Tag Archives: Waterworks

Our Official Response to the New Local Plan: Direction of Travel

Posted on 22 December, 2017 by

Dear London Borough of Waltham Forest, We are writing in response to your ‘New Local Plan – Direction of Travel’ document and the response it has elicited from the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA). We have not read the … Continue reading →

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A Victory Followed By Worrying Developments

Posted on 11 July, 2017 by

We are pleased that the decision to refuse the car wash has been upheld and what’s more on grounds which uphold the legal protections for Metropolitan Open Land (MOL). However, running contrary to the Planning Inspectorate’s decision to safeguard MOL, … Continue reading →

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Amended Lea Valley Eastside Vision waved through by Cabinet

Posted on 20 June, 2017 by

The Cabinet at the London Borough of Waltham Forest have waved through the amended Lea Valley Eastside Vision. Although there are some things to celebrate about the amended plan, there are still serious problems with it. Waltham Forest should be … Continue reading →

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Proof that the LVRPA have long planned to sell off land to fund the new ice rink

Posted on 24 March, 2017 by

We suspected the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) was lying when Shaun Dawson, the Chief Executive, and Paul Osborne, the Chairman, told us, on 19 January 2017, that there has been no decision to sell of the land around … Continue reading →

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Waltham Forest Council Refuse To Debate Waterworks Development

Posted on 15 February, 2017 by

Council refuse to debate issues raised by Leyton Marshes petition in Full Council Meeting If a petition reaches 4000 signatures Waltham Forest Council say they will debate it in Full Council. Yet, Abigail Woodman, the person who organised the petition … Continue reading →

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LVRPA Officially Respond to ‘Eastside Vision’: Conceding Little Ground on Waterworks Plans

Posted on 3 February, 2017 by

The day after we handed in our large petition to Waltham Forest Council, we received a copy of the official letter that has been written by Shaun Dawson, Chief Executive of the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, to the council … Continue reading →

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A ‘Consensus’ Without a Vote: How the LVRPA Waved Through Selling Off Waterworks

Posted on 27 January, 2017 by

Around 15 objectors attended the special meeting of the Lea Valley Regional Park Authority to consider Waltham Forest’s Eastside Vision document which included the proposal to build housing on the Waterworks site at Leyton Marsh. The LVRPA had deliberately moved … Continue reading →

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