Reynard Mills applicants to be told to withdraw their application

On Thursday I met our senior planning officer.  Many residents of north Brentford will be pleased to know that the applicants will be asked to withdraw their application, on the basis that it represents significant overdevelopment on the site.  If they insist on pursuing it they would be refused planning permission by officers under their delegated powers. This means that it won't be coming to the planning committee. 

 

We would expect that if they want to redevelop the site they would return with a much reduced scheme, with much less impact on the local area. 

 

This issue  has given us one of the biggest "post-bags" we have had on a local issue for a very long time, so I hope people can rest assured that whatever happens on that site, we will ensure that it is in scale and keeping with the local area.

Cross-border, cross-party collaboration oppose backland develoment.

Back from holiday and catching up on emails. Good to hear that Ealing refused planning permission for a little house stuck in a tiny space behind homes in Whitestile, Darwin and Junction Roads (on the borough boundary). I had written a formal objection to Ealing's planning committee after a local resident had alerted me to the committee report - where planning officers had recommended refusal.
Matt Harmer came back from his break as I went away, and along with Andrew Dakers, ensured the story got in the local papers, and that Northfield Councillors (Tories) also opposed at the committee.