Pedestrian Areas: Safety
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the reliability of the Pedestrian Comfort Assessment prepared by Arup used by the Metropolitan Police to withdraw their objection.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook
An appointed Inspector held a public inquiry which heard a range of evidence for and against the proposals in question.
As this case will come before ministers in MHCLG to determine, it would not be appropriate to comment further.
Decisions on planning applications are based on material planning considerations.
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