CPR Dave

Also haven't the council started imposing conditions on new housing developments that ban residents from owning cars by barring them from appyling for parking permits?

My council tax went up by nearly 7% this year. That might not be much money for you but for a lot of people it is way above the rate their pay is going up. And now the council are looking for new ways to charge more and increase the cost of living crisis for their residents.

the problem with the current operating hours is that visitors can avoid those and park in the non CPZ streets nearby while waiting for the timing to end. Especially now that people are at home more. So if they extend the hours that puts more pressure on parking in the areas off East Dulwich that also rejected the CPZ and which did not get one. More pressure on parking means more clamour for a CPZ. Which means more money in the council's pocket and less in yours. Remember this council has admitted many times that it wants a CPZ throughout the whole of Southwark. They want to eliminate private car ownership altogether and double yellow lines and CPZ implementation are the most efficient way for them to achieve that.

They could have paramedics delivering patients to A and E on electric cargo bike instead of an ambulance. Why not.

I've responded to the consultation in support of the proposals. I'm going to egg them on to do more and more of this until there are no roads open at all anymore and then finally the scales will fall from people's eyes.

This looks ripe for a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman. If the council have been bullying TFL people to the point of tears that is an absolute outrage. Shame on them the people at TFL aren't elected officials implementing a dogmatic policy, they are normal people like you and me doing a civilian job. To be treated like this is unbelievable.

Fireworks aren't loud at all any more.

It's obviously not time to move on in any way whatsoever. The council physically imposed this disaster 2 years ago and they are still making "improvements" this month. It's an absolute shit show that needs to be called out. Its worse than that though because they had been planning the closures long before they implemented them, so the continuing failures are as a result of years of pudding headed planning.

Crystal Palace Road never used to be chocka in the morning until they closed the roads of East Dulwich Grove. All the additional traffic that generated on Lordship Lane pushed more cars onto our road. It's supposed to be the cycle spine but it's actually safer cycling on Lordship Lane now.

They are painting a bicycle lane in at Dulwich Village Square which should solve all problems henceforth, forever.

I'm pretty sure that if you phone 111 you end up getting out through to Seldoc most of the time. There have been a few occasions where I've called 111 for the kids and ended up being triaged by one of the hospitals and then called back by Seldoc. I'm not sure what happens if you don't live in East Dulwich or even Southwark, though. Maybe that is the problem you are having Malumbu

Foxtons are definitely moving ... there's someone in the old Jacksons estate agents right now near Chener books sticking up a "Coming Soon" banner inside the window for a new Foxtons.

I guess this guy has given up on the forum.

I wouldn't count your chickens yet Iain. This council quite often says one thing in public and then does something else behind closed doors in Tooley St, and on a number of occasions recently have gone against quite overwhelming popular responses to consultations, especially when it comes to roads and transport.

So you can campaign for road closures?

A rather inauspicious start to the new regime last night.

Was there not a local campaign against the redevelopment of the Ailsham Centre? If you could get those people on board with opposing these changes they could highlight the issue to an already interested mailing list

Which particular councillor do you think is responsible for this scheme then DKHB??

It's also not entirely clear that it is the actual Councillors who come up with all of these hair brained ideas. What if the consultation was dreamt up by some unelected cycling fanatic with a vendetta against south london who is employed by the council permanently???

Hello James Do you happen to know whether Southwark Council engages the services of J Devine Civil Engineering (or Devine Group Civil Engineering) at all please? Many thanks

Wider pavements = more space for rotting rubbish and all the other detritus that was left there during lockdown.

I've managed to speak to them and for some reason y account was not shown as being registered for Direct Debit at the 1 April 2022 (even though they have been collecting payments by DD from the same account for about 10 years). So they sent out an email that i never received at the beginning of June asking me to claim the rebate. That has now expired so they are going to have to send a post office voucher out by post instead. If you haven't received any correspondence or cash it's worth calling them.

Thank I've filled this out though no doubt I will be ignored as I don't live in one of the listed roads. I think the whole area is much improved and much safer with two way traffic (would keep the public transport restrictions though).

Thanks Callie. Southwark's website says that "We have now paid all eligible residents living in properties banded A - D who set up their Direct Debit payment before 1 April 2022." However, I haven't received my payment . They also say "We have now contacted all eligible residents to invite them to apply for a payment directly to their bank account." However, I haven't been contacted either. Is anyone else in this situation? I am trying to contact them but it is obviously hopeless with all of their team being busy helping other customers.

I still haven't had my rebate. I pay by DD monthly (have done for years) and have had no correspondence from the council at all. Their website now says: I can't see anyway to get in contact with them though and I haven't had an invite. Is anyone else in the same situation?