James Barber

Hi Abe_Froeman, You can see minutes of Dulwich Community Council meeting here - http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=176 The delivery condition is about time. It doesn't specify any route and M&S have stated in writing that they can't use the delivery yard for deliveries. Hi bargee99, Roundaobut are notorious for being more dangerous for pedestrian and people cycling. In fact I was knocked of at a mini roundabout two weeks ago. I was lucky not to be more seriously injured and unlucky the driver 'didn't see you' in the first place. They admitted guilt, two witnesses, Police have decided not to take it any further. I can't recall the source so take this with a pinch o doubt - but I recall reading roundabouts 14 x more dangerous on average that traffic lights. I'm not proposing traffic lights before some says I am!

Hi pugwash, Please offer my help to your acquaintance, I would be happy to help them resolve this.

Did you call 999?

Charging for busy waste collection has led to more fly tipping. You can no longer make a quick call to report such issues - which is also delaying removal. It is much more hassle to be a good citizen since the current administration made these changes. You could download an app like FixMystreet to help report these types of issues. I've not found the southwark website good for this.

Hi Jacqui5254, I'm sure it will be fine. But I am sorry you were a little hood winked.Assuming it is a test you will have helped ensure the 2021 census goes that such better. I'm not convinced by 2021 we'll all be more trusting of the internet and personal data security! I will be aiming for a paper copy to reduce chances of personal data being hacked. Regards James.

Hi Pugwash, I wasn't;t aware of such a mini census being issued to some residents. It stands little chance of being a success under such circumstances. I had one resident call me about this and I concurred with their suspicions. Sorry I know nothing more than you. I received such a census it would go in the recycling. I would not fill a form in with lots family personal details outside the normal census years without being very convinced I wasn't being taken for a mug.

Hi first mate, Planning Enforcement does work it's just they don't have the resources to fight everything brilliantly. They also need more teeth. They should b able to close a commercial business that flouts the rules. That would ensure much quicker and helpful compliance. Great example - on the side of the Londis is an advertisement for a local solicitors. It is illegal. Enforcement have concurred. But they have chosen not to fight it. Presumably because a lawyers could give them the legal run around. So a local law firm knowingly is breaching advertising law and just doesn't care. So we will get traction eventually withM&S but it will be a long drawn out battle for reasonable behaviour. Attached s latest photo of M&S breach - deliveries just before 6am and not after 7am.

Hi first mate, You can see details of Section 106 and Mayoral CIL para 87 & 88 in this report - http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk/documents/?GetDocument=%7b%7b%7b!WLifyEsVJxByQH0917qAsg%3d%3d!%7d%7d%7d You can see about London Mayoral CIL here - https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning/implementing-london-plan/mayoral-community-infrastructure-levy

Hi rch, I understand you may be trying to get M&S to make lavatories available and you appear to want to go easy on M&S. As an East Dulwich councillor I have seen many complaints about M&S current behaviour - both from Chesterifeld, Ashbourne and Lordship Lane residents. What is proposed is simply unacceptable. M&S current behaviour and ignoring of planning conditions is unacceptable. I can't turn a blind eye whatever the appeal of maybe lavatories from M&S.

Sadly too many vested interests in big government. Also the local Labour party prefer big centralised local government. Hence removal of almost all the powers that had been devolved, such as local planning decisions, from the Dulwich Community Councils.

You're welcome.

Hi koolbanana, Please record any details of deliveries outside the allowed hours. Southwark Planning should take note and reject because what M&S are asking for is contrary to what the planning inspector refused. So incredibly easy for the council to reject and win at appeal. Hi first Mate, CIL is meant for strategic issues. Local paving wouldn't meet that criteria. Hi Bargee, After 11 years as a local councillor I've not seen any roads or pavements repaved by making the loudest or most noise. I think Robin got carried away in what she wrote. Can you imagine the chaos if the council prioritised based on councillors making the most fuss. 63 councillors trying to out shout each other for attention. The opposite of good governance - it would also make the council extraordinarily partisan.

Hi first mate, Robin wrote this "Technically repaving shouldn't be done with devolved CGS funding, but the system is such a mess that I used to rock the boat with CGS so often when I was a cllr that the roads I whinged about got pushed up to the top of the list" We are renewing residential streets. Rodwell, Landcroft and Landells have recently had either road or pavement works. Landcroft Road is going to be finished next week. But huge backlog of such works locally and across Southwark. Local residents were not heeded because the decision making has been so centralised. When local planning application's were decided by local councillors we would have stuck to our guns and not approved what was finally approved. That local decision making was removed by Southwark Labour. I have repeatedly raised planning enforcement, called-in planning applications, called n noise enforcement.

Hi rch, Road and pavements were repaired based on need from central budgets. Robin I really don't think council officers would chance their jobs doing personal favours for you by prioritising your past ward roads and pavements. Need is now factored with interventions to stop roads getting much much worse over some of those worse roads. We do have ?33,333 devolved budgets but as you know that doesn't go terribly far. Repaving Lordship Lane. Yes. The section you proposed central Southwark funding had tried to repair but it needed all the businesses to agree and they didn't. Hence why that bid was refused. Local businesses are extremely wary of experiencing the huge disruption the last time repaving occurred. I think it could be blitzed to minimise this but that isn't on offer. We need to solve this. M&S. You are so wrong. They have stated they can't use their delivery yard - the lorries can't turn around despite all their expert witness it would be fine. They are also applying for increase opening hours. This has nothing to do with M&S trying to make life better for Chesterfield Grove residents. They are still under investigation for excess noise from plant not meeting the planning conditions disturbing residents. I enjoy M&S goods but they have repeatedly broken planning conditions and shown flagrant disregard for local residents. Hi Abe_Froeman, Yes staff will come earlier and parking stress will be increased for residents from increased opening hours - despite a planning inspector at appeal saying this should not be allowed. Hi cl, Please do formally object. M&S has been a particularly anti social business locally. I've been quite amazed, perhaps na?ve, that they would show such disregard for their supposed brand values.

