• IT has already been made clear that the move of the 168 bus stand to Fleet Road is imposing unfair additional environmental degradation on the residents of Agincourt and Fleet roads and the section of Constantine between, and on Fleet School.

This is a rerun of the proposal that was rightly rejected in 2005. But it’s worth considering the strange role of the Hampstead Neighbourhood Forum.

This was set up to take advantage of the Localism Act of 2011; but whereas it should only make representations, Camden Council seems to have allowed it to usurp the role of the elected council.

What is even more outrageous is that Hampstead Neighbourhood Forum does not even claim to represent Agincourt and Fleet roads, so they have initiated what amounts to an aggression against residents outside their area. Why on earth has Camden gone along with this?

If Hampstead Neighbourhood Forum had proposed accommodating the 168 bus stand within their own area, for example by continuing the route up South Hill Park past Hampstead Heath Overground station, they would have been within their competence.

But the proposal to impose the bus stand outside the Hampstead Neighbourhood Forum area should not have been entertained.

JOHN WILSON,
NW3