Wembley Central resident warns of scooter delivery danger on the High Road pavement

 

 

Wembley Central resident Jaine Lunn has written to councillors, council officers and the Town Centre manager, drawing their attention to the problem of scooters using the pavement in Wembley High Road:

Dear All

On Saturday 19th September around 2-3 pm I counted 22 delivery scooters parked on the pavements outside KallKwiK nearr Nandos, and outside Al-Pasha Supermarket, close to the bus stop.  Aside from the fact there is no respect for Social Distancing, Covid19 rules, I witnessed several pedestrians being forced to jump out of the way at detriment to their own safety as these drivers collect their deliveries, jump on their bikes, start their engines and drive several metres along the pavement before accessing the road.  As a pedestrian with no mobility problems it's like an obstacle course, and for those who have mobility issues or people with pushchairs it amounts to the Council and Police abandoning their duty of care to the public.

There are 2 loading bays in the immediate vicinity of this location, outside Uncle ('Twin Towers' to you and me Ed) block, and then again outside nos 410 to 402 High Road, is it not possible to force them to park there?

In the absence of Serco/Enforcement unwillingness to challenge these idiots, it is against the Highway Code to drive on the pavement, and I seriously question how many of these Take Away Drivers have read it, or that they have taken the required CBT test or that its valid.

 

 

I did call the SNT/Police as it was so bad but no one turned up.  As I walked back home I noticed a BMW parked on the pavement just east of the Traffic Lights, outside Cerabau Romanesque.

Would you please take action against the huge number of Take Away Scooter Drivers, persistently parked on the pavement and DRIVING on the pavement, as a matter of urgency regarding public safety.

I have photo's and video as proof (See photographs above)

regards

Jaine Lunn

Resident

Does Brent's Development Management Plan adequately address residents' concerns?

Thusday's Planning Committee LINK is rather different than usual because it addresses the context within which planning decisions are made and reflects members' concerns over some of the wider issues to do with regeneration, development and provision of affordable housing and making reference to such matters as the proliferation of betting shops and takeaways and the protection of pubs. This is the first in a number of blogs on the issues addressed.

The first item on the agenda is the Brent Development Management Policies Local Plan LINK which summarises reponses to the consultation. The Draft Plan dated August 2015 can be found HERE :

.        Summary of Issues Raised 


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.        3.8  Length of the document: A number of respondents identified that the document was too long. This has been addressed through significant amendment, removing that which is dealt with sufficiently in NPPF, NPPG and London Plan and its associated SPGs 


.        3.9  Town centres: Policies to prevent an overconcentration of takeaways, pay day loan shops, betting shop and Shish Cafes and takeaways and shisha cafes in proximity to schools received significant support from residents. However, Planware objected to the proposal to limit the number and location of takeaways on the basis they do not feel there is adequate justification for this policy. These policies have essentially been retained largely unchanged as it is considered evidence supports their retention.