tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9745566213003034142024-03-05T23:44:07.566-08:00Colindale RenewalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-80799148901468455562015-06-05T05:10:00.001-07:002015-06-05T05:10:54.150-07:00Sat 13 June: Funday<br>
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<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-65879121033242429862015-01-09T16:45:00.000-08:002015-01-09T17:16:22.370-08:00Colindale Peel Centre developer Redrow pulls American Psycho themed promo video, amidst Twitter backlash<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Link to 'The Drum'</span></i></b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"[Peel Centre hopeful] house-builder Redrow has canned an American Psycho themed promo-video flogging luxury apartments in the deprived London borough of Tower Hamlets, after being hit by a social media backlash.
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Starring a suited model the 100-second clip follows a day in the vacuous life of a city office worker before he returns to his apartment to collapse in bed accompanied by a ludicrously over-the-top voiceover.
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The narrator intones: <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">'Yes, they say nothing comes easy,'</span></i> he growls. <span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>'But if it was easy, then it wouldn’t feel as good. To look out at the city that could have swallowed you whole and say </i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"I did this"</span><i>. To stand, with the world at your feet.'
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Twitter users immediately criticised the beyond-satire piece for inadvertently highlighting the detachment from reality of the rich in the capital, with the penthouse in question currently on the market for £4m."
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/115968280" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/115968280">Redrow London Luxury Development Promo</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user36122147">Patrick Bateman</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"There are even theories as to why the advert’s… ‘protagonist’ uses</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">an old-style Nokia, when the rest of the film seems set in 2015"</span></span></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Link to The Independent </span></span></b></i></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-64019116691310877252014-12-31T11:26:00.001-08:002014-12-31T11:26:58.907-08:00Barnet Times: "Fury as Barnet Borough Council ignores objections to approve demolition of British Newspaper Library in Colindale"<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Objections </span>to 'outrageous' plans to bulldoze a historic building and replace it with an 11-storey tower block were ignored.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>"Barnet Borough Council has sparked fury after officers rubber-stamped proposals to demolish the former British Newspaper Library, in Colindale Avenue.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>"The new buildings will provide 395 flats and a range of blocks between four to 11-storeys tall."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-30954240535104574802014-12-15T07:59:00.001-08:002014-12-15T07:59:27.485-08:00Redrow: Concreting over Peel Centre playing fields and running track<br>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">London</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> playing fields</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></div>
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<b>Question No: 2014/3729</b></div>
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<span style="color: #0050b2;">Andrew</span><span style="color: #0050b2;"> Dismore</span> <span style="color: #0050b2;"></span></div>
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As
the strategic planning authority, is your view that London's playing
fields and running tracks must all be protected from development,
without your own overwhelming reasons otherwise - and that such reasons
must go beyond mere London borough analysis about very localised
alternatives?</div>
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<b>Written response from the Mayor</b></div>
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London
Plan policies support proposals to enhance or increase the provision of
existing sports and recreation facilities and resist net loss.
Multi-use public facilities are encouraged wherever possible. Where
social infrastructure facilities are no longer needed they should be
considered for other forms of social infrastructure before alternative
developments are considered.</div>
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Boroughs
are required to assess the need for facilities in line with national
policy. This should be done on a local and sub-regional basis, taking
account of the availability of facilities beyond borough boundaries.
Together with Sport England, I am providing funding to support boroughs
undertake these studies. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">London</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> playing fields (2)</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></div>
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<b>Question No: 2014/3730</b></div>
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<span style="color: #0050b2;">Andrew</span><span style="color: #0050b2;"> Dismore</span> <span style="color: #0050b2;"></span></div>
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Do
you consider such sites near major public transport facilities are
particularly worthy of protection, or is this not a factor at all?</div>
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<b>Written response from the Mayor</b></div>
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London
Plan policies apply to all sports and recreation facilities
irrespective of their location. Whilst all facilities should be
accessible and within easy reach by foot, cycle and public transport, no
specific focus is placed on sites near to public transport.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">London</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> playing fields (3)</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></div>
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<b>Question No: 2014/3731</b></div>
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<span style="color: #0050b2;">Andrew</span><span style="color: #0050b2;"> Dismore</span> <span style="color: #0050b2;"></span></div>
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Since
coming to power, what reasons have you ever given in planning policy,
or decisions, regarding protection or destruction of such sites, beyond
repeating London borough considerations?</div>
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My
London Plan policies support proposals to enhance or increase the
provision of sports and recreation facilities and resist net loss in
order to increase participation in sport and physical activity.
