tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post5947751430356135605..comments2024-03-27T19:40:05.593+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Cllr Krupa Sheth questioned on Brent Climate Strategy targets and measurement of progressUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-43186686102981878302021-10-02T18:16:03.651+01:002021-10-02T18:16:03.651+01:00Families on the local housing waiting list are des...Families on the local housing waiting list are desperate for long term homes with a garden yet these 'luxury' tower blocks are being marketed to overseas investors and will probably stand empty - shameful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-34397028004553592852021-09-20T16:15:31.239+01:002021-09-20T16:15:31.239+01:00Wrong to imply that height is an avoidable luxury ...Wrong to imply that height is an avoidable luxury in a densely populated area - indeed, UCL say as much themselves: “These options depend critically however on the sizes of sites.”<br /><br />Makes no sense to me why you’d take such a regressive nimby attitude to essential housing.<br /><br />Why not focus on more enviro-credible construction methods? Why not campaign for passive housing, or newer timber-based materials?<br /><br />Give me something positive to support, please! This negative stuff is not helping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-54184461786230923412021-09-18T17:51:25.046+01:002021-09-18T17:51:25.046+01:00If the Labour run Brent Council are serious about ...If the Labour run Brent Council are serious about Climate Change and serious about tackling impact of Council policies than Labour Councillors better look at this UCL Report and review their policy of imposing ever taller Monster Tower Blocks on our area.<br /><br />The report makes it very clear that taller buildings require at least twice as much energy per square metre as smaller buildings.<br /><br />Bet the Council's Planning P0olicies do not take this into account when Councillors are recommended to approve another 28+ storey Tower Block!<br /><br />https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2017/jun/high-rise-buildings-much-more-energy-intensive-low-rise<br /><br />Paul Lorbernoreply@blogger.com