Caroline Pidgeon, Lib Dem GLA member has been working closely with us to try to get the pond railings by the A232 properly sorted out. The railings are owned and maintained by Transport for London and not Sutton Council. Her report has just been received and she tells us in answer to her questions to the London mayor Boris Johnson:-

Further to your answer in June 2009 to MQ (1574/2009) what are the reasons for:
a) the delay in replacement railings around Carshalton Ponds being installed, and
b) Transport for London submitting a planning application for the new railings.

Written response from the Mayor:-
The consultation on the design of the railings took longer than originally envisaged as it was necessary for Transport for London (TfL), the London Borough of Sutton and English Heritage to find an appropriate balance between the requirement to meet technical design standards and the need to provide an appropriate aesthetic design.