22 Feb: Election candidates quizzed at public meeting
Chaired by Stephen Sackur of the BBC, the meeting put questions over a range of topics affecting the development of Ealing town centre.
The meeting set out the lines of challenge that SEC's supporters will be putting to candidates in the local council elections on 6 May.
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Feb 10: Application for Village Green status
Have you enjoyed using Haven Green over the past 20 years or more? If so, you can help protect its special character by supporting the application for it to be given Village or Town Green status.
An SEC member has made the application as a private individual, and a notice of public consultation has been published.
As it may be opposed by Ealing Council, the more support the proposal gets, the more chance it has of success if it goes to a public inquiry. So write now!
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7 Dec 09: Secretary of State rejects Arcadia plan
This follows the report of the Inspector as the result of the Public Inquiry in June.
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Feb 10: Arts & Leisure Centre plans progress
The project to set up an Arts and Leisure Centre in Ealing Town Hall is making headway.
This is one of the major items in SEC's Vision.
Ealing Arts + Leisure has adopted this project and is currently conducting a survey to establish the requirements for the first stage, a recording and rehearsal studio.
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SEC presented its views to Ealing Council's Crossrail Specialist Scrutiny Panel on Tuesday 26 January. We were pleased to see that Ealing Council had taken on board our views of the initial work that needs to be done. They have commissioned a report that will explore the options for a long-term solution to the interchange arrangements at Ealing Broadway. This report is expected to be produced around May 2010. more
26 Jan 10: SEC urges views on Council
We would hope that this report is followed by public consultations on the most promising options. This in turn may need to be followed by extensive discussions with key land owners and developers, plus bids for any additional funding required.
SEC is helping West Ealing Resident Tony Elley to seek a judicial review of the Council's planning consent for Dickens Yard.
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A claim was filed on Tony's behalf against Ealing Council on February 18th.
The Council must now respond, and a judge will decide whether it should be heard.
12 Jan 10: SEC comments on London Plan
The first plan was drawn up by Ken Livingstone in 2004 and Boris Johnson is now revising it. It is very significant for Ealing Town Centre. SEC has welcomed many of the proposed revisions, but there are many policies that SEC want to see improved.
Read our response to the consultation in full.
20 Jan 10: Ealing's new plan in disarray
SEC has expressed concern about several elements in the preparation of Ealing's new Development Plan.
Not only has the timetable for the submission of the plan for examination by the government's Inspector slipped by nine months, but many of the assumptions of the draft are subject to challenge. SEC will be working to bring these to public attention when the next document, due in April, is published.
Our Vision defines the principles that SEC believes
should guide future development in Ealing.
We see the six central sites - Dickens Yard, the Arcadia
Centre, Ealing Broadway Station, the Cinema site (opposite the Town
Hall), Lamertons and the Ealing Broadway Centre - as one linked
“opportunity” to revitalise the town centre.
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Provide a coherent vision for Ealing to guide planners and developers.
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Give SEC a clear set of principles to take to the Council, to respond to new development proposals and to shape the new Local Development Framework.
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Explain what SEC is about, to attract wider support in the local community.
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Provide a basis for us to develop and evaluate more detailed plans- eg on an integrated transport interchanges or town centre layouts.
The Vision document covers the following:
Arts & Leisure Residential Built Environment Retail Community Transport & Movement Commercial