An interesting idea but one not without potential drawbacks. Relocating the very popular summer festivals for a start. Where would the beer festival go? Southall? Northolt? Not Lammas though with its huge and unnecessary drainage holes.
It’s quite a sizeable chunk of the park to take out of public use for three years. For many local residents it’s the only access to outdoor space they have.
One also wonders what the covenants on the park say about putting up a semi permanent structure there. LBE has form in ignoring proper governance of its public buildings and spaces (the Victoria Hall and Town Hall spring to mind) so doubtless it will railroad this proposal through. The dangling of ££ in front of Mason and co’s noses will be too great a temptation to resist, no doubt. |