The latest version of the Perceval House scheme is joke
The developers of the Perceval House scheme (essentially the council itself led by Julian Bell's Labour group) have tweaked its terrible scheme slightly. The scheme is not improved at all by taking out 42 two bed flats and putting back 21 three beds and 21 one beds. This really is an insulting rearrangement of the deckchairs (internal walls). Nothing else has changed and the stage has been set for the scheme to be nodded through by the whipped Labour group councillors on the planning committee. The scheme remains otherwise tall, ugly, cramped and intrusive. The scheme is grotesque over development. The planners would not let any other developer, other than council itself, pursue such a nakedly rapacious scheme. The council is essentially selling the looks and height limit in the town centre for a free, new building for itself.The scheme replaces an ugly building that only a council could build with a larger, uglier one. The old building was out of keeping and the new one will be worse.Of course the scheme is way too high and sets a precedent.Only the council could be this venal.Do not be confused. This is not "developers" stuffing us. It is Ealing Labour group.
Phil Taylor ● 1152d17 Comments