are not yet convinced that the scheme works together as a whole ... thinking needs to be applied to the whole project as a totality and until then we would not be able to give the scheme our support."
REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD OBJECT:
· The tallest building, 40 storeys and 138 metres (453 feet) high that sits just below the maximum permissible height for aircraft safety, will cast a huge shadow across Haven Green and beyond, especially in the winter when sunshine is most welcome.
· Five/six other very tall buildings. The three facing Haven Green, between 29 and 54 metres (96 - 176 feet) high, will add to the shadow on the south side of Haven Green. The three facing the Broadway are between 22 - 42 metres (72 - 138 feet).
· One `designer' building with other massive, architecturally uninteresting, poorly designed buildings that together do not give the development an integrated look.
· The development is out of scale with the generally low-rise nature of Ealing and it will completely blight the two Conservation Areas it straddles.
· 704 expensive flats crammed in - very high density - with very cramped interior living space and only 394 car parking spaces for them.
· So many new residents will put extra strain on existing local infrastructure ie GP surgeries, Ealing Hospital, primary and secondary school places, leisure facilities, transport services, parking.
· Demolition of the Arcadia parking with no replacement parking at all for shoppers.
· Only 4800 sq m of additional retail floor space over and above what exists today with unit sizes for fewer shops and no unit size large enough for a department store.
· All vehicle access (cars and lorries) from just one entrance on Springbridge Road causing traffic congestion and risk to Christ Church schoolchildren.
· No provision for a much-needed off-street bus station.
· No integration with Crossrail or Ealing Broadway station.
· No community leisure facilities.
· In summary, an overpowering development which is not in harmony with its surroundings and does not meet the community's needs.
WHAT YOU MUST DO NEXT:
Write your letter of objection to Ealing Council's Planning Officer, quoting Ref: P/2007/4246 - Arcadia Centre Redevelopment, as soon as possible:
Gerard McCarten, Planning Officer, Ealing Council, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, London W5 2HL or email it to planning@ealing.gov.uk and mark it for the attention of Gerard McCarten, quote Ref: P/2007/4246, and give your name and address.
Send a copy of your letter of objection to your three Ward Councillors at Ealing Town Hall. Find out who they are by going to www.tinyurl.com/27jyko
For more information about the current proposals, more reasons to object to them, and sample letters of objection go to our homepage. Click link on the left of this page.