I also share your concerns. Cllr Lewis Robinson as then chair of the Dulwich Community Council agreed to my request to ask a formal question about primary and secondary places for the Dulwich area at 29 November 2011 counrcil assembly - http://moderngov.southwarksites.com/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=25822&ISATT=1#search=%22secondary%20school%20admissions%22 The Question and answer are on page 14 Question 10. The then forecasts of primary places have since been revised upwards. But the response around secondary school places was "The planning for secondary school places is carried out on a borough wide basis and therefore there is not a forecast for the Dulwich planning area". This is despite a question from the Rotherhither Community Council is May 2011 where an answere for Ritherhithe secondary school admissions was given referring to forecast to that area alone. So once we've got January and the new East Dulwich Harris Primary school application submitted ED ccouncillors will be looking at secondary school places. With the latest primary school forecasts for the larger area stating we need 235 extra reception places a year and a normal secondary school takes 150 pupils per year - then despite the recent opening of the ED Harris Boys schools - it FEELS clear to me we need another local state secondary school.

Hi Dulwihcfox, Huge waiting list for allotments. We need more. But such a valuable site is never likely to be turned over to allotments. Hi DJKQ, The site is owned by the Dept of Health. Their plan is to use a PPP to finance a new health facility funded by sale of the remianing land. Most likely for private housing. But we need at least a new Primary school. We have an aging population. Such a big site 27,000m2 should be able to accomodate all these needs. Hi Hugenot, I agree in principle but the London Plan see's an extra 2 millions residents over the next 10-20 years taking Lnodon from 8m to 10m residents. Where should we build 1+ million extra homes just to stand still let alone get to grips with unaffordable house prices?

If anyone has a specific pothole please either email [email protected] (ideally copying me) or call 020 7525 2000. The Greendale flower bed changes are a further attempt to reduce the occurence of car parking by parents dropping and collection children from JAPS and to remove as many bollards as possible while still blocking vehicles from using Greendale cycle and pedestrians paths. A more pressing issue is the very narrow footpath meaning many walk along the main cycle path. And the second most problematic issue is the daft chicane put in the cycle path which needs to be removed. But it's in South Camberwell ward so I have little influence. Guerilla gardening - great idea.

Hi Sue, I attended a pan SE England conference on highways maintenance about a year ago. The pan London contract presentation was depressing and basic procurement practices seemed to be missing. So I'm delighted Southwark havent gone for a one model fits all authorities. It makes it easier to change things to suit Southwark. But yes, my experience of FMConway in Southwark is that they have to be micro managed to ensure bacis like residents being told what is happening. HNY!

Battersea used to have an Elephant shaped water slide. ?Havent been for a couple of years but the kids used to love it and the wave machine.

Hi ORC1, Happy to but it wont be quick and I wasnt aware the definition of pothole has changed. Hi Macroban, The current supplier won. Interesting. London Councils as part of a national plan are trying to come up with a standard spec. for highway maintenance. The idea is then that councils come together to have joint procurement. Southwark have announced that theyre procurement excercise came up with cheaper prices than the pan London procurement excercise.

Many thanks Alan Medic and Sue.

81 is the number of families with children who will start at school in 2014 or 2015. Many wont be thinking that far ahead. Many will assume they're close enough to a school they're happy with and they don't need a new school. 80 is the number expected to apply for a two form entry school. Fingers crossed the application will be successful. It would ensure along with the proposed Judith Kerr school that we have 110 places towards the shortage beings forecast.

Hi jonbateson, Just ping me an email to [email protected] with your name, children's date of birth and home postcode. Happy Christmas.

Amazingly the budget for the current Southwakr mayor is ?250,000 pa.

