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PICKWICK WALK PLANNING APPLICATION

On 10 June 2013, Harrow Council’s Planning Committee refused the application for change of use at Pickwick Walk from small units to a retail shop and café. The Hatch End Association made a representation opposing the scheme and our three ward Councillors were in the back bench at the meeting and also opposed the change of use. About 500 residents and businesses had signed a petition against the application too. It went to appeal. But in April 2014 the Planning
Inspectorate approved the change of use. The Hatch End Association regrets this decision
which will mean the loss of many small businesses to the area.

Pinner Park Farm – Public Consultation

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Harrow Council will be holding a public consultation at Harrow Arts Centre, 171 Uxbridge Road, Harrow, HA5 4EA on:
Wednesday 25 June at 1pm-5.30pm
Thursday 26 June at 1pm-9pm
Friday 27 June at 1pm-8pm
Representatives of the Council will be on had to share the ideas and answer questions on a one-to-one basis. The exhibition will provide an opportunity for residents to find out more about the proposals and to leave written comments to enable the Council to prepare a Master Plan for Pinner Park Farm. The exhibition will be teamed with a website consultation on the Council’s Your Say page on its website where you will be able to view drawings and make comments. This will go live on 25 June.

Harrow Council is considering options for Pinner Park Farm. Its aims are to increase public access to green spaces and to provide sustainable use of the listed building and ancient monument. The main constraints are that the area is Green Belt, is a heritage site with an ancient monument, has listed buildings and is an archaeological priority area. The council has commissioned Bidwells, property consultants, to advise on this matter. Bidwells have suggested two options.

Option one is to provide more public access to a country park with basic facilities, such as car park and toilets, with the area being grassland. The existing farm buildings would be converted into housing to provide revenue to help to fund the project. Buildings that are not protected or used for housing would be demolished. Under this option there would be no new buildings, only conversions.

The second option would be an extension of the first in that the public park would have higher specifications, such as a visitor centre, pathways and tracks, fitness paths, games area and a café. To fund this there would be redevelopment of additional areas. The additional residential housing would be in the existing footprint of the current buildings on the farm. In discussions with Bidwells, option one is unlikely to provide sufficient revenue to cover the costs of the development of the park so that the most likely option would be the second one or some variant of it.

Overground trains

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Concerns have been raised about the London Overground train service from Hatch End. Plans are underway to introduce an extra carriage, from four to five, representing a 25% increase in capacity. Extra carriages have been ordered and the longer trains will be operational on the East London line to begin with, so it will be at least a year before we see longer trains coming through Hatch End.

 

 

Green Acres, Oxhey Lane

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On 9 April, representing the HEA, Anne Swinson appeared at the Public Inquiry at Three Rivers District Council in the case for a travellers’ site involving 12 caravans and the conversion of the existing stable block into six day rooms. Subsequently, the Inspector recommended allowing the appeal for a temporary period of three years but the Secretary of State would have the last word as it was a travellers’ site in the  Green Belt.  

On 20 November the Secretary of State dismissed the appeal  that “on balance the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriate development, loss of openness, and conflict with two of the purposes of including land in the Green Belt, to prevent encroachment and neighbouring settlements from merging, together with harm to the character and appearance of the area, is not clearly outweighed by other consideration sufficient to constitute very special circumstances necessary to justify a permanent planning permission”.

The Secretary of State then considered a temporary permission but concluded the harms would still be substantial caused to the Green Belt purpose of preventing neighbouring settlements (Hatch End and Carpenders Park) from merging. The Appellant had six weeks to decide whether to challenge the decision in the High Court. This time has now lapsed with no further action on their part.

Pickwick Walk – Appeal

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Pickwick Walk Appeal

 

Objections need to the proposed Pickwick Walk development and appeal need to be in writing to The Planning Inspectorate in Bristol by 10 December. Please find below what to do.

 

Write to:

The Planning Inspectorate

Room 3/14 Eagle

Temple Quay House

2 The Square

Temple Quay

Bristol BS1 6PN

 

Quote references.

Their reference APP/M5450/A/2207790

Harrow Council reference P/0681/13

 

Say it is about:

Pickwick Walk

Uxbridge Road

Hatch End HA5 4HS

 

Send three copies of your letter to Bristol (one for The Planning Inspectorate, one for Harrow Council and one for the Apellant).

 

Description of the planning Application is:

 

Change of Use of Units 1-10 from shoe repair shop, nail bar, café, mini cab office, barbers and dressmaker/seamstress to a retail unit and café.

 

If you have already sent in an objection at the planning application stage to Harrow Council in the summer, your objection will be automatically sent to Bristol by Harrow Council.

Car Park Scam

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If you park your car in Grimsdyke car park be careful of strangers approaching you. A shocking incident happened to a shopper last Saturday. As she went to her car a man came up to her and pointed to a £20 note lying on the ground and asked if it was hers. She said no but the man insisted she look in her purse and then her credit card wallet. Saying that the money was not hers she took her wallet out. The man tried to grab it but only touched it before she was able to put it away.

On the Monday she discovered that £500 had been taken from Morrison’s ATM, then £490 and later £120 in Barking. Other withdrawals had been tried without success. Somehow the man had removed her debit card.

Please be vigilant and do not pull out your purse or wallet containing your cards in front of a stranger no matter how insistent they are. If you see anyone acting suspiciously call the police

Morrison’s Supermarket – Application Granted

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The Morrison’s Supermarket Application for a part-single decked car park in conjunction with their previous permission to extend the store, was granted 13 March 2013. It was subject to the completion of a legal agreement as follows:-

1. A contribution towards tree planning and landscape enhancement.

2. A contribution towards cycle land and cycle parking improvements.

3. The submission of a Car Park Management Plan.

4. A contribution towards highways improvement in the area.

5. A contribution towards public realm improvements including the provision of public art.

6 A contribution towards improving the linkage between the store and nearby bus stops.

7. A contribution towards implementation of Harrow Arts Centre way finding signage within the site.

8. The submission of a Green Travel Plan.

9. A Planning Administration Fee.

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Grimsdyke School Story Writing Competition

Last summer the Hatch End Association and Grimsdyke School joined forces to organise a story writing competition to help celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. We were so impressed by the standard of writing that we decided to award a prize to the best entry in each of the seven years at the school. Each child received a book token. See below for the prize winners’ entries.

Nethra Hariharana – Reception Class

Nethra Hariharana Diamond Jubilee Drawing

Nethra Hariharana

My istent [assistant] wakes me up then I brush my teeth then I wake my corgis and ride my horse. Then I go to my corgie party I was so tiered [tired] I went to bed. The next day I went for my friends wedding I had lots of food and I went on eating I had so much fun we had to go for an other wedding. We played a Lot this time we had so much fun we had to go home then. Inviet [invite] the pepel owh [who] went for the wedding. So they invieted the pepel so they were so tiered they.

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