A STORM of leaflets is hitting the borough as different voices urge people to give their views on the radical redevelopment of the Arcadia Centre before a consultation closes.
Ealing Council has sent out 62,000 pamphlets encouraging people to look at the latest vision for the town centre development before an extended deadline of December 5.
And campaign group Save Ealing's Centre has distributed its own email flyers to thousands of residents asking to them to register their criticisms and concerns.
Last minute changes were made to the design of the 24-storey tower at the centre of the plans after the council's leaflets were sent out. The size and location remain the same, but the building now has more open balconies on all sides.
Developer Glenkerrin hope to build on top of the railway tracks with 567 new flats above shops and offices.
Permission could be granted on December 17 by the council's planning committee, which agreed in early November that the similarly large-scale Dickens Yard development nearby could go ahead.
The committee will also consider Glenkerrin's controversial plans to create a busy bus interchange on the eastern side of Haven Green.
Anthony Lewis, of Save Ealing's Centre, said: "We're putting in a coordinated response and encouraging residents' groups to send in their own responses in addition to what they submitted first time around."
He said the creation of more bus stands next to Haven Green would create an "absolutely horrible" environment with fumes from standing buses polluting the open park.
And Colin Cant, of Gloucester Road, Ealing, visiting the Arcadia Centre exhibition, said: "It's overdevelopment combined with dreadful design, and it's just not at all sympathetic to the area. It will overwhelm the infrastructure.
"I think the responses to the Arcadia Centre plans will be huge - it will be even bigger than Dickens Yard."
Glenkerrin believe the scheme will encourage the regeneration of Ealing, attract new retailers and boost the local economy by £90 million.
Visit www.ealing.gov.uk to view the plans and leave your comments. The plans are also on show at Perceval House.
