Tree removal, replacement and more trees for Streatham!

Green councillors have been informed that the following trees have been inspected by a council Arboricultural Officer and are due for removal because of safety concerns:

1. Abbotswood Road o/s No. 48 : Cherry (small dead tree)
2. Becmead Avenue o/s No. 5 :  Rowan (small tree excessively diseased by fungus)
3. Becmead Avenue o/s No. 49-51 : Silver Birch (small dead tree)
4. Drewstead Road o/s No. 83B :  White Beam (small tree excessively diseased by fungus)
5. Hoadly Road o/s No. 11: Maple (medium dead tree)
6. Hoadly Road o/s No. 22: Cherry (medium dead tree)
7. Mortimer Close (first green island): Cherry (medium dying and unbalanced tree)
8. Pathfield Road o/s No. 34 :  Whitebeam (small tree excessively diseased heartwood)
9. Prentis Road o/s No. 47 : Whitebeam (medium dying tree)
10. Prentis Road o/s No. 56 Rowan (dying and in very poor condition)
11. Riggingdale Road o/s No. 48: Cherry (excessive lean and pedestrian nuisance)
12. Woodbourne Avenue o/s 17: Cherry (small excessively diseased tree)
13. Woodbourne Avenue o/s John Kirk House: Sorbus (small tree excessively hollow)
14. Woodbourne Avenue o/s Post Office: Cherry (small tree excessively decayed and hollow)

Councillors have has assurances that the trees wil be re-planted during the next planting season starting October 2020 through to April 2021. 

Removal notices will be put on the individual trees to inform residents why the trees are identified for removal & replacement.  Arrangements for parking suspensions to facilitate the tree works will also be made as appropriate.

Green councillors have also been working with the council's officers to identify more places in Streatham where trees can be placed.  In particular officers are keen to identify old locations where trees may have once been, but might have since been paved over.

If you know of a location in Streatham that you think could benefit from having trees please get in touch:

JBartley@lambeth.gov.uk, SAinslie@lambeth.gov.uk, NGriffiths@lambeth.gov.uk

Update on Pathfield Road traffic calming scheme

Council officers have told us that statutory consultation on the Pathfield Road traffic calming scheme will start this month (February) with a view to beginning the work to implement the scheme in March.

A commitment from the council to make changes was won two years ago following the request from residents to prevent rat-running – and in particular to stop cars using Pathfield to “queue jump” eastbound traffic on Greyhound Lane. 

We have been told that the council will be starting statutory consultation on a scheme this month (February) to:

·        Install a new no-entry in Pathfield Road for eastbound motor vehicles east of its junction with Rotherhill Avenue.

·        Provide tactile paving for the informal crossing of Rotherhill Avenue at its junction with Pathfield Road

·        Install new “at any time” waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) at the junction to ensure that all vehicles can make permitted movements safely.

This is a significant change to the scheme that was previously proposed.

Officers previously consulted on a layout to make Pathfield Road no-entry from Estreham Road, Rotherhill Avenue no-entry from Greyhound Lane and to increase the number of road humps on Pathfield Road from one to four.

However following the scheme’s technical and safety audits council officers revised the layout as follows; 

·        The proposal to prohibit eastbound traffic from entering Pathfield Road from Estreham Road was flagged as disproportionate and it was suggested would result in drivers of northbound large vehicles having to reverse into Greyhound Lane should they reach the no-entry in Estreham Road. 

·        The proposed road humps have been removed based on speed surveys undertaken on 2017. They recorded drivers mean speed on Pathfield Road as being 19mph, with 85% of drivers not exceeding 24mph. Under the criteria used to assess the council’s priority for interventions aimed at ensuring drivers adhere to the boroughwide 20mph speed limit, officers say this does not justify any additional speed-reduction measures.

Following statutory consultation this month, officers say they are aiming to construct the scheme in March. 

As your local councillors we are committed to representing and supporting the views of residents to council officers.  If you have any comments or queries in relation to these proposals please get in touch with council officers at healthyroutes@lambeth.gov.uk and please copy us in to your emails (JBartley@lambeth.gov.uk, SAinslie@lambeth.gov.uk, NGriffiths@lambeth.gov.uk)

Have your say on changes to Pathfield Road, Public meeting Tues 20 March

Cllr Scott Ainslie: addressing residents' concerns

Following calls from residents to address rat-running and parking congestion on Pathfield Road Green Party councillor Scott Ainslie has secured a public meeting with council officers to discuss changes to the road lay-out on Tuesday 20 March. 

Public meeting

6pm - 7.30pm 

Tuesday 20 March

Scout Hut, 39 Estreham Rd SW16 5PQ

Scott has been raising with council officers the huge problems since the closure of Estreham Road to northbound traffic as part of a Quietways cycle route and pushing for them to be addressed. 

Scott wins action on Pathfield Rd congestion

Calls from residents for changes to the lay-out of Pathfield Road to prevent rat-running and parking congestion have been heeded with a commitment from the council to consult on road improvements over the next few months.

Green Party councillor Scott Ainslie has been requesting council officers respond to the problems, which have worsened since the closure of Estreham Road to northbound traffic as part of a Quietways cycle route connecting south Lambeth with central London.

Have your say on Estreham Rd closure trial

Cllr Scott Ainslie helping to inform motorists

The closure of Estreham Road to northbound traffic as part of the Quietway 5 cycling route is coming to the end of its six-month trial periods.

Lambeth Council and Sustrans want to hear your views on the scheme.

Click here to have your say.

Graffiti on Pathfield Road

We have reported the graffiti on Pathfield Road and asked the council to remove it, most notably outside number 94 and also 25a - 29c.

There is also graffiti opposite number 17 Pathfield Road on the white building site boards for Pathfield House, on the red post box outside number 54 Pathfield Road and on a council recycling bin outside 23a-26c Pathfield Road.

We will put a note around to local people and follow up in a few days a make sure that it has been done.

[Update 7th June: We have done a follow up inspection and the graffiti has been removed]