Locals battle over skyscraper proposals

A public meeting has been organised for local groups opposed to the 'Chiswick Curve'  - a 32 storey tower block which could be built near Chiswick roundabout.

View from Gunnersbury of the Curve

Local MPs, councillors and members of the Planning Committee have been invited to attend and members of the public can come and listen to a number of expert speakers.

The meeting will take place Wednesday, 27 April, at 7.30 pm at St Michael and All Angels Church, Bedford Park, W4 1TT (close to Turnham Green Tube Station).

It is being organised by a consortium of residents groups including the Brentford Community Council, the Kew Society and the West Chiswick and Gunnersbury Society.

Andrea Lee a Healthy Air Campaigner with ClientEarth will speak on Air Quality and Barbara Weiss, the architect and co-founder of the Skyline Campaign will speak on Tall Buildings.

The meeting will be chaired by Rowan Moore, architecture critic of the Observer.

Those behind the Chiswick Curve think that the site at the Chiswick Roundabout - surrounded by major roads in a highly polluted locality - is the right place for 330 residential units in a 32-storey tower.

"Anyone who is 'ahead of the curve' knows that poor air quality and the harm caused by inappropriate tall buildings are of great concern to many Londoners. They are both issues that we want the new Mayor to tackle," said a spokesperson.

It is not yet known when this application will be presented to the Hounslow Council Planning Committee.

13th April 2016