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Post by kenthoop on Jun 6, 2013 9:01:14 GMT
warren farm training ground delayed by court action of the residents in the vicinity of proposed development , expected to go to court ,ytf does nothing ever go right for us ,stil i suppose that is the joy of being a rangers fan talk about a roller coaster , that said i could never imagine myself supporting another team when you are a rangers fan life is never dull enough said coy,rrrrrrrrrrs
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 6, 2013 9:09:02 GMT
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/qprs-planned-30m-training-ground-delayed-by-legal-action-8646891.htmlQPR’s planned £30m training ground delayed by legal action QPR: training ground plan is in turmoil Tim Stewart 06 June 2013 The future of QPR’s planned new training ground has been thrown into turmoil by a legal challenge from west London residents. They call Ealing council’s decision to grant planning permission for the £30 million complex illegal and are preparing a High Court claim. Hanwell Community Forum this week served legal papers on the council, accusing it of “relegating residents’ green spaces”. It says QPR’s plans for the 60-acre Warren Farm Sports site will wreck the character of the protected Metropolitan Open Land, which is London’s green belt equivalent. The football club intended to start work on the scheme soon but now faces a delay pending the outcome of legal proceedings. HCF said: “The council is basically giving away to a commercial organisation a valuable piece of public land that should be open to everybody.” Ealing council leader Julian Bell said: “We will be able to show that we acted in residents’ interests.” QPR declined to comment.
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 6, 2013 9:11:54 GMT
Makes one wonder about the Club's posting of this a couple days ago QPR Official Site RESIDENTS WELCOME R’S AT WARREN FARM 4th June 2013 ‘We will all benefit from QPR’s arrival’ says Chairman of Norwood Green Residents’ Association Everyone in our community will benefit from this" Lord Young RESIDENTS in the area surrounding QPR’s new training ground site are excited by the club’s pending arrival, Norwood Green Residents’ Association has said. In April, the club was given the go ahead to progress its plans for a state-of-the-art training ground facility at the Warren Farm site. Lord Young, Chairman of Norwood Green Residents’ Association, told http://www.qpr.co.uk: “I think it is a terrific investment in our local community which we will all benefit from. “In fact, it will benefit Ealing as a whole because what we have at the moment is a very run-down sports facility with very little chance of the Council finding the money to refurbish and upgrade it. “The usage of it is also declining because of the state it’s in. People tend to use it once and not return. “When I look at what’s on offer from QPR, there is a wide range of new facilities which will be available to the community, the changing rooms will be refurbished, there will be new indoor facilities. What’s not to like?” Rangers propose to build a full multi-purpose Elite Training Facility and Community Sports Complex and it is intended that works will begin in the coming months, with the facility set to be ready ahead of the 2015/16 season. “Everyone in our community will benefit from this,” Young added. “Whether it’s young people, old people, boys, girls, people with disability. It’s fantastic and seems to me to be a very good offer. “On top of this, taxpayers won’t be paying a penny for what will be a huge investment in our community. “QPR are paying a large sum to build the facility and will be taking over the maintenance of the grounds as well. It represents another reason for us to be very pleased that QPR have chosen to come to Norwood Green. “I am very excited by the club’s pending arrival in the area. It was a great moment in the Council Chambers recently when it was approved. I think it will prove to be a very good decision for Norwood Green, and Ealing as a whole.” For further details on the new training facility, click here. www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/040613-residents-welcome-rs-at-warren-farm-850636.aspxRead more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/36295/residents#ixzz2VQSCDxgw
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Post by bp on Jun 6, 2013 10:41:43 GMT
I just spent 10 minutes typing a reply with info and the board glitched.
F*KK ProBoards.
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Post by bp on Jun 6, 2013 10:45:52 GMT
Mate was at planning meeting for an unrelated application.
Basically, problem is Nimbys, Tree Huggers and Dog walkers.
It's their rundown dump and they don't want to lose it.
They were very vociferous and I was amazed to hear the club waxing lyrical about how the locals had welcomed the application with open arms.
ps I have 2 dogs now and have had various mutts most of my life.
