the amusement arcade applies to become a wine bar

[Mark]

Application Number: 07/AP/2843

Location: 52 LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, SE22 8HJ

Proposal: Change of use from an amusement arcade (sui generis) to use as a wine bar (Class A4).

Statutory start date: 07/03/2008

I was under the impression that no new eating and/or drinking establishments were going to be allowed on the strip.

[SeanMacGabhann]

i'll ask Lady MacGabhann on her return about planning ratios and likelihood of change... but for now, let's just mourn the loss of an important local institution

* ahem *

[????]

A perfectly responsible gambling establishment replaced by a decadent 'wine bar', I'm disgusted, is there a petition on this anyone?

[karter]

Nice one Mark. Well, the Tulip is also applying for a late night alcohol licence so I guess things may have changed....

[snorky]

hahaha.

What a morla dilemma

1) Good ting - the removal of this ghastly emporium is another means to keep the great unwashed from the newly gentrified streets of ED

2) Bad ting - another wine bar will add to congestion and noise late at nights for the newly gentrified ED

Rock / Hard place.

At least its not going to be a betting shop some might say.

[TJS]

correct....hopefully not an all bar one...

[scor46]

lets hope that Boss man wines are involved??

.....only joking, but imagine that?

[Keef]

G&B will be pleased!

[Michael Palaeologus]

With fewer bandits about, at it least it will reduce the crime rate.

[HonaloochieB]

Didn't notice it had any pin tables in there so it doesn't qualify as an amusement arcade as far as I'm concerned.

Sui Generis? Isn't that the title of a Gentle Giant LP?

[macroban]

The statutory start date cannot be 2008-03-07 as there is no public notice on the premises.

[Mark]

maybe someone should tell the council they've got it wrong then. Go here http://planningonline.southwarksites.com/planningonline2/ under the title "Application Quick Search" put in 07/AP/2843 and it definately says "Statutory start date: 07/03/2008"

...unless the arcade people have forgotten to put up a public notice?