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Not a Pleb said:
Does anyone know anything about Valentine Walker (Independent)?
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Isn't that the candidate's job, to give you sufficient information to persuade you to vote for them? Last elections round our way we only had the "big three", and one leaflet from the Greens. None of the others even bothered to let me know what they were standing for.
 
Absolute chaos at Lambeth Planning committee meeting last night. It was a very full house and the session ran over. The largest group (roughly 200 people) didn't get told till 10pm that their case wasn't going to be heard. It took them 15 minutes to clear the room of very angry objectors.
 
shakespearegirl said:
Absolute chaos at Lambeth Planning committee meeting last night. It was a very full house and the session ran over. The largest group (roughly 200 people) didn't get told till 10pm that their case wasn't going to be heard. It took them 15 minutes to clear the room of very angry objectors.
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What application was that?
 
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/s57832/13-19 Croxted Road - PAC.pdf

Agenda here:

http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/g8683/Agenda frontsheet Tuesday 02-Jul-2013 19.00 Planning Applications Committee.pdf?T=0

The 202 Lambeth Road was prioritised over cases already deferred due to a personal reason request and took over an hour and a half so totally messed up the running order. They could have managed it much better.

The Brading Road one which we were objecting against got passed at 10.45pm with a condition attached (that they level the site to the lowest existing level) which I think is going to screw up their plans. Will the council/building control actually make them comply with the condition?
 
lang rabbie said:
By-election fever grips Tulse Hill with no fewer than eight candidates!
(The election is on Thursday 25th - polls apparently open 7am to 10pm (does that sound right for a council by-election? They used to be only 8am - 9pm IIRC?)

Election of a Borough Councillor for Tulse Hill Ward - Statement of Persons nominated
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To get my retaliation in first, I just doorstepped the Labour candidate to raise issues close to this street's hearts.

They are not campaigning until after Ruth Ling's funeral on Tuesday.
 
Wow - that's a lot of objections on the Brading application. Surprised to see that objectors names, emails and phone numbers published on Lambeth's planning site.

If they make it a condition the developers would be taking a huge risk by not adhering to it. Levelling of the site is not like changing fenestration or cladding materials. If they ignore the condition and are made to comply it is disastrous. They might take gamble if they are unlikely to get picked up on it but with such strong local opposition I imagine that they would expect to be held to account.
 
shakespearegirl said:
Absolute chaos at Lambeth Planning committee meeting last night. It was a very full house and the session ran over. The largest group (roughly 200 people) didn't get told till 10pm that their case wasn't going to be heard. It took them 15 minutes to clear the room of very angry objectors.
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Do you fancy writing a piece for Brixton Buzz about this?
 
Great news! Brixton JobCentre will be shut all day on 17th July 2013 due to a staff team building exercise. If you are due to sign on that day you will be excused and next signing on date will be two weeks later.

ETA Only know this as i just signed on. Don't take my word for it. Might be different for you. My next date in that overheated, miserable building is 31st July.
 
from a friend:

DOG FOUND IN BRIXTON JUNE 30th

I found this dog in Brixton Sunday on Rush Common, corner of Brixton Hill and Brixton Water Lane. The dog was thirsty but well fed and otherwise healthy. I'd love to see this dog reunited with her owners!


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Rushy said:
Wow - that's a lot of objections on the Brading application. Surprised to see that objectors names, emails and phone numbers published on Lambeth's planning site.

If they make it a condition the developers would be taking a huge risk by not adhering to it. Levelling of the site is not like changing fenestration or cladding materials. If they ignore the condition and are made to comply it is disastrous. They might take gamble if they are unlikely to get picked up on it but with such strong local opposition I imagine that they would expect to be held to account.
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Yep, the architect is well aware of how much local attention there has been on this application over the last two years. If only they had bothered to consult any of the local residents before he drew up the plans. In fact, if he had bothered to visit the site before he drew up the plans he would have had an idea of how the site works.

He agreed to the condition last night, but given the inaccuracies that have been evident on all of his plans and applications, I'm not convinced he's thought through the implications. Especially as we only asked for the condition during our last objection last night.

