Agenda and minutes

West Area Committee - Wednesday 22nd October, 2014 7.00 pm

Venue: Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BQ. View directions

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 38 KB

Minutes:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 16 June 2014 be approved as a correct record.

2.

Absence of Members

Minutes:

None

3.

Declarations of Members Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Non-Pecuniary Interests

Minutes:

None

4.

Report of the Monitoring Officer (if any)

Minutes:

None

5.

Public Questions and Comments (if any)

Minutes:

None

6.

Members' Items (if any)

Minutes:

None

7.

Matters referred from the Hendon Area Residents Forum (If any)

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee received the items below, which had been referred to the Sub-Committee by the Chairman of the Hendon Residents Forum, Councillor Sury Khatri.

 

 

Issue

Response

Petition concerning the parking situation in the slip road, Watford Way, Apex Corner

 

The petition highlights residents’ concerns relating to the parking conditions within the road and gave suggestions to the Council of how this can be improved.

 

We have a problem with parking in our parade at Watford way, Apex Corner and we intend to petition the Council to ask for restrictions in parking and possibly to improve the provision and the number of spaces available.

 

71 signatures

 

Peter Manning

Officers look forward to discussing the areas of concern in more detail at the Forum to try to fully understand the issues that are occurring.

 

Highways and Development

 

 

 

The Sub-Committee noted this issue and considered the impact which residents encountered, therefore the Committee:

 

 

Resolved:

 

·        The Committee instructed Officers to carry out investigations to conclude what options are available. 

·         That the Committee request officers consult with Committee Members to inform of the developments and to do so before the next meeting, 15 January 2015.

 

 

Issue

Response

Mowbray Road – CPZ- Petition

 

The petition details a request to the Council to include all of Mowbray Road in the CPZ as a matter of urgency.

 

28 signatures

 

Mr Wolman

Paul Newman

Officers look forward to discussing the areas of concern in more detail at the Forum to try to fully understand the issues that are occurring.

 

Highways and Development

 

 

The Sub-Committee noted this issue and considered the impact which residents encountered, therefore the Committee:

 

 

Resolved:

 

·        The Committee instructed Officers to carry out investigations to conclude what options are available. 

8.

Town Centres in the Hendon Constituency pdf icon PDF 527 KB

Minutes:

The Strategic Director for Growth and Environment introduced the report and requested that the Committee give a recommendation as to how to identify areas within the constituency as highlighted in section 1.6 of the report.

 

Following the consideration of the item the Committee:

 

 

Resolved

·         That the Committee note the specific proposals relating to town centres set out in Appendix B which are subject to public consultation.

·         That the Committee recommends the identification of areas within the constituency as follows:

 

Area

Classification

Burnt Oak

Main

Brent Street

District

Colindale

District

Edgware

Main

Hendon Central

District

Mill Hill

Main

 

·         .That The Committee note all other areas listed in appendix A be identified as ‘neighbourhood’ or ‘local’.

9.

Any Other Items that the Chairman Decides are Urgent pdf icon PDF 376 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman, Councillor Brian Gordon noted an urgent item titled Montagu Road Area Parking and Traffic Improvement Measures which had been circulated to Members.

 

The Committee were supportive of the Officers recommendations but noted that a local residents meeting was taking place on 23 October to consider proposals which the report highlighted.

 

Having considered the report the Committee therefore:

 

Resolved

 

·         That the Committee approve recommendations 1 and 2 subject to the outcome of the local residents meeting taking that on 23 October 2014.

·         That Strategic Director for Growth and Environment be instructed to discharge recommendation 1 and 2 if the outcome of the local residents meeting endorses the officers report.