I have been reviewing the impact of the Construction Method Statement for the Former British Rail Staff Club site which proposes to use the turning into and out of Little Green Street into Highgate Road as the major construction access – I am a resident of LGS and a non car owner (by choice) and therefore am happy to rely completely on public transport for my daily inner London transport requirements. Currently, there appears to be a growing problem with northbound traffic in the stretch of Kentish Town road from the junction with Royal College Street to Fortess Road junction. A further reduction created by the proposed site construction method , and loss of the bus lane , would render the entire bus journey, from the Royal College Street junction north to Gordon house Road ,slower than pedestrian speed for considerable periods of each day.

I ask you to take this observation into your consideration of the proposed CMS for the small site which will have such a major impact on the area for over three years. I have advised Camden that in my opinion, it is not the place of a Construction Method Statement to resolve problems which should have been designed out at the initial scheme design stage. It may well be that the approved scheme is un-buildable without creating a disproportionate and unacceptable impact on the environment and transport systems of the area. This is a problem for the applicant to resolve, not the community.