Planning permission has been granted by Waltham Forest council and also by the Greater London Authority and the Mayor’s office.
The community are waiting for feedback from the Council’s negotiations with St William regarding their Construction Logistics Plan for the Lea Bridge Gasworks Development.
For the past two years, our community has been passionately fighting this development. Even through the COVID-19 pandemic, we engaged the community and have made progress.
10
Large Buildings
18
Storey towers
575
Planned flats
1450
New residents
6
Years of construction
Formerly an operational gasworks, there are numerous toxic chemicals in the soil.
Building on the site will be ongoing for 3-5 years, which will impact the quality of life for local residents
There will be an impact on air quality, noise pollution and the local ecosystem.
Advertised as a “car-free” site, there is no doubt that new residents will own cars
Toxic chemicals in the soil and pollution from construction will affect these children as they play outside.
Anyone who lives in the area will know that we are severely underserved by public transport.
There are not enough GPs in the area as it stands – we are short by 10.
We want this money to spent on community-led infrastructure and projects in Lea Bridge.
As the site was formerly an operational gasworks, there are numerous toxic chemicals in the soil. These chemicals pose a real risk to the health of local residents, if not dealt with appropriately. The effect of these types of chemicals can already be seen in a similar site in Southall, where residents have suffered consistently with respiratory illness and even cancer. All as a result of the arsenic, benzene and naphthalene being released into the air from the soil on site. They have formed a local campaigning group – Clean Air for Southall and Hayes (CASH) – to fight for their right to healthy and happy lives.