Winchmore Hill Residents' Association
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The Association is involved in the latest review and consultation on the Controlled Parking Zone centred around Winchmore Hill Station. 

The main variation proposals were to eliminate the continuous parking bays which currently cross individual vehicular access points and the introduction of free parking provision within the zone.  The Association responded but there are still no conclusions despite the consultation occurring more than a year ago.

Further consultation has taken place regarding a 20mph zone around the St. Paul’s school and Keble school.  The proposals, while supported in principle, have met with a lot of opposition, largely concerning the size of the area and the extensive use of speed cushions (humps).

The Association proposed, under the Residents Priority Fund, the “tidying up” of the area at the south of The Green outside Roseville which had lacked any proper husbandry over the years.  Clearing away undergrowth and self-seeded saplings, levelling the ground to allow easier mowing, arboriculture work on the existing tees and planting of shrubs and bulbs is now proceeding.

The dangerous road junction of Vicars Moor Lane with Green More Link and the provision of reasonable footpaths under the Green Dragon Lane railway bridge which the Association had been pressing the Council to improve over many years have now both been completed.

The Council are in the process of, or have already, carried out a number of things, all in an attempt to raise money, from the sale of land, such as the car park in Barrowell Green by the sports ground to the installation of advertisement hoardings on traffic roundabouts. 

The Association is keeping alert to these actions and take appropriate action.

The Association is sponsoring and its members are involved in the N21 Festival to be held in June on or about The Green.  This has been subject to much publicity and we hope as many residents as possible will support the event.

We continue to monitor all planning applications within the Association area and comment upon them if we consider them not in the best interests of the community. 

Some development is carried out without formal approval and we would like our attention drawn to these activities by residents if they feel that it is unlawful.

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