Big Changes

Thought it might be useful to re-post a page from the great site www.brentfordTW8.com

They have kindly pulled together all of the developments that are going on around us and it’s a very informative summary.

What is the state of play with various developments as of June

L&Q / Citroen Garage
L&Q are holding a “family fun day” on 8th July for residents to find out about their 400 homes and public square.

B&Q / Hudson Square
Outline proposals for at least six blocks of up to 22 storeys containing PRS, affordable and student accommodation, hotel and office / retail were exhibited in June.

London Green (police TW8 8DH / Watermans / Max Factor “Albany Riverside”)
A second public exhibition is to be held in July on a proposal to move Watermans to the police site with 105 flats on top and a residential development (193 flats) on the Watermans/Max Factor sites.

Brentford Pedestrian Bridge
A locally led campaign for a cycle and pedestrian bridge from Ferry Quays to Kew to be privately funded. Fundraising campaign has been launched. June.

Brentford Towers
Proposed Refurbishment and recladding has been put on hold since Grenfell Tower in June waiting on further consultation.

Great West Plaza, Riverbank Way
Early plans for 497 flats, a 120 room hotel and a 55,000 sq ft office building. May

Bolder Academy (Grasshoppers Rugby Club)
P/2017/1417
An application was received by LBH in April 2017 for a new secondary school to be built on the current Grasshoppers site (which is moving next to the Nishkam School). Details of access and travel plan have been added in June.

Essential Living (Morrisons)
P/2016/5573
Application for 221 private rented sector units, supermarket and other retail use with 90 parking spaces was approved at planning committee in April 2017 subject to completion of S106 agreement (expected July).

Ballymore (Land south of the high street)
P/2012/2735
Outline application for the entire site and detailed application was approved April 2015. Mix of 867 residential units, commercial, retail and parking.
Maintenance is ongoing for St Lawrence’s Church.CPO is in process with letters sent out to all land owners in March 2017.

Capital Interchange Way (bus garage)
P/2016/5244
An application was submitted in November 2016 for three 18, 19 and 20 storey buildings including a bus depot, 550 flats, offices etc.

Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre (Chiswick High Road)
Hounslow are exploring the options available to them to replace the leisure centre with a modern facility paid for by 150+ adjacent flats. March 2017

Lionel Road Development (Lionel Road triangle)
Full planning permission for a new stadium for Brentford FC and outline permission for 910 residential flats was approved in December 2015. Clearance started on site in March 2017. London Irish were granted permission in February 2017 to play rugby at the ground.

 

Welcome Paulo Gomes

We are pleased to welcome our new Caretaker, Paolo Gomes to Regatta Point on his first day on site.

Paulo will take over from Oscar Rivera, who leaves at the end of this week, in order to pursue his career elsewhere.  Oscar has done a great job in his time here, so Paulo has a hard act to follow.

Paulo has plenty of experience in looking after residents and people in various previous roles and should be well skilled to pick up the reigns.  As an added bonus he speaks English, Portuguese and French.

If you see him, please introduce yourself and make him feel welcome.

The Directors, Regatta Point Freehold Limited

OSCAR LEAVING

It is with much regret that we have to announce that Oscar Rivera has decided to leave his position as caretaker at Regatta Point, in order to pursue other career options.

Oscar has been with us for nearly 18 months and in that time has, quite literally, brought a new broom to the building.  Standards improved a lot as soon as he arrived and he has proven popular all round. His attention to detail and striving to make improvements will be greatly missed by Residents and Directors alike.

We are sure that you will joining us in wishing Oscar all the best in his future outside of RP.

Oscar’s last day will be Friday the 30th of June.

The Directors, Regatta Point Freehold Limited

Gym closed

At long last, work will commence on the gym to install glass panels to the roadside-corridor in order to let in some natural light.  This upgrade is a result of improvements requested from a user survey we conducted asking for suggestions.

At the same time the gym will have the far end wall removed, in order to create a little more space, and it will be re-painted.

Consequently, the gym is going to be closed from Monday the 22nd of May for a period of two weeks whilst the work takes place.  Sorry for the inconvenience.

Please let us know of any other ideas you have to improve things at Regatta Point by via email at directors@regattapoint.co.uk

or, if you see something broken that needs fixing, use the fix-it form Fix-It Form

alternatively,  email the caretaker directly at caretaker@regattapoint.co.uk

The Directors Regatta Point Freehold Limited

Need for Cleaner

We have had a special request from Fiona Jarvis who is seeking a cleaner to help her keep on top of her chores in her Regatta Point flat.

If you know of a good cleaner who needs two to three hours work  once a week, please contact Fiona directly on fiona@bluebadgestyle.com