In a positive development, the Council has allowed the application for 41 Croydon Road in Coney Hall, but for restaurant and cafe use only, thus excluding any usage as purely as a drinking establishment.
However the licensing hearing had to be deferred (for a second time) after the applicant failed to appear.
Update (9/2/10): The applicant has withdrawn the application and apparently has opened a premises in Dulwich.
Hayes & Coney Hall Conservative Councillors 