Comments for EASTeight http://easteight.com ...everything e8 Tue, 29 May 2012 13:40:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Another tower proposed by Jocelyn Armitage http://easteight.com/?p=1197&cpage=1#comment-58696 Jocelyn Armitage Tue, 29 May 2012 13:40:41 +0000 http://easteight.com/?p=1197#comment-58696 I went to the consultation meeting for this one and was surprised at the lack of information. I said I was surprised at the proposal to build an 18 storey tower block, having watched so many come down in Hackney, and said that I didn't think it was a suitable proposal for the space. 'What if it was finished with london stock?' suggested the young man. Strange. I didn't fill in the questionnaire because it had very little to do with the actual proposal. I went to the consultation meeting for this one and was surprised at the lack of information. I said I was surprised at the proposal to build an 18 storey tower block, having watched so many come down in Hackney, and said that I didn’t think it was a suitable proposal for the space. ‘What if it was finished with london stock?’ suggested the young man. Strange.

I didn’t fill in the questionnaire because it had very little to do with the actual proposal.

]]> Comment on Greenwash Towers is dead (for now) by Another tower proposed | EASTeight http://easteight.com/?p=1176&cpage=1#comment-46918 Another tower proposed | EASTeight Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:46:46 +0000 http://easteight.com/?p=1176#comment-46918 [...] from the fact that this is a huge development of a similar nature to the one turned down in Dalston only a few weeks [...] [...] from the fact that this is a huge development of a similar nature to the one turned down in Dalston only a few weeks [...]

]]> Comment on Greenwash Towers is dead (for now) by DIANA WEIR http://easteight.com/?p=1176&cpage=1#comment-44508 DIANA WEIR Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:15:16 +0000 http://easteight.com/?p=1176#comment-44508 Thanks for breaking the news online. I was amazed that you and I - if only by e-mail, in my case - got there before OPEN Dalston and Loving Dalston. Dalston Eastern Curve Garden was buzzing with the good news when I got there at noon. Congratulations to everyone who joined in the fight and helped us all win, for the first time. Now to stop the infidels' next awful attempt to plunder Kingsland High Street: the vast lumpen masses of concrete boxes planned for ex-Blockbusters site at the Sandringham Road junction. Thanks for breaking the news online. I was amazed that you and I – if only by e-mail, in my case – got there before OPEN Dalston and Loving Dalston. Dalston Eastern Curve Garden was buzzing with the good news when I got there at noon.
Congratulations to everyone who joined in the fight and helped us all win, for the first time. Now to stop the infidels’ next awful attempt to plunder Kingsland High Street: the vast lumpen masses of concrete boxes planned for ex-Blockbusters site at the Sandringham Road junction.

]]> Comment on Greenwash Towers is dead (for now) by Iggy Mascarenhas http://easteight.com/?p=1176&cpage=1#comment-44477 Iggy Mascarenhas Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:48:33 +0000 http://easteight.com/?p=1176#comment-44477 This was a great victory for local democracy. Unfortunately all the objectors left the planning meeting in a jubilant mood, and missed the approval of the Pembury Circus development. http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-work/CABE/Design-Review/1/Pembury-Circus-Hackney/ http://www.peabody.org.uk/news/pembury-circus-takes-shape.aspx Tall buildings are the last thing Hackney needs. They erode all feelings of community and human place. This was a great victory for local democracy.
Unfortunately all the objectors left the planning meeting in a jubilant mood, and missed the approval of the Pembury Circus development.

http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-work/CABE/Design-Review/1/Pembury-Circus-Hackney/
http://www.peabody.org.uk/news/pembury-circus-takes-shape.aspx

Tall buildings are the last thing Hackney needs.
They erode all feelings of community and human place.

]]> Comment on Play the Game by Greenwash Towers is dead (for now) | EASTeight http://easteight.com/?p=1064&cpage=1#comment-44420 Greenwash Towers is dead (for now) | EASTeight Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:43:49 +0000 http://easteight.com/?p=1064#comment-44420 [...] appeal from the applicants who maintained that it is an acceptable scheme which complied with the Dalston Area Action Plan, a document that permits tall buildings up to 15 [...] [...] appeal from the applicants who maintained that it is an acceptable scheme which complied with the Dalston Area Action Plan, a document that permits tall buildings up to 15 [...]

]]> Comment on Hackney pays out £43K in compensation case by OSman http://easteight.com/?p=415&cpage=1#comment-43192 OSman Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:50:04 +0000 http://easteight.com/?p=415#comment-43192 Hackney is the worst council ever in this world. I have been waiting for Hackney to repair my boiler, blown off wall, defective heating, mold and damp since June 2011. Although the court has ordered 3 times that the council carry out repairs, they still have not done anything. I think this is only because I am disabled. I hope the court concludes with a huge compansation like this, I am not after money, I am only after getting the council punished and prevent it to do the same to others.... Hackney is the worst council ever in this world.

I have been waiting for Hackney to repair my boiler, blown off wall, defective heating, mold and damp since June 2011.

Although the court has ordered 3 times that the council carry out repairs, they still have not done anything.

I think this is only because I am disabled.

I hope the court concludes with a huge compansation like this, I am not after money, I am only after getting the council punished and prevent it to do the same to others….

