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DulwichFox

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Have just been to Iceland.. It was packed out. Ironic.


Lots of talk about the closing and oddly enough not many people knew it was going. ?


There are far more people in East Dulwich than are on EDF.


It would seem most if not all staff are being located to other stores. I.E. Old Kent Rd. / Walworth Rd.

So that's good people are not losing their jobs.


I suspect M&S will do well even without my patronage... I don't think they will miss me.


DulwichFox

first mate

first mate

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Bermygirl, the primary objection is not to M&S. Some people would have preferred Iceland to stay but I don't think anyone is losing sleep over it.


The issues are with the scale and density of the development above the retail space. There are also real and valid concerns about increased delivery times by extremely large vehicles, less turning space/ access and safety re the last point. If you visit the site and view the damaged bollard that sits at the entrance, you will have a better understanding about those concerns.

DulwichFox

DulwichFox

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Sundial Wrote:

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> Fantastic we need a Marks and Spencer in lordship

> lane.



Why do we actually 'Need' one. (M&S) ?


We have all survived for ever without one. No body died.


DulwichFox

KalamityKel

KalamityKel

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Grrr man stop it! Anyone taking the application as an objection seriously is not referring to which ever company moves in to the site! It is he development proposed plain and simple.

Attitudes like yours are irrevelant and just tiring

  • 2 months later...
first mate

first mate

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There has been a lot of very noisy activity on the old Iceland site today.


Does anyone know what happened with the penthouse application?


The people living in the flats must have gone, but it should be noted that those floors cannot be used as office space as they have been inhabited for the last few years.

first mate

first mate

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Yes, M$S fine, no quibble with that but the proposal to add another story plonk a penthouse on top is somewhat different, if as many if us suspect, the aim is to avoid a social housing quota. James Barber had said the last application would be called in and so. I am wondering if this has happened or what the latest is?
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edhistory

edhistory

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DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Well the roof is now off.. and the back of the

> store demolished...

>

> Looks like there will be further floor/floors

> added..

>

> This isn't going to be a quick job even in

> Conways aren't involved..

>

> 12 months + ??

>

> DulwichFox

first mate

first mate

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James Barber said the additional floor application (taking it up to four stories) was to be called in. He has not declared on the forum if this has happened yet and if it has qhat the result was; if it has not when is it to be called in.


He said it was to be called in quite some time ago but silence since.


It would be good to know if a fourth floor with penthouses is to be a added to the existing floors and whether the application for the other floors to be offices will stand?


Note an earlier application was passed for 8 flats in the area that on the current application is marked out for offices (thereby giving housing in the form of two penthouses only).


So 8 flats on three floors has been passed over by the developer in favour of two penthouses on four floors, with floors 2 and 3 for offices.

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