|
|
|
WELCOME
Ealing Civic Society was established in 1967 when many of our founding members were closely involved with local residents’ associations in opposing the Council’s radical plans to re-develop the centre of Ealing. We are not connected with any political party or the Council.
We are working to preserve and improve our borough, in the following areas:
• Conservation
• Green spaces
• Licensing
• Design
• Heritage
• Planning
• Regeneration
• Streetscape
• Transport |
|
|
|
|
 PUBLIC ENQUIRY FOR ARCADIA
The latest threat to the centre of Ealing comes from proposals from Glenkerrin to redevelop the Arcadia site along with those for a "bus gyratory" on Haven Green. Although a more modest block of 26 storeys has replaced the 41 storey tower, its proposed "blocky" design is rather reminiscent of the 1960s. Other changes to the remaining blocks are less radical and the development would still remain a high density residential one over the railway lines with no supporting infrastructure such as expanded health or schooling facilities, let alone leisure or culture attractions which would benefit the town centre as a whole. The application for the development (but not the bus scheme) was approved by Ealing's Planning Committee on 17 December and subsequently by the Mayor in January 2009. However, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has recently called the application in for determination (a highly unusual step). This means that the application will be the subject of a local public inquiry, the timing of which is currently uncertain, but likely to be in early summer. More information will be made available at Save Ealing's Centre's website.
|
 2008 ANNUAL AWARDS
Northala Fields wins this year's Highly Commended Award. The panel scored the development highly against the criteria and was particularly impressed with its innovative use of waste materials (from the demolition of the old Wembley Stadium and the construction of Westfield shopping centre) as well as the fact it was self-funded using waste disposal charges. more
|
|
 DICKENS YARD PROPOSAL GOES IN FRONT OF THE MAYOR
The Dickens Yard planning application was passed by the Council's planning committee on 5 November despite the objections of a large number of Ealing's residents and heavy criticism from the Government's heritage and design advisers, English Heritage and the Commission on Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). more
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
