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London ban shelved HE ON-OFF saga of the Enfield nd

3rd July 1982, Page 7
3rd July 1982
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Barnet lorry ban in North ondon has gone through nother twist, and is to be helved until the Wood Inquiry as published its final report. The Greater London Council -ansport committee voted last reek to put the scheme back on :e, after hearing of objections to le scheme from residents of urrounding districts. They are forried that an isolated strategic an would divert lorries into leir area.

Committee vice-chairman aul Moore told councillors that e was not proposing the total bandonment of the scheme, ut said it seemed silly to roceed now, when the results

f the Wood Inquiry into the kely effects of a wide range of ptional London lorry controls 'mild be available by the end of is year.

Council officers pointed out lat the ban, which would apply, xcept for access, to an area ounded by the Al, M25, MO, nd A406, would divert 2,200 eavy goods vehicles from )ads which already have lost ,500 since the Al /A10 section of 125 was opened in July last aar.

But public consultation earlier this year revealed that although residents of the ban area support the ban, those outside, and noticeably those in Hampstead Garden Suburb and Eastern Enfield, remain opposed, or at least until the M25 northern section is completed to the Dartford Tunnel.

Indeed, the consultation earlier this year brought in 139 letters against the ban, and only 82 in favour. There were also four petitions in favour of a ban, with 2,001 signatures, and the GLC received five letters and one 106sig nature petition expressing neither opinion. The Metropolitan Police, which is concerned about enforcement, remains opposed to a ban.

Three public meetings attracted a total of 430, although there was some complaint that some infiltrators from areas outside the ban were at two of them. Fifty-two of the 110 at a meeting in Edmonton wanted a ban deferred for the M25 extension to be completed, but only one opposed the ban in principle.

At East Finchley, 109 of the 190 present wanted a Londonwide ban, rather than any partial ban, but there was no opportunity to vote on no ban at all. In High Barnet, a motion for no immediate ban, but work towards more comprehensive Londonwide bans won the support of 54 of the 130 present.

GLC predictions show that 300 lorries over 7.5 tonnes gvw would join the 4,300 per 12 hour day already running on the A1000/A1 link through Hampstead Garden Suburb after the ban is imposed, but that 700 would be diverted on to the M25 extension when it is completed.

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People: Moore
Locations: Edmonton, M25, London

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