Category Archives: London Road

by loukit | March 16, 2016 · 11:49

St Johns Road, Isleworth hotel development

Open evening Thursday 17 March 2016 from 5.00 pm to 7.30 pm at Coomb House, 7 St Johns Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6NH

Coomb House already has planning permission for a 59 room budget hotel

Currently an office block next to Network Rail’s graffiti bridge, Coomb House, 7 St Johns Road, Isleworth was awarded planning permission for a 59 room budget hotel on 30 May 2014, see details here and here.

Kentish Town based Architects Network Ltd, have been engaged to draw up new plans for the site and increase the number of rooms to 90, a building extension, public facilities as well as other proposals.

A new planning application is yet to be submitted to Hounslow Council but the design team have invited neighbours to a pre planning consultation to explain details of the scheme, to talk through proposed plans and layouts prior to a new planning application.

The event takes place tomorrow, Thursday 17 March 2016 from 5.00 pm to 7.30 pm at Coomb House, 7 St Johns Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6NH

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Tagged as Hounslow Council, Osterley & Spring Grove, Planning, Sidmouth Avenue, St Johns Residents Association, St Johns Road

by loukit | March 5, 2016 · 10:52

Moore’s no more?

Development proposal consultation for Moore’s Cycles, St Johns Road

Thursday 10 March 2016 from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm at St John the Baptist Church, St Johns Road, Isleworth

Moore's Cycles at 3-5 St Johns Road, Isleworth as at 3 March 2016

Moore’s Cycles at 3-5 St Johns Road, Isleworth as at 3.3.2016

Network Housing Group will be holding a public exhibition at St John the Baptist Church, St Johns Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6NY on a drop in basis between 3.00 pm and 7.00 pm on 10 March 2016.

They will be displaying images of proposals to provide 36 new homes within a part 3, part 5 storey building comprising of a mix of affordable and private sale residential units, as well on site car parking and cycle parking. A copy of the flyer for this event can be found here.

Image of proposed development to replace Moore's Cycles, St Johns Road, Isleworth

Image of proposed housing development to replace Moore’s Cycles, St Johns Road, Isleworth

The flyer states that, “The site currently comprises vacant commercial buildings” but residents will be familiar with its still open and long term operation as local family firm, Moore’s Cycles.

Network Housing Group advise that it hopes to submit a planning application by 18 March 2016.

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Tagged as Isleworth Station, Osterley & Spring Grove, Planning, St Johns Residents Association, St Johns Road

by loukit | January 28, 2016 · 13:09

South Western Rail Franchise: Good meeting, get your responses in, pronto

Attendance and participation at last night’s meeting where we learnt more about the way our local train service works and how important it is to different users was a pleasure to be a part of.

Train at Syon Lane

Local resident, Michael Peacock, at very short notice was put on the spot to present but was asked to because of his in depth knowledge of the workings of our local railway and its context within the national network.

Many participants shared their views and also offered a range of proposals for the Department of Transport’s stakeholder consultation for the South Western Rail Franchise. Notes from the meeting can be found here and should be useful when preparing a response to the DfT before the 9 February 2016 deadline.

A copy of the consultation document can be found here and ways of responding to it here.

You wait for one consultation then two turn up at the same time.

Last week, the Department of Transport and Transport for London published another document, A new approach to rail passenger services in London and the South East, this describes a longer than recent ambition to incorporate suburban rail services (including ours) into the London Overground network. This is also worth responding to (in a similar way to the SWRF) and can be downloaded from here, the closing date for this one is 18 March 2016.

Happy to recieve copies of your responses.

TL 28.1.2016

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Tagged as Isleworth Station, Network Rail, Rail Executive, Spring Grove, Spring Grove House, Syon Lane, TfL, West Thames College

by loukit | January 26, 2016 · 13:40

Thornbury Park: some progress – out there again on Monday 1 February 2016 at 10.30 am

Following a good explore with a dozen friends late November 2015, a fair list of actions was compiled and shared with the Hounslow Council Parks Team and contractors Carillion. A record of the walk on 21.11.2015 can be seen here.

Folk out on the Thornbury Park walk on Saturday morning 21 November 2015

Some matters have been addressed but there is still a reasonable amount to attend to.

To progress, and with apologies to those unable to make it on a Monday morning, the parks team and contractor have agreed to meet me and anyone else able to attend, to go through the list.

Meet by the play area at 10.30 am on Monday 1 February 2016.

Whether able to make it or not, there is good news for those who had previously made requests for the installation of outdoor gym equipment in Thornbury Park.

Example of outdoor gym equipment, pigeon optional

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Tagged as Friends of Thornbury Park, Hounslow Council, Osterley & Spring Grove, Outdoor Gyms, Thornbury Park

by loukit | January 25, 2016 · 00:57

Isleworth Station: SWT Franchise almost up – meeting to define the next

Public meeting on the South Western Rail Franchise

on Wednesday 27 January 2016 from 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm

at Spring Grove House, West Thames College,

London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 4HS

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Wherever you are on The Hounslow Loop, this is an opportunity to find out and share more thoughts about our local train stations and services available from there. Whether it’s the number of departures per hour, length of trains, state and safe use of the stations, best price ticketing, there is room to make comment during the franchise consultation running until 9 February 2016.

A copy of the Rail Executive’s Stakeholder Consultation for the South Western Rail Franchise can be found here. Doable on a journey to and back from Waterloo, particularly the parts between pages 27 and 47. Continue reading →

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Tagged as Hounslow Council, Isleworth Station, Network Rail, Nishkam, Osterley & Spring Grove, Rail Executive, Sidmouth Avenue, St Johns Residents Association, SWT, Syon Lane, TfL