“ The Barnet Residential Design Guidelines mean nothing to the Barnet Society;
5.5 proposals should respond positively to reinforcing or promoting local character
6.13 New development should recognize the scale and massing of surrounding buildings and reflect these. Where uniform building heights form a distinctive character, major variations will not be permitted
6.20 Where new development is detrimental to local character, planning permission will be refused
7.1 Privacy is an important issue, and all residents should feel at ease within their home
7.3 a minimum distance of 21 metres between properties with facing windows to habitable rooms to avoid over looking
7.4 use of opaque glazing should be kept to a minimum
7.5 where overlooking is a problem, a higher degree of privacy is required, nearby walls or buildings should not be overbearing or unduly dominant
I can not grasp the ignorance it must actively take to believe these spurious claims of a significant improvement to the local economy. Also to want an employer who's work practices have been described by Unite as " practices you’d expect to find in a sweat shop not a leading hotel chain,” again highlights just how out of touch Barnet Society must be to support this. Employees have claimed “I was close to a mental breakdown so I left. I was a member of management. It is widespread throughout the company. They push you till you break then just find someone to replace you.” Other employees were offered no time off when they discovered dead bodies on premises and there is currently a petition online calling for them too clean up their act, these are not the people I want employing my local community, I'm shocked that the Barnet Scoiety does! ”