We were the closest result of the night at 4 for and 3 against. Given the scale and size of body of objectors of some of the other developments that were approved I'm amazed.

I really have been astounded how crap Lambeth Planning are. Impossible to communicate with, never return calls. Give little/no/inaccurate information.
 
My experiences with the planning department, over unsympathetic and/ or illegal work on listed buildings, has been appalling. They don't reply to emails, they ignore blatant false information in planning applications, they fail to oversee the works they have authorised and they don't make developers or builders keep to approved applications.

I know of one building, a few years ago, that had an illegal extension built... neighbours objected, so the planning department retrospectively approved the building work. Sorted.
I got some legal advice about this particular situation, the 'advice' was that if there was retrospective permission granted, on illegal work on a listed building, then the department was probably corrupted.
 
shakespearegirl said:
I really have been astounded how crap Lambeth Planning are. Impossible to communicate with, never return calls. Give little/no/inaccurate information.
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I am never astounded at how crap they are. Even basic, low level, domestic planning they can't get right, so they don't stand a prayer on anything more complicated
 
Apparently a 'Coronation Street' regular is often to be seen around Brixton. She was in the Atlantic Road deli when I was there, or so I was told.

I think she was about 30 with long dark hair if that helps (if anyone's interested).
 
Manter said:
I am never astounded at how crap they are. Even basic, low level, domestic planning they can't get right, so they don't stand a prayer on anything more complicated
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At the site visit there was still a question over whether there were 4 x 4 storey houses or 3 x 4 storey houses. The notice they had sent out for the visit said the former, but the reality will be the later. They got it wrong again even after it had been the subject of confusion and discussion at the planning meeting.
 
what's wrong with cupcakes now? who doesn't like cupcakes? that's like not liking kittens.

the world's gone crazy!
 
Dexter Deadwood said:
Back in the day we called the fairy cakes!
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different recipe- fairy cakes are light and fluffy and really need to be eaten on the day they are made. Cupcakes are a much denser mixture and last much longer before they go stale, plus can 'carry' heavier flavours and frosting.

Fairy cakes are, IMHO, much nicer, but cupcakes are still cake and as a general rule cake is good :)
 
Manter said:
I am never astounded at how crap they are. Even basic, low level, domestic planning they can't get right, so they don't stand a prayer on anything more complicated
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This is true. And is true of every Lambeth department.

It's impossible to pin down who is in charge - and get an answer.
 
leanderman said:
This is true. And is true of every Lambeth department.

It's impossible to pin down who is in charge - and get an answer.
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We've had a series of the dog ate my homework/I was abducted by aliens excuses from the building inspector, and when they eventually sent someone out, he was scared of the ladders up the scaffolding and wanted me to climb up with him to hold the top ones steady. At 35 weeks pregnant. :rolleyes::facepalm:
 
leanderman said:
I feel motivated to try to make Lambeth publish an organisational chart with contact details.
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And they'd probably hire an entire department to maintain the org chart, using the increased cost to justify selling off vast tracts of Lambeth to developers
 
editor said:
Apparently a 'Coronation Street' regular is often to be seen around Brixton. She was in the Atlantic Road deli when I was there, or so I was told.

I think she was about 30 with long dark hair if that helps (if anyone's interested).
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Michelle Keegan is mid-20s

Samia Ghadie is in her 30s

Georgia May Foote is in her 20s

Brooke Vincent is in her 20s

Can't think of any others with long dark hair
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
Michelle Keegan is mid-20s

Samia Ghadie is in her 30s

Georgia May Foote is in her 20s

Brooke Vincent is in her 20s

Can't think of any others with long dark hair
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Maybe she was older than she appeared, tv personalities have an image to think of and spend fortunes on Botox and other things?..... Maybe it was a syrup :D
 
cuppa tee said:
Maybe she was older than she appeared, tv personalities have an image to think of and spend fortunes on Botox and other things
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Samia Ghadie is in her 30s

I suppose it depends on Editor's definition of long hair

Kym Marsh is a brunette but not long hair

Tracey Barlow is brunette

What's her name that used to go out with Peter but is now with Gail's son? Another brunette
 
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