Fury Over Rushed Resubmission of Perceval House Plan
Proposal back in front of planning committee after minor changes
CGI of the development from Uxbridge Road
There has been an angry reaction from campaigners to the reappearance of the Perceval House scheme on a planning committee agenda taking place this week.
A decision on the proposal for a major development in the centre of Ealing including a 26 storey tower had been deferred towards the end of last month with councillors on the planning committee expressing concerns about the low provision of family housing in the development.
Ealing Council along with Vistry Partnerships (previously Galiford Try Partnerships) submitted the application to build a new civic hub with library and customer service centre, commercial properties and 477 new homes.
The plan has now been revised so that there are now 21 three bedroom flats as opposed just 7 in the original proposal. This has been achieved by converting 21 two bedroom units into one bedroom.
The revised plan will now be considered at a virtual meeting of the Ealing Borough Planning Committee taking place on Wednesday 10 March beginning at 7pm.
CGI of how the tower might look from Walpole Park
The borough planning officer continues to recommend that the councillors give their approval. They voted 7-6 at the previous meeting to defer a decision on the scheme.
A resident who has campaigned against the proposal said, “It is simply not credible that any councillor that had concerns about the provision of family homes in the scheme would have them allayed by this tinkering with the design. The net effect of the changes does not increase the number of family homes in the scheme. My concern is that an attempt will be made to present this as a win while behind the scenes recalcitrant councillors will be reminded of where their loyalties should lie. I think we should expect bad news on Wednesday night.”
The officer’s report also rejects concern about the height of the main building and the massing of the scheme saying, “The applicant has produced a reasoned analysis to show why a less tall building to the tower would not provide the same or similar benefits, without harming these or other assets, including whether transferring the height to other blocks may be likely to have a more harmful impact on other assets. Regard is also had to whether the scale gives rise to significant harmful or adverse impact on the character of the area, and residential amenity.”
The details of the meeting are on this link.
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March 9, 2021