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Canterbury Arms, Brixton to be turned into flats - planning application

So does anyone have any idea what's happening with the planning decision for the Canterbury Arms? Is there any way we can find out how it's all progressing/what the delay is?
 
boohoo said:
It seems to be a bit of a nutty local story with two warring factions of a residents association, one supporting and one opposing the lidl:

http://uppernorwoodra.wordpress.com/
http://uppernorwoodresidentsassociation.wordpress.com/

There are street drinkers up here already. The neighbourhood is not posh though there are pockets of very expensive houses. You pass quite a lot of judgment on the area so I presumed you must know it very well.

Anti-Lidl campaign happened in Stockwell too.
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The flyer in the shops at crown point only mention street drinkers and lidl not being suitable for such an area. It didn't mention any other objections. I can only comment on what i read at the time,thanks for the further detail you have posted.
 
Monkeygrinder's Organ said:
In my experience of that branch of Currys you could turn up, dismantle the building brick by brick and build an Aldi in its place before any of the staff would say anything to you.
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It was dire but seems to have been lots better very recently - although I base that on two visits, so take it with a pinch of salt.
 
clandestino said:
We've got plenty of supermarkets. As annoying as Currys is, it's still useful.
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Useful? It's the worst shop in the universe. Far better going to Maplin in Streatham, where the staff a) acknowledge you and b) have a clue what they're talking about.

I'd love it if Currys turned into a massive Waitrose.

;-)
 
Yeah wouldn't it be fantastic if we had another supermarket in Brixton. Cos we're definitely not short of them at the moment.
 
I was joking, hence the winky!

And trying to express just how crap that Curry's is.
 
han said:
Useful? It's the worst shop in the universe. Far better going to Maplin in Streatham, where the staff a) acknowledge you and b) have a clue what they're talking about.
;-)
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I know Currys are rubbish, generally, but I haven't had too bad a time in the Brixton one. And the staff were helpful enough on the visits I made this year. It feels like they've improved a bit over the last few years...
 
Really? That's good, then.

I stopped going about 10 years ago, when I reserved something online that they had in stock, for a Xmas present, and they couldn't find it :D. And just for their consistent, regular general crapness.

Good to hear they've improved!

Personally, I prefer buying electronic goods online these days, or from Maplin.
 
han said:
Useful? It's the worst shop in the universe. Far better going to Maplin in Streatham, where the staff a) acknowledge you and b) have a clue what they're talking about.

I'd love it if Currys turned into a massive Waitrose.

;-)
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Also, IME if you phone a branch of Maplin to check whether they've got something in stock, then they'll hold it for you in your name if you ask. Currys won't, and if they do, they'll sell it if someone asks for that item before you can get there to pick it up.
 
han said:
Really? That's good, then.

I stopped going about 10 years ago, when I reserved something online that they had in stock, for a Xmas present, and they couldn't find it :D.
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Pretty much standard for Sir Stanley's retail outlets.

And just for their consistent, regular general crapness.

Good to hear they've improved!

Personally, I prefer buying electronic goods online these days, or from Maplin.
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At least the staff in Maplin don't ambush you, trying to sell you an unnecessary extended warranty, either!
 
ViolentPanda said:
Also, IME if you phone a branch of Maplin to check whether they've got something in stock, then they'll hold it for you in your name if you ask. Currys won't, and if they do, they'll sell it if someone asks for that item before you can get there to pick it up.
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:confused: Currys allow you to order or reserve online for delivery or collection in store in one hour
 
Rushy said:
:confused: Currys allow you to order or reserve online for delivery or collection in store in one hour
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As I said, "IME", and "phone". :facepalm:
They may offer this service now, but the times I've tried to do so pre-them being online (i.e. from the late '70s until the turn of the century) they were shit, whereas Maplin, whom I've used since the late '70s, have never let me down when I've reserved by phone.
 
My last visit to Currys about a month ago was to pick up something I'd reserved online that morning. It was all fine...

As I say, I don't think Currys are in any way the best, but it's good to have a choice of places, and of course Currys do washing machines, cookers, household stuff as well, that Maplin don't do. I'd rather have a Currys in that spot than another supermarket.

If we're talking pie in the sky, though, maybe we could replace Currys with a branch of Amoeba. That would be OK.
:)

http://www.amoeba.com/
 
ViolentPanda said:
As I said, "IME", and "phone". :facepalm:
They may offer this service now, but the times I've tried to do so pre-them being online (i.e. from the late '70s until the turn of the century) they were shit, whereas Maplin, whom I've used since the late '70s, have never let me down when I've reserved by phone.
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My mistake. When you said that Currys wont let you order goods for collection in store I foolishly assumed that you were referring to orders placed in the current Millennium.
 
boohoo said:
Do you live around crown point? Or do you have lots of friends this way?

I'm not quite sure why we are cheering on the plans for Lidl - I suppose it's slightly better than Tesco because their revenue is only 6 billion less than Tesco. And they are not cheaper than Tesco's value range - I've done the price comparison..
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SarfLondoner was not cheering on Lidl. The was pointing of the post was, correctly imo, that if it was a Waitrose there would not be complaints from home owners worried about how it might affect there house prices.
 
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ViolentPanda said:
As you say, foolish! :)
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Absolutely. And I am delighted that because of these boards your detailed reminiscences of Currys inconsistent phone based in-store collection policy c.1976 - 1999 will not be forgotten. Respect and peace, VP.
 
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Rushy said:
Absolutely. And I am delighted that because of these boards your detailed reminiscences of Currys inconsistent phone based in-store collection policy c.1976 - 1999 will not be forgotten. Respect and peace, VP.
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Oh, I wouldn't say they were inconsistent!
"Uniformly awful" is more like it! :D
 
clandestino said:
Still no news about the Canterbury Arms. Please sign the petition to save the pub, if you haven't already. You never know, this might be what's slowing everything down...
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/support-the-canterbury-arms-in-brixton.html
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Do you know if there have been any developments since the petition? Has anyone started the process of getting it listed, or listed as an asset of community value?

Boris has come out and said councils should protect pubs from developers:

http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/10983127.Boris_backs_call_to_protect_pubs_from_developers/

How does giving planning to demolish one of very few remaining Victorian pubs in Brixton fit in with that?
 
I just got a letter from council which includes the following:

"I can now inform you that the application is due to be considered by the Council’s Planning Applications Committee on 11 March 2014 at 7pm in Room 8, Ground Floor, Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill, SW2 1RW (Acre Lane entrance).

The recommendation for this application is to Grant Permission."
 
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