• I UNDERSTAND Camden Council officers are aiming for the recently “deferred” contentious developer Essential Living’s Construction Management Plan (CMP) to drive heavy lorries through Winchester Road, the pedestrian market area in Eton Avenue, and Swiss Cottage open space – originally heard and rejected by councillors on July 19 – to be heard again so soon on August 16.

This date is extraordinary given it is a time when many officers, councillors and residents are away on holiday. The CS11 cycle superhighway judicial review is to be heard on September 6 so any further comment Transport for London would make on the CMP would surely have to be after that date, considering the two projects are planned to be constructed together.

The minutes are not even yet posted! Is Camden trying to push the 100 Avenue Road CMP through without proper scrutiny? It would obviously make a great deal of sense if we had the expertise of all the original committee members that were present at the July 19 meeting. The ideal date for a full house hearing would be September 20.

JANINE SACHS
Chair, Save Swiss Cottage