This is the ticket allocation by library: Blue Anchor 100 Brandon 50 Camberwell 100 Dulwich 100 East Street 50 Grove Vale 50 John Harvard 1370 Kingswood 50 Newigon 1250 Nunhead 50 Peckham 700 All seems a bi wonky - Peckham has 3x the library users compared ot Camberwell both the same distance from The Shard but Peckham library 7x the tickets. Also 4 free tickets per person which is higher than the average household number seems daft. But at least my colleague Paul Noblet who has campaigned for free residents access has achieved this http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/6398

I do but I wish the official comms to all emails and appearing on the website reflected what you're telling us and which other schools your colleagues are thinking they may bulge. I can see pitfalls in broadcasting before applications close - it will affect how people try and play the system and encourage second guessing. But if you're going to do it do it thoroughly.

http://www.southwark.gov.uk/download/6403/starting_primary_school_in_southwark_201314 page 18 shows distance where not all applicants were successful.For Ivydale Sept 2012 admissison 1,062m. The proposal is the second consequitive year Ivydale will take a bulge class - despite brochures saying this wouldnt happen.

Hi Renata, That's not what your cabinet member for children's services has emailed.

This morning the Labour led council have announced all the bulge classes they propose for September 2013: - Albion, Bessemer Grange, Crawford, Dog Kennel Hill, Ivydale and Langbourne will all take an additional 30 reception pupils - Camelot, Charles Dickens, and Grange will each take an additional 15 reception pupils. In addition Keyworth had already agreed to take an additional 15 pupils in 2013 and this information was included in the 2013 primary booklet. So 7.5 extra temporary forms of primary school entries. But the last cabinet papers 20 November pages 92-100 This morning the Labour led council have announced all the bulge classes they propose for September 2013: Albion, Bessemer Grange, Crawford, Dog Kennel Hill, Ivydale and Langbourne will all take an additional 30 reception pupils Camelot, Charles Dickens, and Grange will each take an additional 15 reception pupils. In addition Keyworth had already agreed to take an additional 15 pupils in 2013 and this information was included in the 2013 primary booklet. So 7.5 extra temporary forms of primary school entries. But the last cabinet papers pages 92-100 stated we'd need an extra 7-11 forms of entry to cope with September 2013 for Southwark. So zero margin for error and the one major lesson from the last four years of primary school admissions is you need to have margins for error. For the Dulwich area where its predicted we'll need 2-2.5 extra forms of entry for September 2013 only 2 are being provided. But we also have the issue that the schools taking bulge classes are in locations people don't find easy to get to - Langbourne and Bessemer Grange.

The plan is a one off bulge class.

How bizarre. Let me find out what's gone wrong.

SNAP!

You're all right and wrong. Southwark council is composed ot 21 wards each with 3 councillors. The planning committee has 7 councillors sitting on it. None from East Dulwich by I'm a reserve member. Those planning committee councillors act in a quasi judicial capacity and are meant to look at the merits and demerits of an applciation versus the policies and strategies agreed by the council. We USED to have a local planning committee but with constitutional changes to the council that role was removed from the local Dulwich Community Council. So ward councillors do expect to attend an planning committee that decides this application. Hope this helps clarify things.

To ensure not just forumites are aware of this application we're delivering a letter to surrounding streets. Talking to council officers if people miss the deadline it is quite possible their views will still be considered before the final report is produced for planning committee. Hi Macrobana, A developer pays for pre application advice. I've witnessed advice paid for being later told was totally wrong. So I'm not clear it's always good value for money. Hi Marmora Man, Members and reserve members of planning committees are lobied by developers - usually glossy brochures posted to us often repeatedly at different stages of process. Psychologically it's known this has an impact.

Hi Cora, The Thomas Moore hall has outside space on the SW corner. So they#re proposing to keep that for outside nursery play space. My experience of kids playing outside at nurseries it that it's only a proportion of the day that they werent terribly noisy but noise iwll occur at times. Properties backing onto the site may wish to object or ask for conditions about activities being limited to certain times or numbers. But from maps their immediate neighbours are the blackwater business units, Irish shops and those flats above shops. So it doesnt seem like many residents if any will be affected...?

Thanks to everyone who stopped to say hi at our stall on Lordship Lane today. One person who wished to remain anonymous said they were working on school numbers for Southwark. They were very clear new schools were needed to solve the problem in the Dulwich area.