Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will it be a "NO" vote at the Lampton Conference Centre? | |
Posted by: | David Giles | |
Date/Time: | 11/12/13 18:33:00 |
Adam and Raymond, Unlike some other posters, I never try to hide my Conservative political affiliations although I am in no way an official spokesperson for the Conservative Party. I have been known to disagree with the Conservative Party position on many occasions. On this particular issue, I agree with the five Conservative Councillors who voted to reject the application on grounds most articulately expressed by the objectors from non-party political residents groups such as the Strand on the Green Residents Association, the West Chiswick and Gunnersbury Society, the Brentford Community Council and the Kew Society. The representative of the Kew Society was a Chartered Surveyor who certainly knew what he was talking about. The representative of the Brentford Community Councillor was a retired Chief Town Planner. It was not up to the Councillors on either side to make or break the case for the application. The role of the Councillors was to listen, ask questions and make an informed judgements on the basis of the evidence. However, I got the impression that the Labour Councillors had made up their minds already. Being a local resident for many years, I do have a bias in favour of protection of the local environment and quality of life in Brentford, Chiswick, Kew and Ealing which will be the areas most affected by this development. I will continue to object to this development and I will be urging the Mayor of London and if necessary the Secretary of State to call it in and reject it. |