• THE latest application from 100 Avenue Road developers Essential Living – “condition 17” – to discharge safety criteria regarding the combined impact to HS2 tunnels and the new development has already been recommended for approval by Camden Council before consideration has been given to the comments that have been sent in.

According to this impact assessment, its own requirements of “condition 17” have not yet been met as this report does not:

1. Accommodate the proposed location of the HS2 structures and tunnels – because HS2 report that “the proposed location of the tunnels is not confirmed”.

2. Accommodate ground movement and associated effects arising from the construction thereof – because “the report did not consider the effects of pile down drag”. Engineers “acknowledged that greater settlement would occur as a result of this down drag”.

3. Mitigate the effects of noise and vibration arising from the operation of HS2 railway within the tunnels, ventilation shaft and associated below and above ground structures – because according to the impact assessment “Site specific noise and vibration data from HS2 has not yet been provided”.

Because more information is needed from HS2 to meet the safety requirements of “condition 17” this application to discharge “condition 17” should be refused.

Please send in your objections headed “100 Avenue Rd/HS2 Ref 2018/1098/P” as soon as possible to: planning@camden.gov.uk

JANINE SACHS
Chair, Save Swiss Cottage