GLE Website Comms Team's Posts - goldenlaneestate.org2024-03-28T21:01:16ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLECommshttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2545997677?profile=original&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profiles/blog/feed?user=3mzdbpcubv2qy&xn_auth=noDeputy Mark Bostock Resignstag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2023-08-09:2323372:BlogPost:1735652023-08-09T15:33:28.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
<p><span><strong>A MESSAGE FROM OUR ALDERWOMAN</strong><br></br> <br></br> <strong>Dear Residents</strong><br></br> <br></br> It is with great regret that I write to let you know that <a href="https://democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1958" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Deputy Mark Bostock</a> has just resigned from the Court of Common Council due to ill health.<br></br> <br></br> Mark became a great friend and supported me through all the tribulations of my first term as a common councillor. He has…</span></p>
<p><span><strong>A MESSAGE FROM OUR ALDERWOMAN</strong><br/> <br/> <strong>Dear Residents</strong><br/> <br/> It is with great regret that I write to let you know that <a href="https://democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1958" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deputy Mark Bostock</a> has just resigned from the Court of Common Council due to ill health.<br/> <br/> Mark became a great friend and supported me through all the tribulations of my first term as a common councillor. He has always fought for Golden Lane Estate and has pushed hard for our major works project to be delivered efficiently. He spoke out on planning in our support and worked to get the Barbican Association and GLERA working together for the benefit of all. I’m sure we will all wish him well.<br/> <br/> First elected in 2017 Mark became a Deputy at the last election in 2022. He has worked tirelessly for both the Barbican and Golden Lane residents to improve our services. He was one of the co-sponsors of the Planning petition which gained over 1000 signatures and aimed at making the City's planning process more transparent. <br/> <br/> A keen supporter of the <a href="https://www.londonstartshere.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barbican Quarter</a> team, pushing for a rethink of the London Wall West site, he has throughout his time strived to get the City of London Corporation to understand the value of an overall masterplan and not ad-hoc plans for small areas, in particular the importance of an overarching plan for Smithfield, the Barbican and St Pauls. <br/> <br/> The remaining members will continue his fight for a Cultural Strategy for the City and ensure that the Ward meeting he was organising for 18th October will be an opportunity for us all to hear more about ‘<a href="https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/plans-policies/destination-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Destination City</a>’ and its cultural aims. <br/> <br/> Finally, and most importantly for all elected resident councillors he has pushed with me for the repeal of <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/section/618" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Section 618</a>, a clause which meant that, alone in the country, City of London councillors cannot vote on housing matters where they have an interest. We have been informed by the Remembrancer that the clause to repeal it has now been accepted into the ‘Levelling Up’ Bill and trust that this will soon be passed into law.<br/> <br/> We are currently shuffling some committee memberships to cover for Mark's absence and make sure we carry on his good work. Expect a by-election in early November with hustings in October.<br/> <br/> <strong>Sue Pearson</strong><br/> Alderwoman Cripplegate Ward</span></p>Barbican and Golden Lane Neighbourhood Forum approvedtag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2023-07-19:2323372:BlogPost:1736232023-07-19T15:00:00.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
<p><span><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12157535279?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12157535279?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> On 18 July 2023 the City of London Corporation designated:</span></p>
<p><span>• A Neighbourhood Area, as the Barbican and Golden Lane Neighbourhood Area; and</span></p>
<p><span>• A Neighbourhood Forum, the Barbican and Golden Lane Neighbourhood Forum</span></p>
<p><span>A six-week consultation ran from May 9-June 21. The forum and area applications…</span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12157535279?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12157535279?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a>On 18 July 2023 the City of London Corporation designated:</span></p>
<p><span>• A Neighbourhood Area, as the Barbican and Golden Lane Neighbourhood Area; and</span></p>
<p><span>• A Neighbourhood Forum, the Barbican and Golden Lane Neighbourhood Forum</span></p>
<p><span>A six-week consultation ran from May 9-June 21. The forum and area applications were published on the City Corporation’s website, on Commonplace, displayed on posters in estate offices, physical copies of the application were available at Guildhall North Wing and the City’s lending libraries, and mailouts were sent to addresses in the area. We received 122 responses, over 93% of respondents were from within the neighbourhood area.</span></p>
<p><strong>Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to the consultation.</strong></p>
<p><span>Contact information for the Barbican and Golden Lane Neighbourhood Forum is: Brenda Szlesinger, Liz Hirst, Peter Jenkinson and Shelagh Wright <a href="mailto:bglneighbours@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bglneighbours@gmail.com</a></span></p>
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<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="section"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>My name is</span> <span>Dawn Frampton</span><span>. I am a resident on Golden Lane Estate. I am standing as an Independent in the upcoming Cripplegate By-Election.</span></p>
<p><span>I have lived in EC1 all my life and on the Golden Lane Estate since 1997. I am a Council tenant and also raised my children here. Having lived in three of the blocks on the Estate, Crescent House, Bowater…</span></p>
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<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="section"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>My name is</span> <span>Dawn Frampton</span><span>. I am a resident on Golden Lane Estate. I am standing as an Independent in the upcoming Cripplegate By-Election.</span></p>
<p><span>I have lived in EC1 all my life and on the Golden Lane Estate since 1997. I am a Council tenant and also raised my children here. Having lived in three of the blocks on the Estate, Crescent House, Bowater House and now Cuthbert Harrowing House, I know a lot of the concerns people have and are experiencing.</span></p>
<p><span>Some of the basic things that I would like to see changed:</span></p>
<p><span>● to keep pushing for decent windows in</span> <span>Crescent House</span> <span>and the whole of the Golden Lane Estate, it is appalling how many years it is taking to get the project started;</span></p>
<p><span>● for our service charges to represent the ’services’ we receive, these have diminished over the years without explanation or consultation, the cleaning standards in our blocks are just not getting any better;</span></p>
<p><span>● the cleanliness of the streets, which are full of grit and dust, particularly after all of the redevelopment that takes place all around us, how can this be classed as a ‘Destination City’;</span></p>
<p><span>● to reduce anti-social behaviour in and around our Estates, ie skateboarding, endless delivery drivers charging up and down the concourses and highwalks, urinating in certain hot spots, we have a right to feel safe where we live;</span></p>
<p><span>● to push for a massive re-think of the appalling </span><span>London Wall West </span><span>plans</span><span>, </span><span>another unsightly, unwanted, unnecessary project. Better planning decisions for people living locally, less overdevelopment, demolition and even taller ‘just for the sake of it’ projects.</span></p>
<p><span>What is motivating me is the lack of care and respect shown to both our Estates. I am sick of the constant excuses provided when it comes to the major works programmes, such as the windows replacements and the leaking roofs. Why does the City keep dragging their heels? We really need to get these long-term issues sorted out.</span></p>
<p><span>As a resident of Golden Lane, I have got stuck in. I will bring that same passion to the Barbican too. I am fully aware that both Estates are closely connected and are experiencing the same issues, repairs, management issues, cleaning standards, maintenance and anti-social behaviour. As your councillor I will be able to vote and campaign for the things that matter.</span> <span>I will keep pushing and voicing my opinions on these issues. I will be joining a team of newly appointed Cripplegate Ward members and, working alongside them, we will be an even stronger team.</span></p>
<p><span>Voting for someone who has spent their whole life in the City means that I will be much better placed to represent you. Change is possible. I look forward to hearing from you over the coming weeks. Thank you!</span></p>
<p><span>dawnforcripplegate@gmail.com</span></p>
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<p><strong>Joan Flannery 1928 - 2022</strong></p>
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<p>It is with great sadness we inform you that Joan Flannery died in UCLH hospital at 11am on Wednesday, 15th June 2022 in UCLH hospital. She slipped peacefully away leaving her son Marc and three grandsons, Nathan, Kieran and Joseph.</p>
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<p><strong>Joan Flannery 1928 - 2022</strong></p>
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<p>It is with great sadness we inform you that Joan Flannery died in UCLH hospital at 11am on Wednesday, 15th June 2022 in UCLH hospital. She slipped peacefully away leaving her son Marc and three grandsons, Nathan, Kieran and Joseph.</p>
<p>Joan was born a Liverpudlian in 1928 moving to London in 1948 where, among other roles, became the Landlady of the 'Three Greyhounds' Pub in Soho during the 1950’s. When Marc was born in 1960 they found themselves living in a one bedroom flat in Old Street where she had the support of wonderful friends and neighbours.</p>
<p>On returning to work at the GPO (now BT), Joan was soon able to move onto Golden Lane Estate, first to Hatfield House in 1969 before downsizing to Great Arthur House in 1984 when Marc left home.</p>
<p>Anyone who knew Joan would remember her as a fiercely determined and the driving force behind the Golden Lane Owners Association. She devoted huge amounts of her time to supporting other residents and 'taking on' the authorities as and when necessary, continuing this work into her 90s. In 2019, in recognition of her tremendous work, Joan was granted a much deserved Freedom of the City of London.</p>
<p>On the occasion of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, beacons were lit throughout the UK and the Commonwealth. The original plan was for 2012 to reflect the year but in the end there were reportedly around 4,200 including one very special one for Golden Lane residents. We had our very own beacon on the podium to gather around and Joan was the unanimous choice to light it on behalf of us all.</p>
<p>Joan was a lover of the arts and was a highly accomplished book binder and practised calligraphy. She enjoyed nothing more than spending an evening at the opera, theatre or ballet. In more recent years, as a regular attendee of the Memory Group held here on the Estate, Joan was able to continue to enjoy live performances from the Guildhall School of Music, LSO, the Royal Albert Hall and more. She also loved watching a good game of snooker on the TV!</p>
<p>There is no doubt that she had a sharp wit and dry sense of humour. Marc relays the story of when her two oldest grandsons had a blaze of As and A* grades for their exam results;<span> </span>"Mum's comment to me was 'You know intelligence jumps a generation'!"</p>
<p>That's 'Our Joan' and we thank you for everything you did and strove for to make this Estate a better place for all of us to live. You will be truly missed.</p>
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<p>[Thank you to Joan's son Marc, and her friend and neighbour, Patricia, for writing]</p>
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<p><em>In accordance with Joan's wishes the funeral will be a small gathering for immediate family and very close friends. Her son Marc will be arranging a memorial gathering on the Estate for those who wish to pay their respects and say a few words.</em></p>Get involved with Radio Local!tag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2020-05-13:2323372:BlogPost:753902020-05-13T13:30:00.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
<p><strong>Do you live or work locally within the Culture Mile area (from Farringdon to Moorgate)? We'd love you to take part in our pop-up radio station...</strong></p>
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<p>Radio Local in Culture Mile is a hyper-local radio station broadcasting to the world from <strong>30 May – 12 June 2020, every day from 1-2pm. </strong><br></br> <br></br> For two weeks presenters Hunt & Darton will be broadcasting…</p>
<p><strong>Do you live or work locally within the Culture Mile area (from Farringdon to Moorgate)? We'd love you to take part in our pop-up radio station...</strong></p>
