James Barber

Hi Tom, That land is owned by Southwark Council but leased to Dulwich Hamlets Football Club. The lease can only be taken back from DHFC if they offer it back or the council has a firm use for it. DHFC applied for develope this land for a new football stadium as the lease on their current one was coming to an end. Lots of interest in building on the current stadium for housing. It took a real determined effort from the community to stop this set of dominos. To create suggested gardens would be fab but take significant money and political will from ward councillors - its South Camberwell ward. One of the ward councillors is [email protected] the council leader. Hope this helps give some context Tom. I'd suggest you create a Friends of Green Dale to develop ideas for the site and get it included in the Area Action Plan for the area which if you like is the development guide.

Where did it take place and was it reported. CCTV cameras might have caught this. Starts with ketchup and has the potential to become worse objects.

Today by chance I tried exactly what EJTH suggested and worked a treat. I also have to catch the 08.15 on school run days I cover and very stressful.

Hi Fred, Before I get officers to spend time and money responding to this - what is the purpose of this request? Regards james.

M&S were planning on being a tenant of an expanded shop owned and developed by the freeholder. The freeholder has clearly applied for something that fundamentally was floored - they didnt own all the land or access rights they assumed they did and the flats would have breached H&S laws by requiring occupiers to access via a service yard. I don;t think M&S can be blamed for such errors. I also doubt the freeholder will want a shop empty for any period of time and I believe Waitrose would happilly occupy the shop unit as is and I'd be surprised if Iceland wouldnt happily roll on their tenancy if the rent was hiked.

Hi sedm, The lease will mean you would need to contribute a quarter of any costs incurred - even if you flat doesnt have electrics and windows and other do. I would ascertain whether 3/4 flats are leasehold and if they are consider buying the freehold. You'd then all be master of your own destiny and not reliant on Southwark COuncil. Councils make a loss on managing such freeholds and therefore minimise the efforts they make - not good for you long term.

Blue cycle paths are only used where its parts of the Cycle Superhighway. Blue is the chosen colour in Copenhagen as the tarmac seems to keep its colour better than red or green apparently. AS its not cycle superhighway the only colour it would be is red. Council officials decided to rigidly follow the street design guide. Hence the block paving which is more expensive and the minimalists i.e. impossible to spot cycle logos. Hopefully common sense will preval but I fear ward councillors there are happy with things as they are and collissions will be required.

Debatable point Alex K.

SGN have worked through the night - sorry to those living close by but better that than a gas explosion! They pin-pointed the leak and are repaired the joint this morning. Reinstatement is underway with quick drying concrete (its not as long lasting but should last a number of years) and should be completed by lunch time Friday. So circa 20 hours left before its fully reopened.

I've had it confirmed -= definatly urine. All the local taxi firms have been visited to request this practice stop. It hasnt so they'll be revisited. After that it would become anti social behaviour typoe orders or criminals offences.

Hi Alex K, East dulwich councillors have allocated ?10,000 from our Cleaner, Green, Safer capital pot to provide great lighting there. Its due to complete during October. The floor lighting you're talknig about was isntalled about 8-10 years ago. It was never handed over to the council lighting people and didnt have a seperate maintenance plan. Floor lights are especially prone to problems having to take weight and harder ot keep dry.

I'm amazed ward councillors supported a scheme consulted on during August. Not even the whole of August but only the latter half.

30" gas mains leaking gas - emergency repairs.

Southern Gas have to undertake excavations junction of Lordship Lane with Goose Green roundabout - they have a 30" gas mains leaking there. To undertake the works they need to erect 3-way traffic lights on Goose Green roundabout. It will cause chaos. I'd recommend avoiding that area for a while. I've not been told when they'd expect the works to finish.

I can confirm that the 'M&S' planning application to extend the current Iceland store and add 8 flats above it had been withdrawn. This doesnt mean they wont have a second attempt but it does mean the application was so flawed that they needto start again.

Decisions taken to litter pick supposedly every other day and sweep our street once a month. Several instance residents have proven neither has been taking place. Added to this a decision to reduce temp staff reported on the books as contractors. This was turned in a political football - 'wasteful council employing fat cat contractors' type of argument. In Autumn we used to supplement resources using temps to help with leaf falls. The council administration has decided as its missed its targets on street detritus to further slacken the targets. Southwark no longer feels one of the cleanest boroughs in London.

Last I heard they're immensely popular with a waiting list. But I've never seen a bike being taken out or parked in one of them.

Hi Tamer, Belvoir Road is in College Ward I believe but perhaps the following would help you progress things: Making streets one-ways usually result in vehicles going much faster along them - they don't have to concern themselves with vehicles coming the other way. So it might reduce the volume of cars but it will displace the journeys onto longer routes via other roads - net effect more miles driven in your area and at great speeds. So assuming that isnt what you and your neighbours would want then the other options are more effective speed calming measures. From memory you have speed cushions that many types of vehicles can ignore. So full width sinusoidal speed humps would have more effect as would chicanes. You could apply for measures via the Cleaner, Greener, Safer scheme where your local ocuncillors have these days around ?80,000 pa for capital measures - sinusoial full road width humps typically costs ?1,800 each and are needed ever 50-70m. To prove a need a traffic count would normally be required. From Southwark's online mapping system I cant see any recorded traffic counts. So any CGS applicaiton would need to include this OR do you own traffic count. Hope this helps.

Hi Robbie1, Outside the Coop is a Puffin crossing. Road traffice people install them in preference to Peilcan crossings because they're slightly quicker for cars (have a sensor to cancel any request if system belives pedestrians has moved on/vanished) but not very clear for pedestrians - you have to have head down staring for a green light not looking around and up for green light. Terrible ergonomics Absolutely no evidence Puffins are safer than Pelican's but officialdom keep quoting studies that are inconslusive at best. The ideal would be a cross between a Pelican and Puffin. A number of Puffin installations across Southwark in last two years breach the installaiton guidelines and best practice. Eitherway I hope the person knocked over is ok and makes a swift recovery from any injuries.

This was a ?4.5M programme initially planned to improve Independant Local Retail Envirnonments over three years by former East dulwich councillor Richard Thomas when he was the executive councillor in charge of regeneration. Sadly its taken more years than originally planned for East Dulwich changes to take place. And that's with a tremendous amount of nagging of council officials by me.

Hi the-e-dealer, But the buses are nearly brand new so no chance of being replaced so soon. Blimey you do want ot be profligate with tax payers hard earny cash.

I've contacted the head of waste collection and they'll try and track down the culprit. Not easy but fingers crossed.

176 gets my votes and as they go all the way to Tottenham Court Road suspect Boris would be delighted. I'll ask GLA Assembly Member Carolne Pidgeon who knows our area exceptionally well how they'll be allocated.

Hi Chick, I have four calls to return and will do at the weekend - out tonight and worknig late tomorrow.

Hi citizenED, Sadly no word yet but clearly something should be done with the land. Whether it be used to extend Bessemer School grounds closing the road or sold for housing or used for new council housing (now that govt policy makes this possible).