Archive for the ‘BHL2’

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    BAG September Newsletter
    Firstly apologies for originally posting the wrong date on the website but the bat walk was a great success. The evening was dry after a sunny day and 18 people turned up at the Coppermill Pub. We learned various details about bats and heard their noises on a “Bat detector” which was tuned into the appropriate bat frequency. We couldn’t see any bats...
    by blackhorseroad at September 26th, 2008 at 04:09 pm
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    Last chance to reply!
    Response to Blackhorse consultation The Council’s consultation on “Annexe to Planning Obligations – SPD Blackhorse Lane Planning Obligations Strategy” or in English, the Blackhorse Road development consultation closes Friday (8 August). You can read the document and electronically comment on the Blackhorse Lane Regeneration site. Please send your...
    by blackhorseroad at August 6th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
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    Thank you & keep the feedback coming
    A couple of hundred people, tv crews from BBC & ITV News, and lots of feedback from locals concerned about the glut of tower blocks planned for Walthamstow. Sunday’s demo (June 1st), organised by Fight The Height was a resounding success. With leaflets winging their way around the area, the first part of BAG’s campaign against the 23 storey (230ft high)...
    by blackhorseroad at June 3rd, 2008 at 06:06 pm
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    Ten tower blocks planned for Blackhorse Rd
    Do you want the future of Blackhorse Rd to be tonnes of high-rise concrete and more congestion? The 23-STOREY, 230 FEET HIGH BLOCK is part of a planned ‘super-density’ housing development near the station, with OVER 400 FLATS for up to 1,000 people in 10 TOWER BLOCKS, squeezed into only 1.7 hectares (thats less than two football pitches). The huge buildings are far...
    by blackhorseroad at May 31st, 2008 at 09:05 pm
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    Tower blocks rise, House prices fall
    Interesting article in the Waltham Forest Guardian this week claiming that the proposed development of a 18 storey tower block on the former Arcade site has hit prices for houses in its shadow. “When a resident next to the site went to a surveyor she discovered the preferred design that St Modwen has suggested for the site would overshadow her garden, meaning her...
    by blackhorseroad at April 5th, 2008 at 02:04 pm
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    15, 18, 23, Do I hear any higher?
    The battle to find out which high rise will be the largest, most unpopular, and least wanted by the community is on. 18 storeys are planned on the old arcade site, along with the 15 and 23 storey flats planned for Blackhorse Road. In response local campaigners have set up a website Fighttheheight.co.uk to try and pressure the council to retreat from their mission to build...
    by blackhorseroad at March 20th, 2008 at 11:03 am
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    23 Storeys high
    The exhibition of plans for the Blackhorse area may be over but there’s still time to let the developers know your views. Visit their website to enter feedback and also join the debate here by adding a comment. Many residents have expressed horror at the high rise plans which include a 23 storey block of flats that the developers themselves boast “can be seen...
    by blackhorseroad at March 3rd, 2008 at 12:03 pm
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    Tell the developers what you want for Blackhorse Road
    Want to know what the developers have in mind for Blackhorse Road? The “revised” plans for the redevelopment are going on public display for three days only. If you have objections, opinions, or even just fancy a nose, this is your chance. Decisions on every aspect of Blackhorse Road’s future are being taken, from the number of storeys flats might have...
    by blackhorseroad at February 26th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
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    Councillors fall out over high-rise building at BHL?
    The Walthamstow Guardian reports that Councillors Loakes and Rayner might not agree on stuffing the area behind Hawarden with tower blocks… article here.
    by blackhorseroad at February 8th, 2008 at 10:02 am
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    Let the developers of BHL2 know your views
    Here’s hoping you all had a fantastic Christmas – great food, company and, who knows, even useful presents! If you didn’t have the opportunity to go to the exhibition and comment on the plans developers are proposing for BHL2, you can still do it by sending your views by e-mail, fax or post to Harry Hudson. Please submit your comments by the 4th of January. Harry...
    by blackhorseroad at December 26th, 2007 at 09:12 pm
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    Green Issues’ exhibition boards from last week’s consultation
    Green Issues have posted their exhibition boards from last week’s consultation on their website. You can see them here. You can also download a pdf version of them here. It gives some useful explanations. For those who were unable to make it, it’s worth taking a look – you won’t really appreciate what is proposed until you’ve looked over...
    by blackhorseroad at December 18th, 2007 at 10:12 am
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    BAG’s vision for the regeneration of BHL2 site
    Just uploaded a .pdf file of the ‘vision’ for the BHL2 site. This, basically, summarises the results of a brainstorming session on the 12th November at which Members spoke of the sorts of things they would like to see on the site. Read it here. Obviously, this is pretty much a wish list, but it’s a starter for ten that will help us frame discussions with...
    by blackhorseroad at December 13th, 2007 at 05:12 pm
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    Green Issues Exibition, 13th, 14th and 15th December
    Green Issues, the agents of the developers, are holding a three day exhibition of their plans for the proposed development of housing on BHL2. Anybody with an interest on what gets put up on that land should go a long and take a look, and feed their views into the process.   They’re spreading the exhibition over three days, so as to give people as much chance...
    by blackhorseroad at December 3rd, 2007 at 10:12 am
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    Meeting with representatives of the BHL2 developers
    Members of the Acting Committee had a meeting this evening with people from Green Issues and from DP9, the developers’ PR agents and planning ‘fixers’, respectively. It went pretty well, on the whole: they were polite and we learned some fascinating stuff. Here are the key facts, some of which are alarming… Just housing :: On the site behind Hawarden...
    by blackhorseroad at November 21st, 2007 at 12:11 am