{"id":5952,"date":"2023-01-20T19:53:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T19:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/?p=5952"},"modified":"2024-03-29T21:15:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T21:15:41","slug":"our-response-to-ealings-draft-local-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/our-response-to-ealings-draft-local-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Response to Ealing&#8217;s draft Local Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5952\" class=\"elementor elementor-5952\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-517cb3dc elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"517cb3dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61f229bc\" data-id=\"61f229bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5088cd00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5088cd00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ealing Friends of the Earth's comments on Ealing Council's draft Local Plan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ed7a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17ed7a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><i>Ealing Friends of the Earth welcomes the Council Leader\u2019s commitment to \u2018tackling the climate crisis\u2019 as the first of the \u201cthree core themes\u201d of the Local Plan, but we believe that the plan does not put Ealing on track to meet its aim of becoming \u201ccarbon neutral, as a borough and an organisation by 2030\u201d.<\/i><\/b><\/p><p>The bulk of the plan comprises a list of potential building sites for residential infill, the construction of which will substantially increase carbon emissions both during build and in-use, especially where tall buildings are permitted given their proven higher emissions per m2. The loss of space for local amenities, Green Belt and MOL, negatively impacts other goals in the plan, and together with allowing out-of-character high rise blocks, irrevocably changes the character of the borough.<\/p><p>Download our full response:<\/p><p>(This is a response to the previous draft of Local Plan. A new version, called \u2018Regulation 19\u2019 is now being consulted upon. As Ealing council has not made any significant changes to the draft plan, this response will be largely re-submitted. For more information contact <a href=\"mailto:nicferriday@ntlworld.com\">nicferriday@ntlworld.com<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9b2185 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c9b2185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1oLLe89WG8K_a9pNEGFV0koPw7wi0qXzb\/view?usp=share_link\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download our Response<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f345fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f345fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e8b04c2\" data-id=\"6e8b04c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643faf64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"643faf64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c88c392 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c88c392\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bc0b9fa\" data-id=\"6bc0b9fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f44a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f44a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Context<\/h2>We note in our response that the main sources CO2 emissions in the borough are:\n<ul>\n \t<li><b>BUILDINGS<\/b>, Gas and electricity use, residential and commercial. (over 60%).<\/li>\n \t<li><b>TRANSPORT<\/b>, mostly road transport. (about 30%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMaking Ealing carbon neutral therefore requires a <b>retrofitting existing buildings<\/b> with insulation, low carbon heat sources, solar panels, etc., and a block on any new build that is not \u2018carbon neutral\u2019.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b84398a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b84398a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74783428\" data-id=\"74783428\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"803739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43eb6d68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43eb6d68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a0004f2\" data-id=\"3a0004f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa1e8df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5aa1e8df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ef463a5 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ef463a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6721c80f\" data-id=\"6721c80f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5bacc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f5bacc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buildings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bd39c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64bd39c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurrently the major focus of the plan appears to be in Chapter 4 \u2018<i>Town Plans and Development Sites<\/i>\u2019, which proposes <b>115 New Build developments<\/b>.\n\nOur response analyses how many of these are residential and what the sites were previously used for.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-880bb6d\" data-id=\"880bb6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5233c31e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5233c31e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ResidentialBuildsPieChart.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5961\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ResidentialBuildsPieChart.jpg 605w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ResidentialBuildsPieChart-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36b27f1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36b27f1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2278f6fe\" data-id=\"2278f6fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b58b59d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b58b59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1176\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RetrofitOrNewbuildPlusText.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RetrofitOrNewbuildPlusText.jpg 1176w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RetrofitOrNewbuildPlusText-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RetrofitOrNewbuildPlusText-1024x440.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RetrofitOrNewbuildPlusText-768x330.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23bd0c6e\" data-id=\"23bd0c6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f813177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f813177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our response argues that this focus on new-build is wrong and that instead, <b>the bulk of the plan should be dedicated to a massive retrofitting programme of existing buildings across the borough<\/b>.<\/p><p>Where new build does take place, it should meet the highest environmental standards, as spelt out by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8656818 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8656818\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7246f1e9\" data-id=\"7246f1e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ac5a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67ac5a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fcc7710 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fcc7710\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-713557a4\" data-id=\"713557a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dbf25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dbf25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Offsetting and Towers<\/h2>\n<p>Our response examines how developers of current new-build sites are able to make small payments to &#8216;offset&#8217; the lifetime carbon emissions of the buildings (from heating, and electricity use).<\/p>\n<p>Many of the new-build developments are tower blocks. We quote research that shows that tall buildings have higher carbon emissions per unit of floor area provided, both embedded and in-use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f3f3f07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f3f3f07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52eb2429\" data-id=\"52eb2429\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3698db elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b3698db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a194820 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a194820\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b3b3215\" data-id=\"3b3b3215\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532d590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"532d590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transport<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335eaec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"335eaec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u00a0 support the 20 minute neighbourhood concept described in the Local Plan, with the goal of \u201c<i>enabling people to fulfil the majority of their daily needs within a 20-minute round-trip walk from their homes<\/i>\u201d.