Sydenham Town Forum

Ha! The former manager there boasted to me that it was the most profitable Homebase in the country.

Shows that what ye sow so shall ye reap. A policy of not stocking essentials but only fast moving items. In time customers move to stores that have a comprehensive stock.

I daresay the council will just rubber-stamp it with no demands, because they have very little ambition

Councillors do have ambitions, but maybe not for Lewisham e.g. the former mayor was happy to cost us an expensive mayoral bye-election so that he could pursue his ambition to be an MP.


Not ...

The response from Lewisham in the planning documents sets out the pollution on site:

"The intrusive investigation works which have been undertaken at the site have identified elevated levels of PAH's, metals and benzene across the wider site which exceed the generic assessment criteria for human ...

The question still is, is it safe to house people here?
presumably it wasn't safe a few years ago when it was all designated a commercial zone/massive car park.
What has changed?

Presumably they are monitoring the toxic gases released and liquids pumped out - is there any public record of this ...

LB Lewisham has granted permission for the M&S proposal at Bell Green.

The decision was published on 16 September 2024 and the Decision Letter, Delegated Officers Report and a Revised Plan has appeared on the documents list at this location.

https://planning.lewisham.gov.uk/online-applications ...

Buses do not use the existing bus lanes and there is insufficient room on Southend Lane to provide one. The answer to congestion on Southend Lane is to widen it at the Railway and excavate to provide a full width dual carriageway. Then continue it past the junction with Kangley Bridge Road and ...

Ther is no question that work needs to be carried out to improve the traffic flow and parking situation at Bell Green but that was not the point of this thread. I note someone also advocates building housing on the site. Good look with that. There is a reason the former gas works was not developed ...

Most bus stops around here and in London generally are positioned dangerously. In other parts of the country their locations would be rejected after the local Police object (on the grounds of Obstruction of the Highway).

Then we have the ludicrous situation where a bus lay by was removed and paved ...

Now you know what your vote does.

If you look back I didn't vote for her. My relations with the Sydenham Labour Party are best described as "difficult".

I will still credit her for doing good work in the constituency as I did for her two predecessors - the first of whom did my family a great service was the Conservative John ...

Shame she was not at her desk dealing with constituents' letters.

Yes taking a Sunday off to meet her constituents is pretty shocking. But I'm sure you will be delighted to hear Ellie is back slaving over a keyboard today. I got a very positive response at midday to an email I sent on 12/7 ...

How can a self employed person be on maternity leave? (MPs are self-employed... What is called their pay is nothing of the sort. It is a fee!)

See here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63985745
Extended by Boris to include ministers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55933388 ...

I said she was very visible because she was. She frequently turned up to community events in Penge at the weekend and was always friendly and open to conversations. She lives in Clock House so we were on her doorstep and she would wander down, sometimes with her children. I can only comment on my ...

It's hard to take some posts here seriously, they sound like Labour Party press releases.

We are told that Ellie Reeves is very visible . What does that even mean?


Hard to imagine. She is totally unseen in the constituency. She does not reply to constituent's letters. She is invariably absent ...

stuart wrote: 2 Jul 2024 20:50 December apparently according to Ellie. And you can always trust Southern's word

The Invisible absentee MP you mean?

Dear Just John,

The South Circular route was never going to be a local authority decision. It was decided at ministry level, or London level, but Lewisham Council would never have been allowed much of a say.

The fundamental problem with the South Circular is that it is much too close to ...

If you feel the need to provide a response to Lewisham Council, you can record your views in one of two ways.

You can access the Lewisham Planning Portal directly and use an online form to make your comment.

This link can be used and if you use this online method you will have to login or ...

If you feel the need to provide a response to Lewisham Council, you can record your views in one of two ways.

You can access the Lewisham Planning Portal directly and use an online form to make your comment.

This link can be used and if you use this online method you will have to login or ...

It's good to hear Thames Water is testing and I would hope (with their current reputation) that they shout from the rooftops if no evidence of dirty water is found. Trust in them is at rock bottom and I hope they realise this and reassure communities appropriately.

I don't want rumours of dirty ...

Lewisham West should stay safe Labour. So should West Dulwich & Norwood.

More interesting is which way the previous Beckenham constituency goes. It's picking up Penge/Cator Park Labour wards and the troubled Conservative MP is not standing. With the predicted swing it could switch.

Every vote ...