James Barber

Both are definitely open - Dulwich Library yesterday Saturday 25 September was open when I visited.

A neighbour has had a letter telling them you have a non complaint car and that UELZ is coming. SO I suspect it will be ANPRS camera enforcement and wont be just boundary entry or exit, and a little bit like the TV licensing people saying we know you have a non ULEZ complaint vehicle. So expect investigators who may record if a non complaint vehicles is parked in different places and no charge paid.

Early days to tell if Afghanistan wont be a base for international terrorists. Clearly Islamic / Sharia law is alien to western values. Equally taking the 2001 theocracy through to resilient democracy would take circa 100 years if history is anything to go by. US has lost over 6,000 people killed in Afghanistan. Nearly half military, remainder contractors mostly for security. Over 20,000 seriously injured. And spent over a trillion USD. What is amazing is that the US / NATO didn't leave well over a decade ago. What may be hopeful is Taliban leadership living in rich Middle East states for most of the last 20 years. They've enjoyed more modern life styles - TV, mobiles, internet, security and freedoms. Id be amazed if they return Afghanistan back to the 2001 they were deposed from. Or that the 38 million citizens of Afghanistan having experienced the huge economic and social uplift of the last 20 years wish to return to 2001. Equally 22% of Afghan GDP is currently from foreign aid almost exclusively the west.

Taking a 12yo to see a sibling going/coming from university may help inspire them. So much to do and see in Newcastle and the surrounding area. Most university accommodation has start date options on Saturday or Sunday. It would be feasible to travel to Newcastle from East Dulwich on a Friday and return on a Sunday. Many you can order duvets etc cheap starter packs to be there awaiting the students arrival. Many first years can't be left to meet there soon to be new friends quickly enough! I hope it turns out really well. Emotional time for everyone including your 12yo. All the very best.

Southwark have extra legal controls against street drinking which apply to all areas except Dulwich Village - https://www.southwark.gov.uk/community-safety/drugs-and-alcohol?chapter=3 So the Police already have specific powers to confiscate alcohol etc at this location.

Hi Gesunheit, The above advice reflects the casework I had as a local Councillor 2006-18 for East Dulwich. I'd take a couple of further points. Local councils are not allowed to have sinking funds where leaseholders effectively save up via responsible freeholders for major works. Quality of repairs / renewals by Southwark Council contractors can be poor and eye wateringly expensive. With around 14,000 leaseholders you will always have a proportion who really have been poorly treated. But you hear about these. Other non council leaseholders you probably wont hear about. Be ?ber cautious about anything with cladding or above 14m as fire prevention works quite possible. Councils seem incapable of doing fire prevention works once and getting them right.

You could try Southwark Anti Social Behaviour Uint (SASBU) - https://www.southwark.gov.uk/noise-and-antisocial-behaviour/antisocial-and-threatening-behaviour

I would anticipate it being reopened after 19 July the date the UK govt has decided the country will use the herd immunity idea to live with COVID.

I'm with you on this. What amazes me is that all bus stops don't have these inductor boards. The technology is dead cheap. womanofdulwich Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I quite like the bus expected signs, helps me > decide whether to walk or not.

Hi Chunx, One of the consultees is Community Southwark which is an umbrella group supporting all Southwark based charities. They have some great advice if you're involved with any of the charities you've mentioned. James.

Hi Napoletano, Two issues I believe from your post. 1st - obtaining agreement from Southwark to use the loft for a loft extension has proven hard work for many to obtain. 2nd - obtaining planning permission for a balcony historically has been near impossible IF you could in any way overlook anybody - it also makes it harder for the council to agree to sell the loft space as you would be incorporating a flat terrace with extra risk of water leakage. Talk to Southwark first about the loft space. If/when you make progress then talk about the detailed design and what they as a freeholder would find acceptable. Then you're into planning permissions for balcony - possibly permitted development if you don't.

I would suggest two avenues: 1. Complain to your Councillor who will forward an email to officers and chase as necessary 2. Make a formal complaint to the council -https://www.southwark.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/complaints-comments-and-compliments/making-a-complaint

I have problem initially renewing via iMac - eventually worked. I know of someone else being unable renew via iPad and iPhone. Anyone had problems with IT working with Southwark Council ordering garden waste permits?

Hi Metallic, Every ward has an equal allocation of capital and revenue funding to allocate to local projects each year - respectively Cleaner, Greener, Safer capital projects and Community fund revenue funding. This is beyond the strategic projects to address other issues. As a Councillor my lot sometimes spent some money outside the immediate ward boundaries where residents from the ward we represented would see a benefit. But this is the exception. I'm sure all wards/Councillors would welcome more applications.

Good luck keeping it. You mentioned local councillors and MP. Any of these can act as a "Designated Person" where Social Housing involved - arguably this would apply to you as Southwark freeholder - https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/designated-persons/ My experience as a former Council was the threat of doing this was enough to get an officer to stand down from silliness (my view). Specifically ask you Councillors and MP who is willing to be a "designated Person" for you. It will be telling who steps forward to help practically.

Research currently under peer review into equity of LTN's across London - https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/q87fu/ Highlights: - LTN's more often in deprived areas - BAME residents slightly more likely to live in LTN than white residents - LTN's varied widely - LTN demographically nearly idnetiifcal to surrounding areas

HI P68, I'd assumed the same.

You can report missed bin collections here and usually fixed in a couple of day - https://www.southwark.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/general-household-waste/report-a-missed-collection Saying that January was a car crash with 29% of staff absence due to COVID.

You can see Southwark Council housing estates via the following mapping website -https://geo.southwark.gov.uk/connect/analyst/mobile/#/main What this doesn't show is Registered Social Landlords - Housing Association, Almshouses properties or Southwark Council street properties. The London Datastore states (based on 2011 Census) Village ward has 15.5% social rented housing - doesn't include leasehold properties where Southwark Council are the landlord. England average of 17.6% of homes being social rented housing. Another 18.2% private rented in Village ward, England average 16.7%. https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/ward-profiles-and-atlas

While and post being a Councillor I raise several hundred incidents of graffiti each year. I've not done this during COVID as i understand the staff have been deployed to COVID related activities. This must get back to normal soon. Anyone can report graffiti via this - https://www.southwark.gov.uk/street-care/graffiti If you want graffiti remove from your property use the council website as you can provide the disclaimer. Or FixMyStreet - https://www.fixmystreet.com

During my time as a Councillor we looked at this several times. We even had a report commissioned by Southwark Council. Hopefully they won't blow money repeating it! To put traffic lights there we were told Lordship Lane would have to have no parking from Goose Green roundabout to outside the Coop. Even then it was extremely likely TfL London Buses would block such lights. It would also mean pedestrians having to wait uptimes o 2 minutes to cross East Dulwich Grove. Effectively downgrading the pedestrian priority. The Pelican crossing and raised junction was an attempt to get some improvement. My lot thought a Zebra crossing right on the pedestrian desire line was needed - probably with a pavement build out into Lordship Lane. This would maximise pedestrian priority.

Hi sand12, If you look at the London roadworks system - http://public.londonworks.gov.uk/roadworks/hsmap It shows works 6" water mains to be cutaway and replaced 19-25 February.

The application states it would be car free. Current businesses along Melbourne Grove, with the LTN through traffic blocked, are unhappy. Some kind of ground floor active use could encourage people along Melbourne Grove towards those businesses. Currently the former warehouse use (for a West End boutique) and dead rear garden walls of 1-3 Railway Rise opposite don't draw people down Melbourne Grove. With the Melbourne Grove GP closure/move removing some of the previous footfall. And no.3 being derelict land for a number of decades. This corner of East Dulwich really needs some TLC.

Health is covered by ICNIRP guidance/rules. Worth asking the planning officer to request the ICNIRP report and plans from the applicant and that these are published on the councils planning documentation e.g. 4G antennae roughly shouldn't face anywhere humans will be for 10-15m. Combinations of mobile operators signals no the same mast can make the exclusion zone even larger. If you oppose such a mast that meets ICNIRP rules, then planning objections around aesthetics, etc is more likely to be successful.

Collections are always impacted by any changes to teams - when teams are moved between routes it usually takes a number of weeks ot settle down again. With COVID lots of staff changes. IF a collection is missed then report it AFTER 6pm online via this URL - https://www.southwark.gov.uk/wasteservices/missedcollection/ Everyone is working hard to keep things as normal as possible in this difficult times.