Posts Tagged ‘Green Belt’

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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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    Government sets sights on green belts
    Worrying development that undermines the protection of our green belt land… A government amendment to the Planning Bill could see planning powers transferred from local authorities to Regional Development Agencies(RDAs). The amendment, tabled by local government minister John Healy, would see RDAs, quangos whose members are appointed by the government and are accountable...
    by blackhorseroad at February 11th, 2008 at 02:02 pm
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    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.
    by blackhorseroad at January 15th, 2008 at 10:01 am
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    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 risk of flood as had been previously thought; this view is based on historical...
    by blackhorseroad at January 8th, 2008 at 11:01 am
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    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...
    by blackhorseroad at December 20th, 2007 at 03:12 pm