Sydenham Town Forum

The unit next to the Fitting Studio on Kirkdale is going to be a hairdressers...

An update on the planning appeal at 5 Churchley Road for anyone interested, the Govt Planning Inspector has (yet again) dismissed an appeal from the owners against Lewisham's refusal of planning for 2 properties. This is the second appeal that has been dismissed by a planning inspector, in what has ...

Yes, i couldn't quite grasp what that bit of blurb meant either...looks a bit odd. Re: Ramsons (wild garlic), in a conversation i've had in the past with some of the Great North Wood project team i understand that they do survey all the ancient woodland indicator species in the woods, but the bigger ...

Yes, you can register and then send details of any tree that you think fits the criteria (explained quite thoroughly on the website) and they will send someone to verify this. If the tree is considered either 'notable', 'veteran' or 'ancient' it will be added to the tree map. We have just submitted ...

Crikey! :shock: Did you get the plants back? It seems the London Natural History Society did have an event on Sat to 'record' wildlflowers in the area so maybe it's worth raising concerns with the organisation as i bet they'd be mortified at the idea of plant thieves in their midst... http://www ...

Another update on the long-running saga of plans for a proposed development in the garden of No 5 Churchley Road, which may be of interest to anyone living nearby in the Jews Walk CA and particularly to anyone who is a neighbour of the Longton Nursery Allotment site.... yet another application (this ...

... the last changeover of management took the place downhill IMO and on several occasions when i've happened to be passing that end of Kirkdale in the very early hours i've seen someone basically sitting inside behind the counter, handing cans of booze through the hatch to a crowd of 'customers ...

Well, in theory you CAN compost food waste (including meat, bones etc) on a domestic scale with one of these babies http://www.hotbincomposting.com/....but it might not be something everyone would want to do due to size, price and the attention and commitment it needs to keep it running smoothly ...

...crikey, is there really that much 'cake and coffee' demand on Kirkdale? Maybe they will be offering something slightly different from the other places doing very similar on that stretch...

An update for anyone that lives on or near Churchley Road, Longton Grove, Hensford Gardens or Jews Walk adjacent to the Longton Nursery Allotments site, we've just received the news that following the Govt Planning Inspector, Tim Wood's visit to the site on 23rd Jan, the applicants appeal has been ...

Lee, i reckon a lot of people might now be with you on that one...

It's my understanding that Steve Bullock won't be standing for another term and is stepping down as Mayor in the very near future, so would it be more pertinent to start considering who might be selected as Lewisham Labour's new Mayoral candidate, rather than campaigning for Sir Steve's resignation ...

Sorry, just bumping this up, as the last day to submit your comments to the Planning Inspector is TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY 11th JAN - see the post above for all the details of where to send your comment and what information to include (ref number etc). This appeal is an unvarnished attempt to obtain ...

If you live in the Jews Walk Conservation Area or anywhere near the Longton Nursery Allotments site (Hensford Gardens, Longton Grove, Churchley Road, Wells Park Road etc) please be aware, if you aren't already, that the applicants for the development in the garden at 5 Churchley Road are appealing ...

Having had a quick look at the development in question (and it's for EIGHT 3 bed maisonettes, so rather more than would house four families) it does look like a lot of attention has been paid to the special circumstances of the site, in particular taking the SINC status of the garden into account ...

LAST DAY FOR COMMENTS AND OBJECTIONS IS TODAY! Please consider commenting and objecting if you live on or near Churchley Road, Longton Grove, Jews Walk, Hensford Gardens... You can register to leave a brief comment on the Lewisham Planning portal here: http://planning.lewisham.gov.uk/online ...

Apologies, bumping this as it's the last day for comments/objections to this application TOMORROW (27th) . Planning Reference DC/16/095900 Please consider the information in the posts above (and points below) if you live near the proposed site, or in the conservation area (Jews Walk) or if you value ...

If you live on Longton Grove, Jews Walk or Hensford Gardens, or anywhere near Longton Nursery Allotments and you want to object to this planning application, please do so as soon as possible - the closing date for your comments is 27th April (Weds). No-one wants to be considered to be against good ...

Actually, i think i will say some more... I did suggest to SEE3 that I could to set up a Pop Up Gallery in SE26 after we weren’t successful obtaining the Portas Pilot. But they had their own plans. Why would the fact that 'they had their own plans' stop you? You strike me as having the skin of a r ...

What on earth have I got to feel bitter about? Answer: Someone else got a job that you wanted (running the Portas Pilot pop-ups) and you can't move on. Lee is right, why don't you put your money where your mouth is and come and do something in Sydenham, otherwise, keep your concerns to yourself ...