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Post by bp on Jun 6, 2013 10:48:08 GMT
and I like trees
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Post by bp on Jun 6, 2013 10:49:01 GMT
and I wouldn't want it built at the bottom of my garden.
Other than that, get to it Rs.
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 6, 2013 12:13:03 GMT
... I was amazed to hear the club waxing lyrical about how the locals had welcomed the application with open arms... I was wondering whether the club posted that as a sort of preemptive move. Presumably knew about Local opposition at the time they posted it. Spin. Spin. Spin.
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 6, 2013 12:14:13 GMT
Oh and my three cats require no walking/fields
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Post by obk on Jun 6, 2013 13:57:00 GMT
This is standard for all plan changes, be it new buildings, parks whatever. If something is about to change there will always be people who take it as far as they can and try to stop it. This should of course be taken into account when you make a timeline for said changes.
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 6, 2013 14:13:12 GMT
I guess if one keeps asking, maybe...
“@ijtaylor81: An update on the latest news regarding Warren Farm coming up on @officialqpr ... #QPR #WarrenFarm #InspiringChange”
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 6, 2013 14:18:40 GMT
QPR Official Site - Statement Club aware of latest action regarding Warren Farm ... THE club is aware of action being taken by the Hanwell Community Forum (HCF) against the London Borough of Ealing in relation to Warren Farm. In response, the council have issued the following statement from Council Leader, Councillor Julian Bell. ‘During the toughest economic times in our history, the council is trying to secure long-term investment in high-quality community sporting facilities that will benefit generations of Ealing residents. Before this agreement goes ahead, QPR will have to commit to significant investment in Warren Farm and its public facilities, so to suggest it is a gift is nonsense. If this legal action results in a judicial review it will put the council’s finances under even more strain, but we will be able to demonstrate that the decision by our planning committee was sound and based on proper planning conditions, and that the council was acting in the best interests of the people of this borough.’ Queens Park Rangers Football Club remains committed to the project and will continue to work closely with the council to ensure that the planning permission and decision to lease the site to the club stands. We will be making no further comment at this stage. mobile.qpr.co.uk/news/article/060613-warren-farm-update-857132.aspx?pd=635061282000000000
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 6, 2013 14:35:46 GMT
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Post by sharky on Jun 6, 2013 15:37:07 GMT
......and here it is Council to challenge Warren Farm protestors Jun 6 2013 By James Gates EALING Council has pledged to fight legal action by a residents group over the Warren Farm sports facility. Hanwell Community Forum has served papers against the council, alleging that it has illegally ‘gifted’ the site to Queens Park Rangers Football Club, which is investing £30million in the project. The group, which is working with Hanwell law firm DH Law, also wrote to the Mayor of London as it believes Ealing has given QPR permission to build on protected Metropolitan Open Land, the equivalent of a green belt. Carolyn Brown, chair of the forum said: “Warren Farm’s playing fields, currently open for everyone to use, would be fenced off. “The council has approved buildings equivalent in height to four to six-storey blocks of flats, in a design more suited to Heathrow Airport than to green space. “Only a third of the land would remain available for community use. At the moment we have many full size and junior pitches spread across the fields, so football and cricket matches and other sports tournaments can be played in adjacent spaces without interfering with each other.” Ms Brown stressed that the forum was not anti-football or anti-QPR: “What we actually need is a new sports pavilion with 21st century changing facilities and a social and catering space, to service the existing pitches which are already the best in the Borough. This could be achieved through sports grants without having to give the land away for seven generations.” Julian Bell, leader of Ealing Council said: “During the toughest economic times in our history, the council is trying to secure long-term investment in high-quality community sporting facilities that will benefit generations of Ealing residents. “Before this agreement goes ahead, QPR will have to commit to significant investment in Warren Farm and its public facilities, so to suggest it is a gift is nonsense. “If this legal action results in a judicial review it will put the council’s finances under even more strain, but we will be able to demonstrate that the decision by our planning committee was sound and based on proper planning conditions, and that the council was acting in the best interests of the people of this borough.” Ms Brown said: “It’s both shocking and disappointing that the community has to involve the legal system in order to get their council to listen. “We do not want to spend our council taxes in challenging the council, but they are effectively giving away two thirds of this important green space to a commercial organisation, considerably diminishing the existing space used for community sports. “The vast majority of QPR’s investment would be in their own facilities, for their own use, not in community sports. “As far as we are aware, Mayor Boris Johnson, as protector of our city’s metropolitan open land, has yet to endorse the council’s planning approval. And the final decision to go to Judicial Review is entirely in the council’s hands.”
