Residents have been in contact about two aspects of the on-line consulation on removal of the cap on the number of events held at Wembley Stadium and more full capacity events LINK.
The first is the fact that on at least two occasions the link has been unavailable clearly affecting the public's ability to comment.
The second is puzzlement that submissions by the public that clearly object to the proposal are classifed as 'Neutral' - see below:
Please see comments below one of which suggest that if you do not choose Support, Object, or Neutral when submitting a comment online the system defaults to Neutral to the Neutral category. If this has happened to your comment it might be worth contacting the Planning Officer to state your position.
DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS THURSDAY MARCH 2ND
The first is the fact that on at least two occasions the link has been unavailable clearly affecting the public's ability to comment.
The second is puzzlement that submissions by the public that clearly object to the proposal are classifed as 'Neutral' - see below:
Please see comments below one of which suggest that if you do not choose Support, Object, or Neutral when submitting a comment online the system defaults to Neutral to the Neutral category. If this has happened to your comment it might be worth contacting the Planning Officer to state your position.
4 Park Lane, Wembley, HA9 7RZ (Neutral)
I strongly
object to the proposals. It would add to the traffic gridlocks,
sometimes hooting of horns late in the evening - not to mention
increased air pollution! And difficulty using public transport. Also,
residents having the nuisance of having to plan theirs lives around the
events. The behaviour of hooligans is also unbearable - I came home once
to find a brick had been thrown through my bathroom window! A small
tree got broken in half once on an event day - and then there is
urinating everywhere. And parking becomes impossible of corse. - As the
stadium is a national stadium it should not be used for anything else. -
I therefore strongly object to the variation of condition 3 and the
removal of condition 33 of 17/0368.
8 Village Mews, London, NW9 8SZ (Neutral)
I strongly
object to this and don't think residents have been taken into
consideration here.
Roads are already highly congested and Brent should be thinking about minimizing this instead of making matters worse. Whether I drive or take public transport on an event day my journey time is doubled sometimes tripled. I am unable therefore to travel within the local vicinity on event days.
Looking at other comments it is clear there is strong opposition, so it is hoped you take these concerns into consideration and think again of the impact this will have to residents, roads, traffic and the environment.
Roads are already highly congested and Brent should be thinking about minimizing this instead of making matters worse. Whether I drive or take public transport on an event day my journey time is doubled sometimes tripled. I am unable therefore to travel within the local vicinity on event days.
Looking at other comments it is clear there is strong opposition, so it is hoped you take these concerns into consideration and think again of the impact this will have to residents, roads, traffic and the environment.
15 Hillside Drive, Edgware, HA8 7PF (Neutral)
We live and work
very near to Stanmore and Cannons Park Underground Station, the A41 and
the M1 Edgware exit. Whenever there is any event on at Wembley Stadium,
the whole area grinds to a halt. The roads become impassable and
journeys around this area almost impossible. There is just not enough
space for the amount of cars on the road to travel or the availability
of parking places. Together with the noise and nuisance levels of
hundreds of various football or rugby fans, the request for additional
events is unacceptable for the residents living anywhere near Stanmore
or Cannons Park Underground stations or the M1/A41 or A1. If there are
visiting fans from the North of England, then the additional traffic on
the M1 turns the area to one large car park - absolutely nothing moves
and a 10 minute journey can turn into an hour.
We already have to contend with additional traffic and congestion when there are any events on at Allianz Park in Copthall Stadium Mill Hill and any events at The Hive in Edgware.
Therefore we strongly object to any additional usage of Wembley Stadium and to any football club having their games held there or having a residency there.
We already have to contend with additional traffic and congestion when there are any events on at Allianz Park in Copthall Stadium Mill Hill and any events at The Hive in Edgware.
Therefore we strongly object to any additional usage of Wembley Stadium and to any football club having their games held there or having a residency there.
68 Beverley Gardens, Wembley, HA9 9RA (Neutral)
'Condition 3'
was put in place for a reason - to prevent local residents from
suffering the great disruption and inconveniences caused to local
residents when up to 91,000 people descend on Wembley Stadium. Yet it is
now proposed that an extra 31 such events are allowed to take place.
And not just any events, but football matches, with their supporters,
some of whom have a tendency towards rowdiness, drunkenness and
anti-social behaviour.
WNSL has tried to say that it will try to mitigate any problems by 'working closely' with TfL and the Met Police etc. But with a large football crowd those problems can only be 'managed' not removed completely. On match days, residents will still have problems getting home (or leaving it) by train or car, problems picking up their children from school, problems accessing the Civic Centre, or be unable to have friends round.
I therefore object to this application. At the very least, THFC matches should be restricted to 50,000 seats. After all, their existing stadium only accommodates 36,800 and their new one will only be a 61,000 seater.
I also feel that by allowing this application for THFC to use the Stadium, a precedent will have been set that will allow future applications to be 'nodded through'.
WNSL has tried to say that it will try to mitigate any problems by 'working closely' with TfL and the Met Police etc. But with a large football crowd those problems can only be 'managed' not removed completely. On match days, residents will still have problems getting home (or leaving it) by train or car, problems picking up their children from school, problems accessing the Civic Centre, or be unable to have friends round.
I therefore object to this application. At the very least, THFC matches should be restricted to 50,000 seats. After all, their existing stadium only accommodates 36,800 and their new one will only be a 61,000 seater.
I also feel that by allowing this application for THFC to use the Stadium, a precedent will have been set that will allow future applications to be 'nodded through'.
49 Linden Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8BB (Neutral)
I feel that the
application is not pragmatic to the overall functions of Wembley. I
believe that the current situation is bad enough and does not need to be
exacerbated any further. There is enough congestion in Wembley on event
days. We as residents of Wembley do not feel any benefit from the
stadium events. We feel that we are made to surrender our parking spaces
to people who do not live in Wembley. We cannot have visitors around
because of the congestion. Life in Wembley is already bordering on
depressing. Please do not make it worse. I strongly object!
99 Grasmere Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8TG (Neutral)
This area is already very busy and too much traffic.
I object.
I object.
DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS THURSDAY MARCH 2ND
