Lynne Featherstone MP comments on Pinkham Way

"Was out on Saturday morning petitioning  [rather similar wording to Mark Pack!]  against the proposals for a new, giant, waste processing plant at Pinkham Way. So many people worried and anxious: traffic, pollution, noise, disturbance to wildlife habitat for starters.

"In April, I asked David Beadle, the managing director of the NLWA to speak at a public meeting to raise awareness about proposals to build the waste plant and to listen to local concerns before the NLWA submitted the planning application to Haringey Council.

He refused.

That says it all really. Being at a public meeting and being prepared to listen to local residents, before submitting the plans, would have gone some way towards giving residents assurances that their concerns will be heard.

The NLWA is a public body funded by local tax payers – they should feel duty bound to attend a meeting and engage with residents over these major plans. Mr Beadle said he found public meetings unproductive, and preferred presentations to small groups!

There is an online petition about the plans which you can sign, or if you’d like to find out more about the issue, see my recent blog pieces on Pinkham Way, here. There is also good information on the Pinkham Way Alliance website, here.

The issue will be discussed at the 16 June meeting of the Muswell Hill, Alexandra, Highgate and Fortis Green Area Forum: 6:30pm at the British Legion on Muswell Hill Road, N10 3NG. (Details are here.)