On 2nd July, a Deputy Judge of the High Court refused Tony Elley permission to apply for a judicial review of Ealing Council's planning permission for the redevelopment of Dickens Yard.
Tony has decided not to pursue his case further. As SEC has insufficient resources to take it over, the application will not now proceed.
Mar 10: Council opposes application for Village Green status
The application to register Haven Green as a Town or Village Green has been opposed by Ealing Council. more...
As the designated authority, the Council has itself to decide whether to reject the application immediately, or allow it to proceed to a hearing.
This could either be by way of a specially convened Commons and Village Green Registration Panel, or an independent Inquiry.
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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Aug 10: Arts & Leisure Centre plans progress
Ealing Arts + Leisure's plan to establish an Arts and Leisure Centre in Central Ealing has moved a step forward with the formation of Ealing Arts Centre, a social enterprise company, to run the project.
The scheme to convert the larger part of Ealing Town Hall into an Arts Centre has already received wide support from residents as well as from the three political parties on the Council.
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26 Jan 10: SEC urges views on Council
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
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.
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