It is disappointing to note the latest plans for the redevelopment of the Gurnell Centre.  https://www.aroundealing.com/news/gurnell-plans/ 

The concerns range around the planned housing on protected Metropolitan Open Land that encroaches into the park, and the environmental impact including the loss of 153 mature trees and the impact this development will have on local wildlife.  

There is a Gurnell Sounding Board established to bring together views before moving to formal planning.  Should you have an interest in the Gurnell project and wish to make a request to join the Gurnell Sounding Board, either as an individual or on behalf of an organisation, please send a short email to gurnell@ealing.gov.uk with a brief summary of your interest in the project.

EPF Statement on the redevelopment of Gurnell:
Whilst we support the redevelopment of the leisure centre, the Ealing Parks Foundation (EPF) is opposed to the plan in its current form. We support the concerns raised by local residents particularly in regard to inappropriate development on protected land, the removal of the Metropolitan Open Land status and the potentially dangerous precedent that this will set. We also share concerns at the environmental damage caused by the loss of 153 mature trees and consequent impact on local wildlife. EPF accepts the need for a modern, energy efficient leisure centre in the borough. However, as outlined in the Mayor’s London Plan Policy 17.7, the existing amount of Metropolitan Open Land space should not be reduced, and as a result, EPF believes this development is unsuitable and incompatible with both the London Plan and Ealing Council’s own Climate and Ecological Emergency Strategy.

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