James Barber

If anyone wishes to have a motor bike ground anchor installed in their front garden for free please get in touch.

The proposed changes are to close a little more if North Cross Road on Saturday market says - section between Nuffield and Archdale. DilwichFox, I really don't think this will have any impact on your road or road end so I'd be horrified if council officers spent money writing to you. Which doesn't stop you from responding to the consultation.

Hi @Woodwarede, This consultation is proceeding against the express wishes of two of the East Dulwich councillors - myself and Cllr Rosie Shimell. We've become embroiled with the council legal department as the consultation has proceeded in direct contravention of a minuted recommendations of the Dulwich Community Council. Whether you support or object to each individual proposal you need to formally respond to the consultation. Posts here wont count! And officers are clear each junction will be assessed seperately based on responses for that junction. Officers did say the decision would come back to ward councillors but have since indicated it will be made by the cabinet councillor.

I'm been assured this sign will be replaced this Friday morning.

Hi JDR, Yes and my home has had interrupted water suppliers for what must be two weeks tomorrow. I've tried asking my usual Thames Water councillor liaison person what's going on with the area but they appear to have left TW. But then I see the TW website is totally down. SO I'll try again tomorrow and report back.

Whatever peoples views of children walking or cycling to school the timing could have been wiser with minimal effort. Long list of roads to be one and putting roads with school on the list solely during school holidays isn't beyond the council officers concerned.

Please report this to the Police via 101 number ASAP. The Police would like to stop this vigilantism if they can.

Hi wolfhound, I would have thought the Poynton approach with perhaps the Goose Green zebra crossing approach would work well. In 2006/7 we purchased a pedestrian audit through Living Street of Lordship Lane. One of the action points was putting a third zebra crossing on the only Goose Green roundabout arm without one. Broadly they work really well. Clearly the odd idiot ignore them. But you get that with traffic lights as well. Would we want 12 year old kids cycling through - tricky comparing schemes here with Dutch or other European schemes where they have different traffic laws and who is responsible for any crash. Either way, I'd encourage others to also donate to he crowfunding. we need to really kick the tyres and consider wider options for these key junctions/

Hi RobMiller, I think the suggestion matters might be taken into our own hands may have helped things. Cosmur have been totally discreditable. And council officers naive taking promises repeatedly from such an omnishambolic organisation. Many thanks for prodding things along as well. WE wont have to meet during night time to remove the fencing now...

What's weird is the leading freight train company has made redundant 1,200 drivers. You'd have thought Southern could poach a hundred of those to ensure they don't need overtime to run the service.

I've asked council officers whats the plan to replace.

Hi first mate, Planners have recently allowed the former HSBC bank site to be split. The building being sold let for a Vets and the car parking kept back by the owner for presumably a new building. when I challenged the planning officers explaining about parking stress and how terrible the loss of car park is they told me the area doesn't have a CPOZ so can;t be under parking stress!!!! Of course when the Dulwich Community Council used to decide such planing applications - and we'd be shown all the lans - we'd have spotted this a mile away and stopped it. But council officers in SE1 making decisions about areas they don't truly know you get this rubbish under delegated powers. first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If anything this reads like preparing the ground > for further applications.

The council seriously suggested cutting down very mature trees in such circumstances. Agree with Angelina. When trees become diseased and need to be replaced they should be placed a little out in the road to remark between parking spaces and ensure pavement kept free for use by all.

Hi RobMiller, I was assured on Friday of the following: " Good Afternoon Councillor Barber, I can confirm that the footway has been resurfaced as of today. Therefore the footway will be opened as soon as the contractor moves their fencing, that is expected to happen this evening. In this next phase of works they will be using some containers and a skip located in the carriageway. It is looking like works will be completed on site towards the middle of February. " But the developer didn't release the pavement. They appear to be taking the..... I've escalated this to council officers what fines will be imposed. Truly repeated mismanagement of a devious developer who doesn't care for the area is beyond frustrating. Sorry. RobMiller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi James, just checking in re: the Old Police > Station. Are the Council officers lined up to > enforce the expiry of the licence on Tuesday? I'm > looking forward to the pavement being back in > public use next week... Long overdue. > > Rob > > James Barber Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Further update on the old Police station. Their > > current hoard licence ends 8 November. If not > > squared away then council officials will decide > > whether to fine them and reinstate the pavement. > > > They've check the register of utility street > works > > and no notices submitted - usually two weeks > > notices - so clearly no excuse of waiting for > > utilities to connect these new homes.

Hi Dan, Can I say how much I enjoyed the performers today. Well done for organising it all. Thank you.

They recommend average speed camera enforcement. If that was a real option allowed by government regulations and the London Camera Partnership I'm sure those would be suggested instead. Looking at the NICE evidence included as part of the NICE consultation no allowance for variations in legal frameworks appears to have been considered or crash stats impact.

