| Topic: | West Ealing Tower Blocks and A2Dominion | |
| Posted by: | Mark Evans | |
| Date/Time: | 23/05/19 18:18:00 |
| As far as I can see the proposal in West Ealing being made by A2Dominion is not just a property development but a fundamental change in the nature of the area around the proposed scheme. It is primarily residential and hundreds of homes will be in the shadow of this huge building. I don't live in the area but I do feel for the residents there as there seems little prospect of any push back on this scheme from Ealing Council given how close their relationship with A2Dominion is. Although this is not a private company it is one that generates a huge amount of money for the people who work for it. According to the information I could find its chief executive was paid over £250,000 in 2015/6. The figures in the article on this site about the number of houses it is building in the borough could be taken as an indication of what a good job it is doing helping the Council deal with the housing shortage. On the other hand the dependency of the Council on this group does mean more reassurance is needed over how residents' interests will be protected. The low key way the consultation into the project has been started and the short time to respond doesn't indicate that the views of people living in the area are ranked with any degree of importance. |