BGDRA Meeting: "Lobby Barnet Cabinet, Tuesday 29 March, 6.15pm, Hendon Town Hall"

BOUNDS GREEN AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (more details) held a very successful meeting on 24 March, when over 200 people attended.

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On Tuesday 29 March, Barnet will be the SEVENTH of the seven north London boroughs, seeking to approve the submission version of the 'North London Waste Plan' for publication. After further minor changes by officers, that would then be released in mid-May by the NLWP office, based in Camden Town Hall. This would be followed by six weeks of 'public consultation'.

There would then be an inquiry by the Planning Inspectorate in the autumn, at which the public could request speaking and cross-examination rights.

BRING YOUR CAMERA PHONES ON 29 MARCH! The public has achieved the right to quietly VIDEO and RECORD Barnet Cabinet meetings, despite no formal agreement - see Mr Reasonable and other Barnet blogs. (Council Officers know they cannot lawfully challenge people, and Barnet Police have stated publicly that it is definitely nothing to do with them. Politicians, if they object, can be quietly ignored.)

Click above for details and 
documents on the Barnet web site.
(Map for NW4 4BG is here)

 
FROM THE PLAN: 

"This proposed submission document of the North London Waste Plan represents an important stage for our boroughs, in achieving a better approach in how we treat our waste. This plan sets out a joint fifteen-year programme to enable waste facilities to be built that are different to those in the past, that are cleaner and better neighbours, and that meet our local needs, while contributing to our global responsibilities.

"We can no longer go on putting our rubbish in holes in the ground, because this contributes to climate change and wastes precious materials. We have to find better ways to reduce, reuse and recycle it and to extract more value from it. Throughout north London, more and more people and businesses are taking action on their waste and recycling increasing amounts of material. What happens to our waste and recycling after it has been collected is something we all need to be concerned about.
 

"This plan is the result of a partnership between seven boroughs. So far we have sought your views on two separate occasions, on how best to identify sites for the future management of north London’s waste, and to set up the framework for decisions on new waste facilities. We have been thinking about all the feedback you gave, and now we are putting forward a strategy to take us forward."

Cllr Richard Cornelius, Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Regeneration, Barnet Council
Cllr Sue Vincent, Cabinet Member for Environment, Camden Council
Cllr Chris Bond, Cabinet Member for Environment, Street Scene and Parks, Enfield Council
Cllr Guy Nicholson, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games, Hackney Council
Cllr Toni Mallett, Cabinet Member for Planning and Regeneration, Haringey Council
Cllr Paul Convery, Executive Member for Planning and Regeneration, Islington Council
Cllr Marie Pye, Portfolio Lead for Housing and Development, Waltham Forest Council

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See a later letter to the press, here.