|
Search Results
|
| Post |
Author |
Forum |
Replies |
Views |
Posted
[]
|
 |
|
Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The old bank in hop
| Think I've now worked out what the new planning application is about...if I'm right it sounds like a little treat for HOP... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
736 |
850,235 |
21-07-2012, 06:41 PM |
|
|
Thread: Estate agents in HOP/FH
Post: Estate agents in HOP/FH
| I’m looking to sell my flat in HOP and would appreciate recommendations for local estate agents in HOP/FH to use (or avoid!). Thanks. |
|
Cidered |
Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found |
0 |
3,396 |
20-05-2012, 12:32 PM |
|
|
Thread: New Sainsburys, 55-59 Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Planning Application: IndoBangla / Honor Oak T...
| Suddenly I'm reminded of the old thread about the future of the Blockbuster site in Forest Hill. Was I dreaming, or did someone on the forum say they hoped it would turn into a Wholefoods store - but ... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
349 |
433,811 |
25-01-2012, 04:28 PM |
|
|
Thread: Planning Application: 51-53 Canonbie Road
Post: RE: Planning application: 51-53 Canonbie Road
| Don't you just love this sort of property developer.
Unbelievable is the word.
Would be good to know what practically can be done to stop this. The government is supposed to be anti-'garden gra... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
88 |
153,527 |
09-10-2011, 12:33 PM |
|
|
Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Disaster The Old Bank to become a Dominoes piz...
| The location they've chosen could indeed be put to much better use, especially as most of Dominos trade is delivery. Seems like the HOP parade is one step forward, one step back.
Will be interestin... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
736 |
850,235 |
16-09-2011, 10:47 AM |
|
|
Thread: Devonshire Road Nature Reserve
Post: RE: Devonshire Road Nature Reserve
| I've just spotted it's the Devonshire Road Nature Reserve open day this Sunday, 10th July.
More info on their website:
http://www.devonshireroadnaturereserve.org/ |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
13 |
20,711 |
06-07-2011, 11:32 AM |
|
|
Thread: Forest Hill in the Times property section
Post: RE: Forest Hill in the Times property section toda...
| Despite the title of the article - "The view from the hill is bright" - it has a damning with faint praise feel to it e.g. "some worthwhile shops amid the grot". |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
103 |
137,572 |
10-06-2011, 12:09 PM |
|
|
Thread: HoP House Prices
Post: RE: HoP House Prices
| [quote]estate agents. terrible gossips.[/quote]
Umm, well they are amongst the least trusted of all professions... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
96 |
135,531 |
01-06-2011, 04:26 PM |
|
|
Thread: Tree felling
Post: RE: Tree felling
| Perhaps the Mayor's office need to have a word with Lewisham...
http://www.london.gov.uk/media/press_releases_mayoral/mayor-announces-%C2%A3450000-plant-trees-and-boost-volunteering-capital
"The... |
|
Cidered |
Wider Topics |
20 |
30,751 |
08-04-2011, 08:09 AM |
|
|
Thread: Brunel's shaft (and tunnel)
Post: RE: Brunel's shaft (and tunnel)
| For those of you with an interest in Mr Brunel and his tunnel, there's a talk next Tuesday at the LT museum on the "...epic tale of the construction of the Thames Tunnel, which links Rotherhithe to Wa... |
|
Cidered |
Wider Topics |
2 |
6,169 |
28-01-2011, 08:49 AM |
|
|
Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage
| Nevermodern...I am entirely in agreement on the use of 'can I get?' by English folk. Horrid, misleading and so [i]very[/i] common.
The tendency for English people to mispronounce schedule as sked-... |
|
Cidered |
Wider Topics |
587 |
668,165 |
07-01-2011, 02:14 PM |
|
|
Thread: Southern services from London Bridge
Post: RE: Southern services from London Bridge tonight
| Refunds, anyone?
