Agenda and draft minutes

Decisions of the Chipping Barnet Residents Forum

10^th January 2022

Chairman: Councillor Thomas Smith

Vice-Chairman: Councillor Nicole Richer

Also, in attendance:

Lead Officer: Street Scene Director – Craig Miller

Governance Officer – Corinna Demetriou

Member Liaison Officer – Dane McKnight

Brunswick Park Ward member - Cllr Lisa Rutter

The Chairman introduced himself and the Officers present and welcomed everyone to the virtual meeting.

1.    Issue: Service Road off St Margaret’s Avenue between the back of Manus Way and the shops on Totteridge Lane (no’s c 28 and 56)

Anne Van Der Merwe was given 3 minutes to introduce the issue to the forum including some additional points not raised in the initial issue submitted.

Additional background information was read out to the attendees of the residents forum and it was asked for the initial litter clearance to be continued on an ongoing basis. It was also asked for the shops, specifically the new Fish and Chip shop on Totteridge Lane, to be given a key for the locked bins and for all shops to be given guidance on disposing of their rubbish due to the fly tipping problems.  

Issues with the blocking of the service road were also raised which often leave bin lorries unable to access the road to clear the rubbish and the shop owners should be reminded of this to prevent additional rubbish building up.

Officers advised that due to the complex and connected issues on this service road the best approach is to put together a multi-disciplinary working group to consider all the different issues. This working group will seek engagement from the shop owners but also the local community to improve the area which will combine both representatives from Environmental Health and Street Scene.

Following discussion of the item the Chairman RESOLVED that the issue be referred to Officers to respond to within 20 working days.

2.    Issue:  Traffic Situation in Potters Lane

      Elizabeth Clark was given 3 minutes to present her issue and raised the heavy traffic in Potters Lane and advised that on occasion residents have walked out of the flats and stepped onto the pavement where there have been near misses with passing vehicles. Many elderly residents on the road have sight  and mobility problems and the layby is usually filled with parked cars making the road wide enough for one car only. The suggestion of making Potters Lane a one-way street or having some kind of enforcement was raised.

      Officers advised that this has been considered previously. However, based on the evidence at the time it was decided that this should not be included within the prioritisation plan.

      Officers recommended conducting at a feasibility study at this location under the Council’s Road Safety and Parking Fund to see how best to resolve this issue. It was noted that recently staff had implemented new signage to dissuade heavy goods vehicles from using Potters Lane.

      Officers offered to meet residents on site to review a way forward with representatives from the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.