Ealing-Acton MP joins chorus of criticism for new housing blocks
Red alert: a computer-generated image of how the development could look, courtesy of the Red Block Rebels group
CONTROVERSIAL plans to redevelop Perceval House in Ealing were approved last night (31) – to the dismay of community groups and Ealing Central and Acton MP Rupa Huq.
The borough planning committee met virtually to approve the scheme by eight votes to four after the last meeting, on March 10, was blighted by technical issues.
Under the scheme, Perceval House would be replaced with blocks of flats, including a 26-storey tower.
Following the almost-three-hour meeting, Ms Huq said: “Ealing needs more genuinely affordable housing for working families, not high-rise luxury flats that will sit empty.