JK Howling Of Hendon

Lurking in Hendon Grove since 1753.
Hardcore Hendonite.
Plagued by pesky planning applications.
Please follow back but not too close. I do bite when irritated.

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

THE DAY Residents got stuffed AGAIN, this time by the PARTY that "ALWAYS WORKS with LOCAL COMMUNITIES.. on OUR SIDE & HERE to HELP."

Circus 🎪 starts at 00:38 for @BarnetCouncil & @MiddlesexUni's #HendonHub Loving it (not) 💔
https://t.co/MpQ9JZHtW3

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

@SaveHendon @BarnetCouncil @BarnetLabour @BarryJohnRawlin @RossSHouston @DavidPintoD Can you please clarify if the #HendonHub's 6 approved proposals will never ever be implemented or are they only cancelled up to the time you remain in control of Barnet Council?

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

Residents have not forgotten WHO of WHICH Party supported/objected & WHEN they did WHAT re the Hub. Residents lived/breathed under the shadow of @BarnetCouncil & @MiddlesexUni's #HendonHub for over 4 years. #UTurns #swappingsides #politicalgames #disingenuity

[Cllr Alex Prager @CllrPrager]

Whilst this indefinite delay is welcomed, we wait to hear what the future holds for Hendon and Labour's ideas for the future of the development. 2/2

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

Er... The Feb 2024 @BarnetLabour approved plans are uncannily identical to the Jan 2022 approved @BarnetTories plans except for the library! It was claimed to residents that you were a big part of the finance business case strategy of the original plans.

[Cllr Alex Prager @CllrPrager]

Both @JoshuaAConway and I welcome Barnet Labour's belated recognition that their proposal for the Hendon Hub development (that they gave planning permission to, despite our opposition) does not work and is widely opposed. 1/2

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

@CllrPrager @JoshuaAConway @BarnetLabour @BarnetTories Residents have not forgotten WHO supported or objected & WHEN they did WHAT for the Hub scheme. Residents lived & breathed under the shadow of @BarnetCouncil & @MiddlesexUni's #HendonHub for over 4 years. #UTurns #swappingsides #politicalgames #disingenuity

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

@CllrPrager @JoshuaAConway @BarnetLabour @BarnetTories I welcome YOUR belated recognition that the proposals for the Hendon Hub development (that @BarnetTories originally gave planning permission to, despite @BarnetLabour's original vehement opposition in 2022) does not work and is widely opposed.
#3yearstoolate

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

All the £ spent on private consultants despite having council PR/Planning dept, multiple surveys (now outdated/redundant), acquiring local properties which have lain empty - down the drain. Money that could have been used for the library! #wastedresources

[The Library Campaign @LibraryCampaign]

Fingers crossed: at last Barnet seems to be rowing back on the awful "Hendon hub" scheme that would have seen massive over-development and the swamping of the iconic library that started the nationwide development of children's services and storytelling

[The Library Campaign @LibraryCampaign]

Fingers crossed: at last Barnet seems to be rowing back on the awful "Hendon hub" scheme that would have seen massive over-development and the swamping of the iconic library that started the nationwide development of children's services and storytelling

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

"Halt the scheme indefinitely". Unbelievable news: @BarnetCouncil & @MiddlesexUni's #HendonHub Masterplan U-turn. Will all Hub sites marked 'developable in 6-10 years' be removed from emerging Barnet Local Plan? @BarnetLabour @BarryJohnRawlin @RossSHouston

[SaveHendon 🍃💚🍃 @SaveHendon]

HENDON HUB SCHEME: CANCELLED!
https://t.co/ROOWCMXcYw

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

@fabiovollono1 @BarnetTories @BarnetLabour I'm a local man and I was referring to local politics. Yes, a few more Caroline Lucases in The Burroughs and Downing Street would be nice.

[FABIO VOLLONO @fabiovollono1]

@BarnetTories I’m sorry, but if you read the article & I quote “Barnet is the "saddest" north London borough, with the sharpest drop in overall wellbeing between April 2013 and March 2023.” And do please correct me if I’m wrong. But during 2013 to 2022 was it not a Conservative run council.

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

@fabiovollono1 @BarnetTories @BarnetLabour I meant it sarcastically of course about their games being amusing. Serious damage has been caused in those Tory years. What is also galling is the hypocrisy of politicians: chopping & changing stances whenever it suits them. Can't trust any party now.

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

@fabiovollono1 @BarnetTories Yes, we had the greatest of fun when under Tory rule & King Capita, the dictator. I'm amused by all the games political parties play. Would be so funny if it wasn't so sad. @BarnetLabour need to up their game though. 🤣

[Inside Mill Hill and Edgware @InsideMillHill]

Local anger over the Hendon Hub development was made clear at a committee meeting this week as two new applications on the project site were approved.

The physical scale of the development is overwhelming and the seven-storey structure are out of character for the vicinity

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

@InsideMillHill @BarnetCouncil & @MiddlesexUni's #HendonHub 3 applications voted through without any changes in the number, size & density of the buildings planned other than returning part of Hendon Library. The Hub has become a popular campaign issue over the last 3 years.

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

@yimbychris @RupukPatel @MiddlesexUni @BarnetTories @BarnetLabour U obviously have no knowledge of the history of #HendonHub. @BarnetLabour voted AGAINST the 3 apps heard last night in Jan 2022 citing gross overdevelopment. Last night @BarnetLabour PASSED the almost exact applications! Whether I have a den or not is irrelevant.

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

@RupukPatel @yimbychris Scaled down=lower/fewer buildings. Build @MiddlesexUni facilities on their own campus/carpark. Tell me what you specifically know re whole #HendonHub before you comment. No one ever said "No development". @BarnetTories started & @BarnetLabour finished this.

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

@yimbychris Yesterday's application is student units in a very small residential area of 60 odd homes where there is already a large student hall on another road full of HMOs. Tell me what you really know about #HendonHub prescribed foolishly without a SPD.

[JK Howling Of Hendon @JKHowlingOfHDN]

@yimbychris Nobody cried. We laughed at how easily people swap stances and how suddenly they see the light when they are in an opposite place to where they were before. You look a little green around the gills. Please go to bed. ❤️