Members of the Lib Dem team out tonight along with local residents at a protest organised by Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth asking Rushmoor Council to save 237 trees from the Farnborough Civic Quarter Development. To sign the petition go to: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-237-trees-from-the-farnborough-civic-quarter-development
Blackwater valley Friends of the Earth are organising a protest outside Rushmoor Council offices tonight. Earlier start time now 5.45pm as Meridian TV plan to attend.
On Tuesday last week the decison on the conservation areas around Highgate Lane and Chingford Avenue went at short notice to the Conservative Cabinet meeting at Rushmoor Council for decision. We found out about this only days before hand and put a note out as soon as we could to residents in the area. The conservation areas had been amended - Farnborough Hill area now retains the grounds of Farnborough Hill but no longer includes Highgate Lane and Chingford Avenue. The new Farnborough Street area also had some amendments. Local residents attended the meeting and 70 people had responded to the consultation held earlier in the year. Whilst the Lib Dem team do not agree in particular with the Highgate lane and Chingford Avenue area being removed the Conservative Cabinet agreed with the proposals.
Councillor Craig Card met today with a Hampshire County Council official about the traffic chaos at Park and Queens road. The issue of huge volumes of traffic entering these roads due to the Lynchford roadworks was discussed and it is promised that this would be looked at and alternative proposals will be brought forward in the coming weeks. Hampshire county council has asked Surrey county council to put diversion signs up on the A331.
Alexandra Road The next phases of Hampshire County Council transport scheme currently under construction in North Camp has been announced. Work starts at Alexandra Road and (Old) Lynchford Road will be permanently closed (i.e. the section between St. Alban's Roundabout, across Camp Road junction and through to the car park access at the end of the road). On Monday 28 November, works starts on St. Alban's Roundabout and long to Netley Street, in preparation for the new southbound bus lane. The work on Alexandra Road is due to be completed in the early part of next year. From Monday 28 November traffic will need to divert via Alexandra Road, Queens Road and Camp Road. We have concerns that this will increase the problem within the area.
Following our request for action on the traffic issues to Park Road and Queens Road due to the Lynchford Road roadworks we are pleased to report that we have finally recieved a response from Hampshire County Council highways dept. They say they are going to check on the traffic concerns by putting in road counter equipment and installing more 20mph repeater signs in Queens Road. We will update here when we hear more.
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