Residents were outraged over Easter when Camden installed hideous orange mounds around the trees on Belsize Parade on Haverstock Hill, turning this beautiful area into a strange, plastic 'teletubby' land!'. Belsize Councillor, Claire-Louise fought back and was able to get these removed.
She insisted that Camden consult local people and our residents have been able to choose a better design - a simple band of grey flexipave will be used to border the paving stones, with planting around the trees. The new design means that Camden will be able to fulfill their duty to maintain our footways and carriageways in a safe condition and it will also ensure that the trees' roots get adequate water and the planting that people had asked to put around the trees to further beautify the area can be accommodated!
The flexipave and associated works were due to commence on Monday 15 August and will be completed that week. Claire-Louise Leyland has worked hard with residents, local businesses and Camden staff to get a good result for our area and she very much appreciates the support that she's had from local people with this.
Any more Camden horrors - email you Belsize Coucillors -
Cllr Claire-Louise Leyland [email protected]
Cllr Leila Roy - [email protected]
Cllr Jonny Bucknell - [email protected]
The pictures below show the transformation after swift local Tory action!