Highgate Lib Dem councillor Neil Williams is seeking assurances from Camden Council that it will not go ahead with the implementation of the CPZ plans for Highgate until the end of Haringey’s consultation process on the current plans.

Haringey is currently consulting on a CPZ of its side of the village, but has fallen behind Camden in the consultation process, with Camden already consulting local residents on the issue. Haringey is only beginning its own process.

Councillor Williams is calling on Camden to wait for Haringey to ‘catch up’ if Camden should decide to go ahead. Cllr Williams wants the maximum number of local residents on the Haringey side to participate in a public meeting on November 6th. The Lib Dems have secured a special Highgate meeting of the Muswell Hill and Highgate neighbourhood assembly to consider the present plans.

Cllr Williams comments:

“The two schemes are now out of sync, at least at the level of consultation. This is causing worry for local residents.

“We must have a co-ordinated approach between the two boroughs on all aspects.It would be a nonsense if Camden just presses on regardless of what is happening on the Haringey side.If this scheme does go ahead, and it is a big if, then there are issues which need to resolved, such as whether parking permits can operate on both sides of the High Street.

“All of these issues need to be discussed in a co-ordinated and thorough manner, with the maximum possible consultation possible so that residents and traders have the fullest possible say.”