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Should still be a park, but pretending it would be like Stratford is fanciful.
Pretty much what my response to the consultation is. It's like they've never even been there.
There's a whole strip of land from Hanger hill to Greenford that, in some insane future, could be 'transformed' into something like Stratford. I wonder if that's Ealing's long game.
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I wonder if that's Ealing's long game.
They're probably looking on at the Nine Elms site and how the dense housing has proven to be extremely lucrative for the council as it's a younger population, densely packed, high council tax revenue, but the density means a cheaper provision of services.
I do kinda agree, directionally, that the West and North West of London could do with rejuvenation and a new centre to things with better planning... but I don't think that will be what Ealing deliver.
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The Uxbridge Road from the Broadway to West Ealing is LBEaling's 'Stratford'.
A previous Tory council connived eith an enabling Housing Secretary, (apologies cannot remember which one), to have this stretch rezoned as an 'Inner City' allowing taller blocks than for an outer London borough.
Velocio
mespilus
Having read the proposal... 100% definitely should be a park.
I wouldn't model it on Stratford though, and there's no way in hell that they'd achieve a similar visit and revisit rate without things like stadiums, venues, velodrome, shopping centre, etc... that's just delusional thinking.
Should still be a park, but pretending it would be like Stratford is fanciful.