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o the London borough of Ealing, where the local Labour MP Rupa Huq is celebrating some “good news”. In 2021, the local council approved plans for a mixed-use 26-storey tower scheme, which would have replaced its (genuinely hideous) headquarters. Patel Taylor and Trehearne architects envisaged six new buildings, which included offices, 477 homes and a library.
Huq was among those who made 2,165 objections to the planning application. She was fond of describing the development as a “monster”, a “white elephant” and a “sore thumb”. She was annoyed by the proposed tower, which she accused of “stealing our sky”. In the end Huq’s complaints won the day. The sky was saved. New housing, which would have been ten minutes’ walk from Ealing Broadway train station,
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