Whats it going to be?

[TimN]

Glaziers by Dulwich DIY?

Police Station?

Close to opening shop near to Dulwich Hi Fi?

[Keef]

Huh?

[Huguenot]

Glaziers is gonna be White Stuff.

Close to opening shop is boutique kitchenware.

Police station closure is still not confirmed - it's under a review over the next three years. I trust whoever gets it will raze it to the ground before buidling something more attractive ;-)

[Keef]

OHHH, Now it makes sense! ;-)

[Jeremy]

There are still a couple of shops on LL which are empty / borderline derelict. The one next to the butchers springs to mind...

[Muttley]

The one next to the butchers has been empty for decades. Used to be a dress shop or something, I believe the woman who ran it is still upstairs. A touch of the Miss Havershams, perhaps.

[capt_birdseye]

It got a nice new lick of paint at the time the butchers opened. Paid for by the butchers themselves I would guess.

[batdog]

capt_birdseye,

That place is now in need of much more than a "lick", a full proper "service" will do. (tu) especially to the passersby eyes.

[OutOfFocus]

I think maps and photos would help. I wandered down LL yesterday and the following shops look empty.

http://www2.black1.org.uk/local/ give you a map with photos if you click on the markers. Just a bit of Google maps and Flickr intergration with a small smattering of AJAX.

[TJS]

The B newsagents has a planning request in to become a dentists, covering both floors:

Planning information for application 06-AP-2006

Application Number: 06-AP-2006

Planning Case File Number: TP/2315-2

Application Type: Full Planning Permission

Ward: East Dulwich

Community Council: Dulwich

Location: 2 LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, SE22 8HN

Proposal: Change of use from a single retail unit with residential accommodation (Class A1) to a dental surgery occupying all floors (Class D1)

Environmental Impact Assessment Status:

Not required by Regs & nothing submitted

Conservation Area: Not in a conservation area

Listed Building Grade: Not a listed building

Date Received: 16/10/2006

Date Started: application not yet validated

Consultation start date: to be confirmed

Consultation end date: to be confirmed

Decision: application not yet decided

Decision date: application not yet decided

Expected decision level: to be confirmed

Case Officer: to be confirmed

Applicant: Dr A.R. Nadjafi

Agent: none

[Jeremy]

TJS - where do you get this stuff?

AndrewDBlack - I admire your geekiness!

[TJS]

Hey Jeremy, I enjoy the occasional scour of the Southwark planning database - All you need do is type in the road name you are interested in, and all the planning applications since 2000 are there.

http://194.168.41.26/cgi-bin/acolnetcgi.exe?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPSESSION=%7B%5B%2A%211D1A020B050304731D3C3D31617C041E28361620222F34223B7660001036350A0C1E372B316B730B033D3916212F332D271F3D26253A2821217660001429241D2A3220262C022E2D2E273B2A2A62142026222720102F33292A271B01797F797F7C646A77617C057E7B606075%21%2A%5D%7D

Also to help you identify the exact location of the planning request, use this website - handy to picture which building they are talking about:

http://213.86.249.173/planaccessgui/southwark.html

[all_star]

Andrew - that is cool - nice work.

Does the brick-fronted office complex next to the Sea Cow count as empty? Doesn't seem to be in use at present.

Not sure of my building numbers but could it be the site for this proposed new Spa?

Planning Information for Application Number 06-AP-2479

Location: 79 Lordship Lane, London, SE22 8EP

Proposal: Change of use of vacant building, previously retail into a beauty salon/spa.

[Nero]

Hello, could 79 be the old William Hill, near to Tandoori Nights?

And while we are on the subject, what about the old sportswear shop near to Tandoori Nights too?

[Guest]

The yellow bricked building next to the Sea Cow is still owned by Woolworths plc, although it has not been a Woolworths store since the mid 1970's. It was most recently leased to the social security department as housing and benefits office of some description, and is now being leased to a private business who's name escapes me!

[Jeremy]

Hmmm... yes, it definitely looks occupied to me. You can see books and stationary by the windows. Really, of course, it should make room for a nice little cinema.

[Guest]

On the subject of planing permission, have you seen an application has gone in on the garden centre next to the train station (20-22 Grove Vale), more flats... It got rejected but the applicant is now appealing the decision.

[Nero]

Dear J,

I asked the bloke at the counter about this, and he said it wasn't going to be flats. That was about 3 weeks ago.

BTW, if you want plants, go to the London Wildlife garden off Oglander Rd where you can get lots of native plants for just a pound or 2.

[all_star]

Thats a great shout Nero, probably deserves a thread of its own. The wildlife centre is a hidden gem!

[Guest]

I was told that the glaziers on Lordship lane will be taken over by Natwest Bank.