Although - unsurprisingly - I've not yet seen this in Ealing Council and Land Securities press releases, I believe that Empire, the current(?) owners of the site are based in Southern Ireland and that arrangements for the disposal of their assets have been referred to the courts there.This is likely to delay matters more and I've never really understood how the compulsory purchase order (CPO) would work in practice. Do the Irish courts have to abide by a CPO even if more money could be obtained by a different sale?
Phil Kay ● 4452d