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Turney and Burbage Roads look ahead to 2019

At a well attended AGM of both roads residents celebrated the many activities of 2018 undertaken by active residents and noted changes in the streets. Councillors from Southwark attended as well as a member of our local police team.

Throughout 2018 residents were represented on a number of public consultations; working with Dulwich Village Forum and the Safer Neighborhoods Panel; supporting Safe Routes to School  in the installation of a new crossing at Half Moon Lane, and encouraging good communication with The Dulwich Estate.

Residents helped support charitable and sociable initiatives including the Learning Hub Campaign for St Christopher’s Hospice, volunteers for St Barnabas, Abbeyfields and Bell House and carol singing in aid of School Home Support.

No party was held this year as a great deal of work has been going in to a special celebration for next June. Tessa Jowell MP, Cllr Toby Eckersley, Len Bishop and John Ward, were amongst cherished friends lost this year.

During the year Southwark council carried out the Quietway Turney Road changes though Lambeth council is still to decide on its implementation plan. There was continuing liaison with the three Sports Clubs,  SCST, Dulwich and Edward Alleyn.

PC Stephen Bush of the Village police team reported on:

School child mugging: Muggers on bikes have been targeting children and are not the usual known gangs. There has also been some Inter-school fighting involving a weapon and a slight wound was inflicted.  Police have this in hand.

Burglaries: May was bad but levels have been lower recently.

Car Theft: All attempted thefts and cash lost from cars should be reported. Ap known gang tries car doors in the early hours and have been caught.

Fireworks: Residents have complained that Belair House and others, let off fireworks late at night. PC Bush reported they need a a special party license to do this.

Resourcing: We value the knowledge and contact point of a local team.  Dulwich Village currently has two PCs (Bush and McLynn) but PC Support Officers are not being replaced. PCs are occasionally taken off the area to work elsewhere.

We are urged to always report a crime.  If it is happening or just happened call 999, if less urgent call 111.

The cycle extravaganza in the cycle stadium went off well as far as residents were concerned and will be repeated next year.

PLANS FOR 2019

Residents learned that plans are being made to take advantage of the 400th anniversary of the death of Richard Burbage to mark what an exceptional Shakespearean actor he was.

Following this year’s live concerts in Brockwell Park the Field Day and Love Box events are planned for 2019 and residents were alerted to the Brockwell Park feedback sessions at Gallery 198 on Tuesday 16 and Wed 17 October 2018.

Turney Road will be resurfaced in November and Feedback can be given on the Quietway on the Southwark council website. Residents should inform Councillors Margy Newens and Richard Leeming as well.  The main changes put in place, besides the new layout at the Dulwich Village traffic lights, are build outs replacing islands and a new pedestrian crossing near the junior school.

There are proposals for new controlled parking zones (CPZ). Current CPZ proposals include adding Village Way to the North Dulwich triangle CPZ. The possibility of a CPZ in East Dulwich to include Townley Road. Also Croxted Road may have a CPZ. All these may impact Turney and Burbage.  So a discussion was held about Turney and Burbage being included in any Village CPZ. It was noted that the Dulwich Society is likely to be setting up a public meeting to discuss a Village CPZ.

Together both Turney and Burbage are proposing to run a survey to obtain some base data about parking in the roads. This will include finding the number of residents vehicles, the number of off street and on street parking places and information about the difficulties if any of parking at different times of the day. This idea was well received.

Edward Allyen Club: residents are encouraged to use the Club as all were welcome. The bar opens 4-7.30pm most days and at the weekends.  There is Space for 130, which can be used for parties and residents are given preferential rates.

The EAC and Alleyn’s School were thanked by the RAs for hosting this meeting

Dulwich Society: Sue Badman, recommended we look at the Dulwich Society website www.dulwichsociety.co.  There are new digitalized maps of Dulwich Estate. Additionally, Dulwich Society is now giving grants for projects. Dulwich Estate Advisory Committee meets three times a year.

