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Heathrow Updates

Heathrow is resurfacing the southern runway this year.  From 3 March to 31 October 2013, Sunday evening to Friday morning inclusive, there will be no night-time runway alternation and planes flying after 10:30 pm and before 6:00 am will use the northern runway.  EFRA's area is not directly under the northern runway flightpath but even so we are likely to notice more night-time and early morning aircraft noise during this time.

Posted 4 Mar 2013

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

West Ealing and Hanwell - Council proposals for changes along Uxbridge Road - Corridor 1c

During the last round of Ward Forum meetings, councillors unveiled designs for what they are calling Corridor 1c.  This the stretch of Uxbridge Road which runs from the River Brent to Northfield Avenue.

In response residents asked for a meeting to be held with council officers to fully explain the plans before they go out to public consultation.

The council has therefore arranged a meeting for members of the public to find out more:

3 December 2012
7:30 to 9:00 pm
Princes Room at Ealing Town Hall

Posted 17 Nov 2012

Government's Aviation Strategy

Our recent e-newsletter described the government's consultation on its aviation strategy.  You can see EFRA's response here.

Posted 24 Oct 2012

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