fredricketts

I have lived in East Dulwich since 1963, and it has gradually become over crowed like the rest of Britain. I have dealt with Councils and Government, when either one of them has an agenda, no matter what their promises, they end up doing what they want, and not what the people want, and sadly the public are getting more and more disillusioned with Politicians and Councils. They bring in laws that really cannot be upheld because of the lack of funds, yet every year our taxes are going up, and there are more and more stealth taxes, So many different agencies, funds, and quango`s it?s no wonder we are skint. On this site I can have my say for what it is worth. I like living in East Dulwich, I have brought my family up here, and they, are bringing their families up here, one thing I know, it?s getting worse in Dulwich for parking and road rage over it is increasing. The point I want to make is that we all live here, and the Council is ignoring all of us, as they have their own agendas, and it is not always what most of the people want, Consultation should have been done on the whole of East Dulwich, as it affects us all, we should be able to thrash out something for ever body, without the Council having to earn money out of it, We already subsidise TFL, why should profit come from part public services. If by talking on here, we get the politicians to listen, to real people, in the real world, then we have achieved something good.

Most of the sixty odd residents that I spoke to on the doorsteps, were angry about the fact , they had not been consulted about the proposed CPZ, around the station area, as they knew what the knock on affect would have on there streets, and that parking was bad enough as it is.

I think its about time our Local MP got involved.

The only reason that I am campaigning against the CPZ, is because of the crafty way Southwark Council is trying to impose the CPZ on East Dulwich through the back door. It starts with the area around East Dulwich Station, that pushes commuting cars further out to the surrounding areas, then you start to see the parking problems, getting worse, than what they are now, and people panic into accepting the CPZ, which does not guarantee any one a parking space, but makes money for the Council. James Barber said ? Council estates a free? that is not the case, Council estates residents have the first car free, and subsequent cars are ?100 each, and parking on the estates are ?1-50 per hour, and you have to have pay for visitors parking permits. You get clamped if you do not have a visitor?s ticket. I have had dealings in the past with the Lib dems and Southwark Council, and believe me; all parties will lie to get their own way. In 2005, Somerfield?s in Lordship Lane, applied for planning permission, to convert the office space above their shop into twelve flats and to extend their premises over the car park. First there was only consultation with the first three houses in the road and special roads picked out by the Council. At that time, (and still is,) Ashbourne Grove was having loads of trouble with parking rage. The end of the turning was and is still being blocked, and people ,have to back out into a main road, hence the Last six months, spy camera, which come and goes when it pleases, so when its gone, more parking rage. The Council were brining in a new law that allowed houses and flats to be built, without any where to park their vehicles, and the Council were saying? we assume that people in these flats will be using Public transport?, so there is no need for parking spaces. Needles to say after breaking their own Planning laws, by allowing the flats to be occupied with tenants with no were to put their rubbish, So these tenants starting putting their rubbish on the pavement outside the food shop Somerfield?s, What the panning Law said ?was, Nobody could move in to the flats without submitting a plan as to disposing of the rubbish, Member of the public complained right up today. Parking increased in Ashbourne Grove. And the Lib Dems got involved, whilst they were involved they with held the fact that the shops above Somerfield, were in fact, a hostel for ex prisoners, and sex offenders. We had to find this out for ourselves. As I have said before what happens with the PCZ in East Dulwich Station Area, does affect all of Dulwich, and the council have lacked the initiative to consult the residents, who, will have, the knock on affect from this decision. We all live here, and want what?s best for our families and friends, hence all the more reason for proper consultations with the residents, to thrash out, something that suites all residents, not Councils, that is why we all pay our rates and taxes. For services that we all want. Quote Council 2005 ?I agree that with hindsight, more properties in this road could have been consulted?. Another point I am trying to make is ?NEVER TRUST POLITICIANS?.

gsirett Could not have put it better.

What happens with the PCZ in East Dulwich Station Area, does affect all of Dulwich, and that is where I think the EDF, is doing a great Job. And the council have lacked the initiative to consult the residents, who, will have, the knock on affect from this decision. We all live here, and want what?s best for our families and friends, hence all the more reason for proper consultations with the residents, to thrash out, something that suites all residents, not Councils, that is why we all pay our rates and taxes. For services that we all want.

Bobby P. Totally agree with you

Talking to people who have experienced PCZ, they are saying it was good at first, and then they found that they were not guaranteed a parking space, and began to hate the scheme.

Take some encouragement from this: [www.southwarknews.co.uk] gsirett I have covered Ashbourne Grove, some of Chesterfield and Melbourne Grove. A lot of people not in, I have not found one person for this scheme yet. What do you want me to do with the sheets of signatures?

