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Scyscraper planned for Ealing Broadway

A 40 storey skyscraper, designed by Foster and Partners is planned for Ealing Broadway. Its planning application will be considered early 2008http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=1140See what it will look like:When the Third runway opens and they have planes landing from the east on all three runways at 6.00am, the people at the top of this building will be 500ft up, and just 1,000 ft below the planes at 1,500 ft. (You can work out the flight path from http://lhr.webtrak-lochard.com/template/webtrak.html)

Duncan Walker ● 6490d12 Comments

For those trying to understand the impact of 'The Third Runway' at Heathrow and its increase in the area and intensity of the 'Noise Footprint', I found these websites  interesting:Here are maps of projected flightpaths (both directions) at Heathrow when the Thrid Runway is added:http://www.2mgroup.org.uk/Here is a fascinating report on the aircraft noise measurement which it claims that "The continued sole reliance on 'A' weighted Leq as the index of aircraft noise annoyance by the UK Government is masking the true extent of the aircraft noise.":http://www.stopstanstedexpansion.com/documents/SSE6_Appendix_1.pdf

Duncan Walker ● 6484d

"How high will they be this far out after take off?"I've just had a look at WebTrak for Monday evening.  Over the Ealing Broadway area, they are between 4000 and 4500 ft.

Richard Jennings ● 6485d

Interesting web site for Heathrow, planes are taking off over Hanwell/Ealing now and heading towards where the cheese grater will be built. How high will they be this far out after take off?

Linda F Wright ● 6485d

Thanks Richard. I see it will go right over Chiswick and follow the M4 from the Chiswick Roundabout over Osterley Park.What do you see will be the key impacts of the new runway in terms of flight patterns and increased flights? Currently, up to about 7.00am the two runways are used for landings from the East, will they also land planes on the Third runway at this same time? Will the planes be as noisy for us in Brentford or is the runway further away or planes smaller?Do you think it is likely that the Night Flight restriction will be lifted?Do you think it is likely that the 'Runway Alternation' restriction will be removed?

Duncan Walker ● 6489d

"If the runway will be 1.5 miles south of Ealing Broadway, where will that be in relationship to Brentford?"See my map at http://rj2.fotopic.net/p26769965.html which is reasonably accurate.

Richard Jennings ● 6489d

There are pictures of the skyscraper and further discussion on EalingToday.co.uk. My view is that it will change the whole nature of the place and should be resisted as far as possible.

Mark Evans ● 6489d

Hi Richard, I tried to imagine where the 3rd runway flight path would be in relationship to the current North one, which comes across Kew and crosses just south of Brentford Dock at a height of 1,500ft. I then thought if the Third runway will be north of this, I guessed the flightpath would be over Chiswick/North Brentford just south of Ealing Broadway. It will be a majestic sight to see planes coming in on all three runways, between 5.00 am and 7.00am.I was intrigued that people would want to live nearer (by 500ft up)to the landing planes.If the runway will be 1.5 miles south of Ealing Broadway, where will that be in relationship to Brentford? Could it be the High Street?

Duncan Walker ● 6489d

One of my good friends lives on Haven Green. He'll be overjoyed to see this monstrosity on his doorstep. And he'll be more upset there'll be knocking down two pubs and one of Ealing's most loved worst nightclubs as well!

Paul Davis ● 6489d

hang on here guys what about the fact that this "thing" is just the most disgusting building anyone has ever seen

Jo Smith ● 6490d

"When the Third runway opens and they have planes landing from the east on all three runways at 6.00am, the people at the top of this building will be 500ft up, and just 1,000 ft below the planes at 1,500 ft."Not sure what your point is.  The landing path to the third runway will be about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south of Ealing Broadway.  There are plenty of people in West London who are much closer, vertically and horizontally, to the existing flight paths.

Richard Jennings ● 6490d

I can't get the image to display. It is on webpage http://www.skyscrapernews.com/imagesall.php?ref=1140&idi=The+Broadway+Leaf+In+Detail&self=nse&no=3&selfidi=1140TheBroadwayLeafInDetail_pic3.jpg

Duncan Walker ● 6490d

The image of the scyscraper:

Duncan Walker ● 6490d