Andrew Dismore

Dear editor,

The news that Camden Council refused the planning application  for 100 Avenue Road is welcome indeed.

But the ball is  now in Boris Johnson’s court, as Mayor of London.

I repeatedly pressed him at Mayor’s Question Time to agree not  to ‘call in’ the decision of Camden Council for decision himself , if the Council  were to turn down the application, as they have now done.

The Mayor repeatedly refused to give such an undertaking , even though he said it was a matter for the Council to decide.

We now have or see whether in fact he will allow the Council decision to stand- or whether, like for Mount Pleasant, he was just playing politics  and now decides to second guess the Council’s refusal  after all by overruling  them.

I would encourage all those who object to the scheme to write immediately  to the  Mayor at City Hall to express their continued opposition, before it is too late.

Yours sincerely

Andrew Dismore

Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden