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council to sell off Perceval House

When Dickens Yard was granted planning permission there was a proportion of affordable housing in the development. The developers bunged Ealing Council via the planning process and bought their way out of this stipulation by giving them money for affordable housing elsewhere. This is wha tis known as 'Social Cleansing' and is what Ealing's Labour Party is REALLY about. Move the poor out of the town centre because it effects property values. The Perceval House development proposals taks of a substantial number of affordable homes (not social housing, note - that would lower the tone 'too much'). Might I suggest to our esteemed councillors Mahfouz and Bell that is they let the developers 'buy' their way out of this one they might find themselves under several humdred tons of concrete in the foundations of this development. You can only lie so much.

Victor Piak ● 3813d4 Comments

Arthur,Might I suggest a different approach, send an e-mail to the Serious Fraud Office outlining your concerns and get a case number and then pblicise that on various Fora. Every month or so drop an e-mail to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) asking for an update on progress.... This may not bring any publically-obvious results though it would certainly keep the vested interests on their toes and less-inclined to repeat this.

Victor Piak ● 3812d

Not as much lubrication as I suggested. BIG APOLOGYSORRY.The figure I gave should have been £62,000 and not£6,200. But still plenty of lubrication eh?

Arthur Breens ● 3812d

Perhaps someone has received financial lubrication?

Christopher Bell ● 3812d

Victor and ealingtoday,Many thanks for bringing this item to our attention.Dickens Yard was granted planning permission on the basis that there would be social and affordable housing. The social housing was built and occupied. When it came to the "affordable homes", 59 in all, it appeared that they would cost more than the £60,000 salary ceiling the scheme imposed on buyers. The predicted value of these flats must therefore have been in excess of say 3 times £60,000 or £180,000 each. Ealing sold these units albeit yet to be be built to the developer St George for a meagre £6,200 each. Some say Ealing Council Tax Payers lost in excess £2,000,000 that evening. I have tried on many occasions to have this deal scrutinized...no takers.Planning Application for the St Bernard's Hospital development ref P/2015/5094 is now published and reads thus "... to replace the required on-site affordable housing provision in phase two with a payment in lieu.....". Planning permission was granted for that site with affordable units in 2012Alarm bells ring when I read in the news item published here on Perceval House that the justification for the demolition is "... the desperate need to provide more affordable homes.....". Well it ain't going to happen so why say it will?These flats are needed for ordinary people doing ordinary jobs for nurses, junior doctors, police and teachers. OK let 'em live in Slough. So why the lies?

Arthur Breens ● 3812d