Working to preserve and improve our borough
At the end of 2018, Ealing Voice and CEPAC (Campaign for a Performance and Arts Centre in Ealing) submitted bids to the Council to use part or all of the Town Hall for community arts-related activities as an alternative to … Continued
At the end of 2018, Ealing Voice and CEPAC (Campaign for a Performance and Arts Centre in Ealing) submitted bids to the Council to use part or all of the Town Hall for community arts-related activities as an alternative to … Continued
The Society’s Environment Committee considered 15 major planning applications during the summer from July till mid-September. Several were supported or ignored, but objections were sent to Ealing Council regarding a number of applications including: 23-27 Balfour Business Centre, Southall UB2 … Continued
Ealing Civic Society condemns Ealing Council for proposing to abolish the Conservation Officer post as part of its budget cuts. Despite efforts to dissuade the Cabinet from agreeing the proposal put forward by officers at its meeting on Tuesday 10 … Continued
The Society looks at all planning applications sent to Ealing Council. Major schemes and projects are examined in detail. This month we objected to 3 applications: 83-85 Gunnersbury Lane W3 8HH: a proposed multi-storey block of flats which is high … Continued
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, published a new draft London Plan at the end of November 2017 which is open for consultation until early March 2018. When adopted at the end of 2019 it will replace the old London … Continued
During the period between mid November 2017 and mid January 2018 our Environment Committee examined 14 planning applications in all parts of the Borough, and considered parts of the draft New London Plan. The Committee expressed concern about the overbearing … Continued
The Council has plans to dispose of Ealing Town Hall to a hotel operator called Mastcraft. It would retain the east end of the building, including the Council Chamber, for civic purposes. Part of the sale would include the Victoria … Continued
The result of the referendum into the Central Ealing Neighbourhood Plan (CENP), announced on 13 October, is a resounding vote in favour of the plan being adopted by the Council. The figures [table below] show a decisive result in favour of … Continued
This year Ealing Civic Society celebrates its 50th anniversary. The story starts early in 1967 when two local residents decided that a new amenity group was needed for Ealing. Challenges were expected to arise from proposals for local government reorganisation … Continued