Our Plan for Alexandra Park Ward
On 7 May, you have two votes for Haringey Council.
We are standing as Independent candidates because Alexandra Park deserves councillors who answer directly to residents rather than party lines. We live here, we experience the same roads, schools, parks and services, and we want decisions to reflect the realities of this ward.
This is our plan for Alexandra Park.
1. TRANSPORT & TRAFFIC
The Proposed B106 Bus Lane - now officially cancelled!
(Alexandra Park Road / Albert Road / Durnsford Road)
We actively campaigned against this proposal from the moment it was announced in November 2025 and worked to ensure residents were properly informed about the consultation. We printed out and distributed over 3,000 leaflets across our neighbourhood to notify our community. Over 2,000 responses were submitted, and the council eventually dropped the proposal.
If elected, we will press the Council to examine alternative ways of improving bus reliability and reducing congestion, including reviewing the wider traffic network. This includes assessing the impact of the traffic lights, Bounds Green LTN, understanding displacement effects, and working across borough boundaries with Enfield so that traffic is addressed holistically rather than shifted between neighbouring streets. We need reliable public transport and more bus routes connecting Alexandra Palace Station, Muswell Hill, Highgate, Crouch End and other local centres.
While we support active travel and better public transport, Alexandra Park is a family residential neighbourhood. Many residents rely on cars for work, childcare, medical appointments and caring responsibilities. Policy must reflect how people actually live.
Travel restrictions that displace traffic can create division, placing neighbour against neighbour and street against street. We don’t want that for our community. Policies should bring our community together, not fragment it.
Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ) & Access
Many residents have serious concerns about further CPZ expansion. In many areas CPZ charges increase over time after being introduced, adding ongoing costs for residents. Families, friends and carers visiting homes can also face penalties. We have also seen gradual expansion of yellow lines and incremental reduction of available parking. Each individual change may seem minor, but together they significantly affect how residents live and move around the ward.
Further parking restrictions or traffic interventions must be assessed in terms of cumulative impact and consulted with residents. Decisions in one part of the ward affect surrounding streets, and residents deserve clarity about those consequences before schemes are introduced.
Over the past few years, residents have repeatedly taken part in consultations on Controlled Parking Zones and many streets consistently voted against them. Yet new consultations keep appearing. When residents have clearly expressed their view multiple times, it should be respected. If elected, we will stand up for residents and ensure their decisions are taken seriously.
Quieter nights on Alexandra Park Road and Albert Road
The 102 runs through the night, even when passenger numbers are low. Residents regularly raise concerns about the noise from large double-deckers passing homes in the early hours.
Where capacity allows, we believe smaller single-deck buses – such as those used on the 299 and 184 – should be considered for night services. This would reduce noise and emissions without affecting connectivity.
We will ask Transport for London to review how routes are coordinated at night and to assess whether quieter, lower-capacity buses can be deployed on the 102 during off-peak hours.
Reassessing speed bumps on Alexandra Park Road and Albert Road
Many residents on Albert Road and Alexandra Park Road have told us that the current speed bumps cause significant vibration when heavy vehicles and buses pass. Some households experience shaking. Elderly residents and families with young children say it affects sleep and wellbeing when it happens late into the evening and early morning.
Speed control matters. But we need to ask whether the current layout is achieving that aim in the right way – and at what cost to those living along these roads.
We will press for a formal review of the speed bumps, including:
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Where they are needed and justified based on current traffic data
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Whether they are contributing to increased noise and structural vibration
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Whether alternative measures could deliver compliance more effectively
Options such as speed cameras or targeted enforcement should be considered where appropriate. Technology can slow traffic without the repeated impact of heavy vehicles braking and accelerating outside people’s homes.
Speeding & Road Safety
Speeding remains a serious concern across the ward, along with the state of the road itself. Road safety must protect pedestrians and cyclists, but it must also respect the structural impact on homes and the daily quality of life of residents.
When buses or other heavy vehicles pass at speed, the vibration can be felt inside homes, with walls and floors shaking. We will campaign for targeted enforcement of speed limits and practical solutions such as electronic speed warning signs - like those already installed on Brownlow Road - alongside smarter traffic management in cooperation with the police.
Muswell Hill Car Parks & Local Plan Proposals
Although the proposed redevelopment of the two public car parks in Muswell Hill — behind M&S and the Everyman cinema — falls outside the Alexandra Park ward boundary, many of our residents rely on Muswell Hill for shops, cafés, children’s activities and community life.
The Local Plan draft consultation, which ran shortly before Christmas, included proposals to remove these car parks and replace them with residential development.
We believe such proposals require careful scrutiny. Muswell Hill already experiences significant infrastructure pressure. Removing the two principal public car parks without clear, deliverable infrastructure improvements risks placing additional strain on the local area. If elected, we will raise formal objections within the Council to the removal of these car parks.
Alexandra Palace Station
Residents regularly raise concerns about the condition of Alexandra Park Station, particularly its accessibility for disabled people, families with young children in pushchairs and those with mobility challenges, with accessible toilets being needed too. The footpath from Bedford Road to the station is in particularly poor condition and requires resurfacing by the Council.
Although rail authorities hold primary responsibility for the station itself, ward councillors can raise formal questions, seek meetings with the relevant agencies and press for clear information about maintenance and improvement plans. Alexandra Park Station serves as a gateway to our neighbourhood and we will campaign for it to be safe, accessible and reflective of the quality and character of the area it serves.