I also have only one login and live in a road adjacent to the CPZ! Where there is liars, and big money you will always get corruption. And Southwark Council is full of it. This stinks of TFL, taking control of our streets. I think that the EDF is a great place to air your views, especially when The Council and councillors ignore petitions? and complaints. We in our street have been campaigning about traffic and parking for over ten years, and all the Council can do is, place humps in the road that would not even stop a snail from speeding. The Council is always asking people to get involved, when people do get involved, they cannot wait to get rid of them, because it?s not what they want to hear. They block off rat runs when it suites them, other rat runs they ignore, we have asked for tonnage restrictions, our street to be blocked off, and made a one way, but it has all been ignored, why, probably because there is no money in it for them.

Its because we know the affect it is going to have on our streets, they are bad enough now, let alone the commuting cars looking for new parking spaces.

Hi James, Thank you for your reply. Money is always a problem with the Council, because they waste so much, i.e.; Melbourne Grove, you resurface the road with new humps, then you take out the humps because of the buses going down there, then you put back the humps. Cost approx ?80,000. And so on. Perhaps it?s time the council started to use the 80 million pound it has in reserve. As for the consultation, it?s a farce; all the roads that you mentioned should have been included in the consultation, as it is going to affect them all. Unless the idea is to force them into accepting PCZ. I appreciate all that you try to do, and I admire you for taking the flack on these sites, it?s how you learn by your mistakes. Keep up the good work.

I think the current consultations should be abandoned, as all the areas that will be affected by this, have not had a chance to air their views. And that is quite a few roads in East Dulwich that are not on the consultation list, in fact it seems to have been kept really quite about.

In reply to gsirett, you did a good job with them figures. And in law parking revenue should not be for Profit. But we all know it does make huge profits, another stealth tax. Parking in East Dulwich has slowly got worse over the last three years, and one of the reasons is a change in the planning laws, so wisely done by Councils, they allowed flats etc to be built without considering where the new residents of the flats would park their vehicles. Whereas the old law said, ?you had to have parking facilities before you get planning permission. They just flattened half of St Francis hospital; years before they develop it, why not turn it into a station Car park. No, we cannot do that, where would all our new flats come from, with no where to park their cars. It can only get worse not better

Would like to help with the petition in Ashbourne Grove. Have already signed it. I only found out about this today.

Hi James, Can you tell me why Ashbourne Grove was left off the list for consultation on Grove Vale PCZ. As you know this will affect Ashbourne Grove quite considerably, as if it isn?t bad enough now. A lot of residents in the surrounding area are quite annoyed about it, as it will have a knock on effect, which could force residents to accept PCZ when in fact they are dead against it, why should residents pay to have visitors. Best regards FR

It would appear that Southwark Council is at it again, not consulting the right areas. They did this on Somerfield?s planning permission for flats above their shop and the car park. They only consulted one person in Ashbourne Grove. This time they have not even bothered to put us on the Consultation list, and the effects of PCZ in Grove vale will have a profound effect on Ashbourne grove and the surrounding area. Ashbourne Grove has been having parking problems for the last 15 years, and the Council have done nothing to alleviate the problems, in fact they waste money on calming measures like humps, which don?t make the slightest difference to the 20 mile per hour speed limit, they still tear down the grove and block the end of the turning. It is a money making concern along with everything they do, it?s for profit, not to help the taxpaying public, we are the ones who, just foot the bill, for their mistakes, and no one is accountable. It?s the Governments, Councils and the Government departments that have got the Country in the mess that we are in. This is, just so as, residents just outside the PCZ zone will be forced to except the PCZ because of the amount of commuting cars be forced into our areas.

Hi All Councils do ignore the law when it suites them, It is TFL that applied for the special permission. I did appeal and won, after having to get freedom of information out of TFL, they are not bothered weather it is legal or not, they just lose your papers .if you have them by the short and cur lies, after all the unnecessary hassle of appealing, they just drop it, and no more is said. Does anyone know where Southwark Council publish their Revenue accounts for Parking? As I have not been able to get this information on the Councils site, or indeed on their statement of accounts. according to one judge, parking is not for profit, but the excess that they make is profit, and yes, it does go to other things in the borough, But at the end of the day, it is for profit, and is not just to keep the roads clear, because they put meters on main roads, half the main roads are taken up with Bus lanes and parking bays, no wonder our roads are so congested.

Hi All Councils do ignore the law when it suites them, It is TFL that applied for the special permission. I did appeal and won, after having to get freedom of information out of TFL, they are not bothered weather it is legal or not, they just lose your papers .if you have them by the short and cur lies, after all the unnecessary hassle of appealing, they just drop it, and no more is said. Does anyone know where Southwark Council publish their Revenue accounts for Parking? As I have not been able to get this information on the Councils site, or indeed on their statement of accounts. according to one judge, parking is not for profit, but the excess that they make is profit, and yes, it does go to other things in the borough, But at the end of the day, it is for profit, and is not just to keep the roads clear, because they put meters on main roads, half the main roads are taken up with Bus lanes and parking bays, no wonder our roads are so congested.