Alternative uses may be considered where facilities are no longer needed
and where other forms of social infrastructure have been considered,
where there is a local need. In assessing development proposals I
consider London Plan policies as a whole, the need for facilities, and
would expect sites to be enhanced or retained unless there are
compelling reasons otherwise.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">London</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> playing fields (4)</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></div>
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<b>Question No: 2014/3732</b></div>
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<span style="color: #0050b2;">Andrew</span><span style="color: #0050b2;"> Dismore</span> <span style="color: #0050b2;"></span></div>
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You
have previously mentioned policy research on running track provision
(and perhaps on playing fields) by UK Athletics and Athletics England,
to be released "this autumn". Has this report been received yet? Is it
freely published?</div>
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<b>Written response from the Mayor</b></div>
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The UK Athletics (UKA) 2014-19 Facilities Strategy has now been published and is available to download from the UKA website at:</div>
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<a href="http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/governance/facilities/facilities-strategy/" target="_blank">http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/governance/facilities/facilities-strategy/</a> </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">London</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> playing fields (5)</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></div>
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<b>Question No: 2014/3733</b></div>
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<span style="color: #0050b2;">Andrew</span><span style="color: #0050b2;"> Dismore</span> <span style="color: #0050b2;"></span></div>
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Did
you commission the research by UK Athletics and Athletics England into
running track provision, and if so, what was the brief? If not, who did,
and how do you know about it? Have you provided any input into it?</div>
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<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">The UK Athletics (UKA) 2014-19 Facilities Strategy was published by the UKA and the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) </span>and is available to download from the UKA website at:</div>
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<a href="http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/governance/facilities/facilities-strategy/" target="_blank">http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/governance/facilities/facilities-strategy/</a></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"We will seek to respond to all of your questions and consider all of your feedback before we submit our final planning application to Barnet Council. We have already started discussions with Barnet, the Greater London Authority and Transport for London.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"This application will cover the entire site in outline, as well as the detailed design for the first phase <span style="color: blue;"><i>[the running track and playing fields!]</i></span> which will include the new family homes, primary school and community park.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"We are looking to submit the application in early autumn this year <span style="color: blue;"><i>[nope!]</i></span> and we hope to be able to start this initial phase of work in Spring 2015. We estimate that the entire scheme will take around 10 years to deliver."
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span class="caseNumber">Peel Centre planning application,</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span class="caseNumber">reference </span><span class="caseNumber">H/04753/14</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="description">Hybrid planning application for the phased comprehensive
redevelopment of part of the existing Peel Centre site including the
demolition of all existing buildings and the provision of a
residential-led mixed use development comprising up to 2,900 new
residential units (Use Class C3), with 888 units in full detail and up
to 2,012 units in outline in buildings ranging from 2-21 storeys; up to
10,000 square metres of non-residential floorspace (Use Classes A1-A4,
D1, D2); the provision of a 3 form entry primary school (including
nursery provision) and a minimum of 4 hectares of public open space.?
Associated site preparation/enabling works, transport infrastructure
namely a new pedestrian connection to Colindeep Lane and junction works,
landscaping and car parking. The application is accompanied by an
Environmental Statement.