Safe Routes to School: Ros Walton, Secretary to SRS, advised we all keep a look out for children who need support as muggings are often disguised to look like friendly chats using shielding body language.

A concern was raised about the safety of the junction between the Dulwich Sports Club access road and Burbage for vehicles and pedestrians. This will be taken up with the club.

Nursery for SCST Dulwich Sports Ground approved on 11 February 2014

Dulwich Sports Ground, planning application for a new building for a nursery and coaching facilities, 102-106 Turney Road

LATEST (18 Feb 2014).  The contentious planning applications by the Southwark Community Sports Trust for Council approval of a new nursery on their ground, and to use the former caretaker’s flat for rent on the open market, were passed by Southwark Council’s Planning Sub-Committee B on 11 February.  An addendum report circulated before the hearing is now available online on the planning register. There was a good turnout from Turney Road residents at the hearing but, once again, the evening highlighted the problems for Dulwich arising from recent Council policy to abolish local planning meetings. Since then, residents wanting to object, or support in person, have had to travel to Tooley Street to present their concerns to councillors who, in the main, do not represent this area.  This happened once again on Tuesday as the panel (without Dulwich councillors) struggled to get to grips with the workings of the Dulwich Estate, and the value of sports grounds in Dulwich.  Thanks to Village Ward Councillors Michael Mitchell and Toby Eckersley who did their best in their allotted 3 minute slot to elucidate Dulwich-specific issues and focus the minds of the committee on the key issues for the decision.

The only positive aspect was that the consent for both the nursery and flat was made personal to the applicant, SCST.  The use of the nursery will cease if SCST cease operations on the ground – and the flat will revert back to D2 auxiliary residential accommodation.

LATEST (16 Jan 2014).  The public consultation on both planning applications has ended.  The main issue is the inappropriate development on MOL and harm to the open space.  We now await details of the planning hearing which is expected in February.

UPDATE (14 Dec 2013) Now two applications 13/AP/1732 and 13/AP/3927 – for the nursery and for the pavilion flat.  Public Consultation in progress with deadline of 4th January 2014.

UPDATE (13 Nov 2013) Still no news.  Southwark planners are reviewing the submissions they have received since the last hearing.  We await further.

UPDATE (26 Sept 2013) The application has been withdrawn from the agenda of the planning hearing on 1st October so that officers can assess new information received.   The hearing will be rescheduled.

UPDATE (24 Sept 2013) New planning hearing at 7pm 1st October at 160 Tooley Street.  Revised planners’ report available on Southwark planning register (13/AP/1732).  The portakabins stored at Rosendale School have been moved to a storage site outside London.  Several complaints have been made to Southwark Council relating to the interpretation of MOL policies, and also on the planning process for this application.

UPDATE (10 Sep 2013): We are eagerly awaiting a revised report from the planning officers taking into consideration all the late material objections raised by residents and the date of the new hearing which is likely to take place in October. Objectors and other parties will automatically be contacted by the planning section in due course.  The portakabins stored at Rosendale School have been moved to a storage site outside London.  A resident has submitted two complaints to Southwark Council relating to the interpretation of MOL policies, and also on the planning process for this application.

UPDATE (23 Aug 2013):  Application has been referred back to the Planning Sub-Committee to consider new information and the imposition of additional conditions in regard to members’ earlier resolution to grant planning permission for development on metropolitan open land.

REPORT (30th July 2013):

Southwark Council’s Planning Committee has granted permission to Southwark Community Community Trust (SCST) to build a 41 place nursery with sports facilities on the field to the south of Turney Road behind the even-numbered houses. This is a controversial development as the grounds are designated as Metropolitan Open Land (MOL) and a large number of objections were made to the plans, as well as some people supporting them. Nelly’s Nursery – already running three popular nurseries in the neighbourhood including one at the junction of Turney Road and South Croxted Road – and the Southwark Community Sports Trust are planning to open a nursery in a portacabin next to the existing sports pavilion.

