Recent reports are that a healthy tree that was growing on Warren Street was recently cut down in an effort to keep its roots from damaging a nearby building. As a result, the people residing around the Warren Street and Cleveland Street junction in Fitzrovia are angry about the tree cutting done by the Camden council for the sole reason that the tree's roots were a hazard to the building.
The cutting did not come from nowhere as during the month of March, the council posted a note on the tree stating that the tree had to be cut down due to the threat it was posing to the building. A few weeks later during the month of April, the tree was cut down much to the uproar of the residents. The Camden Council however reassured the residents that they would plant a tree with a simpler root system to replace the one they had cut.
It is now being said that had the tree been allowed to continue growing and damaged the building, it would have given the building owners reason to apply for an insurance claim and this why it was cut down. The anger of the residents prompted the local councilor to get involved in the matter and he again repeated that the tree was cut to make sure that it did not damage the building and that another one with a simpler root structure would be planted in its place. The Camden Council never cuts trees unless they pose a danger to the residents, or they begin to die or pose a threat to the stability of buildings.
In other Fitzrovia issues, controversy is brewing over the new name that will be given to the former Middlesex hospital. The suggested name is Fitzroy Place and authorities have already that the name is not acceptable. If this continues, it is possible that more time will be given to the hospital owners to come up with another name by the time the development of the street at which the hospital is located is completed in late 2014.
Three bodies namely Kaupthing, Aviva Investments and the consortium of Exemplar have applied for the hospital to be called Fitzroy Place which matches the name the development is under. However, the Postal Authorities and the emergency services have said that the name cannot be adopted as it will lead to confusion as there are other nearby streets and buildings that have the same name.
On their side, the owners argue that adopting that name will give Fitzrovia heritage and stature and please the residents. They add that it matches with Fitzrovia Square and more to that, the name is accepted linguistically and culturally by all the targeted people and this is why the area is being referenced with the area. The Westminster Council has reported that after consulting the Postal Authority and emergency services, they said that the selected name has been used elsewhere in the borough and in nearby streets and buildings.
The controversy has simmered to the extent that the Westminster Council has began consulting the residents on what their views are as far as the name is concerned and if possible, suggest other names. However, the owners will still have to table a name that has to meet the laid down criteria by the council.
The criteria named by the council is that the new name must depict historical links where the street is located, must be easy to pronounce and it must not have a duplicate.
The cutting did not come from nowhere as during the month of March, the council posted a note on the tree stating that the tree had to be cut down due to the threat it was posing to the building. A few weeks later during the month of April, the tree was cut down much to the uproar of the residents. The Camden Council however reassured the residents that they would plant a tree with a simpler root system to replace the one they had cut.
It is now being said that had the tree been allowed to continue growing and damaged the building, it would have given the building owners reason to apply for an insurance claim and this why it was cut down. The anger of the residents prompted the local councilor to get involved in the matter and he again repeated that the tree was cut to make sure that it did not damage the building and that another one with a simpler root structure would be planted in its place. The Camden Council never cuts trees unless they pose a danger to the residents, or they begin to die or pose a threat to the stability of buildings.
In other Fitzrovia issues, controversy is brewing over the new name that will be given to the former Middlesex hospital. The suggested name is Fitzroy Place and authorities have already that the name is not acceptable. If this continues, it is possible that more time will be given to the hospital owners to come up with another name by the time the development of the street at which the hospital is located is completed in late 2014.
Three bodies namely Kaupthing, Aviva Investments and the consortium of Exemplar have applied for the hospital to be called Fitzroy Place which matches the name the development is under. However, the Postal Authorities and the emergency services have said that the name cannot be adopted as it will lead to confusion as there are other nearby streets and buildings that have the same name.
On their side, the owners argue that adopting that name will give Fitzrovia heritage and stature and please the residents. They add that it matches with Fitzrovia Square and more to that, the name is accepted linguistically and culturally by all the targeted people and this is why the area is being referenced with the area. The Westminster Council has reported that after consulting the Postal Authority and emergency services, they said that the selected name has been used elsewhere in the borough and in nearby streets and buildings.
The controversy has simmered to the extent that the Westminster Council has began consulting the residents on what their views are as far as the name is concerned and if possible, suggest other names. However, the owners will still have to table a name that has to meet the laid down criteria by the council.
The criteria named by the council is that the new name must depict historical links where the street is located, must be easy to pronounce and it must not have a duplicate.
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