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Local trees – developments

BRAT has been working with Brent on trees in our area – getting stumps removed and new trees for our streets where so many have been lost; and the good news is that 20 plus new trees may be available.

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Brent consulting on a new tree strategy

Brent Council are running a consultation on their draft tree strategy. Anyone interested in trees might like to complete their survey (link below)! Sections 2.3 (‘Street Trees’), 2.5 (‘Tree Equity’) and  4.4 (‘Reducing the Potential for Tree Related Building Damage’)

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New speed limit on Willesden Lane

Brent are proposing a 20mph speed limit on ‘our’ stretch of Willesden Lane (more precisely, between Kilburn High Road and Cavendish Road). BRAT supports this, mindful that there may be diverging opinions amongst our members. Everyone is of course encouraged

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Docks for rental bikes (pt.2)

Brent are proposing a dockless cycle hire bay outside Tesco at the bottom of Torbay Road. To read about it further and give your views, use the link below before 20 April: https://haveyoursay.brent.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/torbay-road-dockless-bike-hire-bay

Posted in Brent Council, Consultation, Environment

Docks for rental bikes

Brent Council is proposing a number of new sites across the borough for designated e-bike bays. There is one in the BRAT area, at the end of Dyne Road near Kilburn High Road. BRAT is in favour of these bays

Posted in Brent Council, Consultation, Environment

Return of the community skip!

There will be a community skip at 2 – 4 Buckley Road between 1 – 4pm on Sunday 11 August. Brent Council website states: “You can drop off up to five bulky items free of charge, as long as you

Posted in Brent Council

Consultation: developing Kilburn High Road

Camden Council, Brent Council and the City of Westminster have launched a joint consultation on improvement plans for Kilburn High Road. Some of these touch on the edge of the BRAT area; and all of them are likely to affect

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Road changes in our area – next steps

This Thursday (25 May), BRAT is holding a follow-up meeting about the proposed local traffic flow changes (the ‘Kilburn Healthy Neighbourhood Scheme’). As before, it will be at the Institute of Contemporary Music (ICMP), starting at 7pm. This meeting will

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Re-routing cars in our area – have your say!

Since early last year, Brent Council have been advancing plans to reorganise traffic flows in the BRAT area. There are mixed views about whether this is necessary; and whether the proposed measures are in themselves well thought-out. Please follow the

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Speed limit on Kilburn High Road planned

Brent Council are currently consulting on a proposal to reduce the speed limit on Kilburn High Road / Shoot Up Hill (the A5) to 20mph. (Most of the roads coming off it already have a 20mph limit.) It seems that

Posted in Brent Council, Consultation, Environment
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