Well, having emailed a number of councillors and my local MP about this, today I received the following response:
Dear Mr. X
Case ########
I am writing to give you our response to your complaint received on 27/10/ 2015 regarding Loughborough Road junction Closure. This matter has been passed to me as the Performance and Development Officer responsible for investigation and reply. Before I respond to your specific concerns, I would like to assure you all complaints about Lambeth Council and the services we provide are treated seriously and are used as an opportunity for us to improve our services and to ensure lessons are learnt.
In Line with our usual procedure, I have asked George Wright, The Senior Project Manager to assess the circumstances relating to the matter you have complained about. With this now complete, I have based my response on his findings.
As part of an eight week review we’re seeking views on the experimental road closures in the Loughborough Junction area and we want to hear from you. Please visit our web page via the link below and complete the survey to let us know what you think.
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/housing/regeneration/loughborough-junction-what-you-need-to-know
Please feel free to share the link with anyone you think may wish to comment on these road closures.
The survey will close on Friday 6 November 2015.
If you’d like to request a paper copy of the survey, please email us at
environment@lambeth.gov.ukor call us on
020 7926 0209.
The experimental road closures in Loughborough Junction are about creating a safer and more pleasant public space, reducing traffic and improving the environment. We are keeping the scheme under constant review and we know the strength of feeling on this issue. We will take into account all views expressed to us, both positive and negative, along with traffic counts from surrounding roads, air quality data and consultation results from an independent, community engagement charity.
Consultation prior to the road closures was comprehensive, with around 11,000 residents and businesses contacted and our officers are in on-going dialogue with Transport for London, the emergency services and community representatives. Now that the scheme is in place we will respond to concerns - we want to ensure that it is given a proper chance to succeed, and we will take mitigating actions where possible.
Following feedback from residents and local councillors, Lambeth council will bring forward its planned review of the experimental road closures in Loughborough Junction.
The review had been planned to take place after twelve (12) weeks, however it will now happen after eight (8) weeks. Traffic data will be examined and all feedback will be listened to – from ward councillors, residents, campaign groups and businesses. Dialogue is on-going with representatives from Transport for London and the emergency services and their views will also inform the review.
The pedestrianisation and road closures have been introduced experimentally with a view to reviewing the scheme at 3 and 6 months intervals. Your objection/representation has been passed to the project manager and will be considered as part of this process.
In the interim if you have any additional comments or require any additional information, please contact either Barbara Poulter, Senior Traffic Order Officer or George Wright, Senior Project Manager on (
environment@lambeth.gov.uk) direct.
If you believe the complaint has not been dealt with in the right way, or you have any concerns then please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards
Zuber Bulbulia
Performance & Development Officer
Environment Department
London Borough of Lambeth
Tel: 0207 926 4313
Email:
ZBulbulia@lambeth.gov.uk
The only response I got from any of the councillors was from Tim Briggs. I got an automated response from Helen Hayes MP.
I suppose it's too much to hope for a reply from Ms. Brathwaite or even from one of my ward councillors.
Maybe their email boxes have been full to bursting point over the last few weeks.