According to the BBC website, Southern no longer use the old 'void days' system to get around compensating passengers, so after 4 days of cancellations and severe delays (plus asso... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
13 |
20,362 |
03-12-2010, 05:23 PM |
|
|
Thread: Devonshire Rd - dog poo
Post: RE: Devonshire Rd - dog poo
| I've lost count of the number of times I had to clear up **** from outside my house, but a bucket of Jeyes fluid and water over the pavement seems to encourage dogs to leave their little presents else... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
4 |
6,809 |
30-11-2010, 02:13 PM |
|
|
Thread: Devonshire Road - commotion
Post: RE: Devonshire Road - commotion tonight
| Possibly some pre-Halloween nonsense? It's a 'festival' which seems to encourage pretty nasty behaviour in a few of our 'yoot'. |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
4 |
7,722 |
29-10-2010, 09:42 AM |
|
|
Thread: Burglaries
Post: RE: Burglaries
| It's also worth looking at the Met's own crime statistics for SE23: http://maps.met.police.uk/ , although September and October information isn't yet on the website.
Overall reported residential bu... |
|
Cidered |
Wider Topics |
67 |
85,940 |
27-10-2010, 11:59 AM |
|
|
Thread: Crime
Post: RE: Crime
| Brian,
If today's punishments don't fit the crime, when exactly [i]did[/i] they meet your standards for justice? |
|
Cidered |
Wider Topics |
26 |
34,310 |
09-09-2010, 03:40 PM |
|
|
Thread: Parking Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking Devonshire Road
| There does seem to be more of a parking problem on Devonshire Road at the moment - certainly down at the Honor Oak end where I'm getting occasionally blocked into my own driveway by selfish/desperate ... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
37 |
50,503 |
23-07-2010, 09:02 AM |
|
|
Thread: Flight Paths over SE23
Post: RE: Flight Paths over SE23
| Could be the fairly low cloud we've had for the last couple of days which reflects more of the engine noise downwards, added to which the planes are presumably flying a little lower than when skies ar... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
72 |
91,908 |
13-07-2010, 12:14 PM |
|
|
Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
| Last night was certainly a nightmare from LB on Southern.
I eventually took Southeastern to New Cross, walked to New Cross Gate and took Overground from there - it turned out to be a pretty quick ... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
1,398 |
1,688,903 |
23-06-2010, 09:53 AM |
|
|
Thread: ELL Line to HOP: Will it boost house prices?
Post: RE: ELL Line to HOP: Will it boost house prices?
| [quote]It is also quite possible for independent shops to thrive close to supermarkets, as long as there is enough footfall in the high street and if people have enough disposable income to choose qua... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
30 |
43,559 |
21-05-2010, 11:42 AM |
|
|
Thread: ELL Line to HOP: Will it boost house prices?
Post: RE: ELL Line to HOP: Will it boost house prices?
| PackOfDusters beat me to it, but I'd also say it's [i]not[/i] a good thing for most current residents if property prices in SE23 rise above the rest of London.
I've lived in HOP since 2001, bought ... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
30 |
43,559 |
21-05-2010, 09:53 AM |
|
|
Thread: 14 Waldram Park Road
Post: RE: 14 Waldram Park Road
| Not sure who's managing the ongoing 'development' of the house but Earlsfield Estates have gone into liquidation:
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59245/notices/971883 |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
114 |
183,347 |
14-05-2010, 01:15 PM |
|
|
Thread: Planning: Tyson Road
Post: RE: Planning Application: Tyson Road
| Very disappointing news and not just for those like FH Society who've put in so much time and effort fighting this planning application.
Despite 349 objections and the petitions etc there seemed to... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
101 |
163,022 |
23-04-2010, 02:07 PM |
|
|
Thread: Traffic calming for rat run on Devonshire Rd
Post: RE: Traffic calming for rat run on Devonshire Rd
| No excuses for motorists not looking out for bikes/motorbikes, but pulling out of Devonshire Road, trying to turn right onto the South Circular is a nightmare. One side-effect is that it probably diss... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
70 |
86,450 |
23-04-2010, 10:45 AM |
|
|
Thread: Planes grounded by volcanic ash
Post: RE: Planes grounded by volcanic ash
| The Maily Telegraph headline today says the blame lies squarely with those overpaid, lazy civil servants at the Met Office (well [i]of course [/i]it does).
