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Friary Park twinned with Wornington Green, W10?

For those who are concerned about the Friary Park regeneration, we should be asking the Council to think long and hard about the intentions and motivations of Catalyst Housing, who aim to replace the 224 homes with 450 to 650 flats.  Catalyst are promoting their proposal as something wonderful for Acton Central.  If their previous and currently still-being-built project at Wornington Green in W10 is anything to go by, questions MUST be asked at a higher level than the residents.  Judge for yourself...here are a few websites with information about this very new and yet unfinished housing estate which leaves lots and lots to be desired.  Not only are the residents putting up with inadequate building works, it's worse than it was previously and has no longevity in workmanship and design.  Whats's more, Catalyst were fined £9,000 in August for breach of planning conditions.  Below are the reports/articles:http://www.planningresource.co.uk/article/1307659/housing-association-fined-9000-planning-conditions-breachhttp://gardendesignersguild.com/blog/wornington-green-estate-a-sad-tale-of-the-modern-need-for-development/http://emmadentcoad.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/wornington-green-life-in-sieve.htmlhttp://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/new-homes/portobello-square-1000-award-winning-new-homes-just-10-minutes-notting-hill

Angela White ● 4149d4 Comments

Found another venture by Catalyst in Reading - Dee Park - where the residents and the local Councillor are up-in-arms about the shoddy workmanship of the new, regenerated housing estate (again, mainly for private sale but some social housing).  Health and safety issues:http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/residents-outcry-over-health-safety-6683596

Angela White ● 4140d

It seems that Catalyst Housing Group also made a bid for a public green in Luton for their build of New Homes for Luton (NH4L) and managed to capture that one too.  There is a pattern emerging here.  Locals there, it seems, don't like the "concrete" housing estate they're part way through building.  Let's just hope it doesn't fall to pieces like the one in Portobello has.  They must be stopped from running riot through Acton, changing the fabric of it and leaving us with irrevocable high-rise, no green, polluted mess.

Angela White ● 4144d

The Council don't listen to their public anymore and seem to be doing away with consulting us.  However, they aren't so slow in consulting us when they want to promote themselves.  I found this on their website:"69% of you think we are efficient and well-run. Delivering value for money services is one of our priorities. Find out more about our plans."Really?  I'd like to see how the public was consulted on this.  I'm surprised it's not in the 20% region, to be optimistic.  And what plans, exactly?  To turn Acton into the dumping ground of mistakes you've made and excesses you won't accommodate in Ealing?

Angela White ● 4146d

This is all interesting and rather worrying.

Maire Lowe ● 4149d