The planning application was heard at a planning hearing on Tuesday 23rd July, and planning consent was granted subject to certain conditions and there being no new material issues emerging before the 27th July, the consultation closure date.  The final decision notice will be posted on the web site in due course.

Full details are available on the Southwark Council Planning web site at:, you can see a fair number of the consultation replies and a copy of the addendum to the officer’s main report at http://planningonline.southwark.gov.uk/AcolNetCGI.exe?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeDocs&TheSystemkey=9549940   More consultation replies will be posted up soon.

The officer’s addendum “late observations” report is worth reading.   Some consultation responses were wrongly categorised, but there were nigh on 100 replies, including about 90 objections from across Dulwich. It is very disappointing that despite this number of responses,  little consideration appears to have been given to the arguments about MOL,  and the existence of a flood risk noted in many responses was denied by the officers who were not aware of the proposed Southwark flood alleviation projects in our area.

Thank you to all those residents who attended the hearing, and waited patiently for the application to be heard.  All the spokespeople spoke well and cogently for their viewpoints.  Our councillor, Michael Mitchell represented the major concerns of local residents.

What happens now?

The decision notice won’t be published just yet, but please look out for the notice on the documents page – link above.

Unless objectors raise an issue which causes the officers to refer the matter back to the planning committee in September, SCST are free to go ahead subject to the conditions.  SCST cannot be certain of the conditions until they get them formally from the Council, which could take a few more days to arrive.  Some of the conditions relate to how to carry out the building of the nursery and how to care for the trees, also a green transport plan.

SCST have told me provisionally that the portakabins will be moved from Lyndhurst School next Tuesday 30th July to a storage location near to Turney Road (NOT on Dulwich Sports Ground) until SCST are ready to accept delivery of the modules.  There will be a hiatus while SCST await the decision notice, consider the requirements to meet the conditions, and co-ordinate the parties concerned.  It is expected then that on a date to be determined during August the modules will be moved from the storage area by lorry to SCST, craned into position during one working day (six separate lorry trips are envisaged), and then bolted together and services connected over the succeeding 1-2 days.   This stage is expected to be completed by 24th August.  After installation, the portakabins will be handed over to Nelly’s Nursery who will complete the cladding and set up with a view to opening the nursery in October.   It is likely that when the modules are moved onto the site in August there will be some temporary restrictions on parking in the road near SCST.   There will be further notices about this in due course, and posted up on the gates.

If there are any other developments relating to the planning application we will keep you posted, and put this on the web site www.turneyandburbage.org.uk if appropriate.

A group of residents is working to develop a “Friends of SCST” and there will be more information about this in due course.

Thank you to the 40 Turney households who have written to TRRA with their views, suggestions and questions together with copies of letters & emails to Southwark.   Also once again many thanks to the 55 individual residents who attended the public meetings.

TRRA will be considering lessons learned from this application.  A watchword for all RAs and amenity groups is “consultation” and we will examine how we can help to improve public consultation in the road and in our area.

Turney Road news update – lots happening!

Dear Neighbours,

New Building on SCST Dulwich Sports Ground

After the planning hearing last Tuesday, and before the closure of the consultation period on Saturday 27th, several residents wrote to Southwark with new material objections.   A response from the Council is awaited.

Dulwich Car Park Public Consultation

Southwark Council are currently carrying out a consultation on parking proposals in the Dulwich Park car park.

The proposals include:

·         Making the existing blue badge (disabled) bays mandatory

·         Enforcement against dangerous or obstructive parking

   The introduction of a 4 hour time limit for parking (except disabled bays)

Southwark are not proposing any parking charges (but parking tickets will be issued for overstayers).
 
To view the proposed car park layout, please visit:
http://www.southwark.gov.uk/download/9065/dulwich_park_car_park-layout
 For further information and to complete the online questionnaire, please visit:

http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200140/parking_projects/3121/dulwich_park_car_park/1

 Southwark invites responses via their online questionnaire by 15 August 2013..

