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London Mayor urged to block Patel Taylor plans for Ealing Council HQ site 1/10 Illustration of forthcoming scheme by Patel Taylor and Trehearne Architects Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Campaigners have called on Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to block a 26-storey tower development on the site of Ealing Council’s headquarters after it was approved for a second time In a letter to the mayor and his deputy, Jules Pipe, campaigners argue the ‘overbearing’ scheme by Patel Taylor and Trehearne Architects conflicts with a number of key policies in ...

Ealing-Acton MP joins chorus of criticism for new housing blocks Red alert: a computer-generated image of how the development could look, courtesy of the Red Block Rebels group CONTROVERSIAL plans to redevelop Perceval House in Ealing were approved last night (31) – to the dismay of community groups and Ealing Central and Acton MP Rupa Huq. The borough planning committee met virtually to approve the scheme by eight votes to four after the last meeting, on March 10, was blighted by technical issues. Under the scheme, Perceval House would be replaced with blocks of flats, including a 26...

Ms Huq said later: “I simply could not stand to allow this 26-storey monster tower, so ill-suited to Ealing’s housing needs, to be waived through. “It’s a proposal that was dreamt up pre-COVID, which is now completely inappropriate to future market demands. “The council must insist on housing that tackles the spiralling number of working families on the housing waiting list – more than 10,000 at the last count. “It must insist on the very best fire safety practice. These blocks need two fire escapes. It’s not a legal requirement, but post-Grenfell it’s clearly the ri...

Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq, have joined forces to encourage people to take the COVID-19 vaccines. In a video put out on Ealing Central and Acton MP Rupa Huq’s social media, Mayor of Ealing Abdullah Qulaid and activist Grace Quansah are among those telling viewers why it is so important to take the vaccine. The video has received more than 24,500 views on Twitter. The MP said: “I had numerous conversations with everyone, from Matt Hancock to neighbours, where it was flagged there is a degree of vaccine hesitancy in the population. “I’d heard it said repeatedly that ethnic ...

Rupa Huq: motion has cross-party support A PARLIAMENTARY campaign to save UK hospitality businesses has been launched by Ealing Central and Acton MP Rupa Huq. Ms Huq, whose late father was a restaurateur, has tabled a motion calling on the Government to extend the job retention scheme and remove the business rate and VAT relief ‘cliff edge’. It has cross-party support, with signatories including former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and Father of the House Sir Peter Bottomley.  She said: “Hospitality businesses drive the health of our high streets and the viability of our sub...