"Save Our Homes" - Dog Kennel Hill

[nutty]

Hi,

Just wondered if anyone knew the details of what went on with the buildings on the east side of Dog Kennel Hill. A couple still have "Save Our Homes" banners hanging from them so wondered what the story was?

[jim_the_chin]

no idea but there seems to be an increasing number of boarded up windows on the ground floor

[Muttley]

There was something in the press recently about a major multi-million pound refurbishment of the "East Dulwich Estate". I'm assuming that DKH is that estate.

[Michael Palaeologus]

I think that the intention is to knock down some of the old blocks and replace them with more modern dwellings - much as they have done on the North Peckham estate and in Bermondsey. They have been emptying the flats for some time now.

This has been on the agenda for years and there is a section of residents who are resisting.

[resery]

The East Dulwich Estate is the one at the top of Lordship Lane by the Harvester. The dispute between the tenants on Dog Kennel Hill and Southwark Council has been going on for years and years, and good for them.

[Jeremy]

So what's the problem with the Dog Kennel Hill flats then? Frankly, there are much worse looking council flats in South London. Although admittedly, judging by the amount of boarded up properties, it looks like a bit of a refurbishment is needed...

[Quaywe]

Demolish the lot I say. If you're unemployed why do you need to live in central London? You can be unemployed bums anywhere. Especially out of London where it's much cheaper for the govt to pay for housing using my taxpayer ???. Replace them all with nice middle class semi's that push the ED property price up further and make me richer!

(a bit of tongue-in-cheek there for those of you about to lash out at me) ;-)

[TJS]

They are no the worst looking block of estates, but all the same, they certainly are not the best. i think the initial proposal, knock a few down, sell to private developers and use that cash to build smarter "non estate" looking flats/houses....although still would prefer a nice park, all private housing or an M&S ;-).

[capt_birdseye]

Knock them all down and build a Bluewater-style shopping centre, beneath which they could build a network of underground bunkers for the current residents to live in.

[Jeremy]

At least the buildings are "red-brick", and more in keeping with the area than the horrible newer flats and houses which have gone up near the station and on DKH. Just my opinion, anyway...

[snorky]

The buildings may have their detractors, but are solid and functional - and have served as comptent family homes fo a long time and could continue to do so , rather than spend on new biuldings with a 20 year life span - this has been a discussion amngst town planners for the past 50 years

Current plans are to trim backl the estate periphery and utilise the cash gained in refurbishing the remaioning blocks

I wonder how many of the Neg comments about the estate on this thread are more of a comment on the inhabitants than the buildings themselves ? tongue n cheek ? Im not entirely sure

[capt_birdseye]

As Jeremy states there are a lot worse looking buildings around. I quite like the DKH Estate and I imagine it's a lot more pleasant to live on then some nasty 60s high-rise. Pity so many of them are boarded-up, hopefully it's just a temporary thing.

I'm sure some of the inhabitants are great and I'm sure some of the inhabitants are not so great, pretty much the same as any London street, irrespective of class or race.