Planning

Proposed Relaxation of Rules on Property Extensions

In December 2012 EFRA submitted a response to a consultation about relaxing planning rules for extensions, to both homes and business premises, and about relaxing constraints such as converting commercial property to private use.  You may have heard about this item on the news at the time when Richmond and other councils objected.  EFRA also objected, on the grounds that rear extensions are already permitted and that the proposed relaxation could be abused and is in any case inappropriate in a suburban area such as ours where it could cause problems for neighbours.

Posted 28 Jan 2013

Reynard Mills – New Planning Application

A third application has been submitted to develop the Reynard Mills site off Windmill Road.  The latest plans are for 831 residents, 229 flats and houses, with 6- and 5- storey tower blocks.  This is still a massive overdevelopment of the site, which will lead to intolerable traffic and parking pressures on the surrounding streets.  You can read more about the concerns over this new proposal here.

Posted 13 Oct 2012

Orion Park: Bike Training Facility

For some years now, Get Bike has been running training classes for motor cyclists at Orion Park opposite Northfields tube station.  Following investigative work by EFRA members in Belsize Avenue and Jefferson Close, the Council acknowledged that Get Bike did not have planning permission for the training of motor cyclists in the car park at Orion Park.  Consequently Get Bike has now submitted a planning application seeking permission to use the site for motor cycle training.

Posted 18 Aug 2012

Reynard Mills proposed development

 

As outlined in our spring newsletter, EFRA opposed an application for development of Reynard Mills, the former BBC archive site off Windmill Road.  The proposal was for 275 homes in massed blocks totally out of keeping with the surrounding area.  The impact would have been felt on parking, transport and other local facilities.

Posted 6 Aug 2012

Response to planning application for the Christadelphian Meeting Hall, Dorset Road

 

Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Planning Application
Christadelphian Meeting Hall Dorset Road, Ealing, W5 4HX
ref: P/2011/1326

Dear Ms Perry

Posted 23 May 2011