Crown House, anyone know what the plan is for new use.

[peckhamside]

Work seems to be going on there, anyone know who will be moving in?

[Louisa]

Why do you want/need to know?

Louisa.

[Callie]

Supermarket?

Someone will probably come along & say they hope it's a Waitrose lol

[SteveUK1978]

Helpful late night reply to the original post....

There was previously an unsuccessful planning application to turn it into a nursery on the ground floor. That was turned down at the time. Maybe there has been an update to that. Maybe post on James Barber's thread.

[KalamityKel]

where's the crown house?

[DulwichFox]

What KK said.

DulwichFox

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Its opposite Goose Green - where the temp Xmas tree seller has set up for the last couple of years, almost opposite the playpark.

[Earl Aelfheah]

There have been a number of planning applications against this property. This is the latest:

http://planningonline.southwark.gov.uk/AcolNetCGI.exe?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=9553104

[Earl Aelfheah]

From what I can make out from quickly perusing the planning app site, they want the ground floor to be retail (already approved), a shed loads of 'studio flats' above and then to construct a further level with a couple more 2 and 1 bed flats.

It's a lovely looking building (though run down) and grade II listed. I really hope that the council take this into account before approving too many changes to the front.

[ed_pete]

Grade II listed - I don't think so...

[nxjen]

Thank EDP, the remark about Grade II listing baffled me

[Nigello]

It would scrub up well. The lines and proportions are attractive, but in its current state it looks utilitarian and frumpish.

[Jeremy]

Although I'd stop short of calling it "lovely", it's inoffensive and I think it would look fine with a little TLC.

But the building the other side of the swimming pool really is grim!

[ianr]

The planning application summary does say "Listed building: Grade II".

OTOH, it doesn't show up as a listed building on the interactive map at http://maps.southwark.gov.uk/connect/southwark.jsp (category is 18th from end of side menu) , or in http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/search?pc=SE22.

Somewhere there should be an authoritative list.

[Peckhamrye]

There is, it's here: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/protection/process/national-heritage-list-for-england/

And I can't find Crown House on it. The Leisure Centre is listed.

[ianr]

It's also listed Grade II in the summary of 13/AP/1934 of July 2013, but not I think in any of the other seven applications, some earlier, some later. It's a strange type of clerical error to make, let alone twice.

[Earl Aelfheah]

I think you're right (that it's not listed). I really like it though. Run down, but nice lines.

[maxxi]

Cold and unloved but yes, good lines. Like something from an abandoned 1930s Aerodrome.

This is how the discussion was going a year ago when the nursery lost out to some kind of retail unit - or so it seemed then...

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1005625,page=1

[SteveUK1978]

Hard to see what retail would do well on that site, no real footfall and it is isolated from the rest of the shops on LL. Another "Express" style supermarket I suppose as there is space for parking out front...but even the much fabled M&S would want a more high st site you would have thought?

Shame re: the nursery. Can see that being perfect location for that and let's face it, plenty of demand in the area.