Recent articles

Northfields Hostel

For the past several years an office block on Northfield Avenue, opposte the underground station, has been used as a hostel. Despite pressure from local residents and EFRA the building has never had planning approval for the change of use. The owners recently submitted a planning application for change of use, and EFRA has submitted its response.

Posted 16 Aug 2010

Pickering House development approved

At their meeting on 30 June, Ealing Council Planning Committee approved the application to develop Pickering House by adding six extra flats within the extended roof space. The committee's discussions and decision are in the meeting minutes on the council web site.
EFRA had supported local residents in opposing the application.

Posted 18 Jul 2010

Minutes of EFRA AGM 2010

Minutes of the 32nd Annual General Meeting
held on 20 May 2010 at the Log Cabin, Northfield Avenue
 
1 The Chair, Andrew Dick, welcomed the 41 members in attendance, and Sgt. Greg Fox and colleague of the Northfields Safer Neighbourhoods Team.
Posted 17 Jul 2010

Overdale Road clean-up

The area behind Overdale Road has been a site for fly-tipping and graffiti and is a very visible eyesore from trains passing through Northfields station. Last week EFRA was informed by the Northfield Ward councillors that the site is to be cleaned-up following a walk-about by councillors, the Northfields safer neighbourhood team, and council envirocrime officials.

This morning, Mark, Phil and I, the three of us Northfield Councillors
went on another of our regular walkabouts with the Northfield Police,
Envirocrime, Contract Monitoring for Street Services, the contractors
Posted 23 Jun 2010

Devonshire Road stop-and-shop parking bays

At the recent EFRA Annual General Meeting residents called for the reinstatement of the stop-and-shop parking bays at the junction of Devonshire Road and Northfield Avenue. There used to be parking bays in that area prior to the construction of the flats on the site of the former Esso garage. The re-introduction of the bays would help the fledging businesses in the new parade and also existing businesses along Northfield Avenue.

Ealing Council has produced a preliminary plan for replacing single yellow lines with five stop-and-shop parking bays. The plan is attached as a pdf document.

Posted 19 Jun 2010

Planning Applications

One of the most important of EFRA’s activities is to monitor, and respond to consultations on, the larger planning applications in our area.

We discuss these applications with the residents who are most closely affected and also assist them with their personal submissions to the Council’s planners.

EFRA is not opposed to developments but our submissions are informed by the view that the low rise and low density nature of our essentially Edwardian residential neighbourhood should be preserved.

Posted 21 May 2010