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<p>Radio Local in Culture Mile is a hyper-local radio station broadcasting to the world from <strong>30 May – 12 June 2020, every day from 1-2pm. </strong><br/> <br/> For two weeks presenters Hunt & Darton will be broadcasting hour-long daily shows featuring people from across Culture Mile. Responding to people and place during this extraordinary time, Radio Local revels in staying at home, resilience and our sense of place.<br/> <br/> From the charmingly mundane to the borderline ridiculous, this is a celebration of local radio and local listeners. Broadcasting over regional and community radio, shows will be created over the phone, via Zoom workshops and online networks about the weird and wonderful places people live in and how they’re living right now.</p>
<p>If you live or work locally within Culture Mile then email <a href="mailto:radiolocal.culturemile@gmail.com"><strong>radiolocal.culturemile@gmail.com</strong></a> to get involved with any of the activities below. We'd love to hear from you! No previous radio experience necessary.</p>
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<p><strong>LOCAL LEGENDS</strong><br/> Do you know someone who's a major part of local life? We're looking for locals to suggest their favourite tunes for the show. We want to meet the heroes, the characters, the pillars of the community, the weird the wonderful, the fonts of all gossip, and the friends to all.</p>
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<p><strong>THE NEWS: BE OUR NEWS!</strong><br/> What's the news from where you are? Each day we're looking for a different local person to present the news. We want to hear YOUR news, from your up-cycling projects to your disastrous home haircut…</p>
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<p><strong>ARE YOU A LOCAL RESTAURANT OWNER? </strong><br/> This feature promotes the local food culture of the City. We’re looking for restaurants still open for takeaway that we can place an order with for key workers who’ll give us their reviews on air!</p>
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<p><strong>ARE YOU A KEY WORKER IN CULTURE MILE?</strong><br/> Could you be our food critic? Would you like to sample the delights of Culture Mile’s local world cuisine? We want your taste buds and your reviews.</p>
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<p><strong>SINGLE AND LOOKING FOR LOVE? </strong><br/> We're looking for singletons living in and around the Culture Mile area to embark on virtual dating between 30 May-12 June. Hunt and Darton will be your matchmakers. <br/> <br/> <strong>HELP US WRITE A SOAP OPERA<br/></strong> Bring the<strong> </strong>action to life and let the drama unfold. Written en masse by locals on Twitter, we want to write a soap opera with more subplots than Tiger King... Hunt and Darton will check in with the story as it's written live on air. </p>
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<p><strong>COMPETITION TIME </strong><br/> Are words your thing? Join us live and talk exhaustively about a suggested word without saying the word… Easy? Well sign up and come and give it a go.</p>
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<p><strong>WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM? </strong><br/> Send us your problem to be solved (hopefully) by agony aunts Hunt and Darton. </p>
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<p><strong>ARE YOU OVER 70?<br/></strong> We want all our live reports to be from the over 70s: audio tours of your homes and daily updates on domestic life during isolation. If you'd like to be interviewed live on air then get in touch! </p>
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<p><strong>MEALTIME MEMOS </strong><br/> Are you eating in silence or causing mayhem around the dinner table, we want to share your family meal experiences on air. To take part email us a 10 minute recording (taken on your mobile device) of a meal at home.</p>
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<p><strong>YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS, NOT YOUR FAMILY<br/></strong> We're looking for families to take part in this boredom busting challenge. With tasks such as DIY obstacle course, toilet paper stacking and collaborative art installations from what you can find at home. If this sounds like your kind of family challenge, sign up now!</p>
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<p><strong>JINGLE MAKING</strong><br/> We're looking for people to make jingles for Radio Local using anything around the house, e.g. voices, pans, instruments, food packaging or door slammin’. Record your jingle and upload to Soundcloud, email us the link and we’ll feature on the show. To learn more, enter the jingle making shed here: <a href="http://www.radiolocal.co.uk/">www.radiolocal.co.uk</a></p>
<p>l</p>Covid 19: a letter from the Corporation to all residentstag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2020-03-31:2323372:BlogPost:745812020-03-31T07:00:00.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
<div><strong>City councillors have been given the following text to send to their resident constituents. The only City councillor who lives on our estate is Sue Pearson. She is already doing a lot to help residents who need it, both by herself and with volunteers through the <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4210499136?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank">GLE Covid 19 HUB.</a> You can contact her on…</strong></div>
<div><strong>City councillors have been given the following text to send to their resident constituents. The only City councillor who lives on our estate is Sue Pearson. She is already doing a lot to help residents who need it, both by herself and with volunteers through the <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4210499136?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLE Covid 19 HUB.</a> You can contact her on <a href="mailto:glecovid19@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">glecovid19@gmail.com</a> or leave a message on 07714 777692. </strong></div>
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<p>Dear Resident,</p>
<p>If you live in the Square Mile, are self-isolating and require help, please let us know by emailing the <a href="mailto:col-covid-19@cityoflondon.gov.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19 mailbox</a> or by calling <strong><span><font color="#FF0000" size="4">020 7606 3030</font></span></strong>. Please note, you can email us on behalf of someone else (with their consent).</p>
<p><strong><span>The mailbox is treated with confidentiality.</span></strong></p>
<p>Please send your or their (if you are sending on someone else’s behalf):</p>
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<li>address</li>
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<li>date self-isolation began</li>
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<p>Please indicate if you are happy for your contact details to be shared with local voluntary and community groups who may be able to support you.</p>
<h2>Get Government help if you are vulnerable</h2>
<p>If you have received a text/ letter from the NHS that you are in the “extremely vulnerable” group, or if you are vulnerable, please <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcoronavirus-extremely-vulnerable&data=01%7C01%7C%7C26fd240a1ce74c56b29b08d7d4c407fa%7C9fe658cdb3cd405685193222ffa96be8%7C1&sdata=4PZlMO%2FWioPmzNmmgeG7W%2FT%2Fx4Dq4isClsb3LSnb2u4%3D&reserved=0" title="opens in a new tab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">register to receive government support services</a>.</p>
<h2><span>What you should do</span></h2>
<p><span>The City of London Corporation is dedicated to ensuring that we protect the most vulnerable, support our residents and continue to provide key services during the current COVID-19 pandemic.</span></p>
<p><span>The latest <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcoronavirus&data=01%7C01%7C%7C26fd240a1ce74c56b29b08d7d4c407fa%7C9fe658cdb3cd405685193222ffa96be8%7C1&sdata=azAfDesv0iS%2BfCNtoKutVHsv59YFWBBTQdUf5%2FxWBgM%3D&reserved=0" title="opens in a new tab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Government instruction</a> is to stay at home and:</span></p>
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<p><span>Some non-essential services may need to be closed or operate at reduced levels to support social distancing for staff and service users.</span></p>
<p><span>Some people may need extra support at this time, and we are actively encouraging good neighbourliness and support through established local community groups.</span></p>
<p><span>Washing your hands is one of the easiest ways to protect yourself and others from the virus. The <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhs.uk%2Flive-well%2Fhealthy-body%2Fbest-way-to-wash-your-hands%2F&data=01%7C01%7C%7C26fd240a1ce74c56b29b08d7d4c407fa%7C9fe658cdb3cd405685193222ffa96be8%7C1&sdata=0F%2FRXrLa449mKk0CzAgN%2BE7j63jgI6LfkDUFE63ZxKU%3D&reserved=0" title="opens in a new tab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NHS provides guidance on hand-washing</a></span><span>.</span></p>
<h2>More advice</h2>
<p>For more detailed advice on the following areas, please visit our dedicated <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityoflondon.gov.uk%2Fservices%2Fhealth-and-wellbeing%2FPages%2Fcovid-19.aspx&data=01%7C01%7C%7C26fd240a1ce74c56b29b08d7d4c407fa%7C9fe658cdb3cd405685193222ffa96be8%7C1&sdata=08G2EGdTUh13gs9e13ZyZ6fp89TbxKWlbHnWN0DOYbg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">City of London Residents’ Advice Page</a></p>
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<li>Worried about your income during the COVID-19 pandemic</li>
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<li>Libraries in the City</li>
<li>Help with your health and wellbeing</li>
<li>If you wish to support COVID-19 relief efforts</li>
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</ul>Letter to the Standards Committee from GLERA and BAtag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2019-10-03:2323372:BlogPost:728832019-10-03T08:20:21.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
<p><strong>From the Barbican Association and Golden Lane Estate Residents’ Association</strong></p>
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<p>3 October 2019</p>
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<p>Dear Members of the Standards Committee</p>
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<p>We are disappointed not to have had a response to, or acknowledgement of, our letter to your committee of 9 August.</p>
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<p>We have read the papers on the Committee’s agenda for 4 October (including the minutes of the dispensations subcommittees) and we would just like to repeat our dismay,…</p>
<p><strong>From the Barbican Association and Golden Lane Estate Residents’ Association</strong></p>
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<p>3 October 2019</p>
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<p>Dear Members of the Standards Committee</p>
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<p>We are disappointed not to have had a response to, or acknowledgement of, our letter to your committee of 9 August.</p>
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<p>We have read the papers on the Committee’s agenda for 4 October (including the minutes of the dispensations subcommittees) and we would just like to repeat our dismay, on behalf of a large body of City residents, that the Committee is still in effect disenfranchising residents. That may not be its intention – but it is its effect.</p>
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<p>The Localism Act states that members with a pecuniary interest should not speak or vote on a matter where their interest is engaged. But it allows for exceptions. The relevant one for residents (which we accept will not apply throughout most of the City, because most City members represent business wards) is</p>
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<p><span><em>“A relevant authority may grant a dispensation under this section only if, after having had regard to all relevant circumstances, the authority—</em></span></p>
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<p><span><em>(c)considers that granting the dispensation is in the interests of persons living in the authority’s area,”</em></span></p>
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<p>We appreciate that the Committee has now conceded that members should in nearly all cases be able to speak on a matter, but the Committee has not really considered the issue of voting – as it undertook to do so in the Court of Common Council in December 2018. Indeed, its current policy continues to state that dispensations to vote will be granted only in exceptional circumstances and that the onus is on the applicant to show why a dispensation is required in all the circumstances.</p>
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<p>These requirements constantly put residential members on the back foot in seeking to represent their constituents. If they cannot provide any other justification for wanting to speak and vote on a matter that affects their locality other than that the issue affects many people who live in the city – those who elected them – then they are stuck. And their constituents are stuck. Members representing their constituents is at the heart of the democratic endeavour – it’s why we voted for them. This may seem odd to City members, most of whom do not represent many electors and who see their job at that of running the “business” City – but it’s normal throughout other local authorities.</p>
