CIP update 30/1/16

the planning application has now gone in and the Council's website says there is until Tuesday 2nd February to comment in it. There has been, however, an extention given until 7th (comments may not be visible on the website however then,as happened with 42 Phoenix Road). Also until a decision is actually made, the exact time of which will be unknown, it is still possible to make comments.

http://planningrecords.camden.gov.uk/Northgate/PlanningExplorer17/Generic/StdDetails.aspx?PT=Planning%20Applications%20On-Line&TYPE=PL/PlanningPK.xml&PARAM0=407980&XSLT=/Northgate/PlanningExplorer17/SiteFiles/Skins/camden/xslt/PL/PLDetails.xslt&FT=Planning%20Application%20Details&PUBLIC=Y&XMLSIDE=/Northgate/PlanningExplorer17/SiteFiles/Skins/camden/Menus/PL.xml&DAURI=PLANNING

Each comment does make a difference.

Here is a comment to be sent in:

Many people want a pleasant Community Garden open to all eg where Crick staff can eat their lunch and anyone else can relax. The area is very polluted because of the taxis but this will gradually get better in the future with eg changes to the taxis’ diesel output. Removing the trees will soon make this situation worse (where it is on the pollution map as already the most extreme) and it has been in the news recently that new research found that even just small increases in pollution increases heart attacks. Diesel pollution is also related to cancer, and children in polluted areas have permanently reduced lungs and lung capacity. This goes against The Council's core strategy of Improving Camden's Health and Wellbeing (CS16) in the Local Develoment Framework, and in an area that is worst affected in this way.

Also needed is a FAIR size dog run around area (where the trees are so it's a dual use), if it is to encourage dogs to be on the lead generally and help control dogs (regarding the dogs’ mess as well as risk of attacks, which should be avoided). A small protected children’s play area would also be needed for the same reason. Also, "the local council must keep public areas like parks, playgrounds and pavements clear of dog mess." (gov.uk)

I think Open Space if it doesn’t mean grass and trees might mean green potential sports area but is would not usually mean a very small area or eg a piazza. (We have a park and the community etc can be asked how to solve any problem rather than take it away. It is Camden's Core strategy to Protect Open Space and Park and substantial funding is apparently already earmarked and waiting, for the park’s improvement, which was a consequence of the next door Crick development.) The Council's core strstegy is also to consider and preserve the air quality and its challenge to reduce it.

Extremely expensive flats, used for investment, will also contribute to the rising property price problem, and is against Camden's policy of polarisation of rich and poor.

Places that it is agreed would be better renewed are the ones that the Council should replace and build housing.

here are Camden's planning ideas, core strategy:

http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=2409621

More info here:

http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/environment/planning-and-built-environment/two/planning-policy/local-plan/local-plan.en