jomchugh

Hey, I was wondering if I could get some advice regarding neighbours' beside me who are planning to start an extension in February 2021. I was advised about the work a few weeks ago but they submitted a planning application in May 2020 but didnt discuss with me or give me advance warning. Although I would like to be supportive, I will be working from home due to the pandemic until end of Summer 2021 and the extension will be really disruptive for the 3-4 months when it is happening? I spoke to the Council and they said they assumed my neighbour would have discussed with me but I thought the Council had to give adequate notice to the people next door to the building work. Also, how can this type of work be allowed to happen when so many residents are still working from home? Vaccines will be rolled out soon but scientists indicate that life probably wont return to normal until April-June 2021, so surely residential building work should be paused until people can return to the office. Any advice welcome as I am worried that I am not going to be able to deliver in my job when this disruptive work is happening.

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Hi. Many thanks for all this info. Any more advice, I would be glad to have it. Cheers, Jo

Hi. I am planning to move to one of the streets behind Denmark Hill station and wondered what people thought of this area. It is categorised as Camberwell and the crime statistics for the area seem high. Has anyone heard any stories or is it a nice area to move to? Thanks

Hi, I have recently bought a flat in East Dulwich and discovered that it is expensive to insure against subsidence because parts of the SE22 area are at risk of subsidence. Has anyone else had this experience with insurers? Have you heard the area is a high risk area and what does this mean? What is the story about the clay in the SE22 area? Jo