People have been living in the building since last September despite the landlord’s failure to obtain planning permission, reports James Cracknell Enfield Council is set to grant a house of multiple occupation (HMO) licence for Southgate Police Station – despite previously issuing an enforcement notice against its illegal occupation. The council confirmed this week…
Residents and local councillors are concerned over plans to convert disused Southgate Police Station into a 65-room hostel Plans to convert a disused former police station in Southgate into a 65-room hostel have prompted local concerns over anti-social behaviour and the impact on the local economy. Developer Log Creation Ltd submitted plans last month…
Southgate ward Councillors, Stephanos Ioannou, Elisa Morreale and Chris Joannides have objected to a change of use planning application to convert the former police station on Southgate High Street into a 65-room hostel. The Councillors have objected on the grounds that there are concerns about anti-social behaviour and the impact to the High Street…
Permission has been granted for a 17-storey development in Southgate town centre after a planning inspector overruled a previous decision to reject it. The scheme planned for Southgate Office Village, which is close to a conservation area, was backed by the government-appointed planning inspector in a judgment issued following an earlier inquiry. It means…
Covid staff shortages are causing ‘terrible’ rubbish collection delays with bins overflowing with waste from Christmas in some areas. Councillors in London, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Buckinghamshire have said bin collection services have been scaled back as workers continue to fall sick with the virus. Chelmsford City Council confirmed 23 members of staff were absent and…
Bins are “overflowing” with waste in parts of England as COVID-related staff shortages have resulted in “terrible” delays to collections, local politicians have warned. Councillors in London, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Buckinghamshire say bin collection services have been scaled back as workers with the virus isolate. Chelmsford City Council in Essex confirmed 23 members of…
Two large traffic-reduction schemes will remain in place despite claims they are causing major problems for residents. Labour councillors rejected a call to remove the Bowes and Fox Lane low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) until a consultation shows they are supported by a majority of the public. The LTNs, rolled out last year in a bid…
Cllr Stephanos Ioannou is a councillor for Southgate in Enfield. He is studying Public Policy at Kings College London. It’s not every day you would hear a young person who has hopes of soon getting on to the property ladder, echoing concerns about overdevelopment in one of the most expensive and sought after capitals…
Modern teaching facilities will replace “crumbling” classrooms at an Enfield primary school after plans for a new building were approved. Walker Primary School has been given the green light to build new facilities – including a new IT centre – at its site in Waterfall Road, Southgate. Plans for the new building were deferred…
Cllr Stephanos Ioannou is a councillor in Enfield. He is studying Public Policy at King’s College London. Forget which side of the argument you reside on… now is the time to start asking yourself what impact Brexit will have financially on local authorities. Everyone has seemed to have been caught up in the national…