Personally, unlike their leader writer, ... |
|
Cidered |
Wider Topics |
21 |
23,586 |
20-04-2010, 09:39 AM |
|
|
Thread: Linda Barker and Other Celeb Types in the Area
Post: RE: Linda Barker and Other Celeb Types in the Area
| More breaking news…
According to The Sun, a certain Mr Pee Diddy may be heading our way. Personally I'd have thought he might prefer Le Querce to The Old Bank - although the latter [i]is[/i] a cosy... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
47 |
103,144 |
30-03-2010, 10:19 AM |
|
|
Thread: Bogus Window Cleaner
Post: RE: Bogus Window Cleaner
| At the risk of re-opening the debate about whether a community punishment based on throwing tomatoes at petty crooks would be an effective deterrent to potential scamsters...did anyone in HOP/FH get a... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
42 |
66,326 |
16-03-2010, 04:00 PM |
|
|
Thread: Owl Spotting
Post: RE: Tawit Tawooo, I'm an Owl
| Has anyone else heard the owl(s) of SE23 recently?
I was woken last night by what I think was a tawny owl in a tree outside my flat, it was making a sort of screeching sound quite like the second c... |
|
Cidered |
Wider Topics |
16 |
23,298 |
10-03-2010, 01:52 PM |
|
|
Thread: House prices in Forest Hill - are they *definitely* on the up?
Post: RE: House prices in Forest Hill - are they *defini...
| Just noticed that the [url=http://www.foxtons.co.uk/property-for-sale-in-forest-hill/chpk3405492]flat on Devonshire Road[/url], which was on the market for £329,950 has - unsuprisingly - now been redu... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
48 |
76,413 |
22-02-2010, 01:22 PM |
|
|
Thread: House prices in Forest Hill - are they *definitely* on the up?
Post: RE: House prices in Forest Hill - are they *defini...
| I think they may have transposed the 3 and the 2 at the start of the price. Or perhaps the valuer was concussed after hitting their head on the low ceiling in the reception room. |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
48 |
76,413 |
03-02-2010, 01:32 PM |
|
|
Thread: Planning: Old Post Office on Devonshire Road
Post: Planning: Old Post Office on Devonshire Road
| I've just spotted this planning application for the old post sorting office on Devonshire Road.
"The part demolition of existing buildings to the rear of 61 Devonshire Road SE23 and the constructio... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
18 |
39,309 |
08-01-2010, 02:01 PM |
|
|
Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak
| I was there at 8.15 and there was a big crowd - I assume most of them were there to talk about these changes.
I joined them to have my own grumble and as expected received some well practiced lines... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
1,398 |
1,688,903 |
15-10-2009, 11:54 AM |
|
|
Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens
Post: RE: Horniman Museum and Gardens
| Moving away from the Jerk Festival controversy for a moment...for those of you who are interested, the planning application for changes to the museum and gardens is now available on the Lewisham plann... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
293 |
373,587 |
25-09-2009, 11:23 AM |
|
|
Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| Just spotted this story on the Property Week website:
http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?storycode=3145685
'Berkeley Group has sold all 52 flats in its City Walk scheme in Forest Hill, south-... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
289 |
372,888 |
02-09-2009, 08:53 PM |
|
|
Thread: SE23 - Most Burgled. Really?
Post: RE: SE23 - Most Burgled. Really?
| [quote]Why did they not take a look at police figures on reported crime which are far more reliable than claims made?[/quote]
This looks like a classic "slow news day" story, with a company press r... |
|
Cidered |
Wider Topics |
54 |
94,781 |
14-08-2009, 12:47 PM |
|
|
Thread: Bonfires
Post: RE: Bonfires
| Here's a link to Lewisham's Guidance:
http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/Environment/Pollution/AirPollution/Bonfires.htm |
|
Cidered |
Wider Topics |
5 |
8,644 |
07-08-2009, 11:07 AM |
|
|
Thread: Death Penalty
Post: RE: Death Penalty
| Personally the death penalty wouldn't make me feel safer from crime - unless people are suggesting that Peter Sutcliffe, Dano Sonnex etc are rational men who would have considered the possible risks o... |
|
Cidered |
Wider Topics |
26 |
33,365 |
02-07-2009, 08:11 AM |
|
|
Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| According to their own transport page it's 15 minutes to London Bridge!
