Dear
Residents
I last had
contact with you around this time last year, concerning the proposal to seek a
Gating Order for Farman Street to reduce the impact of crime and antisocial
behaviour taking place. You will recall that this process was suspended
following the resolution of the long standing planning dispute involving 5/6
Western Road which involved removal of the ramp on Farman Street and the
provision of CCTV and lighting in the covered area.
At that
time, I felt that we would need to monitor activities along Farman Street and
reconsider this approach following the operational completion of 5/6 Western
Road, and that we should give it some time to ‘bed in’ so that its impact for
better or worse could be evaluated.
The new bar
has now been operational for a while, and whilst I haven’t received any direct
contact from residents, I have been contacted by Councillor Elgood and Bill
Cowell (in his capacity as Chair of EBRA) indicating that concerns are ongoing
and that this process should be revisited.
I think it
may be helpful to have a meeting with residents sometime in the next couple of
weeks, to find out from yourselves what your experience has been since the
completion of building works, and to share with you information I have at my end
so that we can get a full picture of the current situation and outstanding
issues which we may address.
If you think
that this may be a good idea, please get back to me. If you have any comments on
current issues or problems on Farman Street I would also welcome these at any
time.
If it is
seen as useful to proceed with a meeting, I am thinking about a venue.
Previously one of the residents was able to host meetings in his home and I
wonder if this might be the case again, or if I should seek a local venue.
Thoughts on this also most welcome.
Yours
Simon
Simon
Bannister
Brighton
& Hove City Council
Environment
Improvements
01273
293925
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