Cyclemonkey

Mate, you're not that special. We've been having the water pipes replaced on our road for the last 12 months - road closures, water shut offs, night works, parking restrictions, footpaths closed .... the lot.

I am not wasting my time indulging sealioning. I took part in a public consultation, TfL wrote to me with the results which were overwhelmingly positive. If you are so keen to find out I suggest you do a little extra work and send in an info request to TfL.

I give up.🤷‍♀️ Tell you what, if you are so bothered, how about you send an FOI to TfL asking to see the results of consultations.

Google AI could probably give you a good potted history. I'm not your secretary. Google exists. I responded and I think TfL emailed me with the result but it was a while ago.

It will be in the TfL website somewhere I suspect. If I remember responses were overwhelmingly in favour.

The work is for a well consulted on pedestrian crossing, people have been asking for. Unfortunately infrastructure cannot magically appear over night with no disruption.

It's a pedestrian crossing, to make it safer and easier for people crossing that junction on foot. It was planned well before Covid - there was a public consultation. I assume the financial challenges and other issues caused by the pandemic delayed it somewhat. Generally, improvement works in your local area are a good thing yes? Even if you have to suffer some temporary disruption.

Also if you want night or weekend working it will cost a lot more, then you would be moaning about the budget.

Ok. You have bigger problems than this s20 notice. How have you let one freeholder dominate things. You both have the equal right to decide how to manage the communal areas of the property. I would get some legal advice on your duties and rights as a freeholder and then request a meeting to reset the relationship. Also as noted in other posts is the front yard and door actually the responsibility of the freeholder. These are all questions you should ask in your S20 response.

The Section 20 is just notification of intention to carry out works. You have the right to object, propose an alternative or find different contractors. If you are joint freeholders why is your co freeholder acting unilaterally? What is your usual mechanism for making decisions?

It is a bit provincial. I assume it is a way to keep out groups who have caused trouble in the past if they need to? I doubt middle aged ladies turning up in trainers and a hoodie are going to be turned away. You do sometimes see those signs in central London pubs, usually on football derby days or ones near construction sites. On the latter I am not sure if builders are particularltly badly behaved in pubs or if they think their more middle class clientele would be offended by the sight of a load of blokes in work boots and plaster spattered trousers.

Also think yourselves lucky, Thames Water have been doing works on our road in Forest Hill for 12 months. Yes your read it right 12 months. And as yet no end in sight.

I'd just like a pedestrian crossing so I don't have to take my life in to my hands when I walk to the Library. I have 0 opinions on LTNs or Dulwich Village.

The long empty site at the top of Lordship Lane by the Library is now a cute little bar and restaurant - Victus and Bibo. We had a few beers there on Saturday night and it was very welcoming.

I think it should be knocked down and new social housing built on the site.