CPR Dave

The works on Melbourne Grove are part of the Low Traffic Neighborhood scheme that cyclists campaigned for so vociferously. The bay outside M and S is a loading bay. It is intended to be used to park vehicles for loading, notwithstanding that it is raised. It has different paving to mark it out from the footpath and different curb stones that are angled to make it easier for vehicles to mount the curb, so they can park there and load.

The situation outside Oru is far worse with their large tables immediately adjacent to badly parked bikes using the bike racks there. And the lamppost also blocking the pavement.

Presumably a sub-post office could choose to use the shop space to replace unprofitable services with other commercial activities that a crown post office can't (like having an off licence business instead of taking back everyone's over-ordered clothes that don't fit etc)?

It's not, it's fine. Leave it alone.

Not at all. One of the EDT's best moments was the historic celebrations of Dulwich Hamlet being promoted. That night there actually were people all over the roundabout and it was great fun and wonderful coming together of large numbers of the local community. I wouldn't go that far, dogkennel, but I do think a more continental style approach to restaurants and bars on our high street would be great fun.

They do that in Chelsea. Bars and cafes can buy the parking space in front of their shop to put tables in. We should be more like Chelsea.

This would be no problem for me.

Do they have any stuff that could be used to fix a swimming pool filter? That would have been the most useful expenditure for this leisure centre.

Give over Lee. Seeing young people enjoying the local amenities is one of the things that makes life great around here. We're in the middle of London, not some leafy village in the arse end of nowhere. If it's too much for you, maybe move to SW1 or a sheltered housing estate in a boring shire county.

They all charge the same though. None of them are "cut" price.

Amazing clean up job done too. You wouldn't know this had happened if you walked past today. All credit to Veolia for doing what they do best I suppose!!!

"God's Gift" shop, I guess, which is next to Dulwich Tandoori (the old French House) I've seen some work going on in there recently, although the Landlord's phone number is still up in the window for all enquiries.

None of them are ever likely to live in this development though.

The wood they are made of looks rotten though. They look derelict, like they are about to fall to pieces. They've also been graffitied. A terrible eyesore.

Has this planning permission has now lapsed without a spade hitting the ground?