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Ealing Civic Society on Arcadia

Posted by Paloma Kubiak on Dec 11, 09 12:49 PM in Clubs/societies

A statement issued by Ealing Civic Society read: "Naturally we are delighted with the Secretary of State's decision.

"Both the Secretary of State and the Inspector agreed with English Heritage and the Civic Society that the proposed development was out of keeping with the scale and character of Ealing Town Centre, particularly its listed building and Haven Green.

"We will need to study the decision and Inspector's report in detail but it shows all our efforts in opposing the application and appearing at the planning inquiry were fully justified.

"We are not against the principal of re-development of the Arcadia site but any new scheme has to be more appropriate to the character of Ealing so it can still be called 'The Queen of the Suburbs'.

"We are prepared to work with all the interested parties to ensure this can be achieved."

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