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I see her around ,she's toned down the whiteness .Still wears white clothes but skin tone is no longer white .

Bed bug bites are BIG ,not tiny like dreamcatcher's.

Is the land in Southwark T&G ?

Sounds tricky and wish I could offer advice . My only ,very limited , experience with rural planning authorities is that they are a law to themselves . sorry . Have you tried this http://www.selfbuildportal.org.uk/forum/5-planning-issues forum ?

Good points penguin . Not thought of it that way, though sounds obvious now you've said it !

Apologies for getting in a stew over use of " backland " . It's definition is quoted in the officer's report as "Paragraph 3.8 of the Dulwich SPD describes back land development as the development of new houses or garages in back gardens. " so nothing to see here -)

That thought had crossed my mind first mate ,to the extent that I was slightly worried about posting in case it encouraged the developer . But somehow I suspect that developers don't need any encouragement and aren't dependent on reading the EDF for tips .

That's a very fair and reasonable post emilydina . Particularly this " core issue here is that go ahead set their drivers time cards that need them to be be at a certain buss top at a certain time which is often vwry un realistic timing if you acount for traffic in peckham and now a 20mph road. So in order for them to remain on time they are having to make up time constantly" The 12's terminate at the top of Barry Rd so perhaps they feel compelled to complete this last straight stretch quickly to meet an imposed target . TBH I'm not so worried about the buses speeding ( if that's what they do ) on Barry Rd .They're big and mainly red and very noticeable .I find cars and motorbikes more of a threat as they seem to come out of the blue .I've volunteered to be part of a project to record speeds on Barry Rd - more because I'm curious to know the facts than because I'm convinced it's a real issue .

Great news Omega and absolutely the right decision . But ... I am very surprised by the use of the word " backland" as opposed to " garden " in the decision notice . Southwark allow development on backland ,even where it includes a small area of garden and even where the backland in question has never been built on . Garden v backland is a very important distinction .So seems odd for Southwark to describe it as backland in this case .

I remember J&H as being a bit of a mess -) .Very ramshackle and untidy ,lots of different departments . But this was in the 50/60's ,so past it's best I suspect .

Car park is open Sat and Sun and is free on those days .

No ,wrong .

The topic in question is "living through building work(side return extension ) .This implies that advice is sought on living in a house while building work is carried out .Perhaps reflecting on the fact that one is fortunate to be in a position to do this will help people " live though it " . Advice sought and given . Not neccesary to open the thread ,the title is self explanatory .

Well we all have our views don't we hellosailor ? I think it's inflamatory and aggresive to use words like "jeering " . I don't think there's any reason to think that gillandjoe aren't prepared to "take it" .They've started this thread and also said they're happy to meet LM ( in response to the comment that they'd never express themselves face to face in the way they do on line ) .

LondonMix - your explanation was based on a belief that gillandjoe was trolling .This seems to me to be both critical and unfounded and hardly an explanation. Talk of gillandjoe's post in the same breath as " heaping abuse " is hardly the language of someone who seems to be saying that they prefer supportive,productive exchanges .

Otta - I can't think of ANY post on the EDF that is necessary .Mine included .It's a forum ,people express views . Londonmix - "rude and unkind" ? Yes gillandjoe was critical of other posters . Happens all the time on the EDF ,why single out this post ? You say "GillandJoe would NEVER have the balls to say that to people's face" but send a PM calling someone names rather than expressing disaproval on the thread ? Isn't that hypocritical ?

One person's "need" is another's wildest dream , coming long after they've found the money for essentials like food and rent . I agree with gillandjoe's post - the language of living through and surviving grates.

If I parked with 4 wheels on a pavement forcing pedestrians into the road and obscuring a junction wouldn't I incur some kind of penalty - parking ticket at the least ?

sanity girl - my thinking as well .Wish you were my neighbour . previous neighbour ( a doctor so one would imagine educated ) thought that garden waste for the brown bin included old flower pots .plastic compost bags ,broken garden tools....

This was brought up some time ago and is horribly sad . I've really no idea what can be done to change the policy .

Mugglesworth ,I have similar feelings . That's why I'm checking if my understanding is correct ( probably not ! ) . seems to me that congestion /people adapting their habits because frustrated are elements . But surely that should apply to ,for instance ,the increasingly congested M25 and other motorways ?

I'm no expert and don't know the details of your case but the " causing obstruction/inconvience " is a pretty catch all phrase .And rather subjective .

Is the theory - close a road ,traffic forced on to route b ,route b becomes congested ,people eventually become so annoyed that they give up driving /traffic evaporates ?