I wish to register my objection to the latest building method statement for the old railway club on land adjacent to College Lane Kentish Town NW5 1BJ for the following reasons :-

My family and I have lived in this pretty, quiet backwater for around 20 years and although being a pedestrian only Lane, we have enjoyed the fact that we could drive up Little Green Street, allowing us to pack or unload our car without much hindrance from anybody. There is enough room, if one is careful, to turn around and drive out safely on to the very busy main Highgate Road . However, with the prospect of this development, I do not believe this will be possible and we will be expected to lift and carry heavy items 200 yards down College Lane from Lady Somerset Road where, if one cannot find a parking space, will end up being ticketed or even towed away. Almost overnight, our day to day lives will be disrupted. This is just not acceptable.

In view of the safety aspects of these large lorries driving up and down Little Green Street almost every 4 minutes, trying to turn on to the main road is also ludicrous, it's hard enough trying to do it in a family car.

The amount of disruption this will cause is unimaginable. Traffic will tail back in both directions for miles. The width of the lanes being described in this document is nothing short of scary as large buses and lorries always use this road. You only need to stand near the pedestrian crossing for a short while before seeing either a fast accelerating ambulance, police car or fire engine speed past you. Delays on this stretch of road could be a matter of life and death to people in need of their services.

I cannot see that the large vehicles being used on this construction site will be able to negotiate the minute entrance to Little Green Street without causing damage to the Grade II listed houses, a Conservation area of high importance, or the garden wall of the house opposite.

The impact on local people trying to gain access to their properties, shops and places of work will be catastrophic, not to mention the school children from many of the nearby schools who regularly use Little Green Street as an access route to Highgate Road and the zebra crossing at the end of Little Green Street. Also, what provision is being made available for people in wheel chairs, mums with buggies and small children?

The amount of vehicle traffic proposed causing a danger to children, the elderly and infirm, let alone to the residents, who will endure years of misery through noise, dirt, mud, dust and high levels of stress, is unthinkable. There are many children in the Lane who have the freedom to play in this area, as well as those who work from home - what impact will this scheme have on them?

I am extremely concerned what impact the excavation of such a gigantic crater in front of our house will have on the surrounding land, properties and flora and fauna, not to mention the very old, now protected, London Plane tree. I am also very worried about possible flooding due to this work and the company’s expertise to deal with such a hazard should it arise and the need for it to be dealt with quickly. Should any emergency arise needing any of the emergency services, access to our houses will be limited and could put us at risk.

Some houses in College Lane are already starting to suffer from subsidence and the worry here is that, with this amount of traffic, they could be easily damaged by vibration from large vehicles and demolition of the existing buildings.

In view of the length of time it has taken this developer to reach this point, I have very little confidence in this company’s ability to carry out this work safely should this project be given final approval. I have heard many people say this is an accident waiting to happen. The residents will have to endure years of misery and be constantly worried that these works will not be properly monitored or enforcement action taken swiftly if things don’t go according to plan.

I therefore ask you to reject this proposal on the grounds, that a scheme of such magnitude, and the problems associated with it's construction and limited access to the site , is unworkable and either an alternative access route is found to this site or a new, smaller, car free planning proposal be submitted.