My Problem is, I don?t like being ripped off by Councils, TFL and the Government, and this is one of the reasons we are called rip off Britain. One of the reasons that there is such a shortage of parking spaces, is the Councils and the Government changed the law in regards to planning, they allowed car parks to be built on, and allowed flats and new builds to go ahead without any consideration as parking spaces. 90 per cent of the people caught in yellow boxes, do not do it deliberately, but by accident, and I cannot see them justifying ?60 to ?80 fines for 10 seconds in a yellow box. As for parking permits, they are an infringement of our freedom to go and visit friends and relatives on estates when we feel like it, without having to pay to do so. , but in the main they are used as revenue generating devices, not really as methods of restricting parking to residents. As for the 26% increase, its scandalous, it?s to increase revenue for the Council, and TFL, who all work together, in raising money for profit, and to rip off the motorists.

Quite agree with you, it?s the Council and TFL that cause most of the traffic jams today, and going on experience, the Council, only do, what they want. Consultations, just a waste of public money, but, we must keep trying to get through to some of these, pig headed Councils. Will be getting the forms and voteing. Thanks to you.

Hi all, We all know that the Councils are raking it in, but where is it all going? Parking fines, Red routes etc, are money spinners for the Councils and Government, that?s why Southwark Council can layout for brand new Spy Cameras, and on the other hand cut disabled facilities. They change laws to suite them, Peckham Bus Garage, West yellow Box. A total of 3,048 PCNs were issued in the Peckham/High St/Peckham Bus station for contraventions between 5 January 2010 until 21 August 2010. In eight months this one box ripped off at least, ?182,880. According to the law this box should not be there, Quote: A yellow box must be at the junction of at least two roads. Thus for example a yellow box at a bus garage exit and a road would not be valid. But because it is a good money spinner they applied for special permission to put it there, Planning said, they were not happy with the situation, but would let it go through. It?s the Councils and Government that are causing most of the pollution in London, by creating more and more traffic jams.

For anyone interested in our Local Services. It appears that among the cuts being made by Southwark Council is the Noise Team. The noise team, is only one of the essential services, essential to today?s way of life, for the general public, they avoid individuals being abused and attacked, when they complain at 3.00am in the morning, because a neighbour in the next Road is having a Disco in there garden. No one can sleep, kids awake. You are supposed to be able to phone the noise team and they come and sort it, and in the past they have done a good job, but now because of cut backs they finish at 2.30am, after this time, you have to put up with it, until it finishes, phone the police, nothing to do with us, it?s the Council Noise Team you want, but there not there, nothing to do with us. What do you do apart from tear your hair out with frustration and lack of sleep? It makes you feel like taking matters in to your own hands. There?s is no one there to up hold the Law. All wiped there hands of your right to a good night?s sleep. No wonder the Country is in the state that its in. the Labour run council decided to dramatically reduce the noise team service. They didn't need to make ?9M, which included reducing the noise team, of their cuts but they have chosen to pile up ?9M of extra unallocated reserves every year going forward. The Council already has 80 million pounds in reserve, earning interest for what, none of the rates payers, suffering, now, from these savage cuts, are getting any benefit from this money. Use it to stop some of these cuts that are only affecting the not so well off.

For anyone interested in our Local Services. It appears that among the cuts being made by Southwark Council is the Noise Team. The noise team, is only one of the essential services, essential to today?s way of life, for the general public, they avoid individuals being abused and attacked, when they complain at 3.00am in the morning, because a neighbour in the next Road is having a Disco in there garden. No one can sleep, kids awake. You are supposed to be able to phone the noise team and they come and sort it, and in the past they have done a good job, but now because of cut backs they finish at 2.30am, after this time, you have to put up with it, until it finishes, phone the police, nothing to do with us, it?s the Council Noise Team you want, but there not there, nothing to do with us. What do you do apart from tear your hair out with frustration and lack of sleep? It makes you feel like taking matters in to your own hands. There?s is no one there to up hold the Law. All wiped there hands of your right to a good night?s sleep. No wonder the Country is in the state that its in. the Labour run council decided to dramatically reduce the noise team service. They didn't need to make ?9M, which included reducing the noise team, of their cuts but they have chosen to pile up ?9M of extra unallocated reserves every year going forward. The Council already has 80 million pounds in reserve, earning interest for what, none of the rates payers, suffering, now, from these savage cuts, are getting any benefit from this money. Use it to stop some of these cuts that are only affecting the not so well off.

Hi James Hope you are keeping well, after the amount of stick you get on here, Thanks for taking an interest in Ashbourne grove again. If Chesterfield Rd was made a one way, from Melebourne Grove end, and Ashbourne Grove was made a one way from Lordship Lane end,the carts just need to go up one road and down the other,Loading for the shops can stay the same,parking just round the corner in Ashbourne grove. Could you please let me have the web site for the committee meetings that took place for Northcross Road stalls Thanks again