Cllr Butt confirms his attendance at Brent Street Trees meeting on Wednesday January 15th

Cllr Butt, leader of Brent Council, has confirmed his attendance at the forthcoming meeting on Brent policy on trees. Since Furness Road LINK residents kicked off the campaign to save street trees from unnecessary removal requesting clearer information on criteria for removal, discussion on alternatives to removal, and early notice of the intention to fell, Groups and individuals from other areas of the borough have also been raising the issue including areas as distant from each other as Alperton, Kenton and Queens Park.

The meeting of residents, councillors and council officers will be held at Newman Catholic College, Harlesden Road, Willesden, NW10 3RN from 7pm - 8pm on Wednesday January 15th.

The recently formed group Brent Trees said:

Councillors and senior council officers have agreed to meet with local residents to discuss their policy on tree removal and pavement renewal. The recent campaign to save eleven condemned trees in Furness Road has been extremely successful and has resulted in the council reducing the number of condemned trees to just three. The purpose of the chaired and curated January meeting is to push for a fundamental change in the council's current policy on trees and pavement renewal (replacement of flagstones with asphalt across the borough) so that it complies with the climate change emergency that Brent council has itself declared.
 

Street meeting on Furness Road street tree removal Tuesday 26th November

After the uproar that arose when residents found out that Brent Council was about to remove 11 mature trees in Furness Road, five of which were outside the Furness Primary School playground, Brent Council has arranged a street meeting outside the school for 5pm on Tuesday 26th November.

The tree removal was postponed while the council reconsidered the issue.

The meeting will include local residents, Brent officers, ward councillors and the lead member for the environment Cllr Krupa Sheth.

People intending to attend should email chris.whyte@brent.gov.uk to confirm their attendance.

It is possible that the venue may be moved to somewhere more conducive to a discussion so please watch this space,