STB76, 27 people objected to the council application - these were not necessarily members of the Association. I find it odd that anyone would withdraw from a house purchase based on the fact that residents have legitimately objected to the distruption (I assume cars, rubbish, noise in general) caused by running a business in a residential area, when they are perfectly within their rights and the law, to do so. You could do worse than live next door to people who care about their home and environment and who dont particularly want to hear the piercing sound of screaming kids 5 days a week (oops -sorry, the delightful laughter of 30 children next door).

You say you are now using the Dulwich nursery at some financial loss - I assume this is an issue for you, or you wouldnt have mentioned it - pity the neighbours whose properties have been devalued because of this.

I find it incredible that people believe that for the greater good (i.e. child care facilities), people with nice homes should make futher sacrifices (not enough that they have huge mortgages), and those that dont comply must therefore be nasty, anti social, anti child, unpleasant, quote 'they are harrassing parents and fightening childen'. What a joke. You shouldnt believe the stuff you read on websites unless you know it to be true.