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Friday, 6 December 2013
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Planning Committee 3rd December
Left at 9pm after just 2 items covered. South Grove Car Park was given permission for a Morrisons Store with flats above. A lack lustre debate which merely proved the officers had made no effort to deal with all the issues. They had decided an Environmental Assessment was not needed, the impact of HGV delivery lorries on surrounding roads was ignored. Objectors were concerned at the massing and design.
One of the Labour Councillors had not turned up so was excluded from taking part which meant the committee consisted of 2 Tory, 1 Liberal and 3 Labour (which included the Chair). If Liz Phillips, the Liberal had voted with the Tories it would have needed the vote of the Chair to force it through but instead she sided with Labour so it was approved 4 votes to 2.
The Lincolns Pub site in Leytonstone High Road was objected to on massing reasons so the councillors were struggling to support their electors while wanting more affordable homes. Even an intervention by the local Councillor Clyde Loakes was unable to stop the inevitable. All seven councillors were present this time but for some reason one of them abstained, the Liberal and Tories voted against which meant it was 3 against 3 for so the Chair stepped in and cast his vote in favour so another block of flats is on its way to Leytonstone High Road.
Another less than inspiring evening spent in the Town Hall!
One of the Labour Councillors had not turned up so was excluded from taking part which meant the committee consisted of 2 Tory, 1 Liberal and 3 Labour (which included the Chair). If Liz Phillips, the Liberal had voted with the Tories it would have needed the vote of the Chair to force it through but instead she sided with Labour so it was approved 4 votes to 2.
The Lincolns Pub site in Leytonstone High Road was objected to on massing reasons so the councillors were struggling to support their electors while wanting more affordable homes. Even an intervention by the local Councillor Clyde Loakes was unable to stop the inevitable. All seven councillors were present this time but for some reason one of them abstained, the Liberal and Tories voted against which meant it was 3 against 3 for so the Chair stepped in and cast his vote in favour so another block of flats is on its way to Leytonstone High Road.
Another less than inspiring evening spent in the Town Hall!
Saturday, 30 November 2013
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Local History and Schools
Date: 28 November 2013 14:43
Subject: Waltham Forest Local History Societies and Schools
To: David yahoo Boote <david_boote@yahoo.com>
Regards
Subject: Waltham Forest Local History Societies and Schools
To: David yahoo Boote <david_boote@yahoo.com>
It was a pleasure to see you at the meeting on Tuesday about Local History Societies and Schools. Most if not all of us found it a very worthwhile experience, and agreed to meet again on Tuesday 18 February. Robert Wilkinson chaired the meeting superbly, very gently and effectively guiding us along. Martin Spafford and Lissa Chapman were as inspiring as I knew them to be, and very generous in the effort they made to show how they give young people an understanding of and enthusiasm for local history. One challenge for local history societies is this : how can we use our knowledge to help primary school teachers fulfil the national curriculum requirement for local history ? Teachers have great pressures upon them, and it is vital to persuade them that local history societies can save them time in lesson preparation. Graham Millington of Leyton & Leytonstone Historical Society has promising ideas for involving schools in commemorations of the terrible First World War nearly a hundred years sgo.
Lissa is rightly keen to decide upon a name for these meetings, and suggests "Waltham Forest History Network", in other words covering more than schools and children. My own wish is to make contact with the increasing number of universities which have a presence in east London. We can have a web presence with links to WF Oral History Workshop, the activities of Clio's Company etc.
Most urgently, if you feel this email fails to convey something important, please let me know before I circulate it to contacts who did not join us on Tuesday, such as Walthamstow Historical Society which had a committee meeting.
Do let me know if you wish to be taken off the emailing list for these Waltham Forest local history society meetings - and do invite others to join it. Once we have a name we can publicise more easily. If you would like the emailing list to be visible to everyone on it, help that process by confirming you agree to your own address being disclosed.
Someone left behind a poem 'Coalhouse', the music for 'Make Them Hear You' and other papers. Would you like them back ?
Regards
David Boote
Co-ordinator of the Research and Publications Working Group
Leyton & Leytonstone Historical Society
Co-ordinator of the Research and Publications Working Group
Leyton & Leytonstone Historical Society
Friday, 22 November 2013
Planning Committee 3rd December
PLANNING COMMITTEE 3rd DECEMBER
The Planning Committee meets for the last time this year on the 3rd December at 7pm with an enormous agenda so what the chances of them completing their deliberations are goodness knows!
Here are the highlights:
1. South Grove - Morrisons supermarket - 130 objections including 63 standard letters which means 67 original objections were received. Of course the officers recommend GRANT permission. My guess for the voting 7 in favour 0 against!
2. Lincolns Pub in Leytonstone High Road - now demolished and plans for a 5 storey block of 17 flats to be considered. Officers recommend GRANT permission. 10 objections received. My guess for the voting 5 in favour and 2 against.
3. 8 Flag Poles around the Borough - only conditional permission recommended by the officers. No representations, last item on agenda 7 in favour 0 against!!
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The Planning Committee meets for the last time this year on the 3rd December at 7pm with an enormous agenda so what the chances of them completing their deliberations are goodness knows!
Here are the highlights:
1. South Grove - Morrisons supermarket - 130 objections including 63 standard letters which means 67 original objections were received. Of course the officers recommend GRANT permission. My guess for the voting 7 in favour 0 against!
2. Lincolns Pub in Leytonstone High Road - now demolished and plans for a 5 storey block of 17 flats to be considered. Officers recommend GRANT permission. 10 objections received. My guess for the voting 5 in favour and 2 against.
3. 8 Flag Poles around the Borough - only conditional permission recommended by the officers. No representations, last item on agenda 7 in favour 0 against!!
Winter Solstice Walk
Highly recommended! This week's Chingford Walk was excellent - it explored some of the footpaths around North Chingford.
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