To receive any petitions submitted by members of the public or Councillors.
Minutes:
(1) Alfriston Avenue/Fernbrook Drive - Petition
CouncillorKairul Marikar presented a petition signed by 50 residents with the following terms of reference:
“We, the undersigned residents of Alfriston Avenue and Fernbrook Drive urge Harrow Council to resurface the roads and pavements of our streets, add street bumps and improve the street lighting. The reasons why we are calling for action is because of the following:
· The pavements are dangerous, with people tripping up on them, and are a hassle if you have a push chair.
· The roads are in a poor state of repair and urgently need to be resurfaced.
· The street light provisions are inadequate and residents do not feel safe walking the streets late at night.
· Without street bumps cars can speed down the road, which is a danger to children who may be playing on the street.”
RESOLVED: That the petition be received and referred to the Corporate Director of Environment and Enterprise and the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Environment for consideration.
(2) Ashridge Gardens, Pinner – Petition
Councillor Janet Mote presented a petition signed by 32 residents with the following terms of reference:
“We, the undersigned, want Harrow Council to: provide a long term permanent solution to fix the poor state of the road and pavements of Ashridge Gardens in Pinner. As this road is used by both the residents and regular pedestrians accessing the short cut, we do not believe this is just a residential issue, but a wider issue that affects everyone using these facilities.”
RESOLVED: That the petition be received and referred to the Corporate Director of Environment and Enterprise and the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Environment.
(3) Local Safety Parking – Kenton Park Avenue – Petition
Councillor Yogesh Teli presented a petition signed by 30 residents with the following terms of reference:
“We, the undersigned residents of Harrow, ask Harrow Council to improve the safety of the residents, motorists and pedestrians by implementing a double yellow line at the sharp 90 degree bend in Kenton Park Avenue, between house numbers 41-55. The motorists park in such a way that it makes it difficult for the residents to come out of their
driveway, the Council bin collection vehicle getting obstructed and it also impedes the road visibility. There have been many incidents, thankfully, none have been fatal and we request the Council to act now and not wait for a fatality before addressing issues and concerns of the residents.
We urge Harrow Council to take all the points into consideration as well as the strong views and wishes of the residents since safety of all users is of paramount importance.”
RESOLVED: That the petition be received and referred to the Corporate Director of Environment and Enterprise and the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Environment.
(4) Planning Application on Anmer Lodge and Surface Level Car Park in Stanmore
Mr John Williams, Chairman of the Stanmore Society, presented a petition signed by 24 people with the following terms of reference:
“We, the undersigned, would respectfully request that the deadline for submission of the planning application on Anmer Lodge and surface level car park in Stanmore be extended well into 2014 in order to give Notting Hill Housing and the Council more time to get this right.
Furthermore, we would respectfully request that the Council give consideration to the sale price of the freehold interest to Notting Hill Housing in so far as the viability is concerned, so that a reduction in the number of residential units would be possible.”
RESOLVED: That the petition be received and referred to the Corporate Director of Environment, the Director of Planning and the Portfolio Holder for Planning, Development and Regeneration for consideration.