Derelict Grove Tavern

[Dean Connell]

I started a new topic and would love to see you all pop over to help me- I think some excellent ideas are here. I'm keen to get in touch with the lease owners. 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Dean Connell

[ab29]

I would turn it into a green space.

Having Dulwich Park nearby is not an excuse.

Why should residents of Dulwich Village, having Dulwich Junction closed, turned into "piazza" and refurbished multiple times (no end to this btw cause Southwark council apparently has millions to waste) use it as an excuse? 

People living in the area have to put up with a very high level of:

- Air pollution

- Noise

- Anti social behaviour

How about transferring the skate park from the Grove Tavern parking  lot to Dulwich Village?

Kind of idea how to sort the derelict Tavern 🙂

Edited 3 hours ago by ab29

[jazzer]

2 hours ago, Dean Connell said:

I started a new topic and would love to see you all pop over to help me- I think some excellent ideas are here. I'm keen to get in touch with the lease owners. 

 

Can you share your ideas for the site, please? So the residents can have an idea of what your ideas/plans consist of.

[ab29]

Sorry Jazzer, not a Q for me but I would plant lots and lots of trees and turn it into green space - no dogs - just nature, as much as possible on an A road 🙂

Edited 4 hours ago by ab29

[jazzer]

ab,  - fair enough, we all have our own thoughts, I'm interested to see what Dean has in mind.

[malumbu]

2 hours ago, ab29 said:

I would turn it into a green space.

Having Dulwich Park nearby is not an excuse.

Why should residents of Dulwich Village, having Dulwich Junction closed, turned into "piazza" and refurbished multiple times (no end to this btw cause Southwark council apparently has millions to waste) use it as an excuse? 

People living in the area have to put up with very high level of:

- Air pollution

- Noise

- Anti social behaviour

How about transferring the skate park from the Grove Tavern parking  lot to Dulwich Village?

Kind of idea how to sort the derelict Tavern 🙂

Not many people live in the immediate area and it's been polluted for decades - less so now cars are cleaner.  Not that it is good to live next to a busy road but anyone buying or renting in the area will be well aware 

A word of advice - laying into Southwark ie making negative comments will distract from positive suggestions.

Me?  I'd like the Grove tavern to be a community space and,/or social housing.

[ab29]

"Not many people live in the imediate area" - eh?? Me!

"Been polluted for decades" - so we do what - we should die and stop being a problem?

1 hour ago, malumbu said:

Not many people live in the immediate area and it's been polluted for decades - less so now cars are cleaner.  Not that it is good to live next to a busy road but anyone buying or renting in the area will be well aware 

A word of advice - laying into Southwark ie making negative comments will distract from positive suggestions.

Me?  I'd like the Grove tavern to be a community space and,/or social housing.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Administrator
Removed uncalled for insult against forum member - warning given

[Cyclemonkey]

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

[jazzer]

Depends on who can afford to purchase or lease it and what The Dulwich Estate, Stonegate and Southwark Council will allow to be built or operate on the site. Whatever it is, it needs to attract footfall for itself and businesses around it.

The question to ask is what does that part of Dulwich need, that is not within the locality, which will attract custom and footfall, that the site can accommodate and that can offer parking which it already has available. In between Cox's Walk, Dulwich Village, Dulwich College and the park, some sort of establishment that sells drinks and meals. Bit then I'm just chucking ideas around, or maybe someone, Dean, has some radical idea's to take it in a totally different direction.   

Whatever it becomes it has to be better than the rotting site and eyesore it currently is. Good luck to anyone who takes on the project to redevelop the former Grove Tavern.