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Local Development Framework
As mentioned in my recent blog post on the Chipping Barnet Area Forum meeting, you can find out more about the LDF and how you can comment on it by clicking here
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If you are a High Barnet Resident you can take my residents survey by clicking here
Town Centre Strategy? Let’s write our own!
Residents of High Barnet have been waiting for years for a proper strategy for our town centre. The Council has repeatedly promised one but has so far failed to deliver. We have seen what can happen in places such as New Barnet where Tesco and Asda are attempting to carve up the town centre between them. Without a proper strategy in place, we are wide open to developers who do not have the community’s best interests at heart. Barnet’s High Street has suffered badly due to the the credit crunch but a proper strategy that deals with issues such as parking, and redevelopment could afford valuable protection.
Cllr Duncan Macdonald says,
‘If the council will not get on with writing a proper strategy, then I think we as a community should write our own. There are enough residents’ groups and people with expertise to write a comprehensive document that we can push to be adopted formally by the Council. If you are interested in contributing to this, then please get in touch.’
Views sought on draft waste plan
Barnet residents are invited to give their views on how best to deal with the future management of waste across North London.
A draft version of the North London Waste Plan (NLWP) is being issued for consultation from 14th October to 24th November.
With a target to become 85% self-sufficient in the management of waste by 2020, London will now be required to deal with a higher percentage of its own unwanted materials.
This means each London borough will be responsible for playing its part in dealing with a proportion of London’s total waste (apportionment) and to identify sufficient sites to achieve this.
The plan proposes a number of sites across North London which Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Waltham Forest councils have identified as the most suitable for the new waste facilities which are needed.
It suggests that most of the new facilities can be accommodated on existing sites currently used for dealing with waste, with some additional sites also needed.
Following a rigorous assessment process scoring sites on a range of criteria including; proximity to main roads, rail, waterways, open land and residential areas as well as potential for energy generation, a shortlist of eleven additional suitable sites have been put forward. These are:
Site description, Borough, Site area (hectares)
Edgware Rd & Geron Way , Barnet , 3.70
Martinbridge IE , Enfield , 3.53
Pinkham Way , Haringey , 6.21 (N.B. OWNED BY LB BARNET – located opposite Friern Retail Park off North Circular Road)
Rigg Approach , Waltham Forest , 4.98
Victory Park , Barnet , 0.53
Network Rail at Aerodrome Rd , Barnet , 0.90
Makanji House , Kynoch Road , Enfield , 0.63
Building premises , Kynoch Rd , Enfield , 0.82
Nobel Road , Enfield , 1.95
Marsh Lane , Haringey , 2.40
During the consultation period, a number of drop-in sessions will be held across the seven boroughs enabling local people to find out more and give their views.
Date , Borough , Venue , Time ,
22nd October , Barnet , Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs, NW4 4BG , 2-8pm
3rd November , Camden , Camden Centre, Bidborough Street, Kings Cross WC1H 9AU , 2-8pm
10th November , Enfield , The Artzone, 54-56 Market Square, Edmonton Green Shopping Centre, N9 0TZ , 2-8pm
2nd November , Haringey , Haringey Civic Centre, High Road, Wood Green N22 8LE , 2-8pm
14th October , Islington , Green Living Centre, 222 Upper Street, Islington N1 1XR , 2-8pm
20th October , Hackney , Ocean, 270 Mare Street, Hackney E8 1HE , 2-8pm
19th October , Waltham Forest , The Score Centre, 100 Oliver Road, Leyton E10 5JY , 2-8pm
Barnet’s Cabinet Member for Planning and Environmental Protection Councillor Melvin Cohen said:
“How waste is disposed of in the future will be a big challenge for the council, residents and businesses. With significant financial challenges ahead including the rise in landfill charges, we need to not only recycle more and reduce the amount of waste produced but look at how we can dispose of it in a more efficient way. This includes looking at processing waste more locally than we have in the past.
Waste is an important issue which impacts the whole of London so I hope as many people as possible will give their views.”
The draft plan (the preferred option report) will be available to download from 14th October on the project website www.nlwp.net with copies also available in local libraries and council offices.
For more information telephone Archie Onslow on 020 7974 5916, visit www.nlwp.net or email feedback@nlwp.net
