Recent articles

Paying for Visitor Parking in CPZs - Change in Council's Contractor

An EFRA member contacted us about a letter circulated by the Council in early September concerning changes to the parking scheme for visitors in CPZs.  The letter did not have a letter head and yet was requesting credit/debit card details.  We alerted our local Councillors, concerned that this might be a scam.  Our councillors followed it up and discovered that the letter was genuine.  The Council acknowledged it had handled the communication poorly (click Posted 18 Sep 2013

Bus Routes and Proposed Hospitals Reorganisation

At the end of August, EFRA responded to the London Assembly Transport Committee's investigation into bus services in London.  We were responding specifically in relation to the announced hospital reorganisation in North West London.

The key points we made were:

Posted 15 Sep 2013

Aviation Noise Consultation

The Airports Commission* - also referred to as the Davies Commission after Sir Howard Davies who leads it - has published Aviation Noise, the fifth in a series of discussion papers, for public comment.  The paper explores current scientific understanding and existing policy on aviation and noise.  It discusses the impacts of aviation noise on health, the issue of annoyance and how this develops over time.  It considers different methodologies for measuring noise and approaches to mitigation.  And it looks at specific issues, including night noise.

Posted 24 Aug 2013

Julien Road - Rear of 287 Northfield Avenue

In July 2013 EFRA responded to an application to develop the residential parts of the recently closed newsagent on the corner of Julien Road and Northfield Avenue.  We objected on the grounds that the plans represent a significant over-development of the site. Click on the link below to see the details.

Julien Road - EFRA objection to planning application July 2013

Posted 16 Aug 2013

Pavement Puddles along Northfield Avenue

We are very pleased about the repaving between Northfields Station and Devonshire Road and in particular the removal of the puddle next to Sainsbury’s and at the top of the Derwent Yard Steps.  We are hoping it will now be possible to solve the problem of puddles on the stretch of pavement around the southbound Julien Road bus stop.  We have discussed it with our local councillors and put together a document (now on our website) showing where the puddles gather.

Posted 15 Aug 2013

Minutes of AGM 2013

EFRA held its annual general meeting on 22 May and the minutes are now available to view on the website.  There was a presentation by Inspector Susan Hayward who gave a full account of the changes to the borough's policing organisation and the plans for restructuring.  This was followed by reports from EFRA committee members about transport and planning issues affecting the area during the year and an open forum where members raised matters of local concern.

EFRA AGM minutes 2013

Posted 13 Aug 2013