Message to Cabinet Member

6 November 2025

We have today written to Barnet Council Cabinet Member Alan Schneiderman:

"In relation to the Underhill South CPZ, we are outraged that you have allowed officers to act in a way that completely ignores resident feedback on multiple fronts.  The lip service paid to residents in consultation is palpable and we do not believe that the response is legitimate.

We understand that the Environment and Climate Change Committee was terminated after the Cabinet system was created in May 2023 and that now all responsibility rests with yourself.  We are led to understand that scrutiny of what you do is virtually non-existent.

It is our understanding that area committees have been terminated, apparently to save money, stopping any local engagement and discussion of local issues.  Even so, you appear to have found a spare £85K to force a controlled parking zone on an area where, even in the roads selected, more than 60% said they didn't want it.

When was the consensus principle abandoned?

You are operating in an opaque environment that lacks transparency and accountability and does not command widespread support.  Almost 750 people have signed our online petition against the zone and whether or not you respond, we will update them accordingly. It will therefore become less easy to ignore us."