What the Norland Conservation Society Does For You
Conservation is a partnership. We need your help and support.
The more members we have, the more effective we can be in ensuring that the Norland Conservation Area continues to be an attractive place to live. Please encourage neighbours and newcomers to join the Society. This is what we do on your behalf:
- Planning: every week we review and comment on planning applications. We also work with developers, house owners and their architects.
- Lobbying: we lobby and work with council members, officers and representatives of other authorities such as Thames Water, the Greater London Authority, TfL and English Heritage. We lobbied for the Academy pub, to ensure it was designated an Asset of Community Value, affording it protection from development.
- Local Projects: we have obtained Council funding for projects such as for the pavement gardens by the Holland Park Roundabout, funded with a Council award. Applications for a number of other infrastructure projects have been submitted this year for the Council’s consideration.
- Sounding Board: through NCS, the Council seeks the views of the Society’s members and advises on borough-wide initiatives, from e-bikes parking bay proposals to flood management strategy.
- Policing: with the CCRA and other residents’ associations, we represent Members at the Norland Ward Panel, working with the Norland Safer Neighbourhood Team to help shape policing activity and patrol strategies in the area.
- Events: all Members are invited to the Summer Party and AGM. Every year we host a lecture, publish a Newsletter and continue to add content to our website – we’re always on the lookout for historical images, information and recollections about the Conservation Area.