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<p>So far, in line with this policy, requests to vote for general dispensations by residential members have been refused. This must mean that the members of those subcommittees did not believe that voting would be “in the interests of persons living in the authority’s area” – for that is the test. We consider that that is not credible, and the subcommittee has not explained why it thinks that.</p>
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<p>The subcommittee has also rejected general dispensations on the grounds of not having enough specific information on the issues. Yet the Standards committee does not have a workable mechanism for considering applications for dispensations when it does have more specific information – ie it cannot manage to form a dispensation subcommittee in the time between an agenda being published and the meeting taking place.</p>
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<p>There is no evidence in the dispensation subcommittee minutes that the subcommittees took account of their own criteria and considered whether the failure to grant a dispensation would disadvantage a group, or that it took into account how many people would be disadvantaged.</p>
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<p>In the few cases where the subcommittee did grant dispensations to vote dispensations were actually not necessary (on council tax and another matter where the subcommittee declared a dispensation wasn’t necessary).</p>
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<p>With the greatest respect, we suggest that the Committee has developed an undemocratic, over-elaborate and unworkable policy. We think it should abandon its current policy completely, allow members to apply for general dispensations to speak and vote at the start of their term of office on matters where it is in the interests of people living in the area – and see what happens. Members are still obliged to act with integrity and should be trusted to use their judgement as to whether to rely on a general dispensation in every case. If such dispensations are in fact abused by residential members to further their own financial interests (and there is no evidence to suggest that this will happen) then the standards committee can revisit the issue when councillors’ current terms of office come to an end.</p>
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<p>Finally, we would request the committee take whatever action is necessary to repeal section 618 of the Housing Act. There seems no justification for retaining this outdated and restrictive provision that applies solely to residential councillors in the City – and hence uniquely disadvantages City residents.</p>
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<p>Yours sincerely</p>
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<p>Jane Smith, Chair, Barbican Association <a href="mailto:chairBA@btinternet.com">chairBA@btinternet.com</a></p>
<p>Tim Godsmark, Chair, Golden Lane Estate Residents Association</p>
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<p>In April the Court of Common Council was presented with a petition signed by over 1,100 City residents <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2737755024?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank">declaring 'no confidence' in the City's standards regime</a>.<span>The key issue being that resident Councillors are not able to represent their constituents on matters which affect their constituents no less than themselves without obtaining ‘dispensations’ that are…</span></p>
<p>In April the Court of Common Council was presented with a petition signed by over 1,100 City residents <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2737755024?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declaring 'no confidence' in the City's standards regime</a>.<span>The key issue being that resident Councillors are not able to represent their constituents on matters which affect their constituents no less than themselves without obtaining ‘dispensations’ that are widely refused.</span></p>
<p>On May 24 <strong>a response from new chair of Standards Committee was published suggesting that residents were 'confused'</strong> - you can <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2662477049?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read it here</a>.</p>
<p>Chairs of both Barbican Association and GLERA responded very strongly, as did Cllr Graeme Harrower - you can <a href="http://www.goldenlaneestate.org/forum/topics/letter-from-chair-of-the-standards-committee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read their response here</a>.</p>
<p>Consequently Cllr Mark Bostock submitted a request for general dispensation which was refused by the Dispensations Sub-Committee on 3 July. </p>
<p><strong>Most disappointingly for residents, Cllr Mary Durcan, herself a Barbican resident and recent appointment to the Standards Committee, also voted to refuse the request despite having signed the petition herself</strong>. Earlier in June she declared her hope '<em>to influence the committee to take a more permissive view that is in line with the practice of other local authorities.’</em> In a follow up newsletter she quotes one resident: '<em>I am so GLAD you are on the Standards Committee. It is quite scandalous that it has until now deemed its role to silence the representatives of as many City residents as it can</em><em>.'</em> Many residents would now welcome an explanation from Cllr Durcan as it is difficult to see her voting action as anything but a betrayal.</p>
<p>Cllr Harrower who attended the meeting from the public gallery has subsequently written to all Councillors again stressing <strong>the anti-resident bias of the current policy.</strong> You can read it in full <a href="http://www.goldenlaneestate.org/forum/topics/dispensations-sub-committee-fails-the-test" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here along with Cllr Bostock's dispensation request.</a></p>
<p>It should be noted that three other resident Councillors submitted a request for general dispensation and have also been refused, including GLE resident, Cllr Sue Pearson.</p>
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<p><strong>Cllr Bostock</strong></p>
<p><em>“I was elected as a councillor to represent my fellow residents on matters that affect us. I now find that I am expected to seek permission continuously from this standards committee, effectively a third party, to do so. This situation is not acceptable.”</em></p>
<p><strong>Cllr Pearson</strong></p>
<p><em>“Yet again the City Corporation, acting through three members of its standards committee, has tried to control how resident councillors (like me) act on behalf of their constituents. This simply isn’t democracy."</em></p>
<p><strong>Cllr Harrower</strong></p>
<p><em>“The City Corporation must be unique among local authorities in its dismissive attitude towards its residents. This attitude is evidenced in many ways, including its “standards” regime being used to deny residents the same level of democratic representation as in other local authorities. The City Corporation is also unique in having most of its members elected by business votes - unnecessarily, because the absence of a business vote system has not prevented business from flourishing in Canary Wharf, or anywhere else in the UK or abroad. The question naturally arises as to whether a local authority that primarily serves private commercial interests (which have the means to represent themselves) at the expense of its residents (who, as anywhere, need effective representation from their councillors) should continue to have the powers of a public authority. The question isn’t new, but the answer is becoming overdue.”</em></p>
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<p><strong>City Matters</strong> 29<strong> </strong>May 2019 (published online 24 June)</p>
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<p><strong>City Matters</strong> 29 Nov 2018</p>
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<p><strong>City AM</strong> 27 Nov 2018</p>The trees bordering the allotments to be removedtag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2019-02-01:2323372:BlogPost:702942019-02-01T15:00:00.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
<p>In December the Planners decided that COLPAI had not made a strong enough case to discharge condition 5 relating to the retention of the trees bordering the allotments and referred the issue to a full Planning and Transportation Committee which was held on Tuesday 28 February. COLPAI application to discharge the condition was approved.</p>
<p>The Golden Baggers, objection the application were represented by Anna Parkinson and Jacqueline Swanson. Our resident Councillor, Sue Pearson was…</p>
<p>In December the Planners decided that COLPAI had not made a strong enough case to discharge condition 5 relating to the retention of the trees bordering the allotments and referred the issue to a full Planning and Transportation Committee which was held on Tuesday 28 February. COLPAI application to discharge the condition was approved.</p>
<p>The Golden Baggers, objection the application were represented by Anna Parkinson and Jacqueline Swanson. Our resident Councillor, Sue Pearson was allowed to speak on the matter but not vote as the Standards Committee deemed her to have a pecuniary interest. She made the following declaration before presentations were made:</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>COUNCILLOR SUE PEARSON - declaration</strong></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">"I declare a pecuniary interest that the Standards Committee seems to think I have in the discharge of a condition about four trees and their proposed felling, the subject of agenda item 10.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">I have been granted a dispensation to speak on this item, thanks to the Court having required the Standards Committee to allow resident councillors to do what they were elected to do.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">I have, however, been denied a dispensation to vote on this item, although it has no pecuniary consequence for anyone.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In any other local authority, my speaking and voting on a declared interest in these circumstances would simply not be an issue. I think this decision of the Standards Committee is very unfair, particularly as there is no appeal against it. This committee effectively controls how resident councillors vote. That is not democracy."</p>
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<p>Below the presentations (with accompanying slides) made by Anna and Jacqueline for the Baggers and questions posed and arguments made by <strong>Cllr Sue Pearson</strong>, <strong>Cllr Graeme Harrower</strong> and <strong>Cllr Mark Bostock</strong> supporting the objection. Some useful documents referred to:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/939023581?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COLPAI application cover letter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/939019497?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Montagu Evans - Option testing report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/939030169?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Email correspondence between Baggers and COLPAI</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/939062272?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Document</a> outlining reasons behind summer 2018 campaign to save the trees</li>
<li><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/939093285?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Planning Officer Report</a> and <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/939109552?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Background Papers</a></li>
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<p>You can also see the full Agenda <a href="http://democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=143&MId=19658&Ver=4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online</a> (item 10)</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>ANNA PARKINSON - presentation</strong></span></p>
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<p>"Good Morning. I am Anna Parkinson and I have lived in Hatfield House for over 16 years. This is the view from our balcony. I’ve been involved with the Golden Baggers Community growing project for around 9 years and Jacqueline and I have met the City Surveyors separately representing their interests.</p>
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<p>I would like to address the issues of omission or factual inaccuracy in the applicant’s submission.</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/938950721?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/938950721?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a>This extract from the application letter of 26 October 2018 advises that the PBA design (of 2017) illustrates congestion of service routes alongside and below the trees.</p>
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<p>However, the applicant agreed to Condition 5 in July 2018, having already given their undertaking to the Golden Baggers that they would do everything to save the trees.</p>
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<p>The consultation process during the original application resulted in huge support for the retention of the trees and a successful campaign resulted in a petition of over 1000 signatures.</p>
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<p>The obvious solution would therefore be to look at ways to relocate the service trench.</p>
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<p>These diagrams show the routes designed to service the building by the trees. Alternatives are possible, both to remove this service trench completely, including running services within Basterfield Mews (the contractor has just dug a trench to service the site along Basterfield Mews, so we know this is possible). Equally the area below the bin stores could be utilised for a service trench and the area alongside the trees could have a permeable surface and a sustainable urban drainage system could be implemented here.</p>
