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Couldn't agree more, Vivienne. For those who haven't seen it John Humphreys has supported the Goldhawk Industrial Estate, specifically the Soundhouse on the estate, as follows:To whom it may concern: I am surprised and dismayed at the plans proposed for the Goldhawk Road Industrial Estate. I have lived in this area for 25 years and regard the estate and the businesses it houses as a considerable asset to the neighbourhood. My own personal association is with the Sound House, where I have been recording programmes ever since it came into existence more than twenty years ago. It is a classic example of a small business that has grown to maturity in the area where it was born. It meets local needs as well as bringing in both national and international clients, thus enhancing the status of Hammersmith. All  residential areas need a mix of domestic homes and businesses if they are to prosper. The Goldhawk Estate makes a vital contribution. It provides employment not only for the tenants and their staff but also promotes the use of local amenities such as shops, restaurants, hotels  and taxi companies. So much for the positives. The negatives will be  familiar to everyone who lives here. In short, the proposed development is totally unsuitable for this restricted site: far too many new homes in an area that is already struggling with parking and congestion problems. It’s hard to imagine where all the additional cars will be parked, given that on-street parking can often be a nightmare as it is. I am wholly opposed to this development and I hope my opposition - along with that of so many others - will be registered. John HumphrysPlanning meeting at the Town Hall tomorrow (Wednesday, 23 Sept), 7.00pm - we're first on the agenda.

Rosemary Pettit ● 5687d

Nice job - having J Humphrys on board should be a big boost to the campaign. And he writes sense. We all live in this area and appreciate its attributes and work to improve on the drawbacks. The Council seems obsessed with cramming in more dwellings into this poor and crowded place.BUT more, thicker, faster, denser, higher is not always better. This area is saturated with people, either who live her, come and work here, come and shop here, park and commute here, booze and schmooz here... we offer the whole lot but those of us who inhabit the area of Shepherds Bush and Hammersmith, need some respite from work, noise, people, travel, chatter, and want not to feel poison rise in our throats on opening our front doors due to what has been thrust upon us in our locality and because we feel overwhelmed or invaded. We actually prefer to get along with neighbours, be they businesses, markets, restaurants, clubs, bars, schools or whatever. It is a matter of scale, and people should not have to accept change for its own sake as being BETTER without due consideration. We elect our local officials to look after our best interests but the more you look into things or take an interest in the affairs of the neighbourhood, the more it becomes somewhat clogged up with politics and revenue. Quality of life seems too low down the list, 'IMHO'. Anyway well done GRIED campaigners. Have we not had enough businesses, height, light blockage, crime, p;ermit abuse etc introduced into the borough with Westfield?

Vivienne James ● 5687d