East Dulwich Garden Centre - possibly replaced with flats

[pearcesa]

I know nothing, but just would feel sad if the garden centre went.

[Mark]

I hear they have planning permission for 48 flats there, but I agree yes, a garden centre is better

[MadWorld74]

jesus....48 flats?....stop the ride i wanna get off.

[Brendan]

Where would our next closest garden centre be if it closed?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

On the cross roads of North Cross Road and Crystal Palace Rd. Really nice geezer but the quality of stock is variable.

[Brendan]

Oh yeah. Seen it but never been in though. His business will certainly improve.

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

So what is going to happen to the old library if a new one is built with the flats?

That'd give the council the perfect excuse to sell off a prime bit of real estate.

[MitchK]

Couldn't they bulldoze the affordable housing opposite the garden centre instead?

[Sue]

Neither of the garden centres in East Dulwich is very good, in my opinion (and I used to teach horticulture - and have also worked at Bressingham).

There's the Secret Garden in Crystal Palace, and also Shannons in Forest Hill, both with friendly staff and a reasonable range of plants, better than the ED ones anyway.

And a great Wyevale on the Purley Way, but that's a bit of a trek unless you're going to Ikea !! But they have a great range of bedding plants for hanging baskets etc..

[Frisco]

Of course gaining planning permission doesn't automatically mean the development will be built, and the permission lasts for up to five years.

Given the absence of first time buyers in the housing market at present, and the fact that buy to rent may be facing hard times, it may not be a good time to build 48 new flats. I also seem to recall a thread in the last month or so where it was said that new flats in ED that are currently on the market aren't being sold that fast, if at all.

I wonder if they'll try to buy out the tyre place.

[Fuschia]

Mark Wrote:

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> I hear they have planning permission for 48 flats

> there, but I agree yes, a garden centre is better

The article was about an application for planning persmission for 22 flats with the sweetener of a library below

[spadetownboy]

Sue Wrote:

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> Neither of the garden centres in East Dulwich is

> very good, in my opinion (and I used to teach

> horticulture - and have also worked at

> Bressingham).

>

> There's the Secret Garden in Crystal Palace, and

> also Shannons in Forest Hill, both with friendly

> staff and a reasonable range of plants, better

> than the ED ones anyway.

>

> And a great Wyevale on the Purley Way, but that's

> a bit of a trek unless you're going to Ikea !! But

> they have a great range of bedding plants for

> hanging baskets etc..

maybe not for you sue, but they,re good enough for us.

[clare]

And the guys at Plant Nation always help me sort the saddle on my bike out !

Don't forget Paul by the Harvester. He stocks loads of plants and can source stuff if you ask him. He is really helpful and a nice bloke. We get loads of stuff for our school from him.

[Fuschia]

clare Wrote:

>

> Don't forget Paul by the Harvester. He stocks

> loads of plants and can source stuff if you ask

> him. He is really helpful and a nice bloke. We get

> loads of stuff for our school from him.

Yes, he's lovely and has some nice stuff. I like the Ed Garden centre too because it's quite small and is easy to park. I don't like driving a long way to huge places.

I'm sure the council's enthusiasm for the plan IS to do with the free library building and then they can sell off the old site. Wish I'd kept the paper to see which councillor it was waxing lyrical. Seems a bit odd, a councillor in the paper singing the praises of a case that's currently going through planning.

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

I'm worried about the current library now, after reading all this. We need to have assurances that if this development gets planning permission, the old library will still be safe.

[Mark]

My source who told me it was 48 flats has turned out to be somewhat dishonest, apologies for that.

[Nero]

I asked the man at the garden centre a few weeks ago whether he was selling up, and he said no. I agree with Louisa about the buses being fit to burst. I get on at Dulwich Library and it is nice to have a seat. If I got on at the Goose Green end or the station, it would be much worse. Nero

[macroban]

I thought that Southwark Council only has a lease for the Grove Vale Library premises.

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

I didn't know that. I hope the lease is a long one then!

[Nero]

Err, I don;t quite get the library story. What exactly is happening? nero

[Fuschia]

Nero Wrote:

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> Err, I don;t quite get the library story. What

> exactly is happening? nero

There is an article in Southwark News, headed "library proposal" and a councillor welcoming some developers offer of a new library (and 22 flats) and saying a garden centre is not needed! Planning permission being sought at present.

[Cllr Richard Thomas]

The development - and with it the proposed new library - received planning permission last night.

more here

Richard

[SteveT]

Plantnation who has very limited space

[AllforNun]

Brilliant center in West Dulwich - just opposite, Cafe Rouge. really know there stuff and are extremely friendly and helpful. Never went back to ED garden center after visiting this place, even if it is a little drive.

[MadWorld74]

hands off the god damn Ed garden centre. I like, I use it and want it to remain.