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Peel Centre, Peel Drive, Colindale, London, NW9 5JE
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Fri 29 Aug 2014
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Fri 29 Aug 2014
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Fri 19 Dec 2014
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Actual Committee Date
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<td><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Not Available
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Latest Neighbour Consultation Date
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Not Available
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Neighbour Consultation Expiry Date
</span></th>
<td><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Sat 01 Nov 2014
</span></td>
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<th scope="row" width="40%"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Standard Consultation Date
</span></th>
<td><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Not Available
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<th scope="row" width="40%"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Standard Consultation Expiry Date
</span></th>
<td><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Sat 01 Nov 2014
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Last Advertised In Press Date
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<td><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Thu 25 Sep 2014
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<th scope="row" width="40%"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Latest Advertisement Expiry Date
</span></th>
<td><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Sat 01 Nov 2014
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<th scope="row" width="40%"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Last Site Notice Posted Date
</span></th>
<td><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Thu 25 Sep 2014
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Latest Site Notice Expiry Date
</span></th>
<td><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Sat 01 Nov 2014
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Decision Made Date
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Not Available
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Not Available
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Permission Expiry Date
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Not Available
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Decision Printed Date
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<td><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Not Available
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Environmental Impact Assessment Received
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Not Available
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Target Determination Date
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Fri 19 Dec 2014
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-81325308839894660252014-11-01T13:18:00.000-07:002014-11-01T13:18:41.034-07:00[Reposted from 7 June 2013] GLA spins Peel Centre land release: "Existing London playing fields and running track to be concreted over, in grubby property deal" (we made that up)<br />
<br />
<b>Greater London Authority</b> <b>press release</b><br />
<br />
<i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Historic police training centre at Hendon set to be transformed through major regeneration plan"</span></span></b></i><br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">"The Mayor of London, </span></b>Boris Johnson, has today invited developers to
submit plans to regenerate 22 hectares at the site of the historic
Metropolitan Police Peel Centre training headquarters at Hendon,
creating a thriving new neighbourhood with more than 1,650 new homes and
releasing capital to plough back into the development of a brand new
training facility fit for modern day policing.<br />
<br />
"Owned by the
Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC), the site has been home
to the renowned Met training centre since 1934, but is now considered
outdated, expensive and underused. Proposals outlined today would see
it transformed into a new residential quarter with a minimum of 1,650
new homes, cycle routes, retail units and a primary school and nursery,
as well as a substantial amount of open green space.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/LDP%20Handbook.pdf" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh68JofXGD4bfq3Tuo6MOykxIwBBZF1xhjfpBgGMN_wObZ_Fnf7-ys_xkYb7nIUyqYdeoznpZeeH2MsoEg_tiBem1Afr2B_gOXAKwdXYkubRSw0lXm3DqCjANridAsgrTL056FXGNRjE/s320/London+Development+Panel.jpg" height="189" width="320" /></a>"The site
is the first major scheme to be procured through the new <b><a href="http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/housing-land/land-assets/london-development-panel"><span style="background-color: yellow;">London Development Panel</span></a></b>, set up by the Mayor to fast track the disposal of
public land to boost construction and housing. The Mayor already has an
extensive programme to release public land for development, with recent
agreements signed to develop sites including Cane Hill in Croydon and
Catford stadium in Lewisham.<br />
<br />
"Key to the redevelopment of the
site is the requirement that any capital raised through the sale of the
land will be ploughed back into funding a new modern and
fit-for-purpose operations and training centre at a smaller part of the
site. Currently the Met Police only uses around a fifth of the space
provided by the 22 hectare Peel Centre site. Estimates suggest that
the redevelopment of the site will halve running costs at Hendon,
freeing up revenue of up to £6 million each year - the equivalent of
more than 120 police officers.<br />
<br />
"The Mayor of London Boris
Johnson said:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i><b>"This regeneration will create much needed jobs and homes
to drive growth in a vital area of north London, as well as bringing
schools and parks to a thriving new neighbourhood.</b></i><br />
<i><b><br /></b></i>
<i><b>The iconic
Peel Centre has been at the heart of the Met for almost 80 years, and
these proposals will cement Hendon's future as one of the best police
training grounds in the world.</b></i><br />
<i><b><br /></b></i>
<i><b>What's more, it will drive down
