What to do now
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Get ready to visit the Royal Courts of Justice
Of course the formal planning application process has long closed, however, we do have a judicial review of a decision to circumvent the long standing legal protection of Wanstead Flats, see our 'latest news' for more information.
September 2011
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How do I make an objection to the planning application?
On Thursday 24 February 2011 Redbridge Council decided to approval the use of Wanstead Flats by the Metropolitian Police as a site to base security and policing operations for the Olympic games. Obviously this is a great disappointment and will have serious implicatons for the future. SWF will be reviewing what other steps we might take to protect Wanstead Flats from the abuses Redbridge Council and the City of London have effectively condoned.
If you still wish to raise your objections to this recent decision, please do so and also raise those objections direclty with your local councillor and MP. Your MP still has to approve changing the Epping Forest Act.
Click here to download a reminder of points you may wish to cover in your objection, these are just some of the issues that have been discussed by concerned members of the pulbic who have contacted the campaign.
YOUR OBJECTION ONCE RECEIVED WILL BE A PUBLIC DOCUMENT. Any material you submit during the consultation period in support of your objection (emails, letters, etc.) will also be considered as public domain material. Your objection and your correspondence address will be available for anyone to examine and will almost certainly be placed on Redbridge Council's website within a few days of it being received.
1. Make your Objection online
Click on http://bit.ly/wansteadflatsplanningobjection fill out the details and press the "submit" button at the bottom of the form when you are ready.
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2. Send your objection by email
- Just create an email in your usual way and address it to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
- In the subject line add this text: Objection to planning application 2643/10 - Use of Wanstead Flats.
- The body of your email should be your objection in your own words.
3. Send your objection by post or deliver it in person
List the planning application reference number and clearly indicate that your letter is to be considered an objection to the proposed use of Wanstead Flats by the Metropolitan Police Authority.
Your letter must be received by Redbridge Council Planning Department before the end of the submission period, when we have the submission deadline date it will be listed on this web page. If you are going to use one of the postal services, your letter must be sent in good time for it to be physically delivered to Redbridge Council premises before the deadline has passed.
Your objection needs to end up here:
London Borough of Redbridge
Planning and Regeneration Services
Town Hall
High Road
Ilford
IG1 1DD
Do remind yourself of a few points that have been raised:
Redbridge Coucil have given the following advice concerning criteria it deems relevant or irrelevant when considering the merits of any objection to the planning application.
Objections under the following that will be considered:
Consistency with polices contained Redbridge Council's Local Development Framework
Central Government Planning Policy Statements (PPS's)
Highways issues such as parking, manoeuvring, visibility etc
Loss of light
Design / size / scale of proposal in relation to other properties
Impact on protected trees or listed buildings
Impact on overall setting of listed buildings or conservation areas
Noise, fumes, loss of privacy, increased risk of flooding as a result of the proposal
Objections based on the following are not normally considered:
Loss of view/aspect
Civil covenants or agreements between land owners
Personal matters relating to the specific applicant
Land ownership disputes
Whether work has begun
Changes to land/property values
