Crouch End Lib Dem councillor Ron Aitken has welcomed an assurance from Haringey Council that filming in Hurst Avenue, N6 will no longer be allowed.

Long-suffering residents have been complaining for over two years that their street is too popular with the increasing number of crews working on productions for film and television in Haringey.

Residents contacted Cllr Aitken over the last two weekends concerned at the lack of parking and increase in noise and litter caused by the film crews. Cllr Aitken says that this problem has been going on for some time. Figures previously obtained by him showed that from April 2002-March 2003 nine film shoots took place in Hurst Avenue, and a further eight up to July 2003.

Since contacting Haringey Council, Cllr Aitken received an assurance last week that permits to park in Hurst Avenue would not be issued to film crews in the future.

Cllr Aitken comments:

“Whilst not wishing to discourage film and the arts from using Crouch End, the residents of Hurst Avenue really have had to put up with too much nuisance and a break is long overdue.

“The Council needs to direct film crews to other streets and not just those in Crouch End.”