Agenda item

To consider Orders of the Court of Common Council of 23 June 2016 referring to the Committee resolutions of the Grand Court of Wardmote.

The Committee noted the resolutions as follows –

Ward of Candlewick [Planning & Transportation Committee]

“That the Planning and Transportation Committee be asked to improve the arrangements for access to St Swithin’s Lane such that the bollards controlled by N M Rothschild on behalf of the City of London Corporation are raised only in times of high alert and that when they are raised they are physically manned so that access is clearly available to those visiting other businesses in St Swithin’s Lane.”

Ward of Farringdon Within [Planning and Transportation Committee]

“This Wardmote deplores the City Corporation’s lack of progress in addressing the problem of night-time noise and disturbance to residents of Cloth Fair, which was the subject of a resolution passed at our Ward Mote 12 months ago. In particular, we are concerned that, following consultation with residents and other local stakeholders, a paper to the Streets and Walkways Sub-committee setting out a proposed solution was withdrawn, without discussion, following a representation from Smithfield Market. We recognise that the interests of residents and businesses can at times be difficult to balance, but consider that on this occasion longstanding residential concerns are being ignored. We therefore urge the Planning and Transportation Committee to undertake, as a matter of urgency, to find a solution whereby neither taxis nor market vehicles need to access a narrow residential street in the middle of the night and can use instead more suitable space available in West Smithfield and around the Market itself.”

Ward of Portsoken

Resolution (1)[Planning & Transportation Committee]

“That this Wardmote requests that the City of London enquire as to why the drafting of the planning consent in respect of double glazing works at Mansell Street Estate was not robust enough to enable the City to use legal means to protect the residents from noise and dust impact during structural demolition and construction. 

This Wardmote further requests that the City of London provides recommendations to ensure that, in future, the wording of planning documents is robust enough to enable, when necessary, the City to use all appropriate legal means to protect residents from unnecessary nuisance caused by demolition and construction.”

Resolution (2) [Planning and Transportation Committee/ Streets & Walkways Sub-Committee]

“That, as road closures in the Ward of Portsoken have become intolerable with all traffic adversely affected, especially the buses on which residents and workers in the Ward rely, can the City confirm it is engaging world class traffic management consultants to keep traffic moving in this word class city.”

Members expressed concern that the problem of night time noise in Cloth Fair had still not been addressed and asked that this be dealt with as a matter of urgency.

The Chairman asked officers to provide updates on all the issues at the next meeting.