ePetition details
Stop tree slaughter at Highbury Corner
The foliage of these trees is considerable. It is equivalent to
about a quarter of the much praised Highbury Arboretum, and located
where it is most needed, alongside the public highway and close to
a primary school already suffering from pollution.
Had this part of the application been made separately, Islington
residents would have readily exerted their rights to try to prevent
greenspace reduction. They would have dismissed it, as would the
Council itself. By combining it financially with a commendable
attempt to provide affordable housing, the Council effectively
side-stepped these rights.
Since the planning decision was made, Islington Council has
declared a Climate Emergency. This is the perfect time to show they
mean it by reversing, without shame or recrimination, a decision
that (if carried out) will reduce greenspace and make local
pollution more dangerous.
This ePetition ran from 08/11/2019 to 20/12/2019 and has now finished.
225 people signed this ePetition.