costs and cut waste in the Met's estate budget, helping us to maintain
officer numbers and keep London's streets safe."</b></i><br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue;">[Boris, of course, didn't say that personally. Even Brian Coleman does not credit him with knowing <b><span style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://www.barnetbugle.com/journal/2013/6/6/brian-coleman-interviewed-by-iain-dale-exclusively-on-l-b-c.html">details</a></span></b>.]</span><i><b><br /></b></i></blockquote>
<br />
"The sale of
the site is part of a wider strategy by MOPAC to dispose of underused
land and buildings in its vast and expensive estate, which will save
£60 million in running costs and help the force protect front-line
policing.<br />
<br />
"Jane Bond, Director of Property Services for the
Metropolitan Police, said:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i><b>"The Peel Centre has a proud place in the
history of the Met and a world-class reputation for police training.</b></i><br />
<i><b><br /></b></i>
<i><b>We are undertaking the most significant transformation of the police
estate in order to reduce running costs whilst investing in modern
facilities that are fit for our officers, staff and the public."</b></i><br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue;">[Let us hope that '<b><a href="http://www.londoncommunications.co.uk/"><span style="background-color: yellow;">London Communications Agency</span></a></b>' is not involved.]</span></blockquote>
"The London Borough of Barnet has identified the Peel Centre site as one
of the essential sites for the regeneration of Colindale in its action
plan for the area, driving jobs and growth in the borough.<br />
<br />
"Leader of Barnet Council Richard Cornelius said:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i><b>"I am delighted to see
MOPAC moving forward with the redevelopment of this site.</b></i><br />
<i><b><br /></b></i>
<i><b>The
Peel Centre is a key employer in Colindale and this will enhance the
effectiveness of a major police asset. It will also see the
construction of new homes which both Barnet and London desperately
need."</b></i><br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue;">[Richard was notoriously delighted about <b><span style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://brentcrosscoalition.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/barnet-press-office-ministry-of-truth.html">other things</a></span></b>.]</span><i><b> </b></i></blockquote>
</blockquote>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-91720912937573267092014-10-31T11:54:00.000-07:002014-10-31T11:54:31.605-07:00"TNQ - LONDON NW9" (good grief)<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/97428687">YOU - TNQ (Jakwob H.264)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user27575711">TNQ</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<div class="first">
<span style="color: red;"><b>"IF YOU SEE STYLE,</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>AS BEING IMPORTANT.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>IF YOU THINK YOU SHOULD</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>LIVE IN AN APARTMENT THAT</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>HAS HIGH-QUALITY SPEC.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>AND MATERIALS.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>IF YOU THINK SUPER-FAST FIBRE</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>OPTICS AND DATA SPEEDS OF UP</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>TO 10 GIGABITS PER SECOND</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>SHOULD BE STANDARD.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>IF YOU THINK CONTROLLING</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>YOUR APARTMENT REMOTELY</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>SHOULD BE A NO-BRAINER.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>IF YOU THINK BEAUTIFUL</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>LANDSCAPING AND OPEN</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>AREAS FEED THE SOUL.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>IF YOU THINK SECURITY</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>IF YOU THINK BEING A SHORT</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>JOURNEY TO CENTRAL LONDON</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>IS IMPORTANT.</b></span></div>
<span style="color: red;"><b>IF YOU THINK</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>THESE THINGS,</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>YOU ARE TNQ."</b></span>
<br />
<br />
<i><span style="color: blue;">DO YOU FEEL A DESIRE TO PUT EVERYTHING IN CAPITALS?</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;">ARE DEVELOPERS HELPING LOCAL PEOPLE'S HOUSING NEEDS?</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;">DO YOU WANT MORE GATED COMMUNITIES IN THE UK?</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;">DO YOU THINK 10 Gb IS MORE THAN BOG-STANDARD?</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;">IF YOU THINK</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;">THESE THINGS, </span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;">YOU ARE QEF.
</span></i><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-64768976626588452842014-08-05T13:41:00.000-07:002014-08-05T13:48:27.294-07:00Barnet Times (2009): Matthew Offord's £11-million overspend - yet the Barnet video says it was on-budget!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/4346831.Aerodrome_Road_runs___11m_over_budget/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1J6-aBFvGWB-5lY4dvhL6BSSK8HFyZzNeeRdJTwstvhLIaHZe40ulicVvkmeItPwYXphuJTKuuzMW6FqtpC340NPNuYkdEmLRpftarrPA_-OonxnWFg7j1PF1s7rVT8QtxE4Nwqb7dA/s400/905849%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Link to web site</span></b></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"THE project to replace a railway bridge in Colindale has run almost two times over budget, costing the tax payer an extra £11 million, it has emerged."
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The work to replace two 19th century bridges on Aerodrome Road was estimated to cost £12 million, but Barnet Council papers reveal that the cost has now climbed to more than £23 million.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The rising cost has forced the council to apply for additional Government funding to complete the work, which is five months behind schedule, putting additional pressure on the public purse."
