| Topic: | The unaccountable council | |
| Posted by: | Jeremy Weekes | |
| Date/Time: | 29/04/22 14:59:00 |
| With the local elections coming up I thought it would be a good time to try and understand the perceived unaccountability of Hounslow council and the decisions it 'forces' upon residents. I am a resident of Orchard Road and I along with many other residents are dealing with the unilateral decision of the council to close the Orchard Road carpark. I understand that this situation doesn't directly affect many residents in Brentford but the way the council have acted throughout the process should concern everyone in the borough. The loss of a carpark so close to Brentford station was going to have a huge impact on the local resident parking. The council started with the usual consultation process with residents. After voicing concerns through the consultation process the council decided to ignore those concerns and push ahead with the closure and redevelopment of the parking area. At this stage residents were forced to fund raise for a specialist consultant to engage with the council regarding its plans. The consultant managed to get some conditions attached to the planning approval regarding the loss of parking in the area. So far the council have not met with those conditions (though they dispute this) and have not provided the appropriate replacement parking solutions that were promised. One 'car space' that was provided was an extension to an existing parking bay of 3.9m when the minimum requirement for a car space is 4.5m. None of this matters because the council are essentially marking their own homework and declaring that contrary to the evidence provided by residents, they have met all the planning requirements and have gone ahead and started the redevelopment. This was a community resource, used by local residents, visitors and of course provided parking for people using Brentford rail station. What right does the council have to take this resource away? in my opinion it was not theirs to take, it was owned by the local residents. What is the point of consulting residents when the council just ignore the findings of said consultations? They have also decided to leave (after further consultation) the current CPZ times and restrictions in place. So for roads surrounding the station we are now finding that on weekends and after 1730 weekdays it is becoming almost impossible to find a car parking space. There really does seem to be no accountability from the council to residents. They do a box ticking exercise (consultation) ignore the outcomes and push ahead with what they want anyway. As local residents it feels that we are absolutely powerless in these types of situations. To be clear the residents were never against redevelopment we only ever asked to be compensated for our loss of parking with a suitable replacement proposal. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| The unaccountable council | 29/04/22 14:59:00 | Jeremy Weekes |
| Re:The unaccountable council | 29/04/22 17:30:00 | Debbie Paradin |
| Re:Re:The unaccountable council | 29/04/22 20:23:00 | Robert Ayres |
| Re:Re:The unaccountable council | 29/04/22 20:28:00 | Robert Ayres |
| Re:Re:Re:The unaccountable council | 30/04/22 08:44:00 | Raymond Havelock |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:The unaccountable council | 30/04/22 10:28:00 | Robert Ayres |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The unaccountable council | 30/04/22 11:09:00 | Graham Thorpe |
| Gilding the Lily | 01/05/22 12:55:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Gilding the Lily | 01/05/22 23:28:00 | Guy Lambert |
| Re:Re:Gilding the Lily | 02/05/22 12:53:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Gilding the Lily | 03/05/22 07:31:00 | Paul Fisher |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Gilding the Lily | 03/05/22 19:29:00 | Phil Andrews |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gilding the Lily | 04/05/22 08:26:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gilding the Lily | 04/05/22 23:05:00 | Phil Andrews |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gilding the Lily | 05/05/22 15:43:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The unaccountable council | 30/04/22 15:33:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:The unaccountable council | 01/05/22 23:47:00 | Guy Lambert |
| Re:Re:The unaccountable council | 02/05/22 09:25:00 | Raymond Havelock |
| Re:Re:The unaccountable council | 03/05/22 17:32:00 | Kaye Savage |
| Re:Re:Re:The unaccountable council | 03/05/22 22:08:00 | Robert Ayres |
| Re:Re:Re:The unaccountable council | 03/05/22 23:58:00 | Guy Lambert |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:The unaccountable council | 04/05/22 12:09:00 | Kaye Savage |
| Re:The unaccountable council | 02/05/22 17:51:00 | Robert Ayres |
| Re:Re:The unaccountable council | 04/05/22 09:31:00 | Steve Taylor |