Levelling up paving in lewisham high street not even finished and Thames Water 💧 have dug too and replaced it with this. Classic streetscar. Aliya Sheikh Edison Huynh Louise Krupski Lewisham Council - are you aware of this?

Place Ladywell in a very sad condition. Presumably it will be demolished soon. We gather the Lewisham Donation Hub which operates out of the Place is there until 2026.

Residents fear developers are targeting Ladywell for HMO developments as estate agents flood the area with letters offering top prices for 1930s three bed houses. “Family homes are a top priority for Lewisham but it is not making this clear.” Read more bit.ly/44ajp8O

Greenwich Cooperative Development Agency to run former Catford Constitutional Club when it reopens as The Catford House pub and community centre in the autumn. More here bit.ly/4kw1QVO

Malyons Rd residents, up in arms over huge lorrie’s causing disruption, are astonished the owners of the Ladywell garage site - a distribution centre - are claiming articulated lorrie’s are rarely used for deliveries in a submission to planners. bit.ly/3Iliw4K

This Sunday: Find out more about a green and tranquil space in the heart of the neighbourhood. Friends of  Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries open day. 11.00am - 4.30pm. Guided tours, nature trail, plant sales, refreshments, community stalls and more. Admission free.

Lewisham looks set to end agreement with Playtower developer Guildmore as a community petition demanding action gathers more than 2,000 signatures. Cllr James-J Walsh said it has “now become clear this developer is unable to move the project forward.” bit.ly/457DEU2

Lewisham has refused permission for the conversion of a 1930s family home in Ladywell into a five person HMO. The move comes after the council adopted a new Local Plan which imposes strict criteria on HMO conversions. More bit.ly/4mtYowj

The Place/Ladywell, the four storey pop-up village home to the Lewisham donation hub until July next year, has won a reprieve from demolition. It will be used as site offices when construction begins on Ladywell Park Gardens,  the old leisure centre site. bit.ly/3U1qa70

Artists’ cooperative Lewisham Arthouse has secured substantial funding from the National Lottery heritage fund to help it deliver its ambitious plan to renovate the Grade II listed Old Deptford Library. It needs major repairs to the roof and front. More bit.ly/4m9jBvL

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A walk in the grounds of the Ladywell Playtower courtesy of the Lock Father, the company trying to secure the building. Sadly break-ins still happening despite some intimidating fencing!

A long forgotten road which disappeared from local maps in the 1950s is about to make a comeback - as the Ladywell Park Gardens development behind Place/Ladywell. Ladywell Park, a late Victorian Street, suffered bomb damage in WW2 and was demolished. More bit.ly/3UbozM8

The community petition urging Lewisham council to act quickly to safeguard the Playtower, the grade II listed building which has stood empty for years, now has more than 3,100 signatures. Sign up if you haven’t done so already.  SIGN THE PETITION.  you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save…

Planners have rejected the proposed delivery plan for the storage and distribution yard on the garage site on Malyons Rd, Ladywell, over safety concerns for road users and pedestrians. But articulated lorries are still unloading there.bit.ly/4lr0pZ5

The Playtower Action Group is stepping up its campaign to save the Grade II listed building with a public meeting (Sept 25) bringing together campaigners, architects and council. It will hear from architect Benedict O’Looney and from the council. Details: bit.ly/470sxii

Lewisham’s planning enforcement team has issued a temporary stop notice halting all activity at the Malyons Road ‘garage site’ for 56 days after repeated complaints that deliveries by articulated lorries disrupt traffic and put pedestrians at risk. bit.ly/45G9pUm

Developer Amro is holding a third and final round of public consultations on its plan for the development of Lewisham retail park which will include 1,000 new homes. The online consultation starts September 2. Community events on Sept 4 and 6. Details bit.ly/41dl1wN