</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://brentcrosscoalition.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/barnet-bugle-barnet-councils-three.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqrI976wzJFdUxCZyBd8eHkedCLx8oZ7HKqd9qauN8Pe28eC0CeHYBl4a0384877LTuEAWLieP82rw-NTs-_Vb0Gb2paWTPS31bpw-oVu5XhBVl97UVB0NpcTW8xcS1wICOsK855Xiq2g/s400/Barnet%252B2008%252Bvideo%252BMike%252BFreer%252BMP-1%255B2%255D.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">LB of Barnet video</span></b></i></span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-17191767712846556242014-08-02T13:12:00.000-07:002014-08-02T13:13:01.211-07:00 Barnet Times: "Mayor of London tells GLA member for Barnet Andrew Dismore to 'stop attacking councillors' reputations'"<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/11375195.Mayor_of_London_tells_GLA_member_Andrew_Dismore_to__stop_attacking_councillors__reputations_/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOzdZGU0M9045xIILqPH0fgPA0jeb5JljcxcD_zSaLRkwAFZ-Exi68LvvejTi71ZKCW7wti13CsQoCylyduJeuntOFE4GDgsPGdnd2uHczGiX1sx4zO47K6bvUt0dVpqXeI644U5GVeg/s480/3171057%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>Link to web site</b></i></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"An agitated Boris Johnson </span>ordered Barnet GLA member Andrew Dismore to 'stop endlessly attacking councillors' reputations' during a meeting of the London Assembly.
</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"The outburst came after Mr Dismore told Mr Johnson about how Barnet Mayor Hugh Rayner is under investigation for acting 'illegally' towards tenants living in the properties he owns.
</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"In addition to charging above market rates, Cllr Rayner failed to declare his interest in housing during council meetings and did not join the London Landlord Accreditation Scheme."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-13861061903331550352014-07-24T08:12:00.001-07:002014-07-24T08:12:10.088-07:00Barnet Press: Colindale Overdevelopment<br>
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<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-47186111136957257902014-07-21T12:39:00.000-07:002014-07-21T12:39:00.662-07:00Redrow and the Peel Centre: Is Boris in the clear?<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-22864926192646909672014-07-21T12:21:00.003-07:002014-07-21T12:22:57.834-07:00Barnet Press: "'Avengers assemble' in Colindale"<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.barnet-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=24361&headline=%27Avengers%20assemble%27%20in%20Colindale" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphPDki4gGReJZcP7ntqvElrNFzN_6jrKrl0Aq_xlJmgsxyj989IjTK8WXBm4g5Vp0eCFRj_zXR43s-2FVKVkW6p9LxazaWpp5PPel6ZZKn5iKsS6nacZjo_UvL0RljYaUj_AFmPYbjs4/s400/Picture1.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Link to web site</b></i></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"MARVEL superhero Thor </span>couldn't help getting carried away as filming for the 2015 Avenger's sequel continued at the former Metropolitan Police Peel Centre in Colindale.
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>"Exclusive footage passed to The Press shows Chris Hemsworth's Norse demi god Thor, complete with iconic red cape hanging onto the front of an ambulance as it hurtles forward outside the now-derelict police training centre in Aerodrome Road.
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>"Over the past month The Peel Centre site, which is set to be redeveloped into a housing development and primary school, has been transformed into the fictional Eastern European city of Sokovia. The Met Police signs have been replaced with Serbian Cyrillic writing. The Grade II listed statue of Sir Robert Peel remains in place at the front of the building."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-44073576048397084862014-07-20T10:26:00.003-07:002014-07-20T10:27:50.679-07:00BORA: Burnt Oak Residents Association<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Burnt Oak Residents Association aims to make Burnt Oak a cleaner and safer area to live in and that we are proud of.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"We are looking for people to join our conversation to make Burnt Oak a place we all want to spend time in, happy in the knowledge that it is a safe and wonderful place to live. If you wish to join us on this mission, please contact us:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="mailto:bora.barnet@gmail.com">bora.barnet@gmail.com</a>"</span></span></span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-5435193670105208282014-07-15T05:45:00.005-07:002014-07-15T06:16:04.995-07:00Redrow and the Peel Centre playing fields: Answers awaited<br />
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Mayor's Question Time</div>
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014</div>
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Question 2014/2960</div>
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<b>Andrew Dismore</b><br />
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Will you join with me in praising the current substantial routine use
of your Peel Centre running track by the Met's recruits and staff,
as can be evidenced and photographed from passing Northern Line trains?<br />
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Are you happy to acknowledge that this running track is a serviceable
facility, and not unusable, as may have been your impression?</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Running Tracks in London (1)</span></a></h2>
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you acknowledge that there will be many new London schools that do not
have running track facilities on-site, and that demand for the current
sites in London, whether currently public or private, will inevitably
grow? Do you have any projections for this increased demand?<br />
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Do you acknowledge that borough boundaries are often entirely irrelevant
in planning running tracks and sports ground provision? What strategic
role does the GLA play in this?<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Fiona Twycross (23-Jul-2014)</b>:</span><br />
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Do you only use one criterion, that of 'agreed local provision', in
deciding whether to support concreting over running tracks or not? If
not, what other criteria do you consider? Do they include population
number projections of children and of young inner-city Londoners?<br />
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Regarding the running tracks listed by you in answer 2014/2273, do you support
closure of any of them, and if so, from what exact date for each one has
