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Featured local business - Clubtek

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SE23

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I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

Brockley Cross monster refused

Nov

2014

Lewisham Council has refused an application to take the B&M Motors building in Brockley Cross (a crazy-paved bungalow with a load of old motors parked on its forecourt) and turn it into something even worse.Never in the history of BC has one piece of architecture united a community against it. In its current form, it's ...

Leegate 2

Nov

2014

Tomorrow, the company redeveloping Leegate Shopping Centre, St Modwen, is holding another public consultation, to discuss their latest plans (left).This scheme is significantly better than their first effort, but they're still determined to crowbar a cleverly-disguised ASDA on to the site, despite the fact there are several large supermarkets within a stone's throw, including a ...

Ladywell Pop-Up Village approved

Oct

2014

Lewisham Council has confirmed that this plan for a pop-up housing development on the site of the former Ladywell pool was approved last night.It is frustrating that, having known for years that this site would become available, the Council has failed to come up with a long-term plan for the site, especially as we're in ...

Three more residential developments planned for Ashby Mews

Oct

2014

Top to bottom: 111, 143, 153-155 UBRThree proposals have been submitted to turn garages on Ashby Mews into residential properties.Buildings to the rear of 111 Upper Brockley Road, 143 Upper Brockley Road and 153-155 Upper Brockley Road.Each of the projects is a modernist rebuild of dilapidated storage areas, with access from the mews.Objectors to the development on ...

Factory-built home plan for Ladywell baths [UPDATED]

Oct

2014

Another bit of residential experimentation in Ladywell. The News Shopper reports that Lewisham Council is considering installing factory-built temporary housing on the site of the former Ladywell baths, while they draw up long-term plans for the site. The units would be semi-portable and low-cost.The Council promises they won't look anything like the units in this ...

Syn City: A Road to Build For

Oct

2014

Alice writes:The Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS) is a Lewisham-based community group working towards developing sustainable social and affordable housing. They have proposed a community-led housing development on an empty council-owned site at the end of Church Grove, Ladywell.RUSS are holding a day of talks and discussion about the current housing situation in Lewisham and ...

180 Brockley Road – construction begins on Monday

Oct

2014

With demolition complete at the 180 Brockley Road site (formerly the MOT garage next to the Brockley Barge), construction begins on Monday. Details of the project here.Thanks to Browns of Brockley for letting us know.

Help to Buy vs Mansion Tax

Oct

2014

In recent days, two maps have appeared which throw a bit more light on the state of the Lewisham housing market.The first is in The Telegraph, which has mapped the boroughs according to the number of homes bought through the Help to Buy scheme. The areas in dark red are those which have made most ...

#Newisham: Living the desk-bed dream

Oct

2014

Validation! Lewisham's reputational journey from scruffy, dangerous backwater to super-connected, hashtag-branded hipster haunt is complete!Time Out's regular series of depressing stories from the London housing market has reached SE13 with this desk-bed, yours to rent in Lewisham for only £74 a week. They say:Who needs wardrobes, a bedside table or floor space? Here’s an opportunity ...

11 feet wide, £490,000 steep

Sep

2014

Last week, a 7-feet-wide house in Haringay made headlines when it was put on the market for a mere £235,000. Now, a house in Brockley that's less than twice as wide is on the market for twice as much - and it doesn't even exist yet. If you want this baby, you have to buy ...