Please help - Development going up right next to Gunnersbury Triangle
Dear neighbours, please help!A proposal for a five-storey block of flats right on the border of the nature reserve is currently with Ealing Council to be considered: https://pam.ealing.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=PGFUADJM02A00The deadline for submitting comments is tonight Tuesday 06 November 2018 at midnight, so if you'd like to comment please so today.There are several reasons why I am really worried about this proposal. First there is the obvious disruption of the construction of such a big building. The site of the scrapyard is tiny, so construction vehicles and equipment will no doubt need access to the actual Gunnersbury Triangle site. Considering this is a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Conservation, that seems like a real problem. Dust pollution, noise pollution, light pollution, you name it.Next there will be the light and noise pollution emitted from the newly constructed block once it is completed (in addition to the blocks that were already built there several years ago), disturbing the nature reserve's inhabitants. It will also block several through ways for the wildlife, or 'green corridors'.Third, this is going to further decrease the value of the nature reserve as a habitat for wildlife. If the biodiversity in the Gunnersbury Triangle plummets, what's to stop it from having its protected status revoked and becoming prey for developers?Fourth, I am really shocked that the London Wildlife Trust are supporting this action. I am in no way saying they don't deserve a better office and an education space. I am all for it, I think the community and beyond will benefit from having a better space. But to have that justify a five-storey building going up pretty much within the bounds of a protected green space is a very odd position to take as a conservation organisation. I am worried that there is more going on there and that would be a terrible thing... I think we could make something really wonderful on the little scrapyard, a less invasive building with many eco features. Our community is pretty active, could we not fundraise and build something nice ourselves?Thank you for reading, and I hope you can lend your support.Kind regards,Marijn
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