Contact is:

Paul Gellard
Transport and Projects Officer
Public Realm Projects (Parking Design)
Environment and Leisure
Floor 3, hub 1
Southwark Council
160 Tooley Street
PO Box 64529
London, SE1P 5LX
www.southwark.gov.uk

Thames Water Topographical Surveys for Surface Water Management continue in the Village Area

You may have seen the Survey teams out in Turney Road on Monday taking measurements and leaving their yellow hieroglyphics on the pavement.

Just a reminder esp for new people on our list:

Southwark in common with local authorities across the UK is now charged with developing plans to manage surface water flooding that in recent years has become an issue in many areas of the UK including London.  Storms and flash floods along with exceptional rainfall have led to episodes of surplus surface water which cannot be handled efficiently by the sewers and drains.  The Southwark Drainage and Flood Management team have taken a lead on this and sought funding from DEFRA for specific projects across the borough to alleviate flood risks arising from surplus surface water.

One such area is Herne Hill and Dulwich,  and Southwark has now been awarded DEFRA grant-in-aid funds to develop proposals for alleviation measures in our green spaces, specifically in the parks and some sports clubs to stop excess surface water flowing across the parks and towards Herne Hill.   Local sports clubs and park pitches endured weeks of waterlogging over the past winter which meant unplayable surfaces, lost revenues and serious impacts on the performance of local sports teams.

The Southwark team will now be working with local stakeholders on a detailed design of the alleviation measures and planning a public consultation on their proposals.    In the meantime teams of surveyors from Thames Water and associated consultant firms will be conducting topographical surveys of the Village area, parks and sports clubs, so don’t be surprised to see them around.

The work will continue for a few more weeks.

DEFRA Minister visits water management projects in the Herne Hill Area

Turney Road (Lambeth) saw a visit from DEFRA Parliamentary Under Secretary Lord de Mauley last Wednesday 24th July.  Lord de Mauley was hosted by the London Wildlife Trust who are co-ordinating community engagement on water management projects for DEFRA in the Herne Hill and Dulwich Area.  The minister visited Brockwell Park, some green projects in Herne Hill, and also the Rosendale Allotments where local amenity groups and Thames Water presented the Herne Hill Flood Alleviation projects which are proposed for the Dulwich Parks.

Network Rail – Bridge Closures.  NOTE FOR DIARIES

Neighbours should have received a letter from Network Rail advising of the replacement of railway bridges in Croxted Road and Rosendale Road 18-19 January 2014 and the Village Way Bridge from 15-16 February 2014.  Croxted and Rosendale Roads (bridge sections) will be closed to all vehicle traffic from Saturday 11 January to Sunday 26 January 2014, and Village Way closed to all vehicle traffic from Sat 8 February to Sun 23 February 2014.  There will be a consultation session on Thursday 7 November 16.00-19.30 hours at All Saints Church, Rosendale Road.  There will be a second session on 14th November 2013 from 16.00 – 19.30 hours (venue to be confirmed). Further information will follow on the arrangements for pedestrian access around the bridges during the full road closures as well as a traffic management plan for the area.    Some enabling works are due to take place in the next couple of weeks (July/August) which may restrict traffic during this time.

Link to maps and photos of bridges at https://turneyandburbage.org.uk/2013/03/15/advance-warning-important-news-on-major-work-to-local-railway-bridges-in-early-2014/

Kind regards

Sue Badman

For Turney Road Residents’ Association

‘Urgent action’ needed on playground air quality

Campaigners want action on air pollution around London schools following suggestions from the Mayor’s office that children should stay away from playgrounds during smog episodes

London Assembly members and campaigners have called for action on air pollution following suggestions from the London Mayor’s environment advisor that children should be kept away from playgrounds during bad smog episodes.

In an interview on London FM radio station LBC on Wednesday (February 27), the London Mayor’s environment and political advisor Matthew Pencharz said it may be “sensible” for children to avoid being in the playground in areas of high smog.

– See more at: http://www.airqualitynews.com/2013/03/01/urgent-action-needed-on-playground-air-quality/#sthash.aHT02h6b.dpuf