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Following an article in the Havering Daily yesterday on the nine storey tower block in Romford, the Como Street Car Park Action Group have shared their thoughts.
The town hall is looking to build a nine-storey tower in the Como Street car park, which it says is underused.
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House of Multiple Occupation, or HMO as they are commonly known, is a term that divides opinion. For some, it represents the only affordable way to keep a roof over their head. For others, it is nothing short of a nuisance. But one thing is clear: when HMOs operate illegally, everyone loses — except the rogue landlords cashing in.
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The newly proposed English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, announced on Tuesday, promises to hand sweeping new powers to metro mayors and regional authorities.
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Havering Conservatives will work with Havering Residents Association Councillors to put forward a Havering wide Article 4 Direction. An Article 4 Direction is used by local authorities to restrict permitted development rights.
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Residents living on Dorset Avenue, Romford have reported 52 complaints to Havering Council after the set up of an illegal HMO on their road. Romford Conservative Councillors Nisha Patel, Robert Benham and Bailey Nash-Gardner have been working closely with residents to tackle the long list of problems they have faced.
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Residents of Hornchurch are voicing deep concern over plans to build 570 new homes, including blocks of flats, on the cherished greenbelt fields behind Wingletye Lane and the Dury Falls estate.
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Havering Council has received 78 submissions from landowners and developers in its latest “Call for Sites,” but what exactly does that mean for our borough and its Green Belt?
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Havering Council is poised to approve plans for more than 1,000 new homes as part of a borough-wide push for more housing, writes local democracy reporter Sebastian Mann.
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As Havering faces mounting pressure to deliver new homes, the debate over our Green Belt land is intensifying. Developers, councils, and the Planning Inspectorate are all wrestling with one crucial question — is some of our Green Belt really ‘grey belt or being redefined that way to make planning easier?
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Residents across Havering are continuously looking over their shoulder for the next planning application and the loss of more green space. Greenbelt we know is under threat now and our wildlife is being wiped out.
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Havering Council, like many other councils across the UK, owns a private property developer. The developer, Mercury Land Holdings (MLH), is owned 100% by the council and its director is the Chief Executive of the council.
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Cash-strapped Havering Council is already predicting budget overspends in the millions for the current financial year, writes Local Democracy reporter Sebastian Mann.
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A planning application for Como Street car park site has been submitted, despite protests from those living next to the car park.
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Havering’s Greenbelt and Wildlife Under Threat And The True Cost of Housing Development
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Carol and Rob Baker, two local Beam Park Residents and members of the Havering Residents Association, have urged housing association Clarion, to trim back a large tree in a children’s play area on Passive Way following concerns from paren
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“Good progress” is being made on moving homeless families out of expensive temporary accommodation, Havering councillors say.
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How much of Havering’s greenbelt will be bulldozed in a bid to build more and more flats? The Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill threatens to dramatically weaken protections for green and blue spaces across England – including Havering.
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Yesterday, 17 July, during Business Questions in The House, the Member of Parliament for Romford-Andrew Rosindell MP raised the plight of Axis Apartment residents who have waited nearly four years to have cladding remediation
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Havering Council is one of the fastest at repairing and returning unoccupied social housing properties to new tenants when compared to other London boroughs, according to Housemark’s Annual Benchmarking on performance.
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