Parking was also addressed in the speech given by applicant Amir Ramezani, who acknowledged that it was a recurring issue throughout the consultation process.
Citing undesignated spaces, outsiders parking on the estate and verge parking as the three current issues, Mr Ramezani said his scheme solves all but one of those problems.
What can t be remedied, he said, is outsiders parking on the estate: This will only be solved by controlled parking of some description.
Such a possibility was ruled out by Cllr Martin Sachs (Lab, Barkingside) in his contribution to the debate. Cllr Sachs - speaking on behalf of fellow ward councillor Khaled Noor and Ilford North MP Wes Streeting - stated that plans for controlled parking in Barkingside were pushed back by four years at least at last week s council cabinet meeting.
Wanstead resident and Conservative councillor for Bridge ward Paul Canal has called for a one month extension to the schools streets consultation deadline.
The former Hyleford School site Redbridge councillors have allowed the council’s own building company to build on a former school despite residents’ concerns about parking. On October 15, the planning committee deferred making a decision on plans to build 159 homes on the former Hyleford School on Loxford Lane after arguing late into the night. Some councillors felt offering 35 per cent affordable homes, the minimum target in the council’s local plan and below the London-wide target, on a council-led development was unacceptable. Despite the application still only offering 35 per cent affordable, all but two councillors voted for it in accordance with officers’ recommendation.
Redbridge Council s chief executive Andy Donald announced he would step down in the spring
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The chief executive of Redbridge Council will step down in the spring after five years in the top job.
Andy Donald announced the news yesterday and said that he would resign in the spring once the vaccine was well on its way to be rolling out.
In a letter sent to colleagues, seen by the Recorder, Mr Donald said he made the decision to resign after hitting a milestone birthday to reflect on what I want to do for the remaining years of my career .