FAQ

Q7. Will the council commit to opposing national infrastructure projects like the silvertown tunnel. There is evidence that these projects increase traffic rather than reducing it. How can the council support green renewable projects while expressing support for projects that will increase emissions and pollution in the borough?

Q8 Part of the council strategy is a reduction in HGV emissions. How will support for the Silvertown Tunnel help to achieve this?

Silver Town Tunnel

Assessment of traffic impacts by TfL suggest that the scheme (compared with no implementing) will reduce CO2 emissions in 2021 (projected scheme opening at time of submission) but will increase them by 2036.

Throughout the Development Consent Order process, the Council offered ‘in principle’ support for the scheme recognising the potential benefits to substantially reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality in an area with sharp exceedances of NO2 legal limits.

Support was, amongst other matters contingent upon the forecast air quality improvements being fully secured and any possible adverse impacts upon air quality fully mitigated.

Any increase in GHG emissions from the scheme does not change the targets set to the borough via the Mayor Transport Strategy to reduce carbon emissions from transport sources in the borough by 72 per cent by 2041 (from 2013 baseline).

Find out more on the Project details. In here you will find details of LBTH representations to the Planning Inspectorate setting out our position throughout the Examination in Public.

You will need to conduct a risk assessment for your work setting (i.e., the place where you base your team and/or where you run activities for the public) in line with government guidance.

The Health and Safety Executive has advice on how to do this including a template risk assessment to fill in.

1. Make sure the right people are involved in the risk assessment process, e.g. board/trustees, senior team, staff, volunteers, services and building users.
   
   
2. The risk assessment should help you to compare the risks of staying closed vs. opening. If you decide to re-open your building and/or start running activities in person again, you should consider which activities are essential and which need to stay suspended.
   
   
3. Check the restrictions and exceptions carefully and take them into account in your risk assessment and decision making.
   
   
4. Your assessment should consider the risk of people mixing or being unable to maintain social distancing. Under the High alert level groups can gather outside in groups no greater than 6 in adherence to social distancing rules. However, activities where there is a significant likelihood of groups of six interacting, and therefore breaking the law, should not take place.
   
   
5. Check if any changes you make will impact on your insurance cover.  You may need to contact your insurers to discuss this.
   
   
6.  A fire risk assessment should be undertaken if your building or space is repurposed, for example when there is any change in the way you use the space or to exit arrangements.
   
   
7. Where possible, share your risk assessments with any other tenants in your building.  Make sure the risk assessment is communicated to all of your own team and to other building users.

The council will only consider proposals from organisations that are set up not-for-profit.  This includes voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises (with appropriate asset lock in place) and registered social landlords.

The council decided initial period of the lease arrangements will be for 3-5 years. However, we may consider granting a longer lease where appropriate before the initial lease ends, particularly where the initial period has been successful, and where this may affect longer term funding arrangements and bids for capital funds.