Mary speaks up for Park Road residents

Mary has described her frustration at the London Borough of Hounslow's response to residents' objections to the installation of new street lights on Park Road in Chiswick.

Residents voiced their concerns about the increased height and brightness of the new lights during a residents meeting hosted by Mary on Park Road in July. Mary later wrote to Cllr Colin Ellar, Cabinet Member for Environment, to describe their views.

Mary finally received a response to her letter three weeks later which revealed that the London Borough of Hounslow had little consideration for Park Road’s Conservation Area status or consulting residents on their views before the change occurred.

Mary said:

“I am pleased that the Local Authority is investing in streets across the Borough however these changes need to take into account the nature of the area. The fact that Park Road is part of the Chiswick House Conservation area means that any changes should be in keeping with its character. The replacement eight metre high lamp columns do not do this. To hear that the Conservation Officer was not even involved in the decision making process serves as further confirmation that proper consideration of the area was not undertaken."

“Hounslow clearly has not taken the opinions of residents into account on this matter. While I recognise the importance of effective lighting to reduce crime, there is a compromise that must be made. It is simply ridiculous that residents of Park Road are unable to sleep at night because of LED lights flooding their front bedrooms”.