My family and I have lived in Golders Green for nearly 15 years, and I’ve shopped, worked and eaten here for most of my life. One of the things I love about the area is the mix of people, shops and places of worship. There are few other places in the country where you could give directions to a kosher bakery by saying “it’s opposite the Greek Orthodox Church”.
I assumed, perhaps naively, that living in a diverse environment would reduce prejudice. But I’ve discovered that for some people, this isn’t the case.
I’ve spoken to people who live in roads near to the Hippodrome building and I know that the issues of parking, congestion and noise are real and significant.
These are valid reasons to object to a planning application. However, the fact that Barnet Council felt the need to remove the comments on the application from public view due to the nature of some of them is both disturbing and embarrassing.