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Jun 6, 2013 16:52:10 GMT
Lets be honest guys, we all knew something like this would happen.
Never simple at QPR.....
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Post by cpr on Jun 6, 2013 19:24:59 GMT
Indeed so Ror but why didn't this group voice it's disapproval at the appropriate meetings? It's what they are for! Probably backed by some mysterious steel magnate or some such. You know the ting... sorry chaps, we did try our best!
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Post by cpr on Jun 6, 2013 19:27:11 GMT
I just spent 10 minutes typing a reply with info and the board glitched. F*KK ProBoards. New shit looking layout from proboards, same shit servers hosting poor response times and loss of posts. Truly annoying, copy everything you post before you click.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 19:34:56 GMT
Indeed so Ror but why didn't this group voice it's disapproval at the appropriate meetings? because they didnt know where the meeting was. after all, you wouldnt expect a student from muswell hill to know where southall is would you?
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 25, 2013 11:08:44 GMT
(Sorry haven't quite got how to do on ipad! “@georgeicooper: QPR's battle for Warren Farm is set to intensify as residents plan for judicial review of Ealing Council decision: t.co/7P5seCF39b
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Post by bushranger on Jun 25, 2013 11:26:44 GMT
Yep... it's not looking good for the Warren Farm plans, methinks... Putting aside whether or not the residents have a case, the QPR board and management have clearly spent too much time wooing the council and not nearly enough time listening to the locals (Oh, the familiar story!)
Somewhat concerned, now, that this will turn into a slow, agonizing death by legal costs...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2013 11:30:57 GMT
Ian Cooper/London 24 Tuesday, June 25, 2013 11:46 AM An artist's impression of the new QPR training facility An artist's impression of the new QPR training facility QPR’s plans for a £30million new training ground remain in jeopardy as residents plan to raise up to £12,000 for a judicial review against Ealing Council. Councillors voted in favour of granting planning permission for the development of a training academy and community facilities on Warren Farm. But members of the Hanwell Community Forum say that decision is ‘illegal’, and served papers to the council. They claim the site, which is categorised as Metropolitan Open Land (MOL), is effectively green belt, and therefore entitled to protection. Ealing Council leader Julian Bell refuted suggestions that the site was ‘gifted’ to QPR, and insisted the decision was ‘sound and based on proper planning conditions’. But residents say that the council has failed to prove ‘special circumstances’ in awarding the lease to QPR, and plan to begin a fundraising campaign to take the case to the High Court. Carolyn Brown, chair of HCF, told London24.com: “We believe the decision by Ealing Council is illegal, and will now be consulting with our solicitors. “A judicial review is not something that we necessarily want, but it is clear to us that the council have acted irresponsibly. “We want to make it clear that we are not anti-football. But this is Metropolitan Open Land space and it should be protected. “A new training ground may be crucial for Queen’s Park Rangers but it certainly isn’t for Ealing’s tax-paying residents.” Warren Farm Sports Centre is Ealing’s largest sports ground, with up to 20 football pitches and six cricket pitches in the summer. It forms part of the Brent River Park Nature Conservation Management Area, and is home to a nursery, Saturday and Sunday league clubs and the Tamil School Sports Association. QPR have indicated that they will invest in the region of £30m into the site. But protestors say the area open to the community will be reduced by two thirds, with fencing and security preventing access. They also have concerns over building heights, scale and designs. A spokesman for QPR said the club remains committed to the project and will continue to work closely with the council to ensure that the planning permission and decision to lease the site to the club stands. Read the full story here...[/blockquote]
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