Posts Tagged ‘Developers’

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    BAG Newsletter
    URGENT COUNCIL CONSULTATION The council would like residents feedback on plans to site Willowfield school at the top of the Douglas Eyre playing fields. Visit the Building Schools for the Future consultation here to give them your views. As usual with council consultations they’ve waited until less than a week before the closing date to send details to residents! The...
    by blackhorseroad at January 9th, 2009 at 12:01 am
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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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    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 sets out how...
    by blackhorseroad at July 11th, 2008 at 06:07 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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    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