Colonial Drive Development/Gunnersbury Triangle Nature Reserve Planning Hearing, Weds 16 May, 7pm
If you oppose the proposed building of the eight-storey-high blocks of flats overlooking the Gunnersbury Triangle Nature Reserve at Colonial Drive, Chiswick, please come along to Ealing Council Planning meeting in the Council Chamber, Ealing Town Hall, tomrrow (Wednesday 16 May) starting at 7pm.You can still object to this development online at:http://www.pam.ealing.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=140951Alternatively, email: planning@ealing.gov.uk using the reference P/2012/0338, or email the chair of the meeting, Ray Wall - Ray.wall@ealing.gov.ukThe grounds for opposition (you can cut and paste):* It is inappropriate to the character of Acton Green and Chiswick* The skyline would be lost forever - it is too tall and too wide* 124 apartments add too much to the demand for local facilities* The Nature Reserve would lose peace and light * Wildlife and habitat would be affected by the 6- and 8-storey blocks* Reflected sunlight would parch the grassland and trees endangering fauna and flora* Light pollution at night would affect the habitat of bats and birds* Needs an environmental assessment of the impact on the Triangle* Development should be moved 15m away from the Triangle perimeter and planted with native species* The development should be no more than 6 stories high.For more info and to sign the online petition go to the Hands Off Our Triangle (HOOT) campaign website: http://handsoffourtriangle.wordpress.com/
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