Phone Conversation with Michael Garvey:

Mr Garvey suggested there was no need for a meeting, suggesting that we should talk on the telephone instead. This email was sent following the conversation:

Dear Mr Garvey,

Further to our telephone conversation today, please see my notes that I will be updating our residents with:

16.15, 10 Sept 2010:

• Mr Garvey has been told that Hackney Homes carried out a consultation and residents wanted gates and fences. He is not sure when this happened and knows no more about a consultation with residents. (I am guessing this was the consultation in 2008 which demonstrated 74 responses, with two thirds being in favour. The consultation was badly worded and poorly understood. Our recent petition had 74 signatures, and he has received additional forms/letters and emails in opposition to the scheme).
  
• Mr Garvey has received a lot of objections/forms/emails and letters from residents opposing the plans. He has not counted, but guesses the number to be 50+ in addition to our petition. He's surprised that based on this opposition Hackney Homes are requesting planning permission. However seeing as Hackney Homes are the applicants for the planning, not the council, "residents opinions are of no concern".
• Consultation with residents is not of concern to the planning office - this is under the remit of Hackney Homes. From what he has been told, Hackney Homes have consulted - and wish to proceed.
• The police and designers are also pushing to proceed.
• Based on the above he has no choice to recommend the proposal for approval - it will go to committee on 3rd November 2010, 6.30pm at the Town Hall. To register to speak at this committee meeting we need to contact Emma Terry 020 8356 3338 emma.terry@hackney.gov.uk - there will be no more than a few people allowed to speak, as the information is "likely to be repetitive anyway".

I hope that I have recorded our conversation accurately and have a good understanding of the situation.

I look forward to seing you at the committee meeting on 3rd November.

Kind Regards,

Lisa Linpower