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by | October 2, 2026 · 11:17

West London Orbital Railway: Wood Lane Level Crossing and other matters

Wood Lane Level Crossing

Tomorrow, Saturday 3 October 2026 from 11:00 am to 2.00 pm

Drop In at Old Isleworthians Sports Ground

22A Wood Lane, Isleworth, TW7 5ED

With numerous advantages of increased passenger rail services being offered on the Hounslow Loop in the Mid 2030s, one drawback could be how to then cross the track at Wood Lane.

The promoter, in their recent letter to residents tells us,

“We would potentially need to make changes to how some level crossings operate, including the crossing on Wood Lane in Isleworth. This is due to possible safety concerns caused by increased barrier down time, if the additional WLO services were to use the crossing. We are looking at ways to keep the crossings open, and if they did need to close, we would ensure that pedestrians and cyclists were still able to cross the railway safely and conveniently.”

The West London Orbital people do acknowledge numerous challenges and a section of the WLO website on all three level crossing locations can be found here.

Should it turn out that, after vigorous examination, it may not be a viable to maintain a surface crossing here,  OSG Ward councillors will insist on a safe and convenient crossing route for pedestrians.  In ten years, nothing less a passenger lift for those wanting to reach London Road from the roads of Northumberland Estate and those in east Spring Grove and Osterley would be acceptable.

West London Orbital: Indicative timescale 2026 to 2035

It’s very early to surmise.  Residents’ comments on this very important aspect of the not fully worked up ideas for the WLO will be very much expected.  Much more information is contained behind this link

The West London Orbital Team will be holding a “Drop In” for all to attend to discuss any aspect of the current proposals at the Old Isleworthians Sports Ground, details above, at the start if this item.

Subsequent and similar events will events also occur on,

Thursday 22 October 2026, 16.00 to 19.00 London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, TW8 0EN and

Saturday 7 November 2026, 11.00 to 14.00, Hounslow Library, 7 Bath Road, Hounslow TW3 3EB.

TfL’s West London Orbital have shared the following very interesting  briefs on how the two OSG Ward Stations would fare as part of its proposal, not least staffed stations, something many of us have long time missed:

Isleworth Station

Syon Lane Station;

Elsewhere:  Hounslow; Brentford; Lionel Road

You can contact the Transport for London West London Orbital Team about the proposals in the following ways:
• Email: WestLondonOrbital@tfl.gov.uk
• Phone: 020 3054 6037 (call back service) – please leave a message stating you want to discuss the West London Orbital proposals
• Write to: FREEPOST, TfL Have Your Say (West London Orbital).

 

TL 2.10.2026

Copyright Tony Louki 2.10.2026. Please carry out your own research.

 

 

 

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by | June 28, 2025 · 23:02

The Limes of Osterley and Spring Grove: an epicormic ritual

Thornbury Road near Oakley Close: Big Lime epicormic growth

Occasionally, one encounters the odd bit of hate for the OSG Ward street trees.  Shedding leaves, pollen, seeds, sap and basal (or epicormic from the Greek) growth, for example.

Thornbury Road c1911

Many specimens, thriving on our roadsides, remain healthy, however.  Lots are longer term than many of us, they’ve shed leaves and sap since before we lost half our street sweepers or left our smaller motors in similar sized garages.  Trees stayed within the confines of the pits in which they were planted, and their roots would spread less.

However, we’ve got an aging population of, on the most part, well looked after street trees, sometimes appearing to get in the way, a bit dishevelled.

Thornbury Road near Oakley Close: Big Lime after epicormic removal

Early this month, pre-empting a resident’s request, I enquired of Hounslow Highways via FixMyStreet when to expect attention to the basal growth of the around 30 Lime trees on Osterley Avenue and Thornbury Road from Jersey to London Roads.  There are a further 138 of them elsewhere in the Ward; around 1,500 street Limes, in total, across the borough.

Thornbury Road Shops c1937

During the growing season, they undergo epicormic removal twice.  Timing of each visit depends on the climate and growth of the epicormic for that particular year.  The 2025 first removal is now almost complete with the second expected late August, early September, depending on the regrowth.

