There was a quite well voiced campaign against it. The two main ring leaders were the Catholic church and cafe called outsider art on either end of the high road. However there was a good campaign to promote it so hopefully enough people have replied to feedback with support and build starts soon.
Chris Boardman tweeting in connection with this today:
https://twitter.com/Chris_Boardman/status/932366004616822784
Seems there's a campaign by local Chiswick conservatives to block it.