<\/p><p>However in our response we observe that the proposals to redevelop so many non-residential sites to \u2018residential\u2019 or \u2018mixed residential and other use\u2019, implies a loss of space for other facilities that people need, and contradicts the 20 minute neighbourhood ambition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66f1ecbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66f1ecbb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-920f29c\" data-id=\"920f29c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8b8d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7a8b8d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fb8c7e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fb8c7e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b89b662\" data-id=\"b89b662\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7439a988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7439a988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1104\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NorthalaFieldsLosesGrnBeltStatus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NorthalaFieldsLosesGrnBeltStatus.jpg 1104w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NorthalaFieldsLosesGrnBeltStatus-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NorthalaFieldsLosesGrnBeltStatus-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NorthalaFieldsLosesGrnBeltStatus-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1104px) 100vw, 1104px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68f45c40\" data-id=\"68f45c40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3fd936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b3fd936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Green Belt and Open Spaces<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc3e2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fc3e2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Local Plan proposes to de-designate ALL of Ealing&#8217;s Green Belt and some of Ealing&#8217;s Metropolitan Open Land (MOL).<\/p><p>Our response urges the retention of green belt and MOL. The criteria used to de-designate, seem to us to be flawed and to contradict what the &#8216;National Planning Policy Framework&#8217; says is the essential characteristic of Green Belt: <b>permanence<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fcb9ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fcb9ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1354f365\" data-id=\"1354f365\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a210f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31a210f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Jobs, Growth and Housing<\/h2><p>The draft Local Plan sets jobs and growth as objectives. The main growth target detailed in the plan is a housing target of an additional 21,570 units over 10 years, equating perhaps to about 50,000 extra people in the borough.<\/p><p>In our response we query whether the Local Plan should aim to increase Ealing&#8217;s population at this rate and by this amount. Once growth ceases as it eventually must, we will be left with more people to find work for and fewer non-residential sites where businesses to employ them could be located.<\/p><p>Growth in housing units and population acts directly against the climate goals in the Local Plan, contradicting almost all of the Plan\u2019s climate and nature goals: emissions reduction, green space, local food, biodiversity, 20-minute neighbourhoods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39e3e33a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39e3e33a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49bf8872\" data-id=\"49bf8872\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e47e3b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3e47e3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c87cf6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c87cf6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c90b150\" data-id=\"7c90b150\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef7e432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ef7e432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Democratic Involvement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11241fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11241fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We welcome the opportunity to comment on the Local Plan, but observe that getting public engagement with such detailed, lengthy documents and complex issues, is likely to be challenging.<\/p><p>In our response we suggest finding new ways to involve people (such as some sort of local citizens\u2019 assembly), and especially young people, since it is their future.<\/p><p>We suggest that inclusion in the Plan of proposals to develop a site or remove its open space status, should not be taken as public acquiescence, and that the views of residents are better reflected by the many objections to planning applications for such schemes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21057f6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21057f6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7359d8ea\" data-id=\"7359d8ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-273af5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"273af5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Limitations and Openness<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e85a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47e85a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An unrealistic plan raises expectations that cannot be met, leading to cynicism about government and democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Making Ealing Borough carbon neutral by 2050, let alone the Council\u2019s 2030 target, is a huge undertaking. Councils cannot be expected to achieve such targets without very substantial support from central government in terms of legislation (mandating stricter building regulations, etc.), finance, and action nationally.<\/p>\n<p>We would prefer the Council to be open about what it can realistically achieve as things stand, and to say loudly and clearly what the obstacles are and what backing it needs from central government or elsewhere to meet the climate goals set out in the plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54ca6899 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54ca6899\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81ba4bb\" data-id=\"81ba4bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c899b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c899b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b311670 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b311670\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-688f5dc2\" data-id=\"688f5dc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ee0260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60ee0260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Friends of the Earth UK<\/b> provides a guide that explains what Local Plans are, why they matter and how you can get involved in their preparation:<b> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/downloads\/Local%20Plans%20Guidance%20June%202020.pdf\">Local Plans: A Campaigner\u2019s Guide<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>To see the Local Plan documents and participate in the consultation, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ealing.gov.uk\/info\/201164\/local_plan\/3125\/new_local_plan\">New Local Plan page<\/a> on Ealing Council&#8217;s website.<\/i><\/b> You can also respond by email at <strong>localplan@ealing.gov.uk <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you agree with our comments, do respond to the consultation, even if just by an email to say so, or to highlight some of the points you particularly care about<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The consultation closes on 8th February&nbsp;2023.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ealing Friends of the Earth&#8217;s comments on Ealing Council&#8217;s draft Local Plan Ealing Friends of the Earth welcomes the Council Leader\u2019s commitment to \u2018tackling the climate crisis\u2019 as the first of the \u201cthree core themes\u201d of the Local Plan, but we believe that the plan does not put Ealing on track to meet its 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