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<p>These diagrams illustrate alternative viable routes for services, which could be implemented at no additional cost to the contract and arguably create a more viable layout for the kitchen. These internal reorganisations would have minimal impact on this elevation and would be de minimus in planning terms.</p>
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<p>We would have hoped that the applicant had instructed their consultants to carry out this exercise and think creatively in the light of the consultation process and Condition 5 but they have produced no evidence to show this was done.</p>
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<p>I can run through these options in more detail in questions at the end of the presentation.</p>
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<p>Turning to the section drawing on page 7 of the January 2019 Options testing report. The applicant has chosen to show the worst case situation - though not labelled this drawing appears to indicate the canopy of the cherry tree. The silver birch trees have a higher canopy of between 12 and 15m, and the school hall.5.5m, so these trees need not be pruned so extensively. We believe the service trench could be removed from this area completely as just discussed. The pile cap illustrated here is actually placed between the trees in the plans we have been shown, so this drawing does not accurately illustrate the final proposed built form.</p>
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<p>Given time constraints, here are some quick observations on the Applicant’s January 2019 Option Testing document, which we circulated yesterday:</p>
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<p><strong>Page 7</strong></p>
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<li>4.7 If betterment is suggested why are fewer trees being proposed in this location? 3 similar trees in place of 4, of 3 different varieties</li>
<li>4.8 Where is the evidence that the tree roots ‘are particularly delicate?</li>
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<p><strong>Option 3 - Moving Location of School Hall in particular is wholly incorrect.</strong></p>
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<li>4.10 Factually incorrect; figure 2.1 on page 5 of the same document indicates that the Root Protection Area of T1 encroaches marginally on the school hall and T4 only tangentially. The school hall would NOT need to move by a MINIMUM of 4m. Please consider this point carefully when making your decision.</li>
<li>4.12 All the bullet points listed here are negated by my argument above and conflated to dramatise the severity of the impact.</li>
<li>No more of the flats in Basterfield House would be affected by potential daylight and sunlight impacts if the school hall was moved marginally. Indeed some would be better off.</li>
<li>And there would be no need to reduce the number of trees in the site generally.</li>
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<p><strong>Page 10, Option 5 Moving the M&E routes </strong></p>
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<li>4.18 Is whollly incorrect as illustrated in the earlier slides. The service rooms could be closer to the main school building.</li>
<li>The delays listed could have been avoided as the applicant was aware of the proposed location of the school hall at the time they agreed to the conditions on 19 July 2018</li>
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<p>I wanted to touch on the ecologist’s comments the bat survey submitted by the objectors in the applicant’s letter of 7 January 2019. The survey equipment was detailed in our report, which was carried out by the Technical advisor to the Friends of City Gardens. His survey work helps deliver the City’s Biodiversity Action plan and he is soon to provide a seminar on ‘Bats in the City’ to the City’s Planning Team."</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>COUNCILLOR MARK BOSTOCK - questions</strong></span></p>
<p>Cllr Bostock posed a number of questions to Anna allowing her to both declare her qualifications and elaborate on the options she outlined to relocate the service trench. Anna has been an architect for almost 30 years, 20 of which have been spent on housing schemes, so she is very familiar with the challenges faced by COLPAI AND potential solutions.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>JACQUELINE SWANSON - presentation</strong></span></p>
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<p>"Good morning. My name is Jacqueline Swanson. I also live on Golden Lane Estate and represent the Golden Baggers.</p>
<p>I’d like to address what Condition 5 actually means as there seems to be some wildly differing interpretations. I think it’s perfectly understandable for baggers and residents to assume it means the following:</p>
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<p>Of course there is the caveat ‘<em>unless otherwise agreed in writing</em>’ however we were pretty shocked to read the Applicant’s definition:</p>
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<p>That strikes me as a very biased interpretation. And we’re not stupid, we had good reason to believe that the Applicant had every intention to retain the trees as you can see in this email from the City Surveyor following our campaign Anna mentioned and BEFORE the condition was put in place:</p>
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<p>These are the Applicants own words and yet somehow their commitment has turned into a ‘discussion’, maybe they can ‘reduce the number proposed’ and what this is really about is the replacement trees. This was a real eye opener and sheds some light on the shortcomings of the so called consultation process and why, despite several requests from the Baggers, an Option testing report was not provided until earlier this month. This only as a result of your committee deciding to bring the decision to today’s full committee meeting. For which we thank you.</p>
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<p>Anna has also pointed out several significant errors in the report and the limited nature of the options explored, presented and dismissed. It’s clear the Applicant did not think it necessary to fully investigate.</p>
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<p>Our campaign in the summer was very specific about why we NEED these trees for the duration of construction and outlined the devastating impact of ripping them out on biodiversity and the health of residents. I don’t need to tell you the negative impacts of pollution on health – childhood asthma, miscarriage, links with early onset Alzheimer’s etc</p>
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<p>The campaign also cited Islington Planning Policy, Islington Tree Policy and the Finsbury Local Plan and clearly was of sufficient merit and gravitas to result in Condition 5 being applied.</p>
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<p>Accepted research indicates that the best mitigation against pollution is trees, and not singular trees, but a green corridor. The proffered replacement trees do not materialise until AFTER the construction is complete – probably two years later. They also lack the biodiversity of the current trees, all home to myriad wildlife. This weekend we took part in the RSPB national bird watch – in a single hour we saw at least 10 different species of birds.</p>
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<p>The Applicant focuses on the quality of the trees – but this has not changed since the condition was put in place so why is it relevant to this decision?</p>
<p>And as for escalating costs and delayed schedule, I’m no expert but I don’t understand these to be planning issues.</p>
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<p>These are issues to do with the scheme itself and the problems inherent in delivering it. Planning permission was granted because of the desperate need for social housing, NOT because it is a good design. This is reflected in the significant number of conditions attached. Of the 67 conditions 31 will profoundly affect residents and the Golden Lane neighbourhood. Surely we are entitled to expect that the community be properly consulted and the spirit of any Conditions adhered to?</p>
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<p>In October 2018 the City Surveyor contacted the Baggers to say they were having problems ‘retaining all the trees’, the implication being some could and would be retained. We entered into communications in good faith and with pragmatism. All trees are not equal and we had already accepted that one tree (T1) may have to be removed for health and safety reasons. But where is the evidence of real serious effort to change the construction management plan to retain the rest of the existing trees?</p>
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<p>We feel we were mislead, kept in the dark, fobbed off and unduly pressurised when we were told that if we did not provide a ‘list of requirements’ by 30 November then it would be taken that we weren’t interested in mitigation. This is not true, we were not however, prepared to be exploited to support their application.</p>
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<p>The City Surveyors have acted as if it is an absolute given that the trees would be removed. This speaks to a deeply ingrained culture of arrogance. The world is changing and this is no longer acceptable. It is essential that the Applicant is reminded that expediency does not trump due process.</p>
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<p>We hope you will refuse this application to discharge this condition and ask the Applicant to exercise a little imagination and willing so as to retain the trees, an essential green corridor in protecting the precious wild life and the health and well being of the resident community.</p>
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<p>We thank you for your time and consideration."</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>COUNCILLOR GRAEME HARROWER - questions and speech</strong></span></p>
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<p>"I am going to put to you three facts. My question will then be simply whether those facts are true. The relevance of the facts and my question will become apparent in the debate.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Fact 1</strong>:<span> </span>At a meeting on 28 June 2018, held among a member of the City Surveyor’s department, the Golden Baggers (the Golden Lane allotment group) and a representative of the contractor, three months after this Committee approved the COLPAI planning application, technical issues about preserving the trees were discussed, and no insurmountable obstacle to their preservation was identified.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Fact 2</strong>:<span> </span>On 2 July 2018 (four days later), the same member of the City Surveyor’s department sent an email to a representative of the Golden Baggers announcing that he had gained approval for the trees to be preserved in the course of the redevelopment of the site (and on 19 July 2018 the preservation of the trees was made the subject of a planning condition).</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Fact 3</strong>:<span> </span>At a meeting on 18 October 2018, held more three and a half months after that email was sent, a member of the City Surveyor’s department and a representative of the contractor informed the Golden Baggers that the trees could not be preserved.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>My question is simply: are those facts true? Please answer “yes” or “no”, and if the answer is “yes”, please say which fact you think is not true and why."</p>
<p> </p>
<p>After consulting briefly, Mr Bradburn answered “yes”.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Speech during the debate:</strong></span></p>
<p> </p>
<p>"I refer the Committee to page 81, paragraph 22, which states that:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>“The applicants advise that this [the preservation of the trees] would result in delays to the project, which would delay the school opening and increase cost.”</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Increased cost for a developer is not a relevant planning consideration. That is not just my view. The City planning officer responsible for this case correctly expressed the same view during the site visit.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Delay in a development is also not a relevant planning consideration. That is again not just my view. The City planning officer responsible for this case also correctly expressed the same view during the site visit. The other City planning officer present gamely, but hopelessly, tried to link the statement I have quoted with the education policy, but there is no causality. As revealed in my questions to the Applicant, the Applicant itself caused delay by finding an issue with preserving the trees many months after it could have done so.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The paragraph in which the statement I have quoted appears concerns the most extreme mitigation measure of moving the school hall (but not by as much as four metres, as we’ve heard). But there is no need to resort to such extremes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>On page 104, paragraphs 2.1 to 2.6, six non-extreme solutions are mooted, one of which was well illustrated by Anna Parkinson in her presentation. There is nothing in the report which indicates that any of these measures has been considered by the Applicant. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>This brings me to my final point - I offer a wager of £100 to any member of this Committee (proceeds to go to a charity of the winner’s choice) that if this application is refused, a way will be found<span> </span><b>both</b><span> </span>to proceed with the development<span> </span><b>and</b><span> </span>to preserve the trees, and thus respect the community.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The truth is that the Applicant couldn’t be bothered to find a solution. That is not a valid basis for discharging this condition, as well as increased cost and delay not being relevant planning considerations."</p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>OTHER COMMENTS:</strong></span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span><strong>Councillor Sue Pearson</strong> stressed the importance of the trees were to the community and as a wild life habitat and that it was clear that the applicant (the City Corporation) had not properly looked into how they could be saved.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span><strong>Councillor Marianne Fredericks</strong> asked that there was full consultation with the City tree specialist and the baggers to ensure there was a good diverse selection of new trees planted not just the three Downy Birches proposed.</span></p>
