The motion below is being put to tonight's full Council meeting by
Cllr Roxanne Mashari. I understand it will have Liberal Democrat support
but I don't know the position of Conservative councillors:
West Hendon development
This
Council opposes the West Hendon Development plans which have recently
been approved by Barnet Council and the Mayor of London.
Members
note that the Welsh Harp Reservoir and Nature Reserve is the only site
of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Brent or Barnet and has London
wide and national ecological
significance.
Members
note that Barratt Homes has failed to address concerns raised by Brent
Officers, community groups and wildlife organisations who have opposed
these plans, which will lead
to 6000 new residents moving into tower blocks up to 29 storeys high
and the construction of foot bridges leading directly from the site into
the SSSI. Members agree that the scale and design of this development
amount to an act of environmental vandalism.
This
Council notes that the scale and design of the proposed development
contravenes official guidance in both the Barnet and London plans.
This
Council wishes to reaffirm the value of our Welsh Harp Nature Reserve
and reservoir and its belief that this site must be preserved for future
generations.
This
Council therefore urges the Secretary of State for Communities and
Local Government to call in this decision with the utmost urgency. This
is in light of the numerous and grave
concerns raised by a number of professional and community bodies which
remain unaddressed.
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