Avanti School and planning rules As you may have heard, the planning rules for free schools have just been relaxed, so I thought you would like a briefing about the general law changes and what I think this means for the Avanti permanent (Broadfields) and temporary (Fairway) proposed sites. The existing guidance from before the relaxation of the rules: The […]
Read moreJust before The deadline for submissions in response to its consultation on fire brigade cuts, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority published figures for the attendance times of a third fire engine: previously they had only released data for the first two at any incident. Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Camden and Barnet, who has analysed the […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden, has condemned Mayor Boris Johnson’s plans for yet more development in Colindale, in light of the news that Mayor Boris Johnson has invited developers to submit plans, which envisages at least 1,650 new homes on the site. Mr Dismore said: “Yet again we see the Conservatives riding roughshod over the […]
Read moreResponse to LSP5 consultation Introduction Whilst the LSP5 consultation document contains much to commend it in terms of fire prevention and fire safety, and recognition of the need to redeploy some appliances to areas of growing population, the key thrust of the document, the cuts to front line fire fighting capacity of 12 fire stations, 18 pumps and 520 fire-fighter […]
Read moreFollowing last night’s fire at the Somalian Islamic Bravanese Welfare Centre, in Coppetts Road, Muswell Hill, local London Assembly for Barnet Andrew Dismore AM said: “The fire that has badly damaged the Somalian Islamic Bravanese Welfare Centre, in Coppetts Road last night is deeply saddening. I would like to pay tribute to the firefighters that attended the scene and helped […]
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