<p> </p>Despite planning condition COLPAI plan to destroy trees bordering the allotmenttag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2018-11-16:2323372:BlogPost:684992018-11-16T21:00:00.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
<p>During the summer the Golden Baggers mounted a <strong><a href="https://www.change.org/p/we-need-our-trees-protect-our-trees-and-they-will-protect-us/u/22992088" rel="noopener" target="_blank">campaign to save the trees</a> </strong>bordering the allotments and the old Richard Cloudesley School site. Over 1,000 signatures were collected, with coverage in <a href="https://www.citymatters.london/golden-lane-locals-rally-protect-trees/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">City Matters</a> and the…</p>
<p>During the summer the Golden Baggers mounted a <strong><a href="https://www.change.org/p/we-need-our-trees-protect-our-trees-and-they-will-protect-us/u/22992088" target="_blank" rel="noopener">campaign to save the trees</a> </strong>bordering the allotments and the old Richard Cloudesley School site. Over 1,000 signatures were collected, with coverage in <a href="https://www.citymatters.london/golden-lane-locals-rally-protect-trees/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">City Matters</a> and the consequent positive consultation with the City resulted in a condition to protect the trees being attached to the planning permission granted on July 17. <a href="http://www.goldenlaneestate.org/page/we-need-our-trees" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more about the campaign here</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.change.org/p/we-need-our-trees-protect-our-trees-and-they-will-protect-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.citymatters.london/golden-lane-locals-rally-protect-trees/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/135899746?profile=original&width=750" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p><strong>Despite having agreed to the condition COLPAI has now applied to <a href="https://planning.islington.gov.uk/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/Generic/StdDetails.aspx?PT=Planning%20Applications%20On-Line&TYPE=PL/PlanningPK.xml&PARAM0=469490&XSLT=/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/SiteFiles/Skins/Islington/xslt/PL/PLDetails.xslt&FT=Planning%20Application%20Details&PUBLIC=Y&XMLSIDE=/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/SiteFiles/Skins/Islington/Menus/PL.xml&DAURI=PLANNING" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Islington Planning Department</a> to destroy the four mature trees and all the planting along the edge of the site.</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The deadline for public comments via the planning portal has passed, however you can email the Islington Planners direct quoting: </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>P2107/2961-FUL Discharge of Condition no. 5</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><a href="mailto:simon.greenwood@islington.gov.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">simon.greenwood@islington.gov.uk</a></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
<p>The application was submitted on 26 October and prior to this the Baggers were invited to <strong>ONE</strong> meeting on <strong>Thursday 18 October.</strong> They made it very clear in writing a few days later that they thought the consultation was inadequate and left many questions unanswered:</p>
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<p><em>"Whilst we were grateful that you had had further survey work done, on reflection there appeared to be little information produced at the meeting which went any way to convince us that you had seriously explored any options to protect the trees, nor any creative thinking to alleviate our concerns. In fact the only drawings you showed us had the intention of justifying the position that the trees would have to be felled.</em></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Had you looked at engineering solutions which looked at cantilevering out a slab from piles and beams deeper into the site to avoid the tree roots? Where were the drawings and calculations?</em></li>
<li><em>Had you looked into relocation of the proposed service trench? Why were any alternatives dismissed?</em></li>
<li><em>Had you looked at using anything other than a deep scaffold for construction of what is effectively a single storey building?</em></li>
<li><em>Was there any exploration of the boundary treatment and retention of the existing established plants and climbers on the wire fence which currently form an effective screen to the building site?</em></li>
<li><em>Have you looked at sequencing the site operations so that existing trees can be retained for longer and new trees planted in their final position sooner to minimise any temporary planting and provide continuity of habitat and biodiversity.</em></li>
<li><em>We would have expected to see an arboriculturalist’s report on the effect of pruning back the trees to enable the building work to be done.</em></li>
<li><em>The Baggers had also requested at the recent Colpai Communications meetings that the new ecology survey report be copied to us but have not yet seen this.</em></li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>Despite much chasing they were finally sent some documents on <strong>Monday 5 November</strong> - <em><u>after</u></em> the application had been submitted. The documents were wholly inadequate and on querying they were told that <strong>COLPAI on the basis of ‘expert opinion’ that the trees needed to be removed, had not in fact fully explored any other options to retain them, that they did not see the need to spend the money on investigation</strong>.</p>
<p>The Baggers asked for and were promised a copy of the application which <strong>as of November 16 has still not materialised. Fortunately a couple of days ago they were able to find the submission for themselves and discovered that the deadline for public comments via the planning portal was Monday 19 November. However City Planners have agreed to take email submissions up until Thursday 29 November.</strong></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/135420050?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/135420050?profile=original&width=350" width="350" class="align-right"/></a><strong>The Baggers ask that you support them in making representations to the planning authorities to express disappointment that:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>the ‘consultation’ has been intentionally opaque</li>
<li>information and documents not forthcoming when promised</li>
<li>COLPAI has gone as far as to misrepresent the consultation in their application, suggesting that the Baggers are accepting of the proposals</li>
<li>clearly COLPAI has not made sufficient efforts to find workable solutions to save the trees</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<p>Email <strong><a href="mailto:simon.greenwood@islington.gov.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">simon.greenwood@islington.gov.uk</a></strong> quoting <strong>P2107/2961-FUL Discharge of Condition no. 5</strong></p>
<p>and please copy the City Planners</p>
<p><a href="mailto:catherine.linford@cityoflondon.gov.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catherine.Linford@cityoflondon.gov.uk</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Every comment will make a difference</strong></span></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/135426938?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read a detailed objection by Anna Parkinson, Golden Baggers here.</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/135416832?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">You can see COLPAI cover letter here</a> </p>
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<p><span>Here's a little bit of inspiration from some of our younger Baggers, who have been tying yellow ribbons to save our trees. Also an article in <a href="https://www.citymatters.london/protestors-campaign-save-trees-golden-lane-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">City Matters</a> (29 Nov).</span></p>
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<p><span><a href="https://planning.islington.gov.uk/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/PLComments.aspx?pk=469490" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/135577043?profile=original&width=750" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></span></p>
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<p>Read a detailed time line of correspondence below or <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/137445555?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">download pdf here</a>:</p>
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<p><strong>Golden Baggers: Bev Bytheway, Anna Parkinson, Jacqueline Swanson</strong></p>
<p><strong>COLPAI: Mark Lowman, Gerald Mehrtens, Paul Murtagh, Andrew Carter</strong></p>
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<tbody><tr><td><p><strong>02/07</strong></p>
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<td><p><strong>Email: COLPAI to the Baggers</strong></p>
<p><em>Hi Bev</em><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Firstly, can I ask you to forward over the notes from our meeting last week?</em></p>
<p><em>Secondly, I have spoken to the Director of Children’s and Community Services and gained his outline approval to keeping all four trees as discuss and re-planting at the City’s cost should they die after the school has been completed.</em></p>
<p><em>I still need to agree with Steve- ISG and Emma - BD Landscapes the details (tree planters, cable routes etc) and suspect Steve will still want to condition any agreement to give ISG the provision to remove the tree adjacent to Basterfield service road should they believe it represents a H&S risk, but in any event we will continue to work with the Baggers to make sure you are consulted if this turns out to be the case. </em></p>
<p><em>I also need to check with LBI Planners to make sure they are happy that we submit a revised landscaping proposal showing the retained trees. </em><em> </em></p>
<p><em>I will contact you again in the near future with an updated landscape plan showing the retained trees.</em></p>
<p><em>Regards</em></p>
<p><em>Mark Lowman</em></p>
<p><em>Property Projects Group</em></p>
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<tr><td><p><strong>17/07</strong></p>
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<td><p><strong>Planning permission granted with following condition attached</strong></p>
<p><strong>Condition 5</strong></p>
<p><em>“Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority none of the existing trees on the boundary with the neighbouring allotments shall be removed or pruned. Prior to commencement (excluding demolition) details of the protection of the trees including the roots shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved protection shall be installed in accordance with the approved details and shall be erected before any equipment, machinery or materials are brought on to the site for the purposes of the development, and shall be maintained until all equipment, machinery and surplus materials have been removed from the site. Nothing shall be stored or placed in any treeprotection area in accordance with this condition and the ground levels within those areas shall not be altered, nor shall any excavation be made, without the written consent of the Local Planning Authority. Trees which die or become in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority seriously damaged or defective within 3 years of completion of the development shall be replaced with 4m Birch trees or such alternatives as may be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.”</em></p>
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<tr><td><p><strong>05/09</strong></p>
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<td><p><strong>Email: Baggers to City</strong></p>
<p><em>Dear Mark,</em></p>
<p><em>Following up on your encouraging message after you met with the Golden Baggers at the end of June, I attended the Colpai community liaison meeting yesterday evening where we touched on the construction and demolition management plans, which I understand have been submitted to LB Islington and CoL planners in order to discharge the relevant planning conditions.</em></p>
