Wilfred Fienburgh Court - Bin Storage Relocation

Wilfred Fienburgh Court was constructed between 1950 – 1966, and the block is named after a writer and local North London Labour MP. It has a generous covered entrance porch with two slim circular columns around the edges which support the structure above. There are large refuse bins located directly in front of this area with a tree in front of them facing onto the street.

Due to reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) taking place within and around the covered entrance to the block, proposals were developed to make the entrance more visible from the street and to secure the area around the covered porch.

The Planning department has agreed to the proposed plans to install railings enclosing the existing porch, with a new access gate fitted with an intercom system, fob reader and magnetic locking arrangement that is linked to the access control mechanism on the existing door on the block. The relocation of the vehicle barrier has also been agreed by Planning. These works will be going ahead once the location of the waste storage bins is confirmed.

The waste storage bins are currently located directly in front of the entrance porch and these bins obscure the view of this space from the street, providing further cover for ASB to occur in the area.

The proposal is to relocate the waste storage bins into a dedicated enclosure on the right hand side of the vehicle access route, against the neighbouring brick wall. An image of the proposed move is detailed below, but a full copy of the proposals (including details about the works to install new railings and a new access gate, and relocate the vehicle barrier), can be found in the 'Proposals' section of this webpage, or linked here.

The expectation is that relocating the existing waste bins will make the entrance space more visible from the street and feel less enclosed. This arrangement will provide additional passive surveillance over the area to reduce ASB occurrences.

There are also some other additional benefits to moving the waste bins. The new bin store location will improve access by the waste collection lorries and make the waste collection process quicker, and less disruptive to residents. Additionally, storing the waste bins inside a dedicated enclosed bin store will reduce fly-tipping, and work positively to reduce access by animals or rodents.

We would like to hear your views on the future location of the waste storage bins. Please complete the short survey below to let us know if you support this proposal. The survey will be open on 2 March and run for three weeks.

The survey will close on 22 March 2026.

If you have any questions then please use the 'Who's Listening' section of this webpage to contact a member of the team.