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Latest News – Secretary of State’s Decision on the Chiswick Curve.

Posted on July 22, 2019 by robertwcgs

The Society has received a copy of the Secretary of States decision letter concerning the appeals for the building and the associated advertisements.

The letter indicates that the Inspector recommended that the appeal be allowed and that planning permission and advertising consent be granted.

For the reasons given in his letter, the Secretary of State disagrees with the Inspector’s conclusions and disagrees with his recommendation.

He has decided to dismiss the appeals and to refuse planning permission and advertising consent.

The Society is delighted that the Secretary of State has dismissed the appeals but we are aware that this is not the end of the story as, unfortunately, the developer may challenge the validity of the Secretary of State’s decision by making an application to the High Court within the next six weeks.

We recognise that all planning decisions are a matter of balance between harm and benefit and we strongly endorse the conclusion of the Secretary of State :-

39. Overall, the Secretary of State disagrees with the Inspector at IR12.164, and finds that the moderate weight to be attached to the benefits of the appeal scheme in terms of housing provision, workspace provision and economic benefits, are not collectively sufficient to outweigh the great weight attached to the identified ‘less than substantial’ harm to the significance of the above heritage assets. He considers that the balancing exercise under paragraph 196 of the Framework is therefore not favourable to the proposal.

40. The Secretary of State concludes that the proposal is not in accordance with the development plan overall, and that there are no material considerations which indicate that the proposal should be determined other than in accordance with the development plan.

The Secretary of State’s decision letter together with the Inspector’s Report is available here.

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Gunnersbury Park: Lovebox and Citadel Festivals

Posted on July 3, 2019 by robertwcgs

These festivals are taking place on Friday 12^th to Sunday 14^th July. The festival organisers have appointed a Community Manager who will be the first point of call for residents. Her name is Jackie Sear and is available by e-mail on Jacqueline.sear@mamaco.com or by phone on 07957 187494. This number will be available over the events build and de-rig period of 2^nd to 20^th July from 8am to 6 pm and on event days from 8 am to 12am.

Further information is available at https://www.gpresidents-eventhub.com and see also https://gunnersburyfriends.org/

If you would like to receive information about future event proposals for Gunnersbury Park, please e-mail GunnersburyPark@theeventumbrella.com

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