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THE next stage of the £100m regeneration of the Rayners Lane Estate was recommended to be given the go ahead yesterday evening (Wednesday) by Harrow Council's planning committee.
Home Group wanted to flatten four existing blocks of flats in Swift Close and Drinkwater Road and construct in their place a mixture of 19 homes and 36 apartments.

APOLLONIA restaurant in Church Road, Stanmore, has applied to Harrow Council to become a venue for weddings and civil ceremonies, and will be granted the licence as long as it is "seemly, dignified and regularly available for civil marriages, has adequate fire precautions and has not recent connection with any religion which is incompatible with its use as a venue for civil marriages".

COUNCILLORS will decide this evening if a South Harrow bar should be allowed to stay open longer into the earlier hours of the morning at weekends.
The owner of Limelight Lounge in Alexandra Avenue wishes to vary its licence so alcohol can be served from 11am to midnight on 12midnight Monday to Thursday and 11am to 2am Friday and Saturday.

A NURSERY class could be established at a South Harrow school where just 10 per cent of the youngest children have English as their mother tongue.
Roxbourne First School would offer 60 fully subsidised part-time places - half for the three-hour morning session and half for the afternoon session of the same duration - in a classroom currently occupied by Reception children.

PLANS have been deferred to build the properties needed to rehouse the remaining tenants on the Rayners Lane Estate yet to get a new home.
The next stage of housing association Home's multi-million redevelopment of the borough's largest social housing estate, in South Harrow, comprises 135 homes and flats in Eliot Drive, Drinkwater Road and Coles Crescent lying in 2.4 of the 15.4 hectare estate.
They will replace 11 "poor quality" four-storey blocks of flats and two-storey terrace houses currently being demolished and will add to the 657 properties already built since 2001.
Harrow Council's planning committee was told in a report "the proposal would deliver a mix of large family houses and a smaller number of one and two bedroom flats to address the specific housing needs of the Rayners Lane Estate" but decided to postpone its decision until December at its meeting on
Families will be able to enjoy a new open space of approximately 1000 sq m that will
incorporate playgrounds specifically for 2 to 5 year olds and for 4 to 8 year olds, while 157 car parking spaces, new roads and courtyards are planned.
The replacement affordable housing is being part-funded by the private sale of some properties: in this case, 105 of the homes would be rented out by Home to existing tenants and 30 sold to generate revenue.
Due to the recession, Home has had to modify its initial masterplan and roll its fifth, sixth and eight proposed development phases into one in order to make a bid for funding from the Homes and Communities Agency that has been accepted in principle.
A Harrow Council spokeswoman said: "The items was deferred for a site visit. The committee have also asked to see some clearer drawings for what is a large and complex proposals in order to assist them in their consideration of the proposals."

A RESIDENTIAL home that provides respite care for children and teenagers with severe learning disabilities has been called "outstanding" by inspectors.
The Firs, a Harrow Council-run service based in an suburban house in Northolt, received the top grade by Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education) following an unannounced inspection conducted on October 15.
Officials said in their subsequent report: "Children and young people are well looked after, stimulated and encouraged to participate in the home during their short break.
"The staff and managers have an excellent understanding of the health, physical, social, cultural and emotional needs of children and young people.
"The staff team work extremely well with all professionals involved with children and young people."
Five beds available in the home to provide overnight and holiday stays for young people aged between five and 19 who have learning, sensory and physical disabilities and need one-to-one support.
Centre manager Eithne Staunton, said: "We are absolutely delighted with this grading as a lot of hard work has been put in by all the team and management at The Firs to achieve this, with support from the children and young people as well as their parents or carers."

SIX new classrooms may be built at Roxbourne First and Middle Schools in Torbay Road, South Harrow.

The extension would replace a pre-fabricated block of four classrooms that was knocked down in March 2008 and two portable classrooms.

The school has lodged its application for planning permission with Harrow Council.

PLANS to built 21 new properties on the Rayners Lane Estate have been lodged with Harrow Council.
The scheme is the latest phase of the multi-million pound regeneration project being carried out by Eastcote-based housing association Home and concerns a vacant plot of fenced-off land in Coles Crescent previously occupied by 24 homes.
Home are proposing to construct a four-storey block comprising two two-bed wheelchair-accessible flats and six two-bed flats, with a row of staggered terracing to the south-west containing four two-bed houses, five three-bed houses and four four-bed houses.
Twenty-three parking spaces and eight bicycle spaces are included.
Documents submitted to the council reveal that when Home's architects approached the authority's planning officers for pre-application advice, they were told the "flats needed a complete redesign".

An internet class that helps Muslim women detect the tell-tale signs of extremism in their children has been praised by government officials.

The Harrow Council scheme, launched earlier this month, was one of three Harrow-run projects up for awards in the Prevention of Violent Terrorism awards, held last Tuesday.

Labelled the E-safety training workshop, the idea saw off competition from Brent, Hounslow and Lambeth in the best women's project category.

The class aims to cover safety advice on the use of internet messaging, social networking websites and chat rooms, but also helps to alert Muslim mothers about teenagers who might be enticed to look at websites which promote terrorism or extremism.

The event, which was organised by the Government Office for London and the London Prevent Network, was hosted by minister for London and Harrow East MP, Tony McNulty.

Harrow was also shortlisted for prizes in the best youth project and innovation categories.

A private bar which claimed Al Pacino and Robert Redford were regulars has been fined more than £2,000 for selling alcohol to non-members.

Ruby M, in Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, had a signing-in book which included Jaws, the Great White shark from the film of the same name, and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

However, the supposed celebrity regulars were suspiciously absent from the bar when it was discovered customers were able to buy drinks without being questioned.

The owners of the private members' club were found guilty at Harrow Magistrates' Court on February 13 of abusing their licence.

The owners, Umesh and Grisha Jivraj, of Woodbury Avenue, North Harrow, admitted to breaching the Licensing Act 2003 and were ordered to pay £2,500 each in fines and court costs.

Two years ago the couple were warned by the police about selling alcohol, but were caught flouting the rules by Harrow Council officers.

Councillor Susan Hall (Conservative), portfolio holder for environment services, said: "Private members' clubs are granted licences on condition that they only serve proper members.

"Much as I'm sure Robert Redford and Al Pacino would enjoy a visit to Harrow's nightlife, they patently weren't regulars at Ruby M's."

A private members' licence only permits entertainment and the selling of alcohol to bona fide members and their guests.