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4.10.04
Lib Dem councillors in the London Borough of Haringey have written formally to Haringey Council to
express their growing concerns over proposals for a concrete batching plant
in the Cranford Way Industrial Estate in Hornsey. In a letter to Haringey Council's head of planning, Councillor Laura Edge (Stroud Green) and
Councillor David Winskill (Crouch End) are concerned that the number of
lorry movements in and out of the site has not been made apparent - and
could grow over time.
A question put to the applicant for planning permission by Cllr Winskill at the Development Control
Forum on Thursday 17 September revealed that current estimates of the impact
of the development, most notably in terms of the number of lorry movements
generated, are based on the plant operating at only half its capacity.
London Concrete asserted in its application that the number of lorry
movements in the area each day would be 56. However, pressed by Cllr
Winskill to reveal how many lorry movements would be generated if the plant
were operating at full capacity, Mr Casey (Managing Director of London
Concrete) admitted that the number could be twice that.
In a letter to Haringey Council, the two councillors have written:
"It is unacceptable that crucial information regarding the full operating
capacity of this facility had to be extracted from the applicant at a public
meeting.
"We submit that the Planning Department must require London Concrete to
provide exact technical details of the full operating capacity of the plant
and the number of additional lorry movements which this could generate - not
just the operator's own lorries, but also any possible additional pick ups
made by other contractors.
"The experience in the London Borough of Wandsworth demonstrates that, even
if the Council were to impose conditions as to the number of lorry movements
permitted, London Concrete would almost certainly apply for an increase
later down the line."
Councillor Edge added, "It is impossible for the community to make informed
comment on this application without access to all the facts. At the moment
it seems we are only being told half the story".
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