Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Health risks re development on former petrol station on West Green Road.
Who do Planning Enforcement work for? It does not appear to be for the residents of Haringey.
The planning decision relating to application HGY/2012/1508 (former petrol filling station at 308 West Green Road) is still pending yet there has been heavy machinery on site since mid October in breach of condition 15 of planning ref: APP/Y5420/A/08/2079050. This planning permission relates to development of a four storey block on the site including 43 residential units.
Despite several residents and Councillors urging action by the planning department they have largely tried to ignore residents concerns even though the reports submitted by the developers show high levels of contaminants on the site.
For example, quoting the Subadra report of June 2004 (doc: Site Assessment Report), p2 "elevated concentrations of hydrocarbon compounds in shallow Fill material from the central forecourt area. These concentrations were in excess of Tier one, Risk Based Screening Levels (RBSLs) for residential use."
The 2008 report by Site Analytical Services Report (GeoTechnicalReport1) para 6.5 reveals that in Borehole 2 - excess lead, at more than double the Soil Guideline Value was discovered - 1000mg/kg compared to SGV 450 mg/kg.
No remediation strategy has been submitted to deal with all the contaminants on site and the application has not been approved but work has been allowed to continue.
On Thursday 22nd Nov Marc Dorfman, the Council's Assistant Director for Planning, Regeneration and Economy stated that "I have in writing from the developer that work on site will stop whilst my officers resolve the position on Condition 15. I will email you at the end of the day or tomorrow morning with an update." No email was received but on Friday work restarted on the site on the apparent basis of a two page document from the developer (since added to the planning website) which has an illegible signature and no identified person taking responsibility for it and which does not set out a clear and safe remediation strategy for the pollutants found on the site (it only relates to looking for fuel tanks on site, not to dealing with the existing contaminants in the ground).
On the face of it reckless disregard is being shown towards the health of residents and protection of the local environment.
Tags for Forum Posts: petrol station, Planning, West Green Road
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Permalink Reply by Helen on
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Thanks to all for comments and sorry for non response - didn't get a chance to reply last night.
Planning rushed through a decision on the condition yesterday under delegated powers, despite the developers having provided no further detailed reports or information about how contaminants would be removed or made safe. Planning seem to have accepted the developers self serving assurances that there is no need to worry about the pollutants because there will be no gardens on the site. No mention of pollutants being spread / released during the building works - except to say that site workers should adopt a good standard of hygiene!
Interestingly someone else has just raised that the original planning permission expired on 31st Oct, so it would appear that the granting of permission in relation to the condition 15 is too late, and the planning department should still be taking enforcement action.
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