Category: Willowfield
New Willowfield school scrapped
Two months after pupils exhibited their ideas for the new build PFI Willowfield school, the scheme has today (July 5th) been scrapped by Education secretary Michael Gove. All other BSF projects in Walthamstow were also halted. FULL LIST OF BSF PROJECTS SCRAPPED (PDF) While residents were concerned at possible plans for housing above the school [...]
Willowfield School to be Performing Arts & Film Centre?
Willowfield School have applied for £182,000 LAA funding “to create a hub within the school to develop a dual use performing arts and film centre for use by the school and wider community“. Details on the Performing Arts & Film Centre proposals (PDF) The school plans to open in September 2011 on the old goods [...]
Council meet on Willowfield School & EMD Cinema
On the 20th of May the council approved the Willowfield School proposals, as well as reporting back on their progress in pushing through proposals to convert the EMD Cinema into a church (Minutes and details of meeting available here). Amusingly the council reports that the Church have informed them that the building can not be [...]
Willowfield Planning brief ignores residents views
Back in March BAG organised a well attended public meeting about the propsed Willowfield school development. At that meeting Cllr Robbins promised to convey to cabinet the unanimous opposition of all stakeholders (residents and parents and teachers) to plans for the school to be higher than 3 stories, and for housing either next to or [...]
Have your say on willowfield school proposals
Thanks to everyone who came along to BAG’s meeting about the Willowfield school plan. The deadline for sending in your concerns is the 23rd of March so if you want to have your say you can do it in two ways: Send any concerns or views to london@nlpplanning.com or write to: Attention of C. Widdowson [...]
Willowfield school public consultation
Public consultation has begun on the councils plans to site the 600 pupil Willowfield school at the top end of Douglas Eyre playing fields. Download Council Planning Brief: Consultation Draft (1.8MB PDF file) for more detailed information. Points: School current size: 600 pupils (Age 11-16). Will increase in size from current 4FE to 6FE (roughly [...]
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 [...]
Local press picks up school story…
If you haven’t seen it already, the Walthamstow Guardian has a piece in it about the Council’s plans to build a new Willowfield School on the playing fields behind Edward Road. A couple of BAG members got themselves quoted, which is nice! Read the article here.
Flood risk map
Hi all, Since the Council has put the rebuilding of Willowfield School on green belt land back on the agenda, we thought that a reminder of the actual flood risk would be a good idea. Remember, the Council’s argument is based on the idea that the Douglas Eyre Playing Fields are not as much at [...]
school to be built on douglas eyre playing fields after all?!
The proposal to build Willowfield School on the Douglas Eyre playing fields (which is green belt land) is back on the agenda! The following has appeared on the council’s website, tucked away in the “schools/BSF bulletins” section: http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/bsfmonthly_bullentin_sept-oct07.pdf “Willowfield School Governing Body and the Council met on 14th October to discuss the effects of recent [...]