<p><em>The draft CMP and DMPs on the Colpai website make no mention of tree protection and the hoarding line indicated alongside the Bagger’s allotments appears to sit alongside or on the boundary wall. When I attempted to clarify this at the meeting I was advised that it was unlikely that any hoarding would be erected along this boundary and that the existing wall and fencing would form adequate protection at this edge of the site. I was further advised that the trees would most likely be protected using heras fencing, which I would query as this would be vulnerable to being knocked over by construction vehicles and would offer no protection against dust or indeed any additional protection against construction noise along this boundary.</em></p>
<p><em>I note that the condition 5 on the Decision Notice requires the submission of details of tree protection and, whilst the condition appears not to apply to the demolition phase, it is evident that trees can equally be harmed during demolition and would appeal to the development team to consider and give assurances that the trees will be protected during demolition. Could we also request that a detailed tree protection plan is prepared and circulated for consultation with the Baggers as soon as possible?</em></p>
<p><em>Your message below makes reference to an updated landscape plan indicating the retained trees and we would be grateful to see a copy of this if it is available.</em></p>
<p><em>Kind regards</em></p>
<p><em>Anna Parkinson</em></p>
<p><em>Golden Lane Baggers Committee</em></p>
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</tr>
<tr><td><p><strong>06/09</strong></p>
</td>
<td><p><strong>Email: COLPAI to Baggers</strong></p>
<p><em>Dear Anna,</em></p>
<p><em>I thought it may be useful for me to respond to this briefly, given Mark was not at the meeting on Tuesday, and we can clarify further at future meetings if necessary.</em><em> </em></p>
<p><em>My understanding of the discussion at the Liaison Group meeting on Tuesday was the contractor saying he was willing to install hoarding in relation to the trees in a more flexible way to take into account the wishes of the ‘Baggers’ and other affected residents as long as it didn’t have any health and safety implications. This was an offer of the contractor to be flexible rather than stating an intention, such as the trees remaining more visible from the allotment area of the site.</em><em> </em></p>
<p><em>As you mention below, there is a requirement to submit a detail plan and this will be circulated to stakeholders at an appropriate time.</em></p>
<p><em>Again, an updated Landscaping plan will be circulated in due course.</em></p>
<p><em>Regards</em></p>
<p><em>Gerald Mehrtens</em><em> <br/> Director of Academy Development</em></p>
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</tr>
<tr><td><p><strong>07/09</strong></p>
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<td><p><strong>Email: Baggers to COLPAI</strong></p>
<p><em>Dear Gerald,</em><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Thank you for your prompt reply.</em></p>
<p><em>We have a social meeting on the allotments this weekend and I will discuss this issue with the Baggers.</em></p>
<p><em>Could you confirm when you intend to commission the tree protection plan, as this will need to be approved by the Planning Authority prior to the commencement of construction on site. A revised Ecological Study was also mentioned at the meeting - is this a public document and if so, would we be able to see a copy?</em></p>
<p><em>Regards</em></p>
<p><em>Anna</em></p>
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</tr>
<tr><td><p><strong>21/09</strong></p>
</td>
<td><p><strong>Email: Baggers to COPLAI</strong></p>
<p><em>Dear Gerald and Mark,</em></p>
<p><em>I have spoken with a number of the baggers, all of whom share concerns about the protection of the trees and the boundary with the allotments site, as well as potential noise, dust and disruption from the demolition and construction work. </em></p>
<p><em>Please could you provide any further clarity and detail on the proposals for the hoarding and tree protection at this boundary as the plans I have seen in the CMP and DMP are not specific and we are mindful that the demolition work is due to start imminently.</em></p>
<p><em>I have also requested </em></p>
<p><em>1. an updated landscape plan</em></p>
<p><em>2. a copy of the revised Ecological Survey</em></p>
<p><em>3. an assurance that the trees will be protected during demolition</em></p>
<p><em>4. that a draft Tree Protection plan be circulated to the Bagger’s Committee as soon as possible</em></p>
<p><em>Please could we have an update on the above?</em></p>
<p><em>Kind regards</em><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Anna Parkinson</em></p>
<p><em>Golden Baggers Committee</em></p>
<p></p>
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</tr>
<tr><td><p><strong>26/09</strong></p>
</td>
<td><p><strong>Email: COLPAI to Baggers</strong></p>
<p><em>Dear Anna<br/> Thank you for very much for your email, we apologise for the delay in responding. You have raised a number of items which we would like to ensure are all addressed therefore some information is a repeat of information previously provided.</em></p>
<p><em>You are correct that the first draft of the CMP / DMP had little information regarding tree protection. This was also raised by other parties during the ‘documents issued for comment’ period, this was addressed on the revised copy submitted for discharge of pre-commencement planning conditions.</em></p>
<p><em>You are correct that the hoarding line indicated to sit alongside the Bagger’s allotment, however as previously discussed, the Contractor stated he was willing to install hoarding in relation to the trees in a more flexible way to take into account the wishes of the Baggers’ and other affected residents as long as it didn’t have any health and safety implications. Again, this was an offer of the Contractor to be flexible rather than stating an intention, such as the trees remaining more visible from the allotment area of the site.</em></p>
<p><em>You stated that you was advised that the trees would most likely be protected using heras fencing and that this would offer no protection against dust or indeed any additional protection against construction noise along this boundary. Again, the offer of heras fencing is a proposal discussed to suit issues raised by the Baggers at the Baggers meeting on the 29<sup>th</sup>June 2018 where protection was discussed. The meeting minutes state:</em></p>
<p><em>“…boundary shrubs and climbers between COLPAI and the Golden Baggers’ Allotments could be retained and protected during the construction period to provide continuity of habitat; preserve existing biodiversity and offer screening from the construction site to mitigate harm and disturbance for residents and the community allotments…”</em></p>
<p><em>Could we ask that you co-ordinate a prioritised view from all the Baggers as there now appears to be mixed requirements to:</em></p>
<p>· <em>Protect the trees</em></p>
<p>· <em>Request to not provide solid hoarding on the proposed hoarding line</em></p>
<p>· <em>Existing boundary shrubs and climbers will provide screening from the construction site</em></p>
<p><em>Heras fencing has been discussed to address the requirements and now it is understood that heras fencing is now considered inappropriate in terms of dust and noise protection. </em></p>
<p><em>An updated Landscaping plan will be circulated in due course.</em></p>
<p><em>The planning condition in relation to trees (condition 5) states:</em></p>
<p><em>“Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority none of the existing trees on the boundary with the neighbouring allotments shall be removed or pruned. Prior to commencement (excluding demolition) details of the protection of the trees including the roots shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved protection shall be installed in accordance with the approved details and shall be erected before any equipment, machinery or materials are brought on to the site for the purposes of the development, and shall be maintained until all equipment, machinery and surplus materials have been removed from the site. Nothing shall be stored or placed in any tree protection area in accordance with this condition and the ground levels within those areas shall not be altered, nor shall any excavation be made, without the written consent of the Local Planning Authority. Trees which die or become in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority seriously damaged or defective within 3 years of completion of the development shall be replaced with 4m Birch trees or such alternatives as may be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.”</em></p>
<p><em>A detailed plan is currently being considered and worked through. We will liaise further in due course. An update on the revised ecological study was discussed at the last meeting, where the following was confirmed:</em></p>
<p><em>“An ecological appraisal was carried out at on the Golden Lane site on the 29th August 2018. The ecologist confirmed that no bats were seen emerging from the building and the only activity on site was from foraging bats passing high which were arriving from the vegetated area to the west of the site. <br/> Bats are highly mobile and therefore the Contractor will use a precautionary approach to building demolition.<br/> The ecology team have confirmed that there were no other ecology concerns noted and their full report will follow in due course. The ecology team has confirmed that no further bat surveys are required, other than as may be required by Planning Conditions.”</em></p>
<p><em>We will share relevant reports that will be required to be submitted for Planning Conditions.</em></p>
<p><em>Kind regards</em></p>
<p><em>The CoLPAI Team</em></p>
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p><strong>05/10</strong></p>
</td>
<td><p><strong>Email: COLPAI to Baggers</strong></p>
<p><em>Good afternoon Bev</em></p>
<p><em>I am sure you are aware following the Community Liaison Meeting on Tuesday 2 October, that ISG are struggling to keep all four trees adjacent to the allotments in situ during the construction works. I have spent the last six weeks working with ISG, BD Landscapes and Hawkins Brown Architects attempting to find a solution to save the trees but are coming to the conclusion that for a number of reasons (Health & Safety concerns, potential for the trees to die once pruned and the volume of root ball that needs to be removed) three of the four trees would possibly either die during construction or pose such a risk or falling down they would need to be removed prior to a start on the assembly/ Sport Hall. I appreciate this will be a great disappointment to the baggers and residents and therefore would like to explain the reasons behind this with You , Anna and Jaqueline (and your tree expert ) and explore other opportunities to mitigate the loss of the trees.</em></p>
<p><em>If you are all free during the week 15-19 October I will arrange the meeting.</em></p>
<p><em>Regards</em></p>
<p><em>Mark Lowman</em></p>
<p><em>Corporate Projects Director</em></p>
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p><strong>18/10</strong></p>
</td>
<td><p><strong>COLPAI and Baggers meet</strong></p>
<p>Baggers were presented with all the reasons why retaining the trees was a problem for the contractor / developer.</p>
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</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p><strong>22/10</strong></p>
</td>
<td><p><strong>Email: Baggers to COLPAI</strong></p>
<p><em>Dear Mark</em></p>
<p><em>Thank you for arranging the meeting about the trees last Thursday. Apologies I had to rush away to pick up my son.</em></p>
<p><em>Whilst we were grateful that you had had further survey work done, on reflection there appeared to be little information produced at the meeting which went any way to convince us that you had seriously explored any options to protect the trees, nor any creative thinking to alleviate our concerns. In fact the only drawings you showed us had the intention of justifying the position that the trees would have to be felled.</em></p>
<p>· <em>Had you looked at engineering solutions which looked at cantilevering out a slab from piles and beams deeper into the site to avoid the tree roots? Where were the drawings and calculations?</em></p>
<p>· <em>Had you looked into relocation of the proposed service trench? Why were any alternatives dismissed?</em></p>
<p>· <em>Had you looked at using anything other than a deep scaffold for construction of what is effectively a single storey building?</em></p>
<p>· <em>Was there any exploration of the boundary treatment and retention of the existing established plants and climbers on the wire fence which currently form an effective screen to the building site?</em></p>
<p>· <em>Have you looked at sequencing the site operations so that existing trees can be retained for longer and new trees planted in their final position sooner to minimise any temporary planting and provide continuity of habitat and biodiversity.</em></p>
<p>· <em>We would have expected to see an arboriculturalist’s report on the effect of pruning back the trees to enable the building work to be done.</em></p>
<p>· <em>The Baggers had also requested at the recent Colpai Communications meetings that the new ecology survey report be copied to us but have not yet seen this.</em></p>
<p><em>Having talked to some of the other baggers and gone back to look at the potential impact on the growing boxes which we only constructed, as a community, a couple of years ago, we feel deeply aggrieved that our concerns are being dismissed with an unsatisfactory response. Looking at the impact of your proposal to import trees temporarily into the established allotments, this is going to be destructive and disproportionate. It feels like all the compromises are being dumped on the existing community on our side of the wall. </em></p>
