Steve32

Not tried the hot chocolate and sorry about your experience. Found it a great place to have a coffee and do some work during the week. It's expensive, but then that's unsurprising given the location.

@northernmonkey yes I should have commented on that. I was a touch surprised by the focus on student accommodation since I'd not expected such a demand for that locally. On a more 'national policy' level, I'd look at limiting HE expansion in London and encouraging HE growth in other, particularly poorer areas of the country. We have some world-class universities in London (LSE,UCL,Kings etc) which obviously should be retained, but perhaps numbers fixed at their current levels. I think my point broadly stands in that university students being located on this site means they won't be located elsewhere, thus reducing the need for transforming family homes into student flats.

Very strongly in favour. Regarding the likely prices (and related 'affordable housing' argument): Of course, the prices/rents are likely to be very expensive. It is a new build in a very nice area with excellent links to Central London. Relatedly, we have severe shortage of homes and very high land prices. Collectively, these factors mean any new developments, especially attractive ones in good locations, will be expensive. This is particularly exacerbated by sustained high immigration over recent decades, and particularly recent years. Caravans in mid-Wales would be very cheap, but logically this does not mean that all new builds should be caravans in mid-wales. The fact they'll be expensive just shows the demand for them will be high (i.e. they are popular and needed). I doubt I could afford the prices being suggested, but if such a development was blocked, what will happen to the people who would otherwise have bought there? Such people would still need somewhere to live and would thus bid to buy less attractive properties, outbidding poorer people. The people likely to buy in this development will be wealthy. That seems undeniable. But such people would inevitably move from where they are currently living (probably trading up). This will release existing accommodation into the market, helping those less fortunate.

Not the most compelling argument... Will somebody think of the rooftops?!??

I'm extremely in favour of this development and if I had an objection it's that it's not much bigger. We have an *intense* housing crisis in this country, with house prices and rents having accelerated being reasonable levels. Some people (existing home owners and landlords in particularly) benefit from this, but the poor and young suffer the most. This is near Peckham Rye Station with its excellent links into Central London. Of course, the cost of flats will be very high - but that's partly a result of a catastrophic failure to build in recent decades, plus due to proximity to Central London. Not building flats won't make them cheaper!! We need to have a 100 of these developments taking place around different parts of Southwark.

Thanks for sharing, looks serious. I'd be interested in knowing how the victim got the Police to issue this. I was attacked in late 2018 and had to develop (and stick around) my own posters.

Hi, There are several facebook forums I suggest you use. i'd guess far more people are on these sites than on EDF: Friends of Peckham Rye Park Nunhead Rocks East Dulwich Forum Nunhead/Peckham East Dulwich Mums People there often share appeals in my experience. Hope all works out well, Steve

Hi Ianr, I requested last thread was closed as it started to get abusive. I've received some genuinely horrific emails and PM's. I've emailed administrator twice saying I want to just have one message and not allow responses. no response yet but sure it will be closed very soon. It was helpful before in getting a good witness, so I decided to take the risk and post it again. If admin reads this, this thread is for an appeal for witnesses. Witnesses can PM me and i'll give police details. Please close the thread asap.

Hi, This thread is closed for comments, although I'll be on here waiting for PM. On October 9th at approximately 1pm, I was chased aggressively and threatened repeatedly by a man near 'The Round' caf? in Peckham Rye park, near the kids play area and onto the rugby fields. The man was in his 40's - quite tall, short hair, dark, rough clothes (hoddie, baggy trousers, trainers). He was quite distinctive with an aggressive demeanour, shouting loudly and holding an orange/red object. He chased me across the park, starting from near the caf? where lots of people would have been eating or looking after their kids. He chased me through the rugby field to the far posts at which I called the police whilst still be chased. He was very aggressive and shouted multiple threats which witnesses may have heard. After a bit of break, he chased me again - this time towards the caf? g/clockhouse area of Peckham rye road. I was almost cornered but managed to get away. The police came, but I found out later that they didn't interview the multiple witnesses in the caf? area (a complaint to the IPCC has been made on this point). Two witnesses have come forward since then through my own effort but i'm looking for more, as there would have been a very large number due to the number of people eating/drinking in the caf? around this time or walking through the park who would have seen this taking place. if you have anything to report,I'm happy to PM you with details of the police officer investigating this - I've decided putting their contact details directly on here would not be advisable. Thanks