BeeGee

For the third time in 18 months, we have had our car vandalised. We live near the junction of Melbourne Grove and Lordship Lane and at some point last night our car was badly keyed. The same happened (twice) to our last car in almost exactly the same place. Each time it has cost us hundreds of pounds to repair. We've reported each incident to the police but without any forensics or CCTV, there is not much they can do. Judging by the type of scratches I'm sure the culprit is the same person, so if anyone saw anything suspicious near Mr Liu's / Motortech garage last night (Tuesday 7th) then please get in touch. I'd be keen to know if anyone else living in the area has suffered from the same, because these types of crimes are hard to prevent and are often linked to the same prolific offender. As our area overall is safe it makes random selfish crimes like this all the more upsetting.

Setting aside aesthetics and the question of space inside the proposed building, I'm unclear on how the EFA think that this design will practically work with the transport restrictions. I expected the school entrance to be on Whateley Road - if only for safety given how narrow the pavement is on Lordship Lane. By the time the school is a few years old, there will be hundreds of kids who will struggle to enter and leave each weekday. I cannot see TfL not objecting to this when the planning application goes in because there is already a busy bus stop right outside. The pick up / drop off congestion is a real factor unless the bus stop is moved further up the Lane but children leaving on foot and parents waiting to collect would still be safer exiting on Whateley. If the design was modified to put the main entrance on that side, then that would help a lot and you would think that extra pelican crossings would also be needed, along with extending the 20mph limit further up the Lane.