A sharp-eyed reader has drawn my attention to several Brent Council consultations that are taking place during the August holiday period. The first is on Conservation Area directions within some of Brent's Conservation Areas. These are important because they map the relevant area and set out regulations on windows, doors and front gardens. The consultation started on August 1st and ends on Friday August 30th. So far just one person has 'had their say'.
This is the blurb from the council website LINK:
Proposed Article 4 Directions for Conservation Areas
On the 28th May 2024 Brent’s Cabinet Committee gave its authorisation to proceed with proposals for immediate and non-immediate new Article 4 Directions to replace the existing Directions for its residential Conservation Areas.
New immediate Article 4 Directions are needed because the Council has reduced the boundary of the Buck Lane Conservation Area, de-designated the Sudbury Cottages Conservation Area and agreed to relax the Article 4 Directions for windows, doors and front gardens in the Northwick Circle Conservation Area.
Non-immediate Article 4 Directions are needed because the Council has
extended the Brondesbury, Mapesbury, Queen’s Park and Willesden Green
Conservation Areas. The proposed Article Directions, with the exception of
Northwick Park outside Northwick Circle, will restrict the same suite of
permitted development rights as those Article 4s that exist and as illustrated
in the bullet points above. (Editor's note: As you can see there are no 'bullet points above!)
The Article 4 Directions are attached to this survey, or are alternatively available here where there are also accessible versions available: https://www.brent.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/listed-buildings-and-conservation-areas#article4
We are inviting comments on the Article 4 Directions from 1st August to 30th August 2024 17:00.
Please complete this survey, providing your comments on the proposed changes to the Conservation Article 4 Directions.
Only the name of organisations represented but not any individual’s personal details will be made public in any material related to the representations received. The Council will only retain your personal details to inform you of the outcome of the decision on whether to proceed with the confirmation of the Directions. After this has occurred your personal details will be deleted. For more information see our privacy notice.
If you have any questions or would like any further information please email planningstrategy@brent.gov.uk
Conservation area maps
Brondesbury
Kensal Rise
Mapesbury
Northwick Park
Queens Park
Roe Green
Sudbury Cottages
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7 comments:
Why is everyone surprised? this is now Brent Councils MO for consultations, just a box ticking exercise, they do what they want no matter how many comments they receive.
You should still complete the survey please or you are giving them carte blanche to do whatever they like
Clearly you are deluded, we used to be very committed to commenting on consultations but having witnessed time after time it makes no difference. Yes they have carte blanched to do whatever they want, because the engineer the situation to do exactly that.
If no one is happy with Labour run Brent Council vote them out at the next local election.
Vote for anyone except Labour - that would be the one 'consultation' they would have to listen to.
Does anyone remember that all the Edwardian Houses that surround King Edward V11 Park were in a Conservation Area back in the 1980s when it was in Preston Ward, now Wembley Hill. The status was removed as Brent Council failed miserably in protecting and enforcing the objectives/rules. They did nothing to stop the homeowners from building huge extensions, concreting over their gardens, replacing windows with UPVC double glazing etc etc etc. Meaningless consultation, no wonder there has only been one response so far.
If no one responds to the consultation they only have themselves to blame for the Council getting away with things.
Vote them out then!!!
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