<p><em>We appreciate that there is an imperative for you to start on site now that the permission has been given, however true consultation offers options and an analysis of the pros and cons - this has not been done here.</em></p>
<p><em>We feel that the Baggers have been treated unfairly by being lead to believe that you had a will to work with us and we will be making representations to the planning authorities to express our disappointment that the ‘consultation’ has resulted in a deeply unsatisfactory outcome for the Golden Baggers and the wider community on the estate.</em></p>
<p><em>Regards</em><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Anna Parkinson</em></p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>From Transport for London 28 September:</strong></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Today we have launched our consultation on proposed changes to central London bus services to deliver an efficient, modern, simple network with buses in the right places at the right times. </p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">This is the first step in a major modernisation of the bus network in more than 16 years. London’s bus network is also crucial to its continued economic…</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>From Transport for London 28 September:</strong></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Today we have launched our consultation on proposed changes to central London bus services to deliver an efficient, modern, simple network with buses in the right places at the right times. </p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">This is the first step in a major modernisation of the bus network in more than 16 years. London’s bus network is also crucial to its continued economic and social development, and will be vital in meeting the Mayor’s Transport Strategy target of 80 per cent of journeys being made using sustainable transport options by 2041. </p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Currently some routes can be inefficient, unreliable, or overly complex, particularly where we’re not matching the number of bus services to the level of customer demand. For example Kingsway and Park Lane, is current served by more than 100 buses an hour, many of which are significantly underused. This oversupply impacts on bus reliability, journey times, congestion and air quality. </p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Through our consultation we are proposing changes to 33 routes across central London, which will:</p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Restructure routes</strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Shorten routes</strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Change route frequencies</strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Withdraw three routes</strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Create one new route</strong></li>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">These changes aim to modernise our bus services by matching capacity with demand. This will help enable the delivery of year-on-year increases of outer London bus services.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The public consultation is open until<span> </span><strong>9 November</strong>. Please visit <a href="https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/central-london/?cid=central-london-bus-consultation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/central-london/?cid=central-london-bus-consultation</a><span> </span>to provide your response.</p>New draft policies - Filming, Parking, Sheds, Lettings and Transfers, Domestic Violence and Abusetag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2018-08-16:2323372:BlogPost:670932018-08-16T10:00:00.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Last year the City set up the Housing Users Board (HUB) so that interested residents could get involved in helping Housing Officers develop new policies and review existing ones.</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2308794985?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2308794985?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350"></img></a></span></strong> Members of the HUB team have recently been asked to comment on four new draft policy…</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Last year the City set up the Housing Users Board (HUB) so that interested residents could get involved in helping Housing Officers develop new policies and review existing ones.</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2308794985?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="350" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2308794985?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350" class="align-right"/></a></span></strong>Members of the HUB team have recently been asked to comment on four new draft policy documents:</p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310562395?profile=original" target="_self">Estate Parking and Storage Sheds Policy</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310563594?profile=original" target="_self">Lettings and Transfers Policy</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310563764?profile=original" target="_self">Filming and Photography on Estates Policy</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310563934?profile=original" target="_self">Domestic Violence and Abuse Policy</a></span></li>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">We have been asked to comment and share our thoughts on the following:</p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">General feedback and comments on the content / coverage</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Does it read well and is it clear?</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Is anything missing that should be addressed in the policy?</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Any errors or omissions</li>
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<p><strong>Many residents have expressed concerns about filming on the estate, others about "shed' monies so the Housing Team are happy to hear comments from all residents on the following email</strong> <a href="mailto:community.engagement@cityoflondon.gov.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">community.engagement@cityoflondon.gov.uk</a></p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><font color="#E2320F">PLEASE NOTE DEADLINE: Sunday 19 August</font></strong></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><a href="http://www.goldenlaneestate.org/page/housing-user-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a> for information about and how to join the HUB Team.</strong></p>Volunteers needed for White Cross Street Partytag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2018-07-07:2323372:BlogPost:662112018-07-07T07:00:00.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
<p>Find more information click <a href="https://volunteerteam.london.gov.uk/opportunities/12202" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a> and application form <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2541618232?profile=original" target="_self">here</a>.</p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><u>Duties will include:</u></strong></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">- To be helpful and friendly at all times and offer help when necessary to members of the public…</p>
<p>Find more information click <a href="https://volunteerteam.london.gov.uk/opportunities/12202" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> and application form <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2541618232?profile=original" target="_self">here</a>.</p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><u>Duties will include:</u></strong></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">- To be helpful and friendly at all times and offer help when necessary to members of the public</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">-To assist the event manager and event team</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">-Crowd management of any over-crowding areas and monitor the flow of the crowd throughout the event area</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">-To evacuate the event area in an incident and if necessary to provide assistance and support to the emergency services in the event of an incident or evacuation</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">-To report any anti-social behaviour or illegal activity to the Site Office</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">-Report any potential health and safety hazards or issues to the Site Office</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">-To undertake specific duties issued by the event manager or Site Office</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.change.org/p/we-need-our-trees-protect-our-trees-and-they-will-protect-us" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Protect our trees and they will protect us</a></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.change.org/p/we-need-our-trees-protect-our-trees-and-they-will-protect-us" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2541591110?profile=original" width="479"></img></a> The development of the former Richard Cloudesley School site next to the Golden Lane Estate has been granted…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.change.org/p/we-need-our-trees-protect-our-trees-and-they-will-protect-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Protect our trees and they will protect us</a></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.change.org/p/we-need-our-trees-protect-our-trees-and-they-will-protect-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2541591110?profile=original" width="479" class="align-center"/></a>The development of the former Richard Cloudesley School site next to the Golden Lane Estate has been granted Planning Permission by both Islington Council and the City of London.</p>
<p>The proposal involves the <strong><em>needless loss of seven existing semi-mature trees</em></strong> on the western boundary between the site and the allotments on Golden Lane Estate.</p>
<p>These seven established trees are in good health and have a reasonable life expectancy. The developers propose to replace them with just three new trees after the development is finished - <strong><em>at least 18 months down the line</em></strong>. This is no real compensation and the interim loss of habitat for nesting birds, bees and insects will be devastating.</p>
<p>The trees are not just beautiful but for up to a period of two years of demolition and noisy construction <strong><em>they act as the best barrier we have between a dirty building site and the estate</em></strong>. We'll desperately need the benefits of these trees during this time and we'll certainly need them afterwards to provide a green corridor providing shade, CO2 absorption, and biodiversity which will benefit the new school and residents alike.</p>
<p><strong><em>Clean air for our children is essential</em></strong> - Prior Weston Primary School, just down the road, is one of the 50 most polluted primary schools in London, despite its proximity to Fortune Street Park. This was recognised by Mayor Sadiq Kahn when he came to the school last September to launch his new 'toxic air' audit. </p>
<p>Our neighbourhood needs some serious anti-pollution busting measures and <strong>cannot <em>afford to lose any trees, for any period of time</em></strong>, particularly when workable solutions are available. This is a similar situation faced by communities up and down the country – we must stop the destruction of perfectly viable trees.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.change.org/p/we-need-our-trees-protect-our-trees-and-they-will-protect-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SIGN THE PETITION – WE NEED OUR TREES!</a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Press:</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.citymatters.london/golden-lane-locals-rally-protect-trees/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Golden Lane locals rally to protect trees in danger</a></p>
<p>Jo Davy, 23 May 2018 - City Matters</p>
<p><a href="https://www.citymatters.london/guide-open-garden-squares-weekend-city/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Garden State: the Golden Baggers open their gates</a></p>
<p>Jo Davy, 6 June 2018 - City Matters</p>
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<p></p>Alternative plans for CoLPAI by Fred Scotttag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2018-02-13:2323372:BlogPost:633672018-02-13T11:50:59.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
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<p><strong>This is a collage of 1950’s local Londoners looking at a model of my future proposal for the Richard Cloudesley / COLPAI site on the north east side of the Golden Lane Estate. It is a sketch model, a general arrangement.</strong></p>
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<p>The primary aim is to extend the principles of the existing layout,…</p>
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<p><strong>This is a collage of 1950’s local Londoners looking at a model of my future proposal for the Richard Cloudesley / COLPAI site on the north east side of the Golden Lane Estate. It is a sketch model, a general arrangement.</strong></p>
