The PGRA is currently involved with these campaigns:

Neighbourhood Street Survey - November 2019

There has been a lot of discussion recently at national and local levels over how residential streets can be improved for the benefit of those that live in them. This is very pertinent for our neighbourhood as London continues to grow and our streets become busier.
 
As a result, The PGRA, in conjunction with a few local residents, embarked on undertaking a neighbourhood wide ‘Street Survey’. The purpose of this study was three-fold:

-        Explore attitudes and opinions on street related issues amongst the wider community (not just the minority)

-        Assess the extent to which residents want to be engaged and involved in adopting change

-        Provide a credible platform to take to Haringey Council to achieve traction and recognition of local issues
 
A big thank you to everyone who was involved in spreading the word via door knocking, leafleting, APN and generally raising the awareness of the study. We received a total of 179 responses which is a high response rate compared to many local ‘formal’ consultations

Unsurprisingly, speeding cars and the general volume of traffic through our streets was raised as the number one issue. Encouragingly though, concerns were also cited over the need to support and promote our local shops. The findings of the study can be found by clicking here

Over the coming weeks and months we will work together to see how we can utilise these findings in order to take things forward with Haringey Council

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Crescent Mews Development - October 2019

Many of you will be aware of the development proposals for Crescent Mews that were submitted in April this year

Earlier this month a further ‘Reconsultation’ letter was distributed, advising of various changes to the planning proposal to address some of the objections, which had been raised to the original proposal

Quite a number of further objections have now been submitted, particularly re-iterating the original concerns about the following issues:

Density of the social housing, insufficient daylight

Safety of pedestrians crossing the narrow roads leading out of Crescent Mews with limited sightlines and an increase in vehicles providing services to the residents.

Parking provision. Only ’blue badge’ spaces are provided in the development, resulting in other cars being parked in the limited space in the Alexandra CPZ or surrounding roads. The developers’ claim that Haringey will not allow residents to apply for CPZ parking permits does not seem realistic.

Insufficient space for children’s recreation.

Restricted access and manoeuvrability for Fire Service vehicles

In the AGM Cllr Nick da Costa advised that the planning proposal will be on the agenda for the next Planning Subcommittee meeting on November 11th. He will be speaking to object to the details of the proposal, not to the principal of the provision of additional housing stock.

October 2019 - Pinkham Way

Following intensive campaigning by the Pinkham Way Alliance (PWA), local councillors and residents a few years ago the plans by the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) to develop a Mechanical and Biological Waste Plant ( MBT) at Pinkham Way on the North Circular Road near to our area were abandoned.

Meanwhile the site has been designated as a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC).

But the long drawn out process of finalising the North London Waste Plan is continuing. The next important stage, the Examination in Public by an Inspector from the national Planning Inspectorate, is scheduled for November 20/ 21.

Its outcome has the potential to determine whether or not a waste processing plant is built on a location, which has already been designated as a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. (SINC)

The Pinkham Way Alliance (PWA) will have representatives at the Public Examination. The PWA also expresses its thanks for the generous donations, which have enabled it to keep up the ongoing campaign

View across Pinkham Way

View across Pinkham Way

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Please go to www.pinkhamwayalliance.org for further on information how you can get involved.

The Pinkham Way Alliance are incredibly lucky to have talented experts in the community willing to put huge amounts of unpaid work into the campaign to save the site

But there are times when professional support is critical and all money raised goes toward professional planning advice to save the site for future generations

Donations can be made via PayPal at www.pinkhamwayalliance.org/donate

Or direct into PWA bank:

HSBC - Sort Code - 40-04-37

Account - 81689320