that been your policy, and why?<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-76974570362093587912014-07-03T02:31:00.000-07:002014-07-04T09:43:33.819-07:00Corruption by the Law. But now, later news: Redrow and the Met Police Peel Centre running track and playing fields<br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See also <span style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://redrowcolindale.com/">http://redrowcolindale.com</a></span></span></b></i>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-71258613465078764742014-06-21T08:25:00.002-07:002014-06-21T08:25:20.502-07:00Barnet Times: " 'It will look like a concrete jungle': Concerns raised over plans to build 400 new homes in The Hyde"<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Plans </span></b>to build 400 new homes and a shopping area could turn Hendon into a 'concrete jungle'.
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"This week developer NEAT Developments held a <span style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/11267855.Plans_to_build_400_new_homes_and_business_space/">public exhibition to showcase its proposals to build on a site between Rookery Way and Edgware Road</a></span> in The Hyde.
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"There is currently a Homebase and a second-hand car sales lot on the site, which NEAT wants to redevelop in spring 2016.
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"As well as approximately 390 flats, there will be no more than ten houses, and between 280 and 300 parking spaces."
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-10245854877631433932014-06-19T05:26:00.001-07:002014-06-19T05:26:42.561-07:00"Dr Offord MP asks the PM about infrastructure in Colindale"<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-17566815878941367172014-06-07T09:12:00.000-07:002014-06-07T09:12:50.250-07:00Questions to the Mayor: Boris Johnson needs time to justify the loss of the Peel Centre playing fields and running track<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Running Tracks in London (1)</span></b></span><br /><i><br /><span style="color: blue;">Fiona Twycross (11-Jun-2014):</span></i><br /><br />"How many properly-constructed running tracks were there in London when you took office, excluding those registered by UK Athletics but including those classed as private according Sport England's Active Places records or otherwise known to you? Where are they in London?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Running Tracks in London (2)</span></b></span><br /><i><br /><span style="color: blue;">Fiona Twycross (11-Jun-2014):</span></i><br /><br />"Has it been your policy to protect from development all the running tracks not registered by UK Athletics that you have just identified (whatever the current access or track ownership)?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br /><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Running Tracks in London (3)</span></b></span><br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"><i>Fiona Twycross (11-Jun-2014):</i></span><br /><br />"Are there any of those just identified running tracks which are not registered by UK Athletics, which you are willing to see concreted over in the future, and why?"</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-60485226371388208262014-03-23T12:55:00.000-07:002014-03-23T13:50:22.361-07:00Peel Centre running track, and getting the run-around!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"How many properly-constructed running tracks were there in
London when you took office?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"According to information provided by UK Athletics, in May
2008 there were 31 400-metre outdoor synthetic athletics tracks, certified by
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There were also three indoor running tracks." </span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><b>So:</b></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Does this include the one at the Peel Centre? </b></span></span></i></span>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Question No: <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">2013</span>/4824</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #0050b2; mso-no-proof: yes;">Navin</span><span style="color: #0050b2;"> Shah</span></i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Are you aware of how many running tracks are not in use any
longer? Also are there any that you consider to be currently under
threat?"</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Written
response from the Mayor</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"All of the 31 outdoor and three indoor UK Athletics
certified tracks that were open in London in May 2008 continue to be used.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In addition, since 2008, one new outdoor 400-metre athletics
track has opened at Woodcote High School in Croydon. The new track received a
grant of £200,000 from my Sports Legacy Programme to contribute to the build
cost. Furthermore, the world’s first compact athletics facility, including a
synthetic sprint running track, opened at Stoke Newington School in Hackney in
September 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When the Olympic Stadium reopens in 2015, there will be a total of 34 UK Athletics certified outdoor running tracks in London for use by
the community.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am not aware of any running tracks that are under threat."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">So:</span></b></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Does this include the one at the Peel Centre? </span></b></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Running</b><b> Tracks (3)</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Question No: <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">2013</span>/4825</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #0050b2; mso-no-proof: yes;">Navin Shah</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Will you undertake to protect any running track under your
control ownership, for the benefit of Londoners?"</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Written
response from the Mayor</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"I oppose the closure of any local sporting facility unless
there is a compelling case otherwise."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>So:</i></b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Does this include the one at the Peel Centre?</i></span> </span></b></span></span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-34870086334396990812014-03-23T12:43:00.001-07:002014-03-23T12:44:29.359-07:00Barnet Today: "Met under attack over empty homes" (Not owned by Redrow yet then? Who's talking porkies?)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"A LABOUR politician has accused the Metropolitan Police of wasting hundreds of thousands of pounds by allowing some 50 homes marked for sale to sit empty for two years.
