Maharani
Just like Heaven
Yeah, it's not the same guy? I think you're right. I didn't have my specs on!
Brixton news, rumour and general chat - April 2016
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Gramsci
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Not the guy I was thinking of.
The man who is often outside the Coop shop is not a heavy drinker. I think he has something wrong with him. Give him change every now and then. He always looks a bit nervous.
There is a man in West End ( not a drinker) who I chat to sometimes. Begs on the street on a regular basis. Surprisingly to me anyway beggars often get aggro from passers by- abuse mainly. He reckons its because they are easy target if. Always in danger of being moved on by police. So cant really complain.
Life on streets is not easy.
Maharani
Just like Heaven
It certainly is not easy.
editor
hiraethified
Billionaire-owned Dirty Burger to open up on the site of the Phoenix Cafe soon.
Dirty Burger set to open new branch on the site of the Phoenix Cafe, Brixton
Dirty Burger set to open new branch on the site of the Phoenix Cafe, Brixton
editor
hiraethified
editor
hiraethified
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hiraethified
Theme park Brixton is GO!
Brixton Beach Boulevard to launch on May 27th, bringing ‘Glittering 80s Miami’ to SW9
Brixton Beach Boulevard to launch on May 27th, bringing ‘Glittering 80s Miami’ to SW9
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Sometimes......it snows in april
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
cloudy, rain, snow, sunshine and thunder, in that order - and that was just on my short journey home this lunchtime.
Gramsci
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Billionaire-owned Dirty Burger to open up on the site of the Phoenix Cafe soon.
Dirty Burger set to open new branch on the site of the Phoenix Cafe, Brixton
I really do not understand why planning permission was granted for change of use ( in this case prior approval granted- not sure what the difference is in practise).
As one of the docs states previously permission was refused twice for change of from retail to restaurant when it was the Phoenix.
The change of heart is all about "sustainability of wider area".
Looks to me that when big bucks upmarket company want to come to Brixton the Council bend over backwards to assist them.
See the decision notice granting permission sent to Soho House is signed by
"Assistant Director Planning & Development Business, Growth & Regeneration Delivery Cluster"
This is not good for the future of retail shopping in central Brixton. Also shows where Councils priorities lie in relation to future of Brixton. They want Brixton gentrified and are going to do little to oppose it. I suppose they see Soho House as assisting in "regenerating" the area and improving the "sustainability" of central Brixton. Not for me.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
A prior approval means that it's been granted permission under permitted development rights. They allow certain types of development/change of use without the need for planning permission. Permitted development rights are set by central government and local authorities are obliged to permit those things as long as they fall within the rules set out.
I'm no expert on permitted development rights for commercial change of use but it's possible that some may have come into force inbetween the previous planning applications by the Pheonix and the more recent ones. In which case it's not really anything to do with Lambeth.
So was the Pheonix previously operating without planning permission?
I'm no expert on permitted development rights for commercial change of use but it's possible that some may have come into force inbetween the previous planning applications by the Pheonix and the more recent ones. In which case it's not really anything to do with Lambeth.
So was the Pheonix previously operating without planning permission?
Gramsci
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Theme park Brixton is GO!
Brixton Beach Boulevard to launch on May 27th, bringing ‘Glittering 80s Miami’ to SW9
Soho House coming to CHL and now this shit as well.
Gramsci
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Are you sure its not to do with Lambeth - its going against the Lambeths own planning guidelines. As officers rightly quote when refusing it. The change of heart does not mention change of development rights. Only that the officer thought Soho House application was on whole good for the wider area. So if the officer is correct he/she made a judgement call. Could have decided the other way as had been done previously when Phoenix tried to get retrospective permission. I beg to differ with this decision in favour of Soho House.
CH1 has posted before that Lambeth to easily rolls over -when its big time investors in Brixton or developers.
The Phoenix was operating without planning permission. And had been all the time is was there. Planning officers did nothing to enforce it .
Planning officers look at a row of shops and its the number of A3 etc as opposed to retail that allows change of use or not. The shop was retail before so Phoenix meant to many bars , restaurants etc on that stretch of shops. Clear case imo.
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teuchter
je suis teuchter
Permitted development rights over-rule local authorities' own policies.
Lambeth can have a policy of refusing certain types of domestic extension for example. However, if someone proposes the exact same extension and can show it falls within PD rules then Lambeth can't do anything about it.
And PD rules can come and go on a different timetable to changes to Local Authorities' own policies.
Some came in in 2015, and you can read it all here - exciting stuff.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/contents/made
Lambeth can have a policy of refusing certain types of domestic extension for example. However, if someone proposes the exact same extension and can show it falls within PD rules then Lambeth can't do anything about it.
And PD rules can come and go on a different timetable to changes to Local Authorities' own policies.
Some came in in 2015, and you can read it all here - exciting stuff.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/contents/made
Why are you still allowed to post on this Board when you have bullied other posters to the edge of suicide?
madolesance
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Manter
Lunch Mob
N'er cast a clout till May is out
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
I remember vividly coming back from our first ever foreign holiday (I was probably about 11 or 12) during the Easter holidays and it snowing heavily on the way back from the airport. We were then snowed in for a couple of days as we lived in Sheffield at the bottom of a hill.
blameless77
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The 'may' in question refers to hedgerow flowers - not the calendar month <\things you learn from your grandmother>
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Section C of your link seems to imply that any shop can be turned into a restaurant, provided suitable arrangements are made for rubbish disposal.
Is this really true? If so why did we have two planning committee meetings last year about 400 Coldharbour Lane being turned into a Thai restaurant, when its former use was as a minicab office and then a temporary "antiques" shop?
snowy_again
Slush
Because of the air con / heating vents the kitchen needed went straight into people's windows IIRC. It was the conversion physical process not the policy that was questioned.
Manter
Lunch Mob
That's one interpretation. My grandmother was always very clear that old sayings are ambiguous and subject to interpretation.
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
I wonder if it's the same guy (and dog) as I saw in the covered market a few weeks back - I swear to god that dog is as large as a pony (not a miniature pony, either) 
. It was being gazed at and worshipped by a tiny springer spaniel puppy who obviously thought it was either a horse or a superhero. Small dog was gazing up in awe and wagging with excitement, but couldn't help nipping its GIANT FEET anyway, all very good-natured but there was a moment of terror for everyone when the Bernard decided that yes, it too liked to play, and did that jump-into-a-front-crouch thing, which would have reduced the puppy to spaniel puree without any aggression at all if it had put a foot wrong....
. It was being gazed at and worshipped by a tiny springer spaniel puppy who obviously thought it was either a horse or a superhero. Small dog was gazing up in awe and wagging with excitement, but couldn't help nipping its GIANT FEET anyway, all very good-natured but there was a moment of terror for everyone when the Bernard decided that yes, it too liked to play, and did that jump-into-a-front-crouch thing, which would have reduced the puppy to spaniel puree without any aggression at all if it had put a foot wrong....
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editor
hiraethified
A woman and a man takes turns to be with the dog. She's outside WH Smith now.There's a busker who's appeared outside Brixton tube this week who has the biggest dog I've ever seen!It's a St Bernard - not a dog particularly suited to London.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Is it the Thai restaurant then? - they got permission in the end, then nothing happened until now.
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