Hi Ginster, All works within 10m of railway land have to be agreed with Network Rail. They are incredibly hard to work with - from my work experience over a number of projects/years. We always moved heaven and earth to find solutions that didn't need Network rail agreement. At one point I met with Network Rail about this development to see if the developer could deliver a new ticket office, lifts, etc. Sadly Network Rail wouldn't talk unless ?1M was stumped up first to reinforce the railway embankment. Working with the rail company was much more successful getting the final ramp put in place. Network Rail will be all over this. The required permissions would take minimum 6 months to obtain. Network Rail will be monitoring this. Nettles and brambles are the train operating company responsibility. I've contacted the TOC and related both issues asking they come back to me when they'll be fixed.

The proposed changes would allow deliveries disturbing many on Chesterfield Grove and Lordship Lane from 6am rather than current 7am. 6am would allow servicing by other vehicles - rubbish trucks etc from 6am via the delivery yard. The opening hours also proposed to be increased putting greater parking stress for longer hours in the area.

Hi sally buying, Yes salaried officers but council officers complete timesheets and time is allocated against project codes. This is pretty standard way of working in most organisations.

Hi first mate, I can't guarantee that the imminent decision whether to place around 10km of double yellow lines wont be taken by the Labour councillor in charge of these things - we used to make these decisions locally and would have rejected them - and indeed that is our request - but very recently Labour in Southwark have centralised such decisions. So if they add lots of double yellow lines and that coincides with its then the current junction would have had them so the new junction would have them. Long winded way of saying definitely if local councillors get to say. I can't give dates when we'll used devolved budget for fixing Melbourne Grove or Chesterfield Grove pavements. This year we allocated our funds to complete Landcroft Road, Landells some of its pavement and finish Rodwell Road. The annual budget is ?33,333. We will get asked in the summer for this years spend and all pavements and highway works not covered by the central core budget we will consider. We also need to look at Lordship Lane pavements which are a real pickle and Lordship Lane where it meets East Dulwich Grove as well at Friern Road where it meets Lordship Lane. Our highways and pavements are in a real pickle generally. Hi rch, I'm baffled why their would be any loss of parking. Officers are currently looking at this and when they have a view I'll share what I have. If they meet you on site that gets billed to the CGS funds so please don't spend that. IF their is a problem with the final design then a meeting on site might be required. Hi Siduhe, M&S have been at best disingenuous throughout. I had previously thought they were reputable company but boy... So please do object to this latest planning application. I emailed local residents I had email addresses for a week or two ago about t his latest application.

Hi Abe-Froeman, Every time I type something on this forum I don't write a treatise with all possible bits of related info. The Melbourne Grove (south) people haven't asked for this junction to be changed. But we have had two past CGS applications to do this and with M&S confirming in writing they're no longer using this route seems a great chance to act along with the Melbourne Grove (south) changes. One Traffic Management Order will save money to implement physical changes rather than advertising in local newspapers. If we're able to proceed it should make the junction slower - wide arcs allow greater speeds so reducing this should slow things down a little, give a little more kerb space for parking, make a much shorter distance for people walking to cross..

Hi first mate, I can't guarantee anything while an opposition councillor. I'm currently fighting the reduction by one car parking space Worlingham Street due to a raise entry treatment - there we are reducing speeds but officers want to increase sight lines for no discernible reason. But what i do feel comfortable committing is that there will be more kerb line for parking there.

Hi first mate, Normalising the junction should result in a longer kerb line and therefore more parking - but this will be very marginal amount compared to a near perfect quarter circle kerb line we currently have. Fixing pavements. We have a separate highway renewal devolved budget for that.

Ministry of Justice latest quarterly report on Knife crime sentencing - please see attached - this link - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/597771/knife-possession-sentencing-statistics-oct-dec-2016.pdf Summary Oct-Dec 2016: 4206 knife possession offences - 41% of adult offenders immediately imprisoned for average of 7.7 months, 11% of youth offenders. People prosecuted are not getting slaps on wrist.

Hi DF, I disagree. The reasons people feel the need to carry knives in the problem. The chances of Police catching people relatively low. Young male adults aren't mentally wired to weigh up risks of being caught and consequences. You and I being nowhere near our teenage years get it but we're hardly likely to carry knives! Weirdly the more fuss we make about knife crime then the primary reasons for teenagers carrying knives (research suggests 85% carry them for self protection), the teenagers are likely to carry knives. Fortunately few teenagers read this forum. Police stats of reported crime - https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesbulletintables Attached is relevant table appear to show a slight reduction in knife crime over recent years. Hopefully recent incidents are a stats blip made much more alarming by recent local incidents. Interesting Guardian article form last month - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/28/beyond-the-blade-the-truth-about-knife-in-britain

What art deco building? The hairdresser warehouse shop closed last year and is nearly demolished but it didn't look art deco.

Sonic plug/s worked a treat - or did for me. Very hard to ensure you have no gaps a mouse can get through. But also work doing as if nothing else will make your home better insulated and less drafty.