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The houses, in Rowan Drive, Colindale, are due to be sold off as the Met looks to get dispose of a third of its property estate.
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The sale would form part of the Mayor of London’s Police and Crime Plan, published last year. Boris Johnson has asked the Met to cut £500million from its budget before 2016.
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"No agreement has yet been reached to buy the land, but the Met insists it would not be cost-effective to make the buildings habitable for short-term lets."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-8531977398288858742014-01-11T08:15:00.000-08:002014-01-11T08:15:07.447-08:00LB of Brent: "Burnt Oak, Colindale and The Hyde Placemaking"<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>"The document has been developed with input from the officers from Brent, Barnet,
Harrow, Transport for London and the local community. With the A5 corridor marking
the boundary between Brent and Barnet, the endorsement of this document by both
Boroughs is a powerful statement of the shared vision for the A5 as a focus for activity
and regeneration over the coming years</b>. <span style="color: red;"><i>[What? Even by Barnet??]</i></span></span>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-88855223741834511612014-01-01T10:53:00.004-08:002014-01-01T10:53:38.065-08:00AWA: "New Hendon Village, Colindale, London NW9: Choices for Grahame Park & Genesis Housing Group"<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">"The regeneration </span></b>of the old Grahame Park Estate in Colindale to create New Hendon Village is one of the largest projects in London. Grahame Park was Barnet Council’s largest housing estate with 1777 homes built by the GLC in the 1970’s.
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"The regeneration of the whole estate is now under phased construction, and will provide approximately 3400 new mixed tenure homes, community and commercial facilities, and a re landscaped park.
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"As part of the professional team, AWA are providing:<br />
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<li>Full detailed design of the site infrastructure services, including modifications to the existing district heating system to maintain the site wide services during the phased construction</li>
<li>New CHP energy centres and all landlords services</li>
<li>Performance duties for the principle design of individual dwellings</li>
<li>Life cycle cost analysis and planned maintenance for the long term management of the whole estate."</li>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-16881937789142256212013-10-17T12:59:00.000-07:002013-10-17T12:59:03.528-07:00Barnet Times: Met Peel Centre carve-up: Going to Redrow<br>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Burnt Oak/ Colindale, </span></b>once home for a very important community focal point, Oriental City/ Yaohan Plaza, is one of the five growth areas in Brent.
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<span style="color: blue;">"It is identified as a growth area for around 2,500 homes, on sites arranged along the axis of Edgware Road (A5).
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<span style="color: blue;">"All those new developments in the Growth Area when complete will improve the area immensely and bring in new jobs. However, they should not be looked at in isolation with the rest of the Burnt Oak and The Hyde Town Centres.
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<span style="color: blue;">"We endeavour to maximise the results of inward investment and ensure the new developments help revitalise and do not threaten the existing town centres.
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<span style="color: blue;">"With the A5 corridor marking the boundary between Brent and Barnet, there are opportunities for both boroughs to work closely to transform the area together."</span></blockquote>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974556621300303414.post-30469310671611903262013-09-19T12:51:00.002-07:002013-09-19T12:53:17.176-07:00Barnet Press: Colindale Beaufort Park homes<br />
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