]]> Comment on “Use it or lose it!” Market may close. by studiogruppe http://easteight.com/?p=1029&cpage=1#comment-42182 studiogruppe Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:10:41 +0000 http://easteight.com/?p=1029#comment-42182 Well it's really hard to get people out in mid-winter so maybe the market should be seasonal. Right now I can hardly bear to go out at all but come the warmer weather I love otto pop around the market. i'M sure I am not the only one. Well it’s really hard to get people out in mid-winter so maybe the market should be seasonal. Right now I can hardly bear to go out at all but come the warmer weather I love otto pop around the market. i’M sure I am not the only one.

]]> Comment on Killing jobs and preparing the way for Tescos by Andrew Boff http://easteight.com/?p=1105&cpage=1#comment-41336 Andrew Boff Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:47:00 +0000 http://easteight.com/?p=1105#comment-41336 Online objection Online objection

]]> Comment on Killing jobs and preparing the way for Tescos by Ann http://easteight.com/?p=1105&cpage=1#comment-41328 Ann Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:22:01 +0000 http://easteight.com/?p=1105#comment-41328 Hello When filling in the objection form here http://easteight.com/163642 do we select "REJECT" or "ONLINE OBJECTION" in the dropdown? Cheers Ann Hello

When filling in the objection form here http://easteight.com/163642 do we select “REJECT” or “ONLINE OBJECTION” in the dropdown?

Cheers

Ann

]]> Comment on Killing jobs and preparing the way for Tescos by matt http://easteight.com/?p=1105&cpage=1#comment-40261 matt Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:15:45 +0000 http://easteight.com/?p=1105#comment-40261 This is another example of corporate big business steamrollering over small independent business and communities. Every time your common folk make a success of a community and the area becomes popular the corporates and business men roll in and sterilize the area with there boring, soulless chains, designed to relieve you of you cash as quickly and efficiently as possible while your left with your ears ring to the multiple bleeps of the bar code readers. Soon you want even talk to a check out operative, because your just have to serve your self, if you can get the machine to work, that's good quality service. How many Tesco's and there rivals are there already? i can think of three local of the top of my head do we need another, NO. No one consulted about the stealthy arrival of the Salisbury's just 100yds round the corner and there's another two of them i can think of not so far away, and that's without the other smaller chains. Given half a chance they would have one one every street corner. And it would appear the same goes with betting offices, the largest proportion in Hackney than any other borough? why. Is this really in the interest of the local community, many of us know our local independent shop keeper and small business owner and value our community's, the butcher the baker and the candle stick maker. Hackney has always been a very creative and free thinking place which we should all be proud of. Communities aren't made of the back of business men, planners and deal breakers, they take generations to develop. Unfortunately this can be destroyed very quickly in the name of profit. I note notting hill housing trust is a social housing group? busy buying up land many with empty houses on, and sitting on them for years till the times right to slap a large development on , or a Tesco as the case may be. hows that benefiting the people of notting hill? or at least socially minded? I'm sure the good people of notting hill deserve one of there social landlords to reinvesting there money back into notting hill, rather than meddling and developing there portfolios in other peoples communities. I would suggest notting hill housing trust know or care very little about Hackney or its community. I also notice that the proposed build on the west gate site is another boring soulless modern box similar to hundreds that already litter London historic streets.maximize the floor plan by as much as you can and build up as much as you can for as little as you can. I would urge all Hackney residents to be aware of all changes proposed in there communities and to stand together. NO to Notting Hill housing trust, NO to Tesco, NO to the development of the west gate centre. This is another example of corporate big business steamrollering over small independent business and communities. Every time your common folk make a success of a community and the area becomes popular the corporates and business men roll in and sterilize the area with there boring, soulless chains, designed to relieve you of you cash as quickly and efficiently as possible while your left with your ears ring to the multiple bleeps of the bar code readers. Soon you want even talk to a check out operative, because your just have to serve your self, if you can get the machine to work, that’s good quality service. How many Tesco’s and there rivals are there already? i can think of three local of the top of my head do we need another, NO. No one consulted about the stealthy arrival of the Salisbury’s just 100yds round the corner and there’s another two of them i can think of not so far away, and that’s without the other smaller chains. Given half a chance they would have one one every street corner. And it would appear the same goes with betting offices, the largest proportion in Hackney than any other borough? why. Is this really in the interest of the local community, many of us know our local independent shop keeper and small business owner and value our community’s, the butcher the baker and the candle stick maker. Hackney has always been a very creative and free thinking place which we should all be proud of. Communities aren’t made of the back of business men, planners and deal breakers, they take generations to develop. Unfortunately this can be destroyed very quickly in the name of profit. I note notting hill housing trust is a social housing group? busy buying up land many with empty houses on, and sitting on them for years till the times right to slap a large development on , or a Tesco as the case may be. hows that benefiting the people of notting hill? or at least socially minded? I’m sure the good people of notting hill deserve one of there social landlords to reinvesting there money back into notting hill, rather than meddling and developing there portfolios in other peoples communities. I would suggest notting hill housing trust know or care very little about Hackney or its community. I also notice that the proposed build on the west gate site is another boring soulless modern box similar to hundreds that already litter London historic streets.maximize the floor plan by as much as you can and build up as much as you can for as little as you can. I would urge all Hackney residents to be aware of all changes proposed in there communities and to stand together. NO to Notting Hill housing trust, NO to Tesco, NO to the development of the west gate centre.

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