Liberal Democrats are demanding swift repairs to control the slippage of land on an embankment at a prestigious stretch of Highgate Hill, and have criticised Haringey Council for failing to secure action. Local councillor Bob Hare says that the vital safety work is needed now, so that it is completed by the end of the school holidays.

Liberal Democrat councillors in Highgate first raised the issue over a month ago. Cllr Bob Hare says he is worried about the potential collapse of The Bank, which runs parallel to Highgate Hill. He says the rate of movement, with large cracks opening, indicates the high section has become unstable, and fears pedestrians could be at risk on the well-used pavement on Highgate Hill underneath.

On this stretch, there is a bus stop, used in term time by large numbers of children from nearby Channing School.This means that people, including many children are not just passing by, but kept in the danger zone under the wall and road, which are some seven feet above.

Cllr Bob Hare comments:

“We need a rapid solution to this problem – and now is the perfect time to act, while local schools are closed. The problem is only likely to get worse and anything less than swift action just isn’t good enough.”