Hi there… I am new to the site (hello all) and quite new to the area (moved 2 months ago). I live on Sunderland Road and have noticed various amounts of fly tipping (or at least I think it’s fly tipping) on the corner of Sunderland Road and the South Circular. There was a particularly large amount if items on Sunday evening there. However, I think they were all gone this morning when I left to go to work. I have noticed over the two months since I moved in that this corner gets regularly used for large rubbish items (fridges/freezers and the like)… does anyone know if this is fly tipping or just a handy spot for a council pick up?
Hello neighbour!
I live close to that and can’t say I have noticed a lot of fly-tipping there specifically. There are some designated spots around there for large materials to be collected by the council for the many houses they manage in the area, but that is not it (it is around the corner on Church Rise).
However, they may take things here too. Seems a rather public area to fly-tip however. I know someone who may know more and will keep an eye out
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Many thanks… it may very well be a council pick up thing… everything was neatly placed… I have just never seen this before (I came from a Lambeth area where this kind of thing would never happen)…
Lambeth wouldn’t allow you to leave anything on the street until the day of collection (or if it was early, late the night before)…
I concur. There was a huge amount of stuff there last night. Practically the whole corner was filled with crap. And its not the first time I’ve seen this. About a month ago there was another big pile. That time I also saw the culprit who was taking stuff out of a door next to the Polish deli. I was going to take a picture of him, but he didn’t have the look of someone who’d pose for the shot. So I didn’t.
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Hi and welcome to the area and forum @Bolgerp
I noticed this the other day too, one heck of an eyesore for sure.
Did mean to check on Fix My Street to see if it was reported, but clean forgot. Will check in a bit.
As for dumping spots, there seem to be a few around now, some for cowboy builders, others for what looks like house clearances. Really unappealing and makes the area look shocking.
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I have never heard of Fix My Street but have now signed up and submitted the issue. Many thanks… what a useful site.
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Indeed it is a good site, and mobile app too. Usually gets a good response, and always fun to use a link from the report to chase up Lewisham Council on.
Nice to have a multi pronged approach to tackling these issues.
Glad your thread has enlightened your knowledge so to speak 
This is now fixed!! Was clear as I passed on the way home this evening.
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Great news! If you don’t mind, please edit the title of this topic to add “- fixed”
or not … I suspect it will not be the last time , it seems to come and go, and this gives people a chance to continue the conversation if it happens again.
Fair point @thirstforwine - although the end of the title could be edited from “- fixed” to “- AGAIN!” in this case?
… but of course only the original author can change the title, so I think you’re right and we should leave the title as-is.
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Magic!
That’s what I like to hear.
Still getting my head around the functionality of the site… thanks @anon5422159 for the hint re: updating the title… as you mention, I can always update it again if it becomes “unfixed” so to speak…
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It’s a learning curve for all I think @Bolgerp But great to see such enthusiastic engagement. Well done on the edit.
