Former ED police station fetches in excess of 5 million!

[Jeremy]

The high street location isn't particularly conventional, but surely a new crossing plus a lolli-person for a couple of hours a day should solve the safety issue? Yes it is a busy road, but vehicles don't travel as fast as they do on Peckham Rye for instance..

[maxxi]

GG school has its entrance as far away from the main rd (Tintagel Cr.) as possible and I assume the new school would similarly have its main entrance on Landcroft Rd not LL?

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[unlurked]

Not another school! No wonder the (con)libdems did nothing of any merit or seriously or meaningfully to save the police station.

[StraferJack]

Easy phil, easy

[DulwichFox]

One has to take in all practicalities...

Classrooms on a busy road. Traffic Noise. Solution double glaze and keep windows shut.?

Pollution:- Solution double glaze and keep windows shut.?

Hot weather:- Solution Air conditioning.??? Not good environment especially for young people.

Dry eyes especially when spending time on computer screens. Respiratory problems.

Outside play/exercise area. Not applicable.

Parents driving children to school. Parking. ???

Our kids deserve better.

This is not Foxy being grumpy. It is common sense..

Then Foxy does not have to rely on making himself popular to get votes. ;-)

DulwichFox

[Otta]

For those that jumped down Dulwichfox's throat (which I know is hard to avoid at times), it's not like he said anything outrageous. I too thought about the busy road immediately.

Although I went on to assume they'd add another crossing, and not have the gate right there on LL.

[singalto]

I think it is a terrible idea and for those who say that Landcroft is a quiet rd, that would change dramatically if a school opens there.

[EDmummy]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> One has to take in all practicalities...

>

> Classrooms on a busy road. Traffic Noise.

> Solution double glaze and keep windows shut.?

>

> Pollution:- Solution double glaze and keep

> windows shut.?

>

> Hot weather:- Solution Air conditioning.??? Not

> good environment especially for young people.

> Dry eyes especially when spending time on

> computer screens. Respiratory problems.

>

> Outside play/exercise area. Not applicable.

>

> Parents driving children to school. Parking.

> ???

>

> Our kids deserve better.

>

> This is not Foxy being grumpy. It is common

> sense..

>

> Then Foxy does not have to rely on making himself

> popular to get votes. ;-)

>

> DulwichFox

There are alternatives to aircon. I worked in an office where we had 'cooling rods' served by a cold water cooling system. It was fantastic in summer.

[DulwichFox]

Yep.. If Foxy was to report that .. 'The Station was shut' there would be some people that would

immediately take that as Foxy being negative, not Foxy being helpful.

I don't think they ever actually understand what I write. I try to keep them as short as possible.

I do not feel the need to explain the punch-line so to speak. I assume a certain level of intelligence. :)

DulwichFox Not an actual fox. and not my real name.

[DulwichFox]

It is good to see so many solutions to all possible problems.

Better to have a situation where no problems need to be resolved.

I build computer programs. Good programing is getting it right first time.

Not having to spend hours de-bugging badly written code.

I suppose it's a bit much to expect that from any local authority when it comes to planning ahead.

DF

[maxxi]

singalto Wrote:

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> I think it is a terrible idea and for those who

> say that Landcroft is a quiet rd, that would

> change dramatically if a school opens there.

As it would if it opened on any other quiet road. Are you saying it should open onto a busier one that would, presumably, become even busier?

Not being snarky - just that if people object to schools opening on busy and on quiet roads there's not a lot left.

[StraferJack]

Won't someone think of the children!

Won't someone think of the quiet roads!

Won't someone think about me me me and my narrow view of world!!!

It's a school. In an area that needs one. Won't be first on a busy road and won't be last. Ease off on the nimbyism people

(Anyone got stats on how many horses died from all this traffic when they were stationed there?)

[StraferJack]

Cross-post with maxter

[Jeremy]

Wonder what road singalto lives on...

[????]

Wot SJ said.

[????]

Foxy,

Why don't you get your computer and write some code that:

- meets the need for the shortage of primary schools places in SE22

- is safe

- doesn't need any air conditioning

- doesn't create any extra traffic

- takes advantage of the what's actually available on the market in terms of space at the moment

- doesn't spoil any quiet residential roads

- is conveniently located for the people who need it

...should take a clever bloke like you about 5 mins or so

[daveybigpotatoes]

More schools = good but why does it have to be Harris? Seems to be quite a lot of eggs in the Harris basket without any long term evidence of benefits. Nit keen

[tallulah71]

What SJ and Ron70 said.

Lots of young families moving here, breeding, and needing education and that. I can't think of a better use of space.

What we really don't need are those idiots who drive 4x4 cars so no-one can ever pass them. Please buy smaller cars and get over yourselves - We know you're rich, but you really do block most of East Dulwich. And the world. ;)

And east dulwich is fairly flat. You're not having an "adventure" in your 4x4. You are just causing traffic.

[DulwichFox]

???? Wrote:

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> Foxy,

>

> Why don't you get your computer and write some

> code that:

>

> - meets the need for the shortage of primary

> schools places in SE22

> - is safe

> - doesn't need any air conditioning

> - doesn't create any extra traffic

> - takes advantage of the what's actually available

> on the market in terms of space at the moment

> - doesn't spoil any quiet residential roads

> - is conveniently located for the people who need

> it

>

>

> ...should take a clever bloke like you about 5

> mins or so

Computer code is governed by strict syntax and logic.

Council proposals have no concept of either and thereforej

There is no computer or computer language that

Could resolve such a conundrum.

Fox

[singalto]

Jeremy, I don't live on that road but often walk past the site. It seems a very small site for a school with 60 children. If it goes ahead, I do wish it well and hope it is a success. Children benefit from a good sized playground..

[StraferJack]

People saying that site is too small for 60 children?

That was two rooms when I went to school - how can a place that big not be big enough for 4 rooms

There were countless police, cells, stables yadda yadda. PLENTY room for 60 pupils

But I'm glad I didn't study planning. Turns out all I need to make a decision is 15 seconds on the internet

[Otta]

Unless I've got it wrong, is that not 60 per year group? Meaning it would grow by 60 a year and end up as 360 for six year groups?

[????]

Me and Straefer are old...my primary school had 3 rooms, 3 classes, 90 kids, and two years per class....still reckon our gramma is better than wot yours is

[DulwichFox]

Straefer is old..?? That will cheer him up..

He is probably 15-20 years younger than me.

DF.

[StraferJack]

Prepping for my 50th in a few years? Counts as old to me