English: Up-ended couch in the forecourt of Unit 1, Rosebery Avenue.

One of several photos taken since 4 November 2010. I was still waiting for removal of the dumped couch which both I and my colleague Cllr Reg Rice reported.

Over the years I've seen improvements in the upkeep of this small forecourt. It's now reasonably well maintained, and (mostly) litter and dumping free. But if you read these emails and look at the photos, it's plain that Haringey Property Services still need significant improvement in their own systems.

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Original Message -----

From : Alan Stanton, Tottenham Hale ward councillor Sent : 07 November 2010 23:52 To : Haringey Corporate Property Services Cc : Cllr Lorna Reith ; Cllr Reg Rice Reg Subject : Fly-tipping outside Unit 1 Rosebery Trading Estate - in Rosebery Ave N17

I regret to report more dumping - a navy couch and some broken white board - on the forecourt outside Unit 1 Rosebery Avenue N17. Please see my two photos on Flickr here.

The forecourt shown is owned by Haringey and is part of the Rosebery Avenue Trading Estate which is managed by Haringey Property Services.

● Can you please tell me what monitoring arrangements are in place for this forecourt? ● Would you please confirm that routine reports from members of the public about dumping here are quickly and efficiently passed to Property Services for action?

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Original Message -----

From : Haringey Corporate Property Services To : Cllr Alan Stanton Sent : Monday, November 22, 2010 9:25 AM Subject : Fly Tipping Rosebery Industrial Estate LBH/85228

Dear Cllr Stanton,

Thank you for your email. Dealing with each of the points I would comment as follows:

1. We have arranged for the fly tipping to be removed by a contractor.

2. We have in the last 2 months erected “No Dumping” signs that have been placed around the estate. The cost of having a permanently manned presence on the estate is prohibitive and would cause an unaffordable escalation in service charge costs to the tenants.  We are investigating the installation of CCTV cameras which will cover parts of the estate. There are a number of issues with installation of CCTV such as how it will be monitored and where the recording equipment will be based.  There is also the need to replace tapes recording frequently. A more comprehensive solution will have to be found and consultations with relevant advisers will be programmed to take place. However, costs are an issue in the economic climate we are currently operating in both in terms of the Council’s ability to provide services and the need to keep service charge costs down for the occupying tenants.

Greater vigilance from occupying tenants will also help reduce the incidence of flying tipping as we will be re-letting units which have recently become vacant following tenant defaults to present a greater occupier presence.

3. We confirm that we will ensure that fly tipping reports are quickly dealt with by Property Services.

Corporate Property Services London Borough of Haringey

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So what happened next?

Did the ever efficient Property Services Team get the dumped sofa taken away? Could they even find it?

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