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Goldsmith allotments. Appeal to the Planning Inspectorate

Dear All,Those of you who live on or near the Goldsmith estate will be familiar with Mr Parry, the man who evicted allotment holders from Goldsmiths Close allotments, drenched the site with herbicide and then demolished and torched the sheds on the site. He's actively seeking to disrupt the site and the surroundings further by appealing the Council's refusal to let him demolish a wall to the north-west of the site - for no good reason other than for access and unnecessary access at that.If you wanted to join in the campaign to keep what's left of our conservation area intact, could you please write to:Neale Oliver, The Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN. Appeal reference is APP/A5270/W/17/3191429 sending him 3 copies of your letter of objection.  Or you can submit them online: https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3191429; Click: 'Make representation' > 'Save and continue' > Then you can fill in your details and hit 'Save and continue' and fill in your objection on the next page.If you were thinking of writing DON'T DELAY as the deadline is THIS THURSDAY, I don't think it needs to be an opus major with reams of reasons  - because the Goldsmiths Residents Association have commissioned work that does this in a comprehensive and very compelling way with external help. So literally a two liner along the lines of: Dear Sir, I support London Borough of Ealing's refusal to allow the appellant to demolish the wall in this case. I urge you to dismiss the appellant's appeal against the Council's non-determination and uphold their decision. Yours faithfully..... I understand that the number of respondents wanting to lodge an objection will be probably more valuable than the actual detail of the objections themselves as they serve to create an impression of popular opinion and mobilised support for the Council's decision

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Homebase site. Have you looked at the development plans?

Starting a new thread. Written by someone who lives near the site and was able to attend the exhibition.Notes from visit to Barratt London exhibition of proposals for Homebase site at East Acton                      16 October 2017Barratt London is buying the Homebase site at Savoy Circus and a house at 2 East Acton Lane; Homebase vacates the site when the lease expires in June 2018. The aim is to start building at the start of 2019, which will last two years. A public exhibition was held on 14 and 16 Oct at Shepherds Bush Cricket Club in Bromyard Avenue.The architects are TP Bennett, who have worked on Fulham Riverside and are working on the Filmworks cinema site in Ealing. The Homebase site is at the boundary of Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham Councils, and LB Ealing is associated on the planning. Plans are at an early stage but the proposal is for 350 units of 1, 2 or 3-bedroom flats, with 35% of them affordable housing, approx. 120 flats. Affordable housing is to be rented or shared ownership. Flats will have balconies and there will be communal gardens and play space at 1st floor level. There will be some parking for disabled flat occupants only, otherwise no parking provided for other flat residents.On the ground floor would be a Lidl shop with 70 parking spaces. Lidl estimates that about 40 jobs will be created. Above Lidl would be three tower blocks, starting at 16 stories and stepping down to approx. 12 and 8 stories going west along the A40. The tallest block will be on the NE corner above Lidl, so very visible. Access to the site will be moved next to 2 East Acton Lane. To improve the site environment the site will be edged on three sides with tree planting approx. 10-15m wide. Another option may be a green wall on the façade. Flats will be equipped with filters against pollution and double/triple glazing against noise.For information: www.barratt-westerncircus.co.uk0800 307 7319  /  westerncircus@ondoncommunications.co.ukLink to initial planning application (Screening Opinion) for the site on the council's website.https://pam.ealing.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=OX78HOJM0E200It’s important to try to find time to look at the proposals and give some feedback at this early stage.

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