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Ealing Council's reaction to Arcadia
Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Transport, Councillor David Millican, said: "We appreciate that some people will be pleased with this decision, but also know that for a number of years many local people have had grave concerns about the decline of the town centre.
"This site is key to the long-term future of Ealing, both in terms of providing a prosperous town centre and jobs for local people.
"This development would have helped to secure the economic vitality of the town centre.
"We must continue to ensure the long-term future of Ealing, but this decision puts that back for quite some time.
"The council is committed to ensuring that Ealing continues to be a good place to do business and we will be actively encouraging new development proposals for this site."
A council spokeswoman said: "As the planning authority the council needed to attend the public inquiry to provide the inspectors with the information they required
about the plannning decision.
"The council does not yet have the final bill, but the legal fees are likely to be in the region of £70,000."
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