Will French, co-founder of Ealing Matters and Chair of Save Ealing’s Centre, considers the implications of the Government’s recently published planning White Paper for Ealing. There’s been much noise about the Government’s Planning White Paper, but it’s not an easy read, … Continued
Ealing Council held its first Planning Committee using Microsoft Teams video conferencing technology on 20 May 2020. This followed a virtual Planning User Group (PUG) meeting on 16 April to discuss the temporary arrangements for planning services during the Covid-19 health emergency, and the subsequent … Continued
Ealing Matters has joined forces with Red Block Rebels to create a short video tour of the major developments that have been built or are currently under planning consideration in the London Borough of Ealing. Called ‘Ealing –The Sky’s the … Continued
Arthur Breens, Chair of Kingsdown Residents’ Association, argues that site visits are key to an accurate visualisation of a development’s mass and scale, and therefore fully informed decision-making at Planning Committee. My late father said, as a senior design draughtsman/designer … Continued
The latest annual report from New London Architecture on the planning pipeline for tall buildings is available. Developed with research partner, Knight Frank, the report surveys buildings of 20 storeys or more across London that are either under construction, have … Continued
Peter Mason, Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Transformation, and David Scourfield, Chief Planning Officer, convened a video conference with the Planning User Group (PUG) on 16 April 2020 to discuss the Council’s proposals for managing planning processes during the … Continued
CENTRAL EALING: The Charity Commission has rejected Ealing Council’s application to take control of the assets of the charitable Trust that owns the Victoria Hall. This blocks the Council’s current proposals for selling the Hall, along with other Trust property … Continued
A key component of the planning system in England is the Local Plan. Created by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with its residents, each Local Plan outlines the long-term planning strategy for that area. In London, each borough, including … Continued
A group of 200-300 Ealing residents gathered outside Ealing Town Hall on Tuesday night to call for the Council to stop approving the high-rise developments that are blighting our borough. As councillors arrived for the last full Council meeting before … Continued
CENTRAL EALING: Have your say on the redevelopment plans for the Council’s Perceval House offices. The plans go on display in the Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre next to WH Smith/the Post Office on Thursday, 6 February (3.30 to 7.30 pm) … Continued