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Changes to penalty charges

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Harrow Council has posted changes to Penalty Charges as a determined by the London Councils Transport and Environment Committee and approved by the Mayor of London. See below:

NOTICE OF CHANGES TO PENALTY CHARGES AND ADDITIONAL FEES

Following a determination by the London Councils Transport and Environment Committee, approval by the Mayor of London, and having received no objection within the period of one month of notifying the Secretary of State for Transport, the following increase in penalty charges and additional fees will take effect from 1st April 2026. As such, the changes to the penalty charges issued within the London Borough of Harrow as of the above date, are as follows:

Parking penalties at the higher level will increase by £20 to:

  • £160 reduced to £80 if paid within 14 days from the date of issue of the Penalty Charge Notice.

Parking penalties at the lower level will increase by £20 to:

  • £110 reduced to £55 if paid within 14 days from the date of issue of the Penalty Charge Notice.

Bus Lane and Moving Traffic contraventions will remain at:

  • Penalty for contraventions of bus lane regulations – £160
  • Penalty for moving traffic contraventions – £160

A full list of contraventions can be found here:

https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/parking-services/parking-and-traffic-charges-london

(Please note, the Operator’s penalty for contravention of the London Lorry Control Scheme will remain unchanged, at £550 and the Driver’s penalty for contravention of the London Lorry Control Scheme will remain unchanged, at £130).

Dated 19th February 2026

Poonam Pathak, Strategic Head of Traffic, Highways and Asset Management Culture, Environment & Economy, PO Box 1362, Harrow, HA3 3RL

 

 

Met Engage – Community Crime Fighting

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The police are launching a brand-new service called Met Engage. Sign up today to receive updates from your local police officers on the issues that matter most to you.

To sign up today visit www.metengage.co.uk

Met Engage is not a crime-reporting platform. If you wish to report a crime you can call 101 or through our report a crime section of the Met website. If it is an emergency, dial 999.

SR 27/6/25

Facebook page

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The Hatch End Association has set up a Facebook page. We will use it to let you know of upcoming events such as litter pick-up days or open days at the station. We will also use it to let you know of matters concerning Hatch End. Do take a look and sign up.

 

SR 3/7/24

Local Events

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If you want to find out what do or see in the local area, take a look at our Local Events page where you will find many interesting plays, talks and exhibitions.

If you would like your organisation’s event published please contact us via this website or at editor@hatchend.org.

Riverside Park

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Hatch End Riverside Park

The Hatch End Association in conjunction with Harrow Council and the Harrow Arts Centre have created a new Riverside Park and with the help of our local councillors who have invested their NCIL money into the project.

This summer (2025) the Park was awarded Green Flag status and a flagpole has now been erected to allow the green flag to be flown to denote excellent facilities and respect for the environment. The HEA installed a new “Julian Maw” bench in the Park in a tranquil location beside our Silver Jubillee weeping willow. Julian was Chairman of the HEA for around 20 years. The wildflower meadow was looking glorious in June but the flowering has ended and in August a working party of the “friends” cut it back with scythes to let the seeds fall for next year’s display. The hay was collected in September. The “friends” have also been given a further grant to plant a fruit tree orchard in the Park and  are considering the best location. If you wish to join the “Friends”, or receive their newsletter via email, contact chairman Graham Buckland on riversideparkhatchend@gmail.com.

See below a link to the latest Friends of Riverside Park Newsletter – Issue 10 (November 2025) plus previous Newsletters: Newsletter 1 (July 2022), Newsletter 2 (August 2022), Newsletter 3 (October 2022), Newsletter 4 (April 2023), Newsletter 5 (July 2023), Newsletter 6 (November 2023), Newsletter 7 (April 2024), Newsletter 8 (November 2024) and Newsletter 9 (May 2025).

Friends of Riverside Park Newsletter – issue 10

Friends of Riverside Park Newsletter – issue 9

Friends Newsletter – issue 8 (November 24)
Friends Newsletter – issue 7 (April 2024)

Friends Newsletter – issue 6 (November 2023)

Friends Newsletter – issue 5 (July 2023)

Friends Newsletter – issue 4 (April 2023)
Newsletter issue 3 (October 2022)

Friends of Riverside Park Newsletter 2 – 220819

Friends of Riverside Park newsletter 1 010722

Hatch End Riverside Park

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Hatch End Riverside Park ~ Improvements

Principles of Design Engagement Event: Consultation

21 March 2022 at 1pm-4pm
at Hatch End Suites, Harrow Arts Centre, 171 Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, HA5 4EA

 

What’s going on?

We are consulting on ideas to reinvigorate this currently underutilised green space, to build a stronger connection to the River Pinn while creating a more ecologically rich environment for the enjoyment of the community. This is the first engagement event for the project and we would like to hear the thoughts of local people from “blue sky thinking” to practical concerns. We would be particularly keen to get your thoughts around:

  • Current use and aspirations
  • The potential for natural play
  • The potential for food growing
  • How the space might relate to the performing arts

Location of park

Directly west and south of the Harrow Arts Centre in Hatch End. Located on google maps here.

Going forwards

Going forwards it is intended to develop this into a community project with a friends group perhaps the Friends of Hatch End Pinn Park, to look after the enhanced park and maintain it in conjunction with Harrow Council.

The Hatch End Association welcomes all residents and anyone interested in this project attend the consultation. 

