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OK, this is off manor but in the spirit of neighbourliness, could all EDF-ers get behind this campaign?


This from another forum:


Not content with turning the heart of Brixton into a dead zone, Network Rail have now angered locals in Herne Hill with the news that they intend to demolish the independent Flower Lady shop located next to the railway station.


A post on the Herne Hiller FB page offered more detail:


More on the Network Rail saga ? They want to build an electricity substation where Elaine?s shop is.


BECAUSE they miscalculated power needed for renovated shop units in Station Square! Shops can?t open til sorted.


We need to pressure them for alternatives. And get our councillors on the job.


BUT there?s another issue lurking in this. Network Rail committed to offering units to independent traders.


HOWEVER they are only offering 3 year leases on unfitted shops i.e. NO loos, lights, sinks. Basically a non-starter for small traders. Cue ? large chains come in to fill ?


We really need our local councillors to get to the bottom of the whole thing. So we don?t lose shops we love and get lumbered with ones no one wants!!

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Yes, the substation could have been built elsewhere if NR had done the assessment of the capacity needs of the new shops earlier. There's other land available (owned by NR) but that requires them to do more landscaping works etc.


Veg and Bakers are now paying approx x3 the rent of their old shops. The butchers closed as they were offered the option of a triple rent increase, the furniture shop had to take a more expensive unit down the road, and trades on the sunday market

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