GB gave an update on matters since the last meeting as a lot had happened between that meeting and now.

The AGM was held on 13th May, which was well attended and a new committee was voted in and an amendment was to the constitution was made, as minuted.

The first HTRA full meeting was then held on 10th June with 45 attendees plus new committee.

On the 11th June we became aware of the recent planning application for Widewater Place and fielded numerous enquiries from residents. That same evening three HTRA members attended their first Ward meeting with the Met Police.

On the evening of Friday 14th June the HTRA committee alongside other residents to discuss the Widewater Place planning situation and it was agreed that we would hold an emergency public

meeting in the Harefield Community Centre on the 19th June. It was further agreed that we set up a sub-committee to specifically address Widewater Place. The Centre was booked and flyers designed for circulation.

On the 17th June and at the request of Marion Finney, Community Engagement Officer for LB Hillingdon requested a meeting with the ‘old’ HTRA committee. Two council officer attended alongside GB, PD, DK, HC, TW (IC was an apology). MF eventually listed her three areas of concern with the newly formed HTRA Committee. These being:

1. The AGM and the manner in which it was run.

2. The minutes of the AGM and the amendments voted on, which MF felt gave a misleading view of the council’s position and even amounted to ‘misinformation’.

3. That GB, who was previously voted off the old HTRA committee was back and now elected as the Chair, which was ‘just wrong’.

Actions to follow were that MF was to write a statement setting out the Council’s position and which would be submitted to the residents of Harefield. We are still waiting for this written statement despite chasing.

On the 18th June four members of the HTRA met with Cllr Martin Goddard at his invitation and the minutes were provided subsequently. The Cllr was concerned that we needed to ‘square away’ the LBH concerns, that we remained non-political and asked if we would meet with the Hujjat committee. This latter point was put to the village and voted upon and overwhelmingly it was decided that we should not meet with Hujjat. This decision to be conveyed to the Cllr through these minutes. The Cllr offered his assistance throughout in dealing with the planning application.

On the 19th June we held the Emergency Meeting in South Harefield and it was attended by over 200 people. In an hour long presentation we set out the facts and our strategy to address certain interesting developments such as the Charity Commission and internal disputes within the Hujjat community. A PowerPoint presentation was delivered and it will be available to read once the HTRA website is back up and running.

We would establish the sub-committee and begin fundraising. All of which action points were voted on.

Because its being applied for under Permitted Development the scope to object is very limited and only permissible under 3 areas, noise, roads/traffic & sewerage.

The other topics covered was the meeting with 2 representatives of the LBH from their community engagement team at Harefield Library as they had some concerns about the way the AGM was run, the outcome of some of the decisions and some of what they referred to as inconsistencies & inaccuracies in what was delivered to the members.