Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has written to the Leader of Barnet Council Richard Cornelius to ask about fire safety on the Grange Estate in East Finchley after a recent fire in Willow House left 13 properties uninhabitable. Mr Dismore asked about whether effective fire breaks had been installed in the roof, which help stop […]
Read moreIn response to the Mayor’s announcement that Camden Council has been awarded £30,800,000 to deliver 308 council homes and Barnet Council has been awarded £8,700,000 to deliver 87 council homes from his Building Council Homes for Londoners Programme , local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “With too many local families priced out of the housing market and stuck […]
Read moreObjection to planning application for 141 High Street, Barnet, EN5 5UZ, Ref: 18/4491/FUL Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to object to the above application in my capacity as London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden. I objected to the previous two applications for this site, and do not believe my original objections have been dealt with. This application […]
Read moreDear editor, At City Hall’s Fire and Resilience Committee Gary Strong, global building standards director at the RICS, said that some private building owners did not want to disclose they have Grenfell type ACM cladding, because this is a really expensive problem, and some were reluctant even to get their cladding tested and did not want to tell the Government […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has submitted an objection to Barnet Council on the proposed demolition of the Midland Hotel public house in Hendon. Developers are aiming to replace the popular local pub with 59 flats, none of which are affordable. Mr Dismore said: ‘The wilful and wholesale destruction of valued community assets is a […]
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