James Barber

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.

And of course those without spare laptops can make a tax efficient donation to support this via https://www.justgiving.com/goosegreen-primary OR via Charities Aid Foundation - https://www.cafonline.org/system/charity-search-results With no charges to anyone. A Charity to help charities.

The applicant Parkhill successfully obtained planning permission 19/AP/0387 for a partial development on to of the single existing flat adjacent to ESPH on Bassano Street. This subsequent planning application is classic salami tactic. Get a bit of what you want and then very hard to refuse the final brick in the overalll scheme. Hard to imagine this strategy was'n't all thought through in 2019 by Parkhill. Parkhill redeveloped 29-31 Lordship Lane - would be good to hear from any residents there about the quality of the flats to give a context for this application. What is proposed is an over development of the site. Nothing answering the blank frontage the current ESPH presents to Lordship Lane. Clearly rubbish and recycling storage, bicycle storage isn't adequately addressed in the application. Tow main problems. Southwark Council current administration is overly friendly to developers. National government has made it harder for councils to refuse permission. COVID and Brexit means further increased pressure ot allow such schemes to get the economy moving and start to claw our way back to pre Covid and counter the BRxit hit over the next few years. But letting standards slip impact the next 100+ years the look and feel of East Dulwich. If anyone needs support responding to this scheme please email me.

Southwark Labour have issued a statement saying they will stop the auction and will now consult with the school. Well done parents and the school for applying sufficient pressure. Now the hard work begins of negotiating the building transferring to the school and the money required.

Hi first mate, I have supported CPZ around East dulwich station for 1 hour per day Mon-Fri 11-noon. I was the chair of Southwark Cyclists 20 yers ago and still cycle. I still have a driving licence as well. Some historic local full road closures have made a material positive difference - Thorncombe Road, Gilkes Crescent, Friearn Road Or partial e.g. Oxonian/Zenoria. New style of this LTN appear to be seeing dramatic increase in people and walking. Causing immense frustration for those that wish to keep driving or neighbouring A and B roads in the area. Is this balance right?

Please do pass the footage to the local Police Safer Neighbourhood Team. if they're stealing from you it's likely they're stealing from others. If you need someone to shop for you please email me jamesvbarber@gmail.com

This does have the appearance of Southwark Council sneaking this out and bouncing the community during a pandemic. I suspect very few Labour Councillors were aware this was coming. But it is surprising how none appear ot have publicly stated this is unacceptable. It will be telling if they rise to this challenge or try and ignore it and ride out the storm. If you're against selling this school short make lots of noise with ward and cabinet Labour Councillors - I would say the same if they were from my lot Lib Dems.

I'm amazed. The council supported the Belham Scholl - but it now transpires held back some of the property to sell. When Dulwich Estate tried doing this to the Judith Kerr School those same Councillors were vocally against it.

Perhaps worth also asking the asylum centre staff at Barry House, 263 Barry Road, SE22 0JT.

Hi Rockets, I did chair Southwark Cyclists 20 years ago. But I do cycle, walk, car, public transport locally. I would genuinely like to understand the 2,500+ petition against the local LTN's. If those are genuine local residents then it needs to be looked at again. Equally, if the LTN is going to stay then we need to make it work better and get people tempted to shop in those Melbourne Grove shops. Perhaps a new street market at the Grove Vale end.