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Thank your lucky stars you don't live in Acton

We have a lovely council, in bed with developers who market overseas. It's OK to do it though as the government want more home building - https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/property-news/acton-regeneration-residents-clash-developers-ealing-council-skyscrapers-b1084518.html

Peter King ● 1207d9 Comments

They will be evident from many places in Chiswick.  One now looms at the end of my road, in the distance, fortunately pretty much obscured by the street trees in the summer.

Claire Moran ● 1207d

Nowhere is safe from overdevelopment,just have a look at Brentford.

Keith Iddon ● 1206d

When they removed a lot of the old blocks of flats from Acton there was hope the area would improve, unfortunately the need for homes means they are even higher, although from ground level they look better than theolder blocks.

Janice Evans ● 1206d

I'm past being surprised by Councils' behaviour but can still be shocked, and that is shocking.I heard this on Radio 4 today, about a snagging company looking at seriously bad work in new builds. Hopefully this doesn't apply to 30 storey tower blocks...Worth a listen. 30 mins. NOT 53 mins. as stated.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001md49

Dilys Jones ● 1206d

It would be interesting to know who owns these sites where the massive developments are taking place.

Chris Lucy ● 1197d

Well in Manchester and Leeds the Qatari sovereign fund owns a massive property portfolio.The developers generally defer to their major clients needs.

Basil Finnis ● 1197d

I am not so sure that is the case in the borough of Ealing. To date, the present Labour run Ealing Council have shown themselves to be just running dogs for any old developer. One now, hopefully, failed attempt was to redevelop Ealing Town Hall into a boutique hotel, and giving away the Victoria Hall part of it away to the developers, Mastcraft, in the process. The council has spent £3million of the peoples' money pushing this vanity project and it’s not clear if the £350,000 indemnity promised to Mastcraft if the hotel wasn’t built will be paid.The redevelopment of the Friary Park Estate, in Acton, with Mount Anvil developers is a promenant example of how Labour run Ealing Council are a running dog for developers. One exception to this could be John Lewis/Waitrose in West Ealing wanting to redevelop their shop site there. It seems that for political virtue signalling reasons, Ealing Council Leader Peter Mason has condemned them. This while his council has allowed other high rise death trap council tax farm rabbit hutch homes to be approved and built nearby.Otherwise, this present Labour run Ealing Council have shown themselves to be just running dogs for any old developer under the sun!

Anthony Hawran ● 1196d

I thought a lot of housing associations were turning themselves into property developers?

Chris Lucy ● 1186d

Seems as if overpopulating of areas goes further than Ealing -https://teddington.nub.news/news/local-news/unprecedented-plans-for-3000-homes-spark-gridlock-fears-and-call-for-independent-investigation-189078

Peter King ● 1185d