Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

McDonald and Plastic Grass?!!

HAVE YOUR SAY!

McDonald’s UK (Head Office) is the owner and operator of the drive-through restaurant at Green Lanes, Haringey, N4 1DR. This year they made a planning application for: “minor refurbishment with the replacement of one booth window, a new access door, and the rebuilding of the existing back-of-house facility, with associated works to the site.................... ”

Last month, unbelievably poor judgement resulted in the rapid felling of all mature boundary trees without seeking guidance or permission (during a scorching heatwave!) to be swiftly replaced with plastic grass.

Trees provide us with the very air that we breathe, they cool our environment, and they create a habitable and seasonal neighbourhood that we can all share and enjoy. We have asked Alistair Macrow (CEO of McDonald’s UK) and Jenny McColloch (VP Sustainability) to explain how this sits with their stated policies and their restaurant’s place in our community. So has your MP.

Challenge your local councillors Mike.Hakata@haringey.gov.uk (Climate Action/ Enviornment) & Julie.Davies@haringey.gov.uk (Communities £ Civic Life)

Please demand that shade trees are replanted on this site for the benefit of everyone in our neighbourhood.

Alistair Macrow (CEO McDonald’s UK) McDonald’s Head Office

11-59 High Road London N2 8AW

e. Alistair.Macrow@uk.mcd.com

t. 0370 524 422 (Customer Services)

Jenny McColloch (VP Sustainability) McDonald’s Global

Chicago, USA

e. Jenny.McColloch@us.mcd.com

HARINGEY TREE PROTECTORS

linktr.ee/treeprotectors
@justplanenews
haringeytreeprotectors@gmail.com

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Protest date: This Saturday 6th August from 10am-1.30pm

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Permalink Reply by Ozbawn on August 3, 2022 at 13:08

This is excellent. Well done Lawrence.

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Permalink Reply by Jess on August 3, 2022 at 13:48

Wow!!! Speechless

Thanks for the info Lawrence

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Permalink Reply by Dominic Hinshelwood on August 3, 2022 at 18:32

Excellent job Lawrence, really poor development from McD's

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on August 3, 2022 at 19:32

See the story unfold as it happened, on HoL here.

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Permalink Reply by Park on August 4, 2022 at 7:32

I will be attending the protest. I hope to see lots of other community members there as well!

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Permalink Reply by Sarah on August 5, 2022 at 7:37

I'm working on Saturday or I would be there! Please sing Big Yellow Taxi!

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Permalink Reply by Claz on August 5, 2022 at 15:11

thanks for including the contact details, currently emailing to register my complaint and request for replacement trees

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Permalink Reply by Ozbawn on August 5, 2022 at 16:20

I've done the same and also asked for the plastic grass to be replaced with something living.

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Permalink Reply by Amit on August 5, 2022 at 16:35

It looks like McDonald's have offered a fairly derisory 12 trees "in the vicinity" which Haringey council have enthusiastically endorsed. Pretty disgusted that Haringey council would take part in McDonald's green washing.

https://twitter.com/haringeycouncil/status/1555214593567477760?t=4Q...