Category: W4

So much has been written about TfL’s controversial Streetspace schemes and low traffic neighbourhood schemes (LTNs), or discussed at meetings, it’s easy to lose track of important articles, surveys, consultations, research findings and petitions.  This compendium will be added to as and when to create a useful resource for Chiswick residents and businesses.  Hounslow Council…

Chiswick residents are rightly taking Tier 4 and lockdown extremely seriously. Many essential retail shops, shops that are closed but allowed to offer click and collect, and cafes and restaurants that are allowed to trade for takeaway and delivery, are reporting that business is significantly lower – we aren’t ordering takeaways or shopping from our local shops…

TfL’s proposed Bollo Lane development will have an enormous impact on Hounslow residents, putting even more strain on local infrastructure – schools, GPs, buses, trains, tubes, roads and more. It will also tower over, and overshadow, the charm of the nearby Gunnersbury Park Garden Estate, pretty mock-Tudor houses built in 1927, in the important Gunnersbury Park conservation area…

Hounslow cabinet members’ lack of grip on their portfolios was exposed in overview and scrutiny call-in.  The cabinet decision was referred back on all four grounds of the call-in. Members of the committee noted cabinet’s imaginary consultation, non-existent change management, absence of evidence of need for the schemes, no consideration of outcomes relative to actions, and…

Hounslow’s Chiswick councillors tabled a motion of no confidence in council leader Steve Curran for debate at the Hounslow borough council meeting on Tuesday, 10th November 2020. This is what Cllr Ranjit Gill would have said if the Labour group hadn’t ended the debate early, stifling discussion.  The Leader of the Council is meant to…

Hounslow’s Chiswick councillors tabled a motion of no confidence in council leader Steve Curran for debate at the Hounslow borough council meeting on Tuesday, 10th November 2020. Cllr Joanna Biddolph of Turnham Green ward seconded the motion. Her speech is below.  Thank you Mr Mayor. I’m seconding this motion because of the total lack of regard…

All nine councillors representing Hounslow’s Chiswick wards have signed an open letter to the secretary of state urging him to act swiftly to reverse the damaging new traffic measures and prevent others in the pipeline being implemented without full a public consultation and a thorough review by independent professionals. Speaking for all the councillors, Cllr…

The six councillors for central Chiswick, representing Chiswick Homefields and Turnham Green wards, have jointly called on Cllr Hanif Khan, Hounslow cabinet member for transport, traffic and parking, to visit central Chiswick and see for himself the difficulties caused to residents and traders by the recently imposed road closures. Turnham Green ward councillor Joanna Biddolph…

The Chiswick Shops Task Force, led by councillors from both councils that incorporate Chiswick, has published its first report: Ensuring a thriving retail economy in Chiswick. Nearly 18 months in the preparation, this detailed report highlights the threats to Chiswick’s unusually varied retail districts but also identifies opportunities to improve them further. Besides the obvious…

The Conservative Group on Hounslow Council has today published its policy on walking and cycling following the Prime Minister’s announcement of additional funds to promote walking and cycling as we all adapt to living with COVID-19. The Hounslow Council Conservative group has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement of additional funds to promote walking and cycling as…