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There will be hundreds of gathered outside to express the depth thousands of additional flights each year of their feelings on the issue. The legal across London, and also affecting the challenges cover a swathe of different south east.” issues related to the impact the runway He went on to stress “thousands of would have on road traffic volumes, people’s homes will be demolished. Many local air pollution, nature habitats, more properties are currently blighted. changed flight paths, noise pollution Hundreds of thousands will experience and greenhouse gas emissions. It also increased noise, worsened traffic and interrogates the processes of consultation harmful pollution.” and consideration the Secretary of State Speaking outside the High Court, was required to go through to address Hammersmith and Fulham Council them. leader Stephen Cowan, said: “This adds The five councils, Hammersmith a huge amount of air pollution; it adds and Fulham, Hillingdon, Wandsworth, a tremendous amount of noise and it Richmond, Windsor and Maidenhead congests the whole of west London`. In alongside the environmental charity his prediction the plans “will deliver zero Greenpeace and Sadiq Khan have value” for taxpayers. demanded that the Government fully “Heathrow is already one of the rescind their Heathrow policy. They most polluted areas for air pollution and argue that the proposal to extend the that can’t be right that we offer that for third runway at Heathrow is “politically the next generation,” he said. Christina The controversial decision controversial for obvious reasons: Smyth, the co-chair of Hammersmith Coalition of to build a third runway at building airports offers potential benefits and Fulham No Third Runway campaign, and causes real harm”. said: “There are going to be 700 more councils challenge Heathrow has been met with One of the five cases has been planes going overhead in London, we are five separate legal challenges brought jointly by Greenpeace, the going to get more noise and air pollution Heathrow’s third Mayor of London, and the Councils. from the planes and extra vehicles by the combined force of The other three cases starting have been coming into the Borough.” climate campaigners, local brought by Friends of the Earth, Plan runway B and Neil Spurrier, with the fifth case residents and a coalition of brought by Heathrow Hub Ltd. The judges are expected to release By Max Feldman West London councils. The representative of the Council, their verdict in early April. Plans to completely reimagine Clapham Junction unveiled By Local Democracy Reporter Calum Rutter Photograph © Don Grant Photograph ore than 5,000 homes could be built above one of London’s busiest train stations, as architects reveal their “once in a lifetime” plans for redevelopment. The proposals for Clapham Junction would increase the station’s capacity Mand make sure it is ready for Crossrail 2, as well as creating a “new town centre” for the area. Proposals, put together by Laing O’Rourkes, Mott MacDonald and Hawkins Brown, are at a very early stage; the artist’s impressions are a suggestion of how the station could look. Phil Robinson, civil engineering leader for Laing O’Rourke’s engineering excellence group, said: “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for transformation at Clapham Junction, providing significant benefits to both the local community and the wider transport network.” In March 2018, Network Rail took over management of the station from South Western Railway, in preparation for redevelopment; these plans are the first step towards that redevelopment. Although Clapham Junction is only the tenth busiest station in London in terms of numbers of passengers entering and leaving (Waterloo is the busiest), it has more trains stop at it per hour than any station in Europe. That also means it is the busiest in the UK in terms of passengers changing trains, and the plans are hoped to sort out the often overcrowded walkway and tunnel, which can be extremely busy at peak times. Shops and restaurants near the station would be demolished, and the main entrance moved closer to the corner junction. But the Falcon pub would remain as a separate building. As well as this infrastructure work and the 5,000-plus homes, the designers also envisage space for shops, entertainment and industrial units when the work is done. And they said they want to bridge the social divide between the communities to the north and south of the train line; the Winstanley Estate directly north of the tracks is the most deprived area of Wandsworth. 4 April 2019 Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Today www.KCWToday.co.uk News currently does. when travelling on public This, the Commission transport,” Alan Benson, hopes, will deliver electoral Chair of Transport for All equality for voters in said. “Being confident Photograph © TfL council elections so that and knowing what to each councillor represents expect goes a long way to roughly the same number overcoming those barriers. of voters. The review also Access All Areas is an excellent aims to ensure that the new initiative from TfL that council wards reflect, as far gives passengers a relaxed as possible, the interests and and safe way to explore their identities of communities travel options.” across Westminster. The Mayor and TfL are “We are asking local investing record amounts in people and organisations making the capital’s public to help us draw up new transport network more accessible to wards for Westminster,” Professor Colin Londoners. Ninety-five per cent of bus Mellors, Chair of the Commission, said. Westminster “As we develop the recommendations, Access All Areas stops are now accessible and, earlier we will take into account local this week, South Woodford became the boundaries community identities as well as ensuring event 78th London Underground station to go electoral equality for voters. step-free. re-drawn “If you have a view about which The wealth of disabled people’s talent, There are now more than 200 step- communities or neighbourhoods should creativity and knowledge can only free stations across TfL’s network. These be part of the same council ward then be harnessed with good accessible include: 58 Overground stations, six he independent Local we want to hear from you. And if you transport, argues TfL Electric vehicles TfL Rail stations and all DLR stations Government Boundary think a road or railway makes for a and Real Time Information App for and Tram stops. Eight more London Commission for England is strong boundary between communities London Underground stations were Underground stations are on track to be asking local people for their help to draw in your part of Westminster, then this amongst the innovations showcased at step-free by March 2020, with work well T under way across London at a further up a new pattern of council wards for consultation is for you.” Tf L’s Access All Areas event as it looks to Westminster Council. Local people have until 3 June improve accessibility for the 1.3 million seven. The consultation is the first part of 2019 to submit their views in this disabled Londoners. Not only will this When the Elizabeth Line fully an electoral review which will see ward consultation.