Tag Archives: Development

Threats to the Marshes/Response to Waltham Forest’s local plan consultation

Posted on 19 January 2022 by SLMAdmin

There are many emerging threats to the Marshes (and Wathamstow Wetlands) from planned large-scale developments at Lea Bridge, New Spitalfields and elsewhere in Waltham Forest. Save Lea Marshes have now been campaigning for a decade to keep our vital green … Continue reading →

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Threats to the Marshes – Encroachment of blocks around the Marshes

Posted on 11 December 2021 by SLMAdmin

There are a number of ongoing threats to the Marshes and the wider Lea Valley environment, including the River Lea itself. Sadly, many of these threats come from the very public bodies which are entrusted with the protection of the … Continue reading →

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More on the Thames Water site

Posted on 12 November 2018 by pjm

We have all had great difficulty trying to work out what the differences are between the latest version of the plan for developing the Thames Water site and the original version. We have now at last been provided with a … Continue reading →

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Thames Water site – last chance to object to the plans

Posted on 27 October 2018 by pjm

After 18 months of tinkering and shenanigans, it now seems likely that the extraordinary plans to build the “Athena  Primary Academy” and “Barclay Secondary Free School” on the Thames Water site, Lea Bridge Road, will soon go before Waltham Forest … Continue reading →

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Proof that the LVRPA have long planned to sell off land to fund the new ice rink

Posted on 24 March 2017 by Caroline Day

We suspected the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) was lying when Shaun Dawson, the Chief Executive, and Paul Osborne, the Chairman, told us, on 19 January 2017, that there has been no decision to sell of the land around … Continue reading →

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Stop Council’s Plan to Build Flats on Leyton Marshes

Posted on 18 December 2016 by Caroline Day

Please sign this petition against Waltham Forest’s proposals to build flats on the Waterworks, Leyton Marshes: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-council-s-plan-to-build-on-leyton-marshes We love the Lower Lea Valley marshes (Leyton marshes, Walthamstow marshes and Hackney marshes). We love having such an amazing, unique, open green … Continue reading →

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Leyton Marsh: Our Red Line for Development!

Posted on 23 May 2016 by Caroline Day

It has recently been revealed that Leyton Marsh is regarded by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority as the preferred site for a new ‘double-pad’ ice centre. This is the development we have been suspecting and fearing was in the … Continue reading →

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LEYTON MARSH UNDER THREAT AGAIN!

Posted on 10 January 2013 by Caroline Day

We are asking everyone to urgently read and distribute the following information outlining a very real renewed threat to our marsh: Official Letter from LVRPA confirms development agenda A letter from Shaun Dawson sent from Chief Executive of the LVRPA … Continue reading →

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Development Proposals For Our Marshes

Posted on 12 November 2012 by Caroline Day

The National Grid have plans to dig up Walthamstow Marshes for power lines connecting Eade Road Shafthouse with Hackney Powerstation on Millfields, an image of the proposed route is displayed. The document explaining the proposed works states: National Grid Ground … Continue reading →

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