Lib Dem Councillor for Crouch End Ron Aitken is backing over 120 residents of Oakfield Court, Haslemere Road, in a campaign to stop the latest attempt at another unpopular ‘backland’ development in the area.

The move follows last week’s controversial decision by Haringey Council’s planning committee to ignore residents’ concerns and approve a controversial backland development in Aubrey Road in the heart of Crouch End.Ron Aitken has praised the stand of the residents of Oakfield Court.

Ron Aitken comments:

“Oakfield Court already has 58 households and is an outstanding 1930s design. It is in the conservation area.

“I think it is wrong to cram more flats onto the green areas around the existing site. The council must listen to the residents.”