Protest Demonstration to Save Lake Farm Country Park.
I have discovered that the Council has been considering its plans to build on Lake Farm in secret. The Council has secretly commissioned and received a feasibility study on building on Lake Farm and has kept the report of the feasibility study secret. The Councillors also decided that this issue would only be considered in the secret part of its Cabinet meeting this week (Thursday) giving no opportunity for local residents to have sight of the reports to councillors, to comment on the proposal or to attend the meeting and even listen to the debate. Councillors sitting in secret to carve up local community assets isn’t democracy it is a dictatorship. Over 150 local residents attended a public meeting I convened earlier this month to protest at the Council’s proposals to build on our country park but we have heard nothing from the Council. There has been no public consultation and no discussion with local schools or the community on alternative sites for a school to avoid destroying our local green belt land. As a community we are not going to be ridden over roughshod in this way. We pay our rates that fund these councillors and we demand that decisions are in public, the feasibility study and non commercial reports are published and that local residents have their say.
Local residents are holding a protest demonstration on Botwell Common on Saturday 25th February meeting at 11am at the Skylark Statue on the Common, Botwell Lane. Come and join us in this fight to save our country park.
Comments
steve said:
Typical of hillingdon councils north south divide, every pacel of land has gone to housing, social housing, we have lost the swimming pool, stadium,football ground, old peoples home, libarys,that hiddious developement by the side of Hayes station, historic pubs, garages at the end of cul de sacs,places of employment pronto,s yard the VW garage in the south, what with the new asda site the old emi site the swimming pool now derelict to the vandals, nestle moving out soon yep you,ve guessed it hillingdon council want to steal one of the only decent open spaces left in the south of the borough LAKE FARM with all its protected wild life birds, insects, trees and the protected bats….Just how does Hillingdon council get it so wrong or even get away with it, especially with all the Plush developments going on in the north of the borough…Its a Scandal
March 15, 2012 at 22:19
Helen Ingram said:
I remember having driving lessons and temping right by Lake Farm. Over Dot’s dead body would the council build on this after all the hard work let by John McDonnell’s office to save it fro wildlife and local use.
March 07, 2012 at 22:23
Neil Kellam said:
I dont understand why the council would want to build over the limited amount of green belt we have, except to save money. They own other brown field sites such as the old swimming pool, why not build there! Oh silly me the council wants to sell it to developers and pocket the money for the rest of hillingdon, or am i just being cynical?
February 20, 2012 at 21:09
Howard hartness said:
Just how can they get away with doing this in secret?? What about the empty sites currently around Hayes - the old swimmimg pool area, the site where Asda was hoping to go the other side of Hayes station. There are countless spaces which should be investigated BEFORE eradicating our few precious green belt sites. Disgraceful act by the council - unfortunately nowadays not uncommon!!! My wife and I will be there on the 25th to show our support.
February 15, 2012 at 13:46
Patsy Zaccardelli said:
I want to join the campaign to save Lake Farm Park. Please let me know how I can help.
January 19, 2012 at 15:13
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