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The Eco World development: Griffin Park.

Looking at the "6 storey" plansillustrated on this TW8.com website front page ... one wonders whether the residents of New Road, Braemar Road, Brook Road and Ealing Road will be missing out on acres of sky.In many cases views of the delightful Victorian homes will be silloetted against a backdrop of the Griffin Park "high rise" buildingsWalking westwards along Netley Road, for example, the delightful view of the Ealing Road terraced dwellings with be spoiled by these bulbous  new buildings behind them.Planners ... give it a rest surely!

Jim Lawes ● 220d7 Comments

Yes, as I said in an earlier post, from the plans I saw, you will only be able to see the taller buildings from, for example, the far end of Mafeking Road.I really can't remember whether I could see the stands from the upstairs bedroom on the far side of Braemar - I don't think so and must just be remembering the stands near the entrance which one could of course see.From what I saw of the proposed plans, it looks okay i.e. not too dense. I don't think the area is in danger of an 'overdose', though.

Anne England ● 207d

Of course you won't see the tall buildings if you are in Braemar road. It is on a lower elevation than the north side of the site and you are close up to it. Just like you could not see the stands  from the same street.But you can from a few streets away. You will from St Pauls Rec - already affected by the rising towers on the High street and the rest of the conservation area of st Pauls  which New Road and Braemar road were deliberately left out of despite buildings of note .The plans as welcomes and approved by both local residents and council was the open space - that is the pitch remains and open space.  What is now proposed is yet again overdesnification in an already overdose district with very limited private and public open space.

Raymond Havelock ● 208d

From what I remember, the flats won't be seen from the upstairs window of the houses on the far side of Braemar as the flats will be more in the middle of what once was the ground. I think I must have asked about this at the time. I can't recall for sure though and you could be right. I'd rather not have that view although I don't mind seeing the 'Eye' building - it seems that building can be seen from many  a vantage point in Brentford, if you bother to look up that is.

Anne England ● 216d

From the UPSTAIRS rooms in the many Victorian houses surrounding the old  Griffin Park ... surely the 6 storey flats will be seen.Ok in the past the view would have been the houses across the road together with an old fashioned football stand (in keeping with Victoriana/ Edwardian views)... but not the sight of newby flats.

Jim Lawes ● 217d

The original approved plans that lapsed were for houses only which would have been wonderful.  As a direct neighbour of Griffin Park, I am very much against more flats in Brentford, particularly in an area where we have houses surrounding the land, except for the development on Brook Road South which EcoWorld are taking a lead from (and the small block on Ealing Road which is set well away from the boundary).  And yes, they keep saying at all the meetings we've had how you won't be able to see the 6-storey buildings from the roads.  That's not quite the point.  People want homes with gardens and - importantly - that aren't leasehold properties as the flats will be.  In other words, houses.

Cathy Jones ● 217d

No higher than the stands that were there IMHO

N V Brooks ● 219d

My understanding is/was that the taller buildings will be in the middle. I saw the plans years ago when they were first put forward. Apparently, for example, you won't be able to see the taller buildings from the 'far' side of Braemar Road because of the angle when looking across to the other side of the road. The buildings will only be visible if you look up from the far end of the longer stretch of Mafeking Avenue.That, of course, is only one 'view'.

Anne England ● 219d