Perhaps Earlsfield Estates will buy the penthouse and convert it into 4 or 5 one-bedroom flats? |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
289 |
372,888 |
08-06-2009, 04:32 PM |
|
|
Thread: House Prices
Post: RE: House Prices
| It largely guesswork really isn't it?! Just as no-one could predict when the bubble would burst, there are so many imponderables that I don't suppose we'll know where the bottom of the market is until... |
|
Cidered |
Wider Topics |
72 |
90,149 |
01-05-2009, 11:23 AM |
|
|
Thread: Planning Advice
Post: RE: planning advice
| It's definitely [i]not [/i] the right way to do it but it is possible to apply for retrospective permission.
Personally I suspect some developers build first and seek permission later, with the exp... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
7 |
10,906 |
30-04-2009, 11:55 AM |
|
|
Thread: Vandalism - Devonshire Road and Woodcombe Crescent
Post: RE: Vandalism - Devonshire Road and Woodcombe Cres...
| Of course, it's possible the car was damaged elsewhere and not by one of SE23's undesirables.
Fortunately, judging by most of the posts on this forum we're pretty lucky in SE23 and usually our ann... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
24 |
36,112 |
15-04-2009, 04:32 PM |
|
|
Thread: Water Supply Problems
Post: RE: White Tap Water
| It's worth looking at the service guarantees on the Thames Water website to see if you qualify for a credit for loss of supply.
I applied a couple of years ago after a main burst in HOP and they we... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
96 |
130,605 |
25-03-2009, 09:31 AM |
|
|
Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| Inspired by three nights of train delays in the last two weeks I think I've finally found the best (or least worst) route from London Bridge to Honor Oak and Forest Hill when trains down our way aren'... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
1,398 |
1,688,903 |
26-02-2009, 10:50 AM |
|
|
Thread: Vandalism - Devonshire Road and Woodcombe Crescent
Post: RE: Vandalism - Devonshire Road and Woodcombe Cres...
| Yes, the current system run by Lewisham only really works if you have a car, or are happy to shell out the ?10 or so charge to have waste collected.
When I lived in Lambeth they occasionally had a ... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
24 |
36,112 |
05-02-2009, 05:21 PM |
|
|
Thread: Vandalism - Devonshire Road and Woodcombe Crescent
Post: RE: Vandalism - Devonshire Road and Woodcombe Cres...
| Lambeth borough used to collect large items of household waste for free, up to a maximum of 4 times a year, if memory serves. The current system in Lewisham of charging for collections doesn't discour... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
24 |
36,112 |
05-02-2009, 03:51 PM |
|
|
Thread: Vandalism - Devonshire Road and Woodcombe Crescent
Post: RE: Vandalism - Devonshire Road and Woodcombe Cres...
| Agree totally on the points about fly tipping. There's the tip at New Cross and of course Lewisham FreeCycle for re-usable stuff, so there's no excuse.
By the way - does anyone out there know what'... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
24 |
36,112 |
04-02-2009, 03:24 PM |
|
|
Thread: 14 Waldram Park Road
Post: RE: Planning - 14 Waldram Park Road
| I seem to remember reading somewhere (possibly in another thread about Earlsfield Estates) that fires aren't permitted on building sites?
Regardless of that, perhaps it's worth letting Lewisham Cou... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
114 |
183,347 |
23-12-2008, 02:27 PM |
|
|
Thread: Planning: Tyson Road
Post: RE: Tyson Road Planning Appeal
| Did anyone out there go to the planning meeting on Monday - I'd be interested to know how it went?
I would have gone myself but had man-flu and so couldn't drag my sorry self out of bed... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
101 |
163,022 |
17-12-2008, 08:28 PM |
|
|
Thread: Mayow Park
Post: RE: Mayow Park
| I'm all for a bit of citizen engagement and voted for Mayow Park myself, but this article about the online voting process for the awards is worth a look:
http://www.headstar.com/egblive/?p=179
'... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
121 |
168,621 |
09-12-2008, 12:09 PM |
|
|
Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| Berkeley homes look to have held Lewisham over a barrel on this one, but on balance it's got to be better for the area to have finished flats (even if they aren't fully occupied) than what we have at ... |
|
Cidered |
SE23 Topics |
289 |
372,888 |
27-11-2008, 01:32 PM |
Search
Help
| 
