About SEC
Save Ealing's Centre (SEC) is a voluntary alliance of 25 Ealing residents' and community groups stretching from Hanwell to Acton. The SEC alliance, formed in November 2007, was established to promote the good planning of Ealing Town Centre and its development as the focal point of the Ealing residential community.
Today, SEC's priority is to encourage people and the Council to reject the April 2008 St. George's Dickens Yard Panning Application.
Other projects SEC is currently involved with include evaluating the Tibbalds Report, a report commissioned by Ealing Council to provide guidance on how Ealing and West Ealing town centres should develop, and, providing input to Crossrail with regard to improving the transport interchange at Ealing Broadway.
SEC's Vision
When SEC formed to oppose the Glenkerrin 'Leaf' / Arcadia development, it became obviously apparent that what Ealing Council did not have in place was an over-arching vision for Ealing Town Centre. Without a masterplan, developers can come in to our town centre and propose whatever they like. They rely on the general public's lethargy to respond to Planning Applications to help their plans get passed.
Ealing town centre is surrounded by lots of green open space and attractive tree lined residential streets. Church spires pepper the skyline. The town centre itself is characterised by a landscape of Victorian and Edwardian low rise, brick buildings and the average building height ranges between 3-4 storeys.
SEC thinks these positive aspects of Ealing must be retained and new developments should complement and add value to what is already in place.
Ealing is also a transport hub with a mainline and underground station and a bus termination point.
SEC thinks that with the coming of Crossrail, the existing transport interchange must be substantially improved . The different transport modes must become more integrated with easy access to all and there is a huge requirement for a proper bus station.
Ealing has community facilities that attract people to the town centre ie the parks, Questors theatre, comedy clubs, cinema and pubs.
SEC thinks better use of the existing facilities combined with a new auditorium for arts & leisure centre would bring a lot more life back to our town centre.
Ealing has a lot to offer and with some joined up thinking it could be a great town centre again.
SEC wants the Ealing Council to formalise a masterplan for the redevelopment of Ealing Town Centre that considers all Ealing's positive features - so that people come to live, work, visit and stay here.