I’m perplexed to see that new fire resitant front doors have been  installed with very low letterboxes e.g. Friern Road blocks 100 flats. GReat that theyre getting more fire safe front doors but if they’re messed up on part them have they messed up anything else.

I know from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) campaigns (I’m an ex.member) that they recommend letterboxes adhere to the British Standard and European Standard (EN13724) based on it. This is due to over 3,000 postal workers suffering injuries a year from low letterboxes. Indeed NHBC also recommend this.

As a CWU official and the cabinet member for housing I’m amazed Cllr Ian Wingfield has not ensured council officers are aware of these standards and ensure they’re followed?

The particular East Dulwich iteration of this problem is Friern Road blocks where they’ve all been install 500mm high but the recommended height is 700mm-1700mm high for individual letterboxes. This doesn’t sound important until you think of a postie day in day out having to deliver to such dodgy letterboxes. With 40,000 tenanted and 12,000 leasehold properties eventually that’s an awful lot of back ache that will be created.

Come on Ian please do both your jobs properly.