Brent Planning Committee has unanimously approved the part 27 storey/part 30 storey replacement for the 2 storey Argenta House on ex-railway land opposite Stonebridge Park station.
It will form part of an urban 'island' of tall buildings next to the North Circular road and opposite the proposed development of Unisys and Bridge Park. The development, in the elbow of Wembley Brook and the River Brent, includes a 32 storey building just behind Argenta House.
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Have you noticed how the height of buildings is creeping Up & Up under Labour? Are family flats with children on the 32nd floor really a good idea especially so close to the polluted North Circular Road?
ReplyDeleteHaving family flats with children on the 32nd floor so close to the polluted North Circular Road is not a good idea for various social, environmental, public health and fire safety reasons.
DeleteAgree with both above. A very bad idea as quality of homes and lives is the last thing Labour Councillors consider these days. It is simply a 'numbers game' and pointless photo opportunities. Almost 20 years ago the North Circular Road was identified as the most air polluted area in Brent with highest number of Asthma cases.
DeleteNo surprise! The fact that the application offered 100 percent "affordable housing" was probably a deciding factor.
ReplyDeleteHowever, whether these will actually be "homes", apart from in the sense of being somewhere to live, remains to be seen.
Truly frightening for people's sanity
ReplyDeleteGreater London Authority Planning Application Referral Link: https://glaplanningapps.commonplace.is/planningapps/25-1355
ReplyDeleteIt was argued at Planning Committee that air quality mitigations required on the previous application were no longer needed as measurements showed air quality on the site had improved. Mitigations through window quality were required to reduce noise from the North Circular. The Environment Agency had accepted the flooding mitigations.
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