I don't know how many people are aware, but there is another attempt to develop the Park Road allotments opposite Syon Park Gates by the Duke's Northumberland Estates. The proposal is to build 80 duplexes and flats on about two thirds of the allotments that has been green fields for centuries and allotments for over 100 years. This is at a time when allotment demand is increasing. Out of 33 mature trees, 23 will be felled, along with a multitude of fruit trees and bushes.  Great harm will be caused to the habitats of various wildlife. If you would like to submit a comment on this application, its reference on the council website is P/2020/4292 I have submitted an objection thus: Objection to Park Road Development Application The only good thing that can be said about these buildings is that they are not excessively high compared with other applications in the area. However, the very idea of building on this site, with the loss of 23 trees out of 33 and a multitude of trees and bushes over two thirds of the present site should be considered unacceptable per se. The site is Local Open Space, has been designated an Asset of Community Value, and demand for allotments is hugely increasing due to the population increase in London and its concentration in apartment blocks. Figures obtained by the National Allotment Society (NAS): 40 per cent of councils who responded to the survey saw a "significant uplift" in applications during April 2020, with a 300 per cent increase in one case. The NAS also saw a 45 per cent increase in requests for information about allotments through its own website.  In Brentford there are expected to be many more apartments in 5-10 years than exist now, with an extraordinary community dispute growing over access to private areas of Brentford Dock and Brentford Lock. The continuing existence of green space and allotments should mitigate against this unwelcome trend. It is not acceptable for the applicant to provide smaller plots and say that solves the problem.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Fresh attempt to develop Syon Park Allotments	22/01/21 15:02:00	Ian Speed
Re:Fresh attempt to develop Syon Park Allotments	23/01/21 11:44:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:Fresh attempt to develop Syon Park Allotments	13/02/21 16:07:00	Ian Speed
Re:Re:Fresh attempt to develop Syon Park Allotments	13/02/21 16:09:00	Ian Speed
Re:Re:Fresh attempt to develop Syon Park Allotments	13/02/21 20:25:00	Anne England
Re:Re:Re:Fresh attempt to develop Syon Park Allotments	14/02/21 10:01:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:Re:Re:Re:Fresh attempt to develop Syon Park Allotments	14/02/21 11:05:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Fresh attempt to develop Syon Park Allotments	14/02/21 14:56:00	Ian Speed

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