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<p>The primary aim is to extend the principles of the existing layout, as well as showing how the proposed uses for the site could be accommodated. It is meant to extend the existing Estate in a similar manner to the already existing buildings and spaces. To do this I proposed a new sunken court on the north side of Basterfield House the same width, depth and more or less length of the lawn in front of Basterfield House. It is intended then that the school buildings group around the east, north and west sides of the new space, and having their lower floors sunk into the space, so as to reduce the rooflines of the school. The school building on the west side will be the school hall entirely buried beneath a new pedestrian podium around a new tower block that uses the same cladding panels recently developed to clad Great Arthur House. It is intended that the school hall would be used for communal uses out of school hours. The tower will contain the 66 new council flats, and in the model this is a first idea. In my mind I’ve made some alterations but I still like it as a sister tower to Great Arthur. This new building would also make a new place of West Baltic Street, enclosing the old big plane tree that stands there with a new façade at right angles to the north side of Hatfield House. It is intended that there will be pedestrian access from West Baltic Street, perhaps passing under the new tower and going through to the roads at the back of Basterfield House, and from there into Golden Lane itself.</p>
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<p>This is how the new plan would fit in with the existing:</p>
<p>The red line shows the position of the tower, the orange line the school buildings, and the green line the new sunken court. You can see that there is a potential for a large open public space to the west of the new court, using in part the roof of the new hall that faces into the lowered courtyard. The classrooms on the north and east sides will also open into this space.</p>
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<p>On top of the new tower I have stolen the form of the concrete bonnet on top of Great Arthur and turned it through 90 degrees, and moved it to the south end of the block. The idea is to have a new bar in this structure to replace the one lost from the community centre.</p>
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<p>The Golden Lane Estate is universally recognized as one of the best examples in the United Kingdom realized by the political and architectural crusade in the 1950’s and 60’s to have the best architects in the country design and build through the local authorities housing for everyone. It is now seen as the highest achievement of British Modern architecture. I hope my proposed extension will compliment our beautiful Estate, and make the pleasures of living here available to newcomers to our community.</p>
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<p>Fred Scott, February 2018</p>MP Mark Field visits Golden Lane Estate and discusses CoLPAItag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2017-12-19:2323372:BlogPost:631682017-12-19T13:00:00.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
<p><strong>On Monday 11 December our local MP, Mark Field, visited Golden Lane Estate.</strong></p>
<p>He was taken on a walkabout by Tim Godsmark, GLERA Chair and a small group of residents - Anne Corbett, Charles Humphries and Emma Matthews.</p>
<p>Here is the subsequent correspondence:</p>
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<p><strong>From GLERA, 12 December:</strong></p>
<p><em>Dear Abhi,</em></p>
<p><em>It was a great pleasure to meet you yesterday. I attach a letter which summarises our concerns regarding the…</em></p>
<p><strong>On Monday 11 December our local MP, Mark Field, visited Golden Lane Estate.</strong></p>
<p>He was taken on a walkabout by Tim Godsmark, GLERA Chair and a small group of residents - Anne Corbett, Charles Humphries and Emma Matthews.</p>
<p>Here is the subsequent correspondence:</p>
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<p><strong>From GLERA, 12 December:</strong></p>
<p><em>Dear Abhi,</em></p>
<p><em>It was a great pleasure to meet you yesterday. I attach a letter which summarises our concerns regarding the proposed tower block development. We have kept it concise but if you do require any further background please let me know. Let me know if you require a paper copy or if anything is unclear.</em></p>
<p><em>The alternative low rise scheme which we believe is viable would:</em></p>
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<li><em>Provide a greater number of social housing units (76 instead of 66)</em></li>
<li><em>Be fully planning policy compliant</em></li>
<li><em>Provide public open space</em></li>
<li><em>Be less expensive to build than a tower</em></li>
<li><em>Be socially more integrated with the estate and</em></li>
<li><em>Avoid the fire escape compromises of a single staircase tower</em></li>
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<p><em>We would like to publish this letter on our website so that our members are kept informed. Please let me know if you would have any objection.</em></p>
<p><em>With best regards</em></p>
<p><em>Charles Humphries</em></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2541591450?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read attached letter here.</a></p>
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<p><strong>From Mark Field's Office, 18 December:</strong></p>
<p><em>Good morning, Charles</em></p>
<p><em>Many thanks for forwarding me this letter.</em></p>
<p><em>I should like to confirm that Mark has today written to John Barradell to express the concerns of residents’ in regard to the standard of the proposals’ social housing provision, as well as the sense amongst the GLERA that locals have not been listened to, nor meaningfully involved in this process. Mark has also forwarded a copy of this letter to Catherine McGuinness.</em></p>
<p><em>A letter has also been sent to Emily Thornberry MP, notifying her of Mark’s stance and the action he is taking. He has suggested that they share a consistent position when engaging with the local authorities if representations are to be as effective as possible.</em></p>
<p><em>You are more than welcome to publish your letter on your website, as well as any response we receive from Mr Barradell.</em></p>
<div><span><em>Kind regards</em></span></div>
<div><p><em>Ahbi</em></p>
<p><em>Office of Mark Field MP</em></p>
</div>RCS CoLPAI - alternative planstag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2017-11-15:2323372:BlogPost:631232017-11-15T14:00:00.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
<p><strong>Is it possible to achieve the same amount of school and housing accommodation on the RCS site in a low to medium rise format that matches the surrounding housing?</strong></p>
<p>The RSC CoLPAI GLERA sub-committee have looked at possible plans in more detail and it turns out that not only is it possible; you could achieve 15% more social housing on the site. The key is to combine the school and housing in one building which saves space. This layout would:</p>
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<p><strong>Is it possible to achieve the same amount of school and housing accommodation on the RCS site in a low to medium rise format that matches the surrounding housing?</strong></p>
<p>The RSC CoLPAI GLERA sub-committee have looked at possible plans in more detail and it turns out that not only is it possible; you could achieve 15% more social housing on the site. The key is to combine the school and housing in one building which saves space. This layout would:</p>
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<li>Be planning policy compliant</li>
<li>Be cheaper to build. (The tower is £3m over budget, partly because it is high-rise)</li>
<li>Achieve more and better quality Social Housing (76 flats instead of 66)</li>
<li>Provide the same area for the school with an integrated School Hall</li>
<li>Provide public open space Avoid the fire safety compromises of a single-staircase tower</li>
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<p>These plans are not meant to be fully worked up proposals for the site, but realistic schematic layouts. We call on the City of London to withdraw the highly damaging and misguided proposals for the CoLPAI tower and look urgently at a low-rise scheme along these lines.</p>
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<p></p>Academy of Urbanism Awards 2018tag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2017-11-13:2323372:BlogPost:631202017-11-13T13:30:00.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
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<p style="text-align: left;">Golden Lane Estate was shortlisted for an Urbanism Award 2018 in the Great Neighbourhood category alongside Byker in Newcastle and Smithfields in Dublin. Sadly we didn't win, but we did come away with a framed commendation and a very fitting poem from poet in residence,…</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Golden Lane Estate was shortlisted for an Urbanism Award 2018 in the Great Neighbourhood category alongside Byker in Newcastle and Smithfields in Dublin. Sadly we didn't win, but we did come away with a framed commendation and a very fitting poem from poet in residence, <a href="http://www.uktouring.org.uk/ian-mcmillan/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ian McMillan</a>. Byker were the deserving winners.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.goldenlaneestate.org/video/2018-urbanism-awards-the-great-neighbourhood-shortlist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch Ian deliver his poems for all three finalists.</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>All you need, anywhere, are streets paved with gold:</em><br/> <em>The gold of community, the gold of mutual benefit,</em><br/> <em>The gold of allotments in the early evening sun</em><br/> <em>That reflects on the windows of places built for living.</em><br/> <em>All you need anywhere is an island in the city</em><br/> <em>Connected to everywhere, central to the world</em><br/> <em>And looking out and in at the very same time</em><br/> <em>And so I give you the gleaming Golden Lane estate!</em><br/> <em>All you need is this: a place to live and breathe,</em><br/> <em>Gold spun from ideas, a Golden Lane of people</em><br/> <em>Because the people are what makes this place.</em><br/> <em>There I said it. Now let's get on with living.</em></p>
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<p>We don't know who nominated us, so a thank you to them and a very big thank you to Ian Dowsett in the Estate Office, who enthusiastically supplied the <a href="https://www.academyofurbanism.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Academy of Urbanism</a> with all the info they needed and organised the jury visit.</p>
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<p>See the Assessors' report <a href="https://www.academyofurbanism.org.uk/golden-lane-estate-london/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> describing how we came a close second...</p>
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<p><span>Image credit: David Rudlin / The Academy of Urbanism</span></p>Golden Lane Community Centre Meeting - call for Trustees and Volunteerstag:www.goldenlaneestate.org,2017-11-05:2323372:BlogPost:604122017-11-05T10:00:00.000ZGLE Website Comms Teamhttp://www.goldenlaneestate.org/profile/GLEComms
<div><strong>Community Centre Meeting </strong></div>
<div>Saturday 4th November 12 to 1pm</div>
<div>Sir Ralph Perring Centre</div>
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<div>Organised by the Steering Group - Dawn Frampton, Bill Clifford, Patricia O’Connor, Sue Pearson and Anne Corbett <p></p>
<div>A group of residents met today to discuss the latest Golden Lane Community Centre Developments. There was a lively exchange of views and questions. The Steering Committee set out the vision for a community centre as a social hub…</div>
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<div><strong>Community Centre Meeting </strong></div>
<div>Saturday 4th November 12 to 1pm</div>
<div>Sir Ralph Perring Centre</div>
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<div>Organised by the Steering Group - Dawn Frampton, Bill Clifford, Patricia O’Connor, Sue Pearson and Anne Corbett <p></p>
<div>A group of residents met today to discuss the latest Golden Lane Community Centre Developments. There was a lively exchange of views and questions. The Steering Committee set out the vision for a community centre as a social hub run by a Centre Manager and Trustees. The Centre Manager will recruit Volunteers to help and will be responsible for the centre programme and positive engagement with local residents. <p></p>
<p><span>Earlier in the year, Locality, a specialist charity who work with community groups, was commissioned by the steering group to</span> produce a proposal to show how residents can run the centre. Ellie Townsend, Locality Development Manager presented the key points of the report. We will need to raise £40,000 per year through grants and corporate sponsorship.</p>
<p>Key questions raised were:</p>
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<li>who will run the centre?</li>
<li>how will we raise money?</li>
<li>what will be the City of London’s involvement?</li>
<li>what will Trustees do?</li>
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<p><strong>What next?</strong></p>
<p>The City of London are examining the Locality report and will get back to the Steering Group on 16th November. </p>
<p>We need Volunteers to run activities in the centre and help with day-to-day management. The Centre Manager will recruit and train Volunteers. It will an opportunity for people to develop new skills.</p>
<p>We need Trustees to help run the centre - we are looking for people who have skills in Finance , Human Resources, IT, Education and Creative Arts.</p>
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<p>After today’s meeting we will set up a charity and start recruiting Trustees. If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer or a Trustee please send an email to <a href="mailto:goldenlane.communitycentre@gmail.com">goldenlane.communitycentre@gmail.com</a></p>
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