WE still have free property marking SelectaDNA kits if anyone is interested. Email me a [email protected] to organise me delivering a kit to you. EDITED. To say three takers of SelectaDNA kits over the weekend. WE still have another 65 to distribute - email if you'd like one to reduce your chance of being burgled by around 80%.

Hi kiera, In case you've not heard all our objections seems to have born fruit. The council has decided under officer delegated powers to refuse the request to remove this section 106 condition that the current Dulwich Hamlet grounds can only be used for leisure purposes. So the fear that the developer could close the ground and build on it would appear to have evaporated. All that pressure from fans that the development be allowed to proceed is now clearly shown to have been misguided. That the people objecting have probably done more to save the club than the fans! kiera Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > James. I think this may be outside your area, but > it's a very important issue. Did you know that a > planning application has been made to remove the > section 106 protection on.Dulwich Hamlet football > ground. 16/AP/4051 and > http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5 > ,1657240,1755294#msg-1755294 posts from 17th Nov. > This protection ensures that the land retains its > community uses,but the greedy developers want to > be enabled to build on the football stadium > without constraint. Can you give any information > about this type of planning application, as it > doesn't seem to be being treated by the council as > a normal planning application. It has not > been.advertised at all. Is it right that such a > significant decision should be allocated to a > delegated officer. The website is accepting > comments, but does the council have to consider > them or is it a private matter between the council > and the developer? If so, the process is far from > transparent. This application was only discovered > by chance.

Hi ITATM, Broadly that is the councils position - if residents are bothered about parking then CPZ is the answer. We're more fortunate now that the variety of CPZ is greater than the past. But clearly that's quite a hammer for many to crack such a parking nut. I've had some casework on Upland Road where this was rolled out in defence to do nothing about a private business operating on the road.

Hi rupert james, Was Camberwell Grove a major through route when originally constructed what 200-300+ years ago? Car ownership then was zero. Possibly predates bicycles. Horse and cart ownership was also extremely low. It has never been a tram or bus route. So for the life of me I can't see how Camberwell Grove has always been a major road? Half the traffic in Southwark starts and ends it journey outside the borough. WOuldn't it be fab if that traffic didn't use such residential roads as cut -throughs/rat-runs but stuck to the actual main roads. And indeed vice versa when Southwark residents drive across other boroughs. At a public meeting their was recently talk of trying something like this for Dulwich Village at school run hours.

Hi spider69, Traffic counts occur at regular intervals - have done for what must now be decades. They occur in areas with controlled parking and areas without out. So I don't believe they're being done to achieve some nefarious aim. Else why both in the CPZ areas. The Dulwich Hotel was orignal terraced houses. Reverting it back to terrace house, and delighted we managed to get a better version than originally planned (Cllr Rosie Shimell and I had asked for a councillor call-in of the decision if it proceeded as originally planned), but allowing street parking is the only solution. Broadly each home will be slightly wider than the length of a car.

Hi Mrspushkin, Sorry I don't - let me check the Southwark website of street works - http://streetworks.southwark.gov.uk/search.asp?searchtype=road&usrn=22500202 This shows the following works: Cherry Garden School Bellenden Road SE16 16/05/2016 15/11/2016 LB Southwark (Licensing - Hoarding) View street r/o 34b Peckham High Street Bellenden Road London SE15 5DP 07/09/2016 01/09/2017 LB Southwark (Licensing - Street Furniture) View street 24 30/09/2016 28/10/2016 LB Southwark (Licensing - Skips) View street J/W MAXTED ROAD. f\w. 06/10/2016 19/10/2016 London Power Networks plc View Works S/O 79 to J/O Hollygrove 13/10/2016 20/10/2016 LB Southwark (Conway Aecom) View street O/S 67-O/S 79 Bellenden Road 26/10/2016 31/10/2016 LB Southwark (Conway Aecom) View street From Opp 60 Bellenden Road to O/S 61 Bellenden Road 07/11/2016 11/11/2016 LB Southwark (Conway Aecom) View street 256 09/12/2016 22/12/2016 Lanes Group PLC - Waste View Works O/S 60 to O/S 115 Bellenden Road 26/12/2016 16/01/2017 LB Southwark (Conway Aecom) View street S/O 38 Holly Grove on Bellenden Road 17/01/2017 12/01/2017 LB Southwark (Conway Aecom) View street Bridge (Rail over Road) No: 1188A 07/05/2018 26/06/2018 NR-SE PM CIVILS CONSTRUCTION PARTNERSHIP Any related to what caused you traffic delays?

Hi gaby1st, I've replied to your email and taking up your case. Fingers crossed we can get to a helpful conclusion.

Just had confirmation that the Green Dale path spurs lighting x 4 columns has been fixed. Sadly muggung occurred during the period lights not working - well never know if this was a contributing factor. But it did take ages to get fixed.

hi CHLOE781, It is appalling that I had to escalate this to the councils Director of Environment and Leisure and only then was prompt action taken. IF anyone experiences ANYTHING out of the ordinary along any of these lines I hope they contact me immediately IF the centre manager doesn't instantly respond to your complaint.