tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post8522095953443636121..comments2023-08-09T10:06:54.700+00:00Comments on Westcombe Society: Hexagon Paths – the illegality continues…David Riddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15841234446226688028noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post-4526985063764032662010-05-06T04:51:17.804+00:002010-05-06T04:51:17.804+00:00I google earthed this wall... it is blatantly cros...I google earthed this wall... it is blatantly crossing a right of way. There were garages where the Hexagon Estate was built... how did residents access the garages except via the footpath where the wall exists...? Why is there a wall? If no footpath existed, why build a wall? Why are there road markings for a cycle lane turning left which then go nowhere?Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322128267852666591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post-60043318496683514992010-05-05T12:19:06.850+00:002010-05-05T12:19:06.850+00:00The issue before the recent Planning Committee was...The issue before the recent Planning Committee was whether or not to confirm its earlier statements that Rights of Way exist. Had they done so, a public consultation would then have been required to determine if the Rights of Way should be extinguished or diverted, decisions which might well have needed to go to the Secretary of State.<br /><br />The view of the Westcombe Society is that Rights of Way exist due to regular use of the paths without hindrance for more than 20 years. This is why the Westcombe Society representative spoke at this particular meeting.<br /><br />The Westcombe Society acknowledges that local opinion is divided on the future of the Rights of Way: Many residents of the Estate would like them to remain closed; other Westcombe Park residents who used them in the past would like them reinstated. Both sides have valid arguments. The Society respects those arguments and has no wish to take a position on either.<br /><br />The Society suggests a new path be created, perhaps cantilevered over the motorway as originally proposed by TfL, so as to restore the pedestrian and cycle routes whilst avoiding the estate. Since it would link the pedestrian and cycle routes that connect the various Olympic venues in the Borough, it could be a candidate for financial support from the Olympic Delivery Authority, which is promoting walking and cycling as part of its Sustainable Transport Strategy. The Westcombe Society therefore intends to suggest the provision of such a path in the course of its exchanges with the Olympic authorities over transport and legacy arrangements for 2012.wespeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030444050859321779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post-31501838047893400082010-05-04T22:23:34.809+00:002010-05-04T22:23:34.809+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.wespeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030444050859321779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post-73199349388195857592010-04-28T16:56:51.808+00:002010-04-28T16:56:51.808+00:00My apologies.
RECORD OF JOINT MEETING OF THE GREE...My apologies. <br />RECORD OF JOINT MEETING OF THE GREENWICH, WOOLWICH AND THAMESMEAD, ELTHAM AND KIDBROOKE AREA PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEES MEETING<br />DECISIONS - TUESDAY 20 APRIL 2010<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/ds5LGX" rel="nofollow">Link</a>M81162https://www.blogger.com/profile/04051373423676170106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post-60772818586730959902010-04-28T14:12:18.062+00:002010-04-28T14:12:18.062+00:00Could you provide more details please? At what mee...Could you provide more details please? At what meeting was this resolved?David Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841234446226688028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post-38349431089784940012010-04-28T13:15:19.557+00:002010-04-28T13:15:19.557+00:00Tuesday 20th April 2010.
Resolved Not to recogni...Tuesday 20th April 2010.<br /><b>Resolved</b> Not to recognise that definitive rights of way exist across the Bellfield Close site on the grounds that they have not been established by formal means, and to take no further action.M81162https://www.blogger.com/profile/04051373423676170106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post-13435199124248772162010-04-23T20:49:14.773+00:002010-04-23T20:49:14.773+00:00Ed, as you already know, a representative of the W...Ed, as you already know, a representative of the Westcombe Society spoke at the recent Greenwich planning committee meeting on behalf of the Westcombe Society, opposing the walls.<br /><br />All those who attended that meeting are now aware that Greenwich Council do not recognise a right of way through the car park in Bellfield close. Therefore there is nothing to divert and the walls are not illegally obstructing anything.M81162https://www.blogger.com/profile/04051373423676170106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post-56166390890722162382010-04-23T20:16:13.832+00:002010-04-23T20:16:13.832+00:00M861162 says that "we all know which camp the...M861162 says that "we all know which camp the Westcombe Society is in." Not true. The Westcombe Society's policy is quite neutral on the issues. However this is (still) a free country, so any individual member of the society - or anyone else obviously, is entirely entitled to express his or her viewsEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806021436248662420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post-27816345014469182242010-04-23T18:47:35.714+00:002010-04-23T18:47:35.714+00:00THE LONDON BOROUGH- OF GREENWICH (BELLFIELD CLOSE)...THE LONDON BOROUGH- OF GREENWICH (BELLFIELD CLOSE) PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER 2008 officially defined the paths as "the public rights of way over the residential estate land situate at Bellfield Close"<br /><br />The Council's Assistant Director of Transportation & Highways has confirmed that 'There has been no extinguishment of the pedestrian right of way across the site... it is illegally obstructed at the present time'Vanbrughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916352148316995687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post-43774085819364754632010-04-14T16:43:57.813+00:002010-04-14T16:43:57.813+00:00Where is the illegality? That hasn't been prov...Where is the illegality? That hasn't been proven, which is why the walls are still in place.M81162https://www.blogger.com/profile/04051373423676170106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post-91902000124541274102010-04-14T16:34:50.490+00:002010-04-14T16:34:50.490+00:00I'm not sure I understand this latter comment....I'm not sure I understand this latter comment. Illegality is surely illegality. It's not a 'camp' issue.David Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841234446226688028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890735.post-89560309159023361132010-04-14T12:31:31.985+00:002010-04-14T12:31:31.985+00:00Nice piece of biased reporting. I think we all kno...Nice piece of biased reporting. I think we all know which camp the Westcombe Society is in.M81162https://www.blogger.com/profile/04051373423676170106noreply@blogger.com