2. SAFER STREETS & REDUCING CRIME
Pavements
Many residents have told us about falls and injuries caused by uneven pavements. Safe pavements are essential for elderly residents, families with young children and people with mobility challenges.
We will press for a ward-wide pavement condition audit, prioritised repair schedules and clearer reporting mechanisms so hazards are addressed promptly.
Lighting
Poor lighting has been identified in Tambo Rec, sections of Alexandra Park Road, the darker area near Alexandra Park Station towards Alexandra Palace, and other residential streets. Visibility is a basic element of public safety.
We will work with council officers to improve lighting in areas where safety concerns are evident.
Security Cameras
Residents and shop owners have raised concerns about security, particularly near the shops by the library. We will campaign for the installation of security cameras in this area and for a review of existing CCTV coverage across the ward. We will also seek stronger coordination between the council, police and local Neighbourhood Watch groups to tackle street crime, including phone theft and similar incidents that often target young people.
3. BETTER PUBLIC SPACES
Alexandra Park Library
The library is a vital community resource. Cuts to opening hours hit families, older residents and students hardest. We will closely scrutinise any decisions affecting Alexandra Park Library’s hours. Our aim is to protect access, secure at least four full weekdays of opening, and press for extended evening hours in line with other neighbouring boroughs.
Clean Streets & Street Sweeping
Street sweeping in parts of the ward has become inconsistent, and littering is increasingly visible. Clean streets are a basic service that residents pay council tax for. We will raise questions about current cleaning schedules, enforcement levels and resource allocation to push for standards to be maintained.
High street and local businesses
We love our shops and cafés on Alexandra Park Road. The Crescent Road area near Alexandra Park Station should feel welcoming and vibrant. We want to see more family-run shops and community-focused businesses.
As ward councillors, our role would be to raise concerns where residents feel the high street is struggling and to ask clear questions about how business licences are granted and how local traders are supported.
Business rates are set nationally, but the Council influences planning, licensing and local support schemes. We would seek transparency around these processes and push for the needs of small and independent businesses to be properly considered.
Old wooden playground at Tambo Recreation Ground
We are fortunate to have a second play area in Tambo Recreation Ground, but the equipment has not been properly maintained for a long time and parts of it are now deteriorating. We will campaign for the area to be fully renovated. We also support the addition of an outdoor gym so that teenagers and adult residents have a free, accessible place to exercise and stay active in the neighbourhood.
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is one of the great assets of our ward. Its heritage, public access and long-term sustainability matter to residents across Alexandra Park. As councillors, we would engage with the relevant bodies to ensure residents’ concerns are heard and that the Palace continues to serve the community effectively.
Small Public Spaces at Road Junctions
Across the ward there are several small triangular spaces at road crossings that could be improved and used as welcoming local places rather than being left neglected. With simple landscaping, planting and seating, these spaces could become pleasant resting points for residents and help bring more greenery into the neighbourhood.
For example, the triangular area at the junction of The Avenue and Grove Avenue could be planted and designed to act as a green soakaway during heavy rain, helping absorb water rather than allowing it to run across the road.
The small green area at the corner of Albert Road and Alexandra Park Road would benefit from attention as well, with a new or repainted bench and some landscaping to make it more comfortable for residents and feel safer in the evening.
The Triangle at the junction of Palace Gates Road and Crescent Road could also be further improved with additional seating and landscaping, turning it into a pleasant place for residents to pause, meet neighbours or enjoy a moment of greenery. With a little care and attention, it could become an even more welcoming small public space that adds to the character of the area.
Practical Ideas from Residents
Some residents have identified really good opportunities for small improvements.
For example, retractable seating for elderly residents and people with mobility issues near the crossing at Wroxham Gardens and Durnsford Road. As Wroxham Gardens slopes steeply upwards, it can be difficult for people carrying heavy shopping or with limited mobility, so discreet seating along the brick wall could be very helpful.
These is exactly the kind of practical ideas we are hearing when we speak to residents — simple changes that could make everyday life easier.
4. PINKHAM WAY & GREEN SPACE PROTECTION
Pinkham Way is one of the most environmentally sensitive green sites in our area. Local residents have tried to protect it for many years, fighting the plans to build a waste facility on this land.
Yet the issue resurfaced in the recent Local Plan draft before Christmas, when the Council again allocated the Pinkham Way site for industrial, employment and waste use. This renewed allocation came despite substantial material planning evidence submitted over many years and despite the site’s location within a residential setting where families live alongside it.
We will campaign to protect Pinkham Way’s Grade 1 Site of Importance for Nature Conservation status, seek the removal of dual-land designation as Employment Land and pursue an upgrade to London-wide or Metropolitan Importance.
5. TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY
All the policies and concerns above are different sides of the same issue, which is the most important for us: transparency and accountability of the Council to local residents. Residents regularly raise concerns about how council money is spent and how priorities are set. Council tax continues to rise, yet many feel that basic services — street cleaning, maintenance, lighting and neighbourhood care — are under pressure.
As ward councillors, we would ask clear questions about budget allocation, spending priorities and value for money. Scrutiny of finances is a core responsibility of councillors, and residents deserve transparency about how their council tax is used.
6. OUR COMMITMENT
If elected, we will communicate openly with residents about the decisions that affect Alexandra Park. We will raise your concerns formally, exercise scrutiny powers where evidence is insufficient and use every appropriate channel within the Council to represent you effectively. We will act as your voice, your eyes and your ears in the Council chamber.
Our focus is Alexandra Park. Our accountability is to residents.