tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post6872030445054051470..comments2024-03-19T12:00:16.160+00:00Comments on The Deptford Dame: Local news roundupUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-30863432541447600732012-04-15T19:51:32.863+00:002012-04-15T19:51:32.863+00:00Nope, definitely a Sainsburys...
http://sainsbury...Nope, definitely a Sainsburys...<br /><br />http://sainsburys.jobs/vacancy/details/31974/team-leader-in-training-at-londonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-24819191971312243822012-04-15T18:29:53.671+00:002012-04-15T18:29:53.671+00:00Dubious moral high ground, ms/mr no name!
Was si...Dubious moral high ground, ms/mr no name! <br /><br />Was simply considering environmental issues (loss of sunlight) etc threatening eco balance of Creek. But if you're more concerned with humans, what about the paper thin walls in jerry built flats making Creekside Village a hellhole to live in for Telford Homes occupants. Or the psychological effect tall buildings have in making people feel small and insignificant. <br /><br />Not against change and regeneration of run down areas (what pride is there to swallow?), just require quality building on a human scale, more open spaces, not ugly Canary Wharf type stuff such as the (hopefully now shelved) proposals for Convoys Wharf, and not building straight on to major roads (Mosaic on Blackheath Hill, Barratts at Loampit Vale, or Creekside Village on Creek Road which is now a dark wind tunnel where the monster's shadow falls (whilst resembling a squatted office block on the south side, whose sunny views may eventually be blocked out with further high rises)...Fine, let's agree to disagree! <br /><br />BTW isn't it Waitrose, not Saino's, who'll be opening in Galliard Homes' river-view blocking luxury riverside development at Greenwich Reach?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914930883748622529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-17609538840666117252012-04-15T17:06:46.024+00:002012-04-15T17:06:46.024+00:00Er..sorry Sue but I do live by the creek and have ...Er..sorry Sue but I do live by the creek and have done so for many a years. That is why I read and, occasionally, contribute to this blog.<br /><br />I am saddened by your attitude to what is going on in the area as I have friends that have now been fortunate to get shared ownership housing in a couple of these new blocks - maybe you saying that it would be better these places were not built and they should be homeless?<br /><br />Also, I have not seen the area die around me - yes the buildings are not in keeping with the size of the area but it has not died - if anything I have seen it become a more vibrant area - especially with the buzz of Laban and all of the students in the big Creek Road student hall. I remember the streets used to be dead of an evening at one time!<br /><br />Anyway, I think I know where you are coming from, but sometimes one has to swallow ones pride and let an area move with the times even if it is intrinsically against your own personal beliefs. Yes, greedy developers will get rich on the back of it (AND I AM NOT ONE!), but if not you are left with an area of underinvestment, crumbling buildings and a chronic shortage of homes. Which is only what I was trying to say in my very first posting!<br /><br />Anyway, I think we should probably agree to disagree on what we see as the future for the area and I'll say no more as it has kind of moved off on a tangent from the tragic news of Olatunji Johnson Adeyanju.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-89755094593014727312012-04-15T05:33:23.576+00:002012-04-15T05:33:23.576+00:00So, Anon, you don't live near the Creek...If y...So, Anon, you don't live near the Creek...If you did, the last thing you would want is more development (most of which so far is luxury flats that do not address the housing shortage). And it is not necessarily about design, it is about density and height and developers always want too much of both to maximise their already huge profits. Why don't you turn the Creek into a massive canyon of tower blocks and flats and watch it die from your luxury balcony.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914930883748622529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-28371006612216135942012-04-13T20:16:11.687+00:002012-04-13T20:16:11.687+00:00No Sue, I just meant what I said - our side (the L...No Sue, I just meant what I said - our side (the Lewisham side)as opposed to 'their side' (the Greenwich side). You have a far too suspicious mind! ;-)<br /><br />On the subject of developments, I see from a distance that Paynes and Borthwick (also Greenwich council!) is coming up fast - not sure if anyone has any photos?<br /><br />I also note that a new Sainsburys is opening up on Creek Road...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-59670046998262673692012-04-13T13:08:05.771+00:002012-04-13T13:08:05.771+00:00"Our area of the Creek"? Anon, you would..."Our area of the Creek"? Anon, you wouldn't be a developer, would you?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914930883748622529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-6755042777600090452012-04-11T13:57:01.978+00:002012-04-11T13:57:01.978+00:00Whilst I support controlled planning, it is becomi...Whilst I support controlled planning, it is becoming more noticeable that our neighbours in Greenwich seem to be embracing change more readily than Lewisham. The area by Greenwich train station, along the Creek, Greenwich Reach, Creekside etc have all been transformed. I agree that people may not like the designs/density etc but at least their council are doing something about the housing shortage. There is a risk that our area of the creek is going to look like a very poor neighbour which benefits nobody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com