Recent articles

Rear extension 282 Northfield Avenue and Blondin Avenue

EFRA commented on a planning application for a first floor rear extension filling the full depth of the rear yard and existing ground floor extension behind 282 Northfield Avenue (near the junction with Blondin Avenue).

Electricity Cable Works in Little Ealing Lane

Work being carried out by J Murphy and Sons on behalf of Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution resumed after Easter.

To avoid major congestion in the area, some roads leading off Little Ealing Lane will be closed and local diversions put in place as the work progresses. There will be a requirement to use multi way temporary lights at the junctions at either end of the road. However, this work will be carried out at weekends in the case of the South Ealing Road junction and school holiday periods or weekends for the Windmill Road junction.

Changes at Northfields Station

Many of you are likely to have received a letter and leaflet and/or email from Transport for London about the forthcoming changes in Northfields Station.

Work starts on 20 April 2015 to alter the ticket hall. Ticket windows will be permanently closed. Staff will move out of the ticket office into the ticket hall. The station will continue to be staffed between the first and last train times.

There may be further staffing changes when the Underground moves to 24-hour running on 12 September 2015.

Assyrian Centre in South Ealing Road

In December 2014 EFRA submitted an objection to the revised planning application to develop the Assyrian Centre at the junction of South Ealing Road and Temple Road.

Motorbike Training : Update

EFRA continues to support residents in Belsize Avenue, Jefferson Close and Mayo Court suffering from noise and disturbance from motorbike training in the Orion Park car park.

The operator has applied for the ban on the use of the open areas of Orion Park for motorbike training to be lifted so that training can take place using electric motorbikes.

In January 2015 EFRA submitted a letter objecting to the new planning application on the grounds of continuing distress and concern to local residents arising amongst other things from -

Proposed Conversion of House in Overdale Road to Two Flats

In October 2014 EFRA objected to a planning application to convert 12 Overdale Road into two flats with rear extension which would, if allowed, set a precedent for all of us who live in the roads of near identical modest terraced housing constructed by A J Taylor in the years immediately before the First World War.