Julian Maw, Chair, 13 March 2022

Old Pizza Express

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LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE – RESULT OF MEETING ON 15 FEBRUARY 2021
Moka Pan Asian, 246-248 Uxbridge Road

Please find PDF of the licensing approval by Harrow Council to the application by Moka Pan Asian, subject to various conditions as a result of representations by local residents and the Hatch End Association.

Moka Pan Asian

Useful contacts

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Useful Contact Information for Hatch End households
Emergency Services and Utility Suppliers
Emergency Services
Ring 999 in a life-threatening emergency for Police, Fire, Health


Local Police
Hatch End Ward, Safer Neighbourhood Team
Address: 155 Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, Harrow, HA5 4EA [NOT a public access office]
When you email Hatch End SNT, call their number or 101, it will not lead to an immediate response, but the information will be recorded and will be used to build up a picture about where police resources should be used.
North West Command Unit
Email: Hatchend.SNT@met.police.uk; Tel: 020 8721 2998
Follow on on Twitter/X: @MPSHatchEnd [For local news]

Metropolitan Police (general)
A new platform called Met Engage has been created so that residents can get to know their local officers, help shape how the local area is policed and have direct access to key information and advice. Visit: metengage.co.uk or Facebook: Facebook.com/metpoliceuk or Twitter/X: @metpoliceuk
To report a crime: Visit www.met.police.uk./crimeprevention}

Non-emergency incident reporting: Call 111
Anonymous Crime reporting]: Crime Stoppers – Call 0800 533 111

Find your local Neighbourhood Watch: Visit www.ourwatch.org.uk

Parking Violations
In Harrow, you can’t park across a driveway, on the pavement or grass verge. If you see this happening you can report it to the Council. Sending in a photo is also helpful. The easiest way to report violations is via Harrow Council website: : https://www.harrow.gov.uk/parking-permits/report-illegal-parking. But they can also be reached by phone on 020 8424 1858, Monday to Saturday, 8am-7pm. There is an out of hours number too: 020 8863 5611. And there is an email address:  parking.operations@harrow.gov.uk.

Fly-tipping
Fly-tipping is a problem throughout the borough of Harrow. Joe Hannon, Enforcement Officer at Harrow Council has produced a Q&A video on YouTube on fly-tipping that the HEA thinks might be useful for residents of Hatch End.
Log on to https://youtu.be/oOAfzK27_5w to tune in.
The takeaway message is report any fly-tipping on the council website. This enables Joe to build up a map of known trouble spots and target them strategically. https://www.harrow.gov.uk/flytipping

Local Fire Brigade
Local station: 500 Pinner Road, HA5 5RW
Website:  www.london-fire.gov.uk

Tel: 020 8555 1200
Home inspection available – see website
London Fire Brigade Head Office: 169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL.

Utilities
Electricity Emergency (power cut [outage] report & information) Tel: 0800 316 3105 or 105
Electricity for supply past your meter: contact details on your supplier’s bill.
Network provider: UK Power networks, website: www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk
Tel: 0800 783 8838.

GAS Emergency (smell gas) Tel: 0800 111 999
Gas for supply past your meter: contact details on your supplie’s bill
Distribution network provider: Cadent Gas, website: https://cadentgas.com/home

Emergency off property: Tel: 0800 316 800; Non-emergency enquires: Tel: 0345 835 1111

Water Emergency (Clean water [no water or burst water main]) Tel: 0345 357 2407
Waste water (Drain and sewers) Tel: 0800 316 9800
Clean water provided by Affinity Water: For information, visit www.affinitywater.co.uk

Tel: (meter account) 0345 357 2401 or (non-metered account) Tel: 0345  357 2402
Waste water provided by Thames Water and billed by Affinity Water
For information, visit www.thameswater.co.uk Tel: 0800 316 9800

HEA Summer Bulletin 2020 – Issue 210

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Due to Covid-19 and problems with distribution, the Hatch End Association committee decided to publish a digital-only version of the Summer Bulletin. Please click on the link below to read the Bulletin. It is a much slimmer edition due to the fact that any event we might have organised or attended, and consequently reported on, has had to be postponed or cancelled. We are hoping to be back to normal with our Winter Bulletin.

 

HEA e-bulletin issue 210 Summer 2020

Grimsdyke Road Area CPZ

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At the TARSAP (Traffic and Road Safety Advisory Panel) meeting in August the results of the Grimsdyke Road Area Parking Review were issued. The statement from the Panel is below:

The results clearly indicate that there is no support for the introduction of parking controls in the form of a CPZ in any of the roads within the consultation area. It is therefore recommended not to take forward any proposals to introduce a CPZ in these roads and to take this opportunity to introduce double yellow lines at junctions, bends, turning heads and narrow sections of road which are proposed for safety or access reasons in accordance with the Highway Code regardless of whether a CPZ goes ahead or not throughout the agreed consultation area and to inform the residents of this decision.

The response rate was 63%, which is considered good and to give the results a great deal of validity.

17.9.20

Harrow Council is reviewing the parking arrangements in the Grimsdyke Road area as a result of a petition in 2018 from residents of Grimsdyke Road, Hillview Road and Hallam Gardens to introduce a CPZ (Controlled Parking Zone). A public consultation will open on 12 June until 2 July. Residents who will be affected have received a questionnaire to fill in (see PDF below) and post back to this address by 2 July: Head of Services – Traffic, Highways and Asset Management, Harrow Council, PO Box 39, HA1 2XA.
To comment online: click on the link ‘consultations open’ and then ‘Grimsdyke Road Area Parking Review’ and follow the instructions to make your comments.

Grimsdyke Road Parking Review

10.6.20