Osterley Avenue Lime: Epicomic gone and roots to gully works planned

Coincidentally, programmed work in Osterley and Spring Grove started the day after enquiring on 5 June.

TL  28.6.2025

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by | March 7, 2025 · 09:50

Your Neighbourhod Grant 2024/2025: Still time to apply

In its third year, the Your Neighbourhood Grant supports projects, events and activities coming from local residents and that have the backing of their local Councillors.

Deadline to share applications with Osterley and Spring Grove Councillors is Tuesday 18 March 2025.

Guidance on what can be applied for can be read here.  Applications are accepted for up to £1,000 towards each project from a pot of  £3,000  allocated for Osterley and Spring Grove Ward, please use this form.

Resident volunteers managed Syon Park Gardens Amenity Space by the access to Great West Road

Awards made in Osterley and Spring Grove Ward in 2023/2024, backed by councillors, included support to residents of Syon Park Gardens to plant and manage the amenity spaces either side of its entrance to Great West Road, Thornbury Park Friends for tools, equipment and materials to fill its volunteer container for its regular Spring and Summer sessions.  Some funds were also made available to Spring Grove; St Johns; Osterley and Wyke Green residents associations for newsletters and events.

Thornbury Park Friends after a volunteer session with some Neighbourhood Grant funded equipment

Funding applications must be directly submitted by Councillors, if you have an idea for a project that you would like to be supported by the Your Neighbourhood Grant, please email or call one of us,

If not Osterley and Spring Grove Ward, find contact details for your own Ward councillor on the Council website

If there are any questions about Your Neighbourhood Grant please contact the Council’s Thriving Communities Fund Managers, Halima Hussain: Halima.Hussain@hounslow.gov.uk.

 

TL  7.3.2025

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by | February 20, 2025 · 08:53

Vine Lodge: Refusal of third application for demolition

The third planning application, in as many years, to demolish and build something at Vine Lodge, Church Road, Isleworth has been refused by Hounslow Council Planning via a brief report published yesterday.

 

This latest, reference P/2024/2168 submitted in July 2024, was to replace this early 19th century gardener’s cottage with six flats.

Vine Lodge, Church Road 2024 proposal for demolition of house replacing with six flats

Among several reasons offered for refusal were that the replacement would,

  • be of poor design, incongruous within this part of the Spring Grove Conservation Area
  • appear visually obtrusive
  • create unacceptable impacts on living conditions of neighbouring properties
  • result in the demolition of a non-designated heritage asset as well as the unnecessary loss of 11 trees.

Numerous representations were again made by neighbours, residents organisations and amenity organisations.

Previous applications were P/2023/1409 in May 2023 for demolition of Vine Lodge for eight flats and P/2022/0601 of February 2022 for its demolition replaced by two three storey houses.

 

TL  20.2.2025

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by | November 26, 2024 · 07:04

The new wall at St Christopher’s Close

A number of citizens have queried the appearance of a new wall on Thornbury Road by the southbound H28 Eversley Crescent bus stop.

Newly constructed wall to Thornbury Road (pre wall Google picture, below)

Now enclosing a previously open amenity space, the land was, in fact, always part of the freehold of 42 St Christopher’s Close.

A planning application to erect the wall was submitted in February 2022, with a recommendation to approve via Planning Officers’ delegated powers.  Residents, concerned with the apparent loss of 50 years of open amenity space, asked Ward Councillor Unsa Chaudri to refer and speak on the officer report to a full LBH Planning Committee for determination by councillors. Taking place in June 2022, with residents also making a case, I argued that permission to enclose this long enjoyed and council maintained open land, within the Spring Grove Conservation Area, should be refused and this was supported when a vote was taken.

Subsequently, the applicant, as is their prerogative, lodged an appeal with the Planning Inspectorate which, following consideration, allowed the appeal in December 2022.  The Inspector approved the application with a condition that the new wall brickwork should match that of the neighbouring Fairways development; reflecting some aspects of the 1860s Davies Estate milieu.

TL  26.11.2024

 

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