RUMOURS: CINEMA AND NANDOS COMING TO SYDENHAM

[leenewham]

400 rabbits would be good, but nothing beats the pizzas at Trattoria Raffaele.

[DanW]

Apparently the 400 Rabbits rumour is not correct - sorry folks!

[prince]

I am not quite sure why this doesn’t appear to be a sticky anymore. Any reason admin?

Anyhow the latest from Nandos is that they plan to be on site in early Summer!

[admin]

prince, I was asked to unmake it as a sticky as the subject seemed to be settled, the thread had gone quiet!

Can't please all of you can I?

Cheers

admin

[parker]

prince, I was asked to unmake it as a sticky as the subject seemed to be settled, the thread had gone quiet!

Can't please all of you can I?

Cheers

admin

After all the ups and downs of this, I don’t think it should really become ‘unsticky’ until the place is open... like the Greyhound? (which is still a sticky!)

[SydenhamOwl]

I am not quite sure why this doesn’t appear to be a sticky anymore. Any reason admin?

Anyhow the latest from Nandos is that they plan to be on site in early Summer!

Does 'on-site in early summer' mean begining building works/fitting out the building or does it mean they plan to open then? I appreciate they may not have said either way but just checking.

[Pat Trembath]

Looked very much like they were on site measuring up this morning.... I counted 6 people inside/outside with clip boards

[KEVD]

That's good looks like things are moving forward.

[admin]

OK, Parker, you're right...it's back to a sticky. I've unsticky-ed the Greyhound also.

admin

[prince]

I am not quite sure why this doesn’t appear to be a sticky anymore. Any reason admin?

Anyhow the latest from Nandos is that they plan to be on site in early Summer!

Does 'on-site in early summer' mean begining building works/fitting out the building or does it mean they plan to open then? I appreciate they may not have said either way but just checking.

Hello sydenhamowl,

By on site I mean when they will be commencing their fit out, which I understand will take about 3-4 months.

Best

[SydenhamOwl]

I am not quite sure why this doesn’t appear to be a sticky anymore. Any reason admin?

Anyhow the latest from Nandos is that they plan to be on site in early Summer!

Does 'on-site in early summer' mean begining building works/fitting out the building or does it mean they plan to open then? I appreciate they may not have said either way but just checking.

Hello sydenhamowl,

By on site I mean when they will be commencing their fit out, which I understand will take about 3-4 months.

Best

OK thanks. So should be open around September October then. Good news!

[The Clown]

I tweeted them yesterday and received a “nothing set in stone yet” response. I was advised to keep an eye on their website ref new openings

[sophie]

Early summer in which year?

[nicknack]

I noticed there's an application from Nando's stuck to the door today

[parker]

It makes you wonder whether Lewisham were the ones that were slow to progress in the planning stage. I’m hoping there is a lot of work going on behind the hoardings during the day that I’m not around to see and anything yet to come will be more about the cosmetic fit-out.

[JRW]

Nandos have gone into the red because their capital costs have exploded with huge expansion here and abroad. Maybe they are OK about this branch being on the back burner for a few months, to help their accounts look better till the new financial year?

[Northernlad]

Hi JRW .. glad to confirm that’s not the case .. we are just waiting for the landlord to complete his enabling works within the unit . As you can probably appreciate , this has been a tricky development for them to get change of use (to A3) and get the necessary planning applications approved . We are very excited to be coming ! ...

[SydLowe]

Lots of work going on inside yesterday. I think estimated completion is around November?

[prince]

By way of an update.

The good news.... many of the pre conditions relating to the planning consent have now been approved by the local planning authority.

As you will have noticed Nandos have applied for a premises licence to sell alcohol - I can see no reason why they might not get this.

The owner of the premises is also underaking strip out and other work to get the premises ready for Nandos fit out.

The slightly not so good news - the conservation officer has requested a number of design revisions to the shop front and signage. I do not know what they were but the original designs looked pretty impressive to me.

Over and out

[leenewham]

Nandos signage and shop front design was really good and really didn't need any amends. I hope they haven't made it too sanitised.