Investigate suspicious voting at planning meeting for Cat Hill 2013

Cat Hill is a heritage site. It is 10 acres of ancient woodland with protected European species as well as other endangered species. It also has two ponds which are mentioned in the Domesday Book and a Roman well. Already L&Q are destroying the site. Approx 40% of the ancient trees have already been felled and it is doubtful many of the hibernating Great Crested Newts survived the onslaught of bulldozers (a breach of the Natural England licenses) and the bat roosts have already disappeared into the chipper (again a breach of Natural England licenses, which were never issued for the trees with regard to the bats).

The planning meeting saw the Labour councillors vote en-bloc to pass the application after some cajoling from their colleagues. Patting on backs, motioning upwards with hands etc. this smacks of a whip by the Labour Council which is illegal. (We have film of this if it is needed).

Cllr Lee Chamberlain raised a question about this and other planning decisions in 2013 at a full council meeting last week. It is time Enfield Council launched an enquiry into bloc voting.

This petition demands such an enquiry is launched immediately and the results are made available to the public with full transparency before it is too late to save our beautiful heritage site at Cat Hill