Post Tagged with: "Blackhorse Road"

£1 Million for lifts at Blackhorse Road station
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£1 Million for lifts at Blackhorse Road station

Thanks to the Higham Hill blog for pointing us in the direction of news that Blackhorse Road Railway station has been awarded funding to install two new lifts. The improvements are being made as part of the Department for Transport’s Access for All scheme which aims to improve access to railway stations. 980k will be spent [...]

Published by on December 6, 2011 11:49 pm
WFCouncil wants your views on Blackhorse Lane 20 year area plan
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WFCouncil wants your views on Blackhorse Lane 20 year area plan

Waltham Forest Council would like to know your views on Blackhorse lane and how it can be improved. Theres a PDF of the questions they’d like answered, but this is what they ask you to answer: I like the following things most about Blackhorse Lane: I think the main problems in Blackhorse Lane are as [...]

Published by on March 3, 2011 11:56 am
Come to the AGM Tuesday Dec 1st 7.30pm
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Come to the AGM Tuesday Dec 1st 7.30pm

What’s going on in the Blackhorse Road area? The Blackhorse Action Group’s AGM is the place  to get things aired and have your say. What do you want action on?  Litter?  Car tyre slashing in Edward Rd? The library? All these questions and more will be addressed at the Blackhorse Action Group (BAG) Residents Association [...]

Published by on November 25, 2009 11:14 am
Willowfield School to be Performing Arts & Film Centre?
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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 [...]

Published by on November 4, 2009 1:06 pm
Tesco Express plans resubmitted
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Tesco Express plans resubmitted

UPDATED (SUN 26th JULY): Back in December Tesco withdrew their plans to replace the Essex Arms pub with a Express Store and flats. A few weeks ago the fences were taken down, and residents have complained that the building has been occupied by squatters. Many people have questioned why Tesco allowed the site to become [...]

Published by on July 22, 2009 2:14 pm
BAG September Newsletter
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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 [...]

Published by on September 26, 2008 4:27 pm
Do you want Community facilities?
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Do you want Community facilities?

The council wants your views on the Blackhorse Lane re-development, and more importantly who pays for and is obliged to provide what. Here’s what the council says: “The draft Planning Obligations Strategy for Waltham Forest has now been published for consultation. As part of this there is a specific area based strategy for Blackhorse Lane which [...]

Published by on July 11, 2008 6:43 pm
Thank you & keep the feedback coming
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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 [...]

Published by on June 3, 2008 6:09 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 [...]

Published by on May 31, 2008 9:36 pm
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BAG’s response to developers proposal for BHL2

After the recent presentation of plans for the BHL2 section of Blackhorse Lane re-development, BAG has sent the official response of our residents group to Harry Hudson of Green Issues. We look forward to hearing their reply to residents concerns.  Download: Word doc: BAG’s response to developers proposal for BHL2   Feedback from the Blackhorse Action [...]

Published by on April 8, 2008 12:09 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 [...]

Published by on April 5, 2008 2:45 pm
15, 18, 23, Do I hear any higher?
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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 [...]

Published by on March 20, 2008 11:46 am
Snap happy
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Snap happy

A slight break from posts about the council tarmacking over our green field sites for some pretty pictures. This area has more than its fair share of budding David Baileys, as anyone visiting the photo sharing site Flickr will be aware. The Walthamstow group has over a 1,000 pictures to browse through, or alternatively you [...]

Published by on March 6, 2008 11:57 am
23 Storeys high
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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 [...]

Published by on March 3, 2008 12:56 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 [...]

Published by on February 26, 2008 10:44 pm
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AGM – Don’t forget

A reminder that the BAG AGM will be at the pavilion of the Douglas Eyre Playing Fields next Monday, 11th February,  at 7.30pm. Business will include reports on activities, the establishment of working groups and the election of committee members. Looking forward to seeing as many residents as possible there! 2008 AGM Agenda

Published by on February 8, 2008 10:49 am
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Hello world!

Welcome to the website of the Blackhorse Action Group. Following the meeting on 12th November 2007, which set up a new Residents Association for the area, this site is being put together over the coming weeks. We aim to create a forum where residents and members of the Residents Association can find out about, and discuss, developments that affect our area. Here you will find info and links about

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Published by on November 14, 2007 2:40 pm