Category Archives: Environment

Parking restriction issues

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Nothing seems to raise blood pressure more than the issue of parking restrictions. Some people love them, some hate them. Some want one-hour restrictions while others want resident permits. Just like Brexit, this means that a proportion of people are going to be unhappy with whatever’s decided.

As the Ickenham Residents’ Association, we have to remain above the fray. We are here to represent all residents and cannot take up the cudgels on behalf of one group or another. We can, however, urge you to respond whenever the Council consults you. Your anonymity is preserved and you can check the outcomes when the statistics are published.

If you really think that the Council has acted undemocratically, you probably have time to protest. In my road (Pepys Close), the scheme wasn’t implemented until ten months after the stats were published.

 

Breakspear Road South closure

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This has just come in from Hillingdon Neighbourhood Watch:

Breakspear Road South will be closed from Breakspear Road to the junction with Swakeleys Road for six weeks from 20th July until 4th September for major GAS work.

This will obviously have a major impact on traffic flow in the area.

 

[ And something that HS2 could learn much from – Ed ]

Pinn depth monitor at Swakeleys Road

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If you are concerned about flood risk or the chance of being washed downstream, this GaugeMap link shows the state of the River Pinn. Here’s a snapshot:

PinnDepth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can alter the frequency and tweak other graph options. In the snapshot, the upper black line is the highest ever recorded (October 30th 2000) and the second line is the more recent highest (February 7th 2014). The lower black line is the lowest ever recorded (August 9th 2007).