A good time to be an Elf
Quite staggering news from Northumberland with implications for Isleworth has emerged. The Duke of Northumberland is trying to get planning permission to build 120 odd homes on the Park Rd. allotment site, he says he needs the dough to do work on Syon House, which was pretty much what he's said every time he's wanted something. Like the hotel, exhibitions, garden centre etc. As all locals will know there are also worrying plans for a school for 1000 boys just up the road from the Duke's planned housing estate right on the Busch Corner/Twickenham Rd./Park Rd. junction. Because of Hounslow council's completely stupid decision to close Church St. that leaves only one way out - up to the junction which is already a nightmare.The Duke is getting a loan from Northumberland Council, which is in the middle of making a lot of cuts that will affect the peasantry, the loan is a cool £8.5M! This is for an "elfic" play village, well you would wouldn't you?The Duke and Duchess are estimated to be worth a very nice £365M, shouldn't that be helped to fund services rather then the other way around? Never mind elves - whoever has gone along with this - and might still here in Isleworth - is away with the fairies. Unless Hounslow have a magic wand, anymore development in an area with some of the worst traffic problems imaginable, let alone the loss of proper allotments spells disaster.
Vanessa Smith ● 3095d0 Comments