Dear Friends,
Individual 19th century shops and thriving small businesses along the Goldhawk Road need your help to save them from being demolished by Hammersmith & Fulham Council. Please consider helping us save our local heritage and community by signing this petition.
The council proposes to regenerate the Shepherds Bush Market and old library. However, the public consultation failed to disclose that twelve shops at 30-52 Goldhawk Road will be demolished to make way for a 7 storey 250 unit private block of flats. Once the information became public the local residents, market traders and shopkeepers immediately demonstrated their displeasure at the updated development proposal.
Instead of the council engaging with the local community to address their concerns they avoided them altogether and approved the plan forcing any further objections to be made via the courts. Consequently the Shopkeepers rallied together and launched a strong legal challenge against the council’s plan and were awarded a Judicial Review by the Courts of Justice for later this year.
That being said the council continues to use the misrepresented public consultation results to promote community support for the project in the free local newspaper. Additionally it is alleged the developers are spreading malicious rumors outside the borough that the market and shops are closed in an attempt to 'starve these small business traders out'.
We (i.e. the local community) are rallying behind our shopkeepers to support their efforts in stopping the demolition of their shops. The Goldhawk Road Shops and Shepherds Bush Market is the glue that holds our unique and diverse community together. They are most likely the last bastion of working class heritage remaining in London. Please help us save our shops and heritage. Your signature and support would very much be appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your kind consideration.
SincerelyResidents & Businesses of Shepherds BushUpdates
Reached 250 supporters
February 21, 2012
February 19, 2012
I just checked the counter and it is creeping up toward that 250 mark which feels like a real turning point for the shops (I really need to get some coffee because my brain is moving faster than my fingers here). Maybe if everyone who signed could ping just one person before lunch we might actually hit it today and make the council notice that we are not going anywhere.
Reached 100 supporters
February 15, 2012
12 Comments
The Council is putting developers before the people it is supposed to represent.Destroying old buildings doesn't regenerate .These people aren't the cleverest
The Council is putting developers before the people it is supposed to represent.Destroying old buildings doesn't regenerate .These people aren't the cleverest
save our pie and mash
Please save these historic buildings from being turned into another private housing development. They are special to me as my Great Great Grandparents lived and worked at 32 Goldhawk Road from the late 1800's to about 1910. For more details see http://curvychristina.wix.com/familyhistory#!sidney--emily-tisdall/cxw
This is the best street in London to buy fabric and the trade directly affects all of the businesses in the area. Ending peoples livelihoods all for the sake of a few flash flats is appalling behaviour by the council.
Demolishing livelihoods to make way for yet more private housing is a disgrace.
Please leave the shops on Goldhawk Road be. The range of fabric shops in this small area are a unique resource for the uk costume industry. As the head of costume at Clwyd Theatr Cymru I regularly travel from North Wales to purchase fabrics here. To relocate even a few of the shops would significantly reduce the value of the area to customers like me.
The fabric shops are essential to the costume and fashion industry. It would be an absolute crime to get rid of them for flats that most people would not be able to afford anyway. These shops are essential and need to be saved!
Fabric heaven! To be left untouched so that it can be enjoyed by those who appreciate its rich range of fabric, a gold mine
Yet another example of those in a position to make decisions failing to understand the importance and value of an environment and culture that evolved out of real need for both locals and professionals (see Debbie Knight below) - I wonder what the reaction would be if similar proposal for Borough Market?
Don't turn this part of London into another soulless zone.
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Dear Friends,
Individual 19th century shops and thriving small businesses along the Goldhawk Road need your help to save them from being demolished by Hammersmith & Fulham Council. Please consider helping us save our local heritage and community by signing this petition.
The council proposes to regenerate the Shepherds Bush Market and old library. However, the public consultation failed to disclose that twelve shops at 30-52 Goldhawk Road will be demolished to make way for a 7 storey 250 unit private block of flats. Once the information became public the local residents, market traders and shopkeepers immediately demonstrated their displeasure at the updated development proposal.
Instead of the council engaging with the local community to address their concerns they avoided them altogether and approved the plan forcing any further objections to be made via the courts. Consequently the Shopkeepers rallied together and launched a strong legal challenge against the council’s plan and were awarded a Judicial Review by the Courts of Justice for later this year.
That being said the council continues to use the misrepresented public consultation results to promote community support for the project in the free local newspaper. Additionally it is alleged the developers are spreading malicious rumors outside the borough that the market and shops are closed in an attempt to 'starve these small business traders out'.
We (i.e. the local community) are rallying behind our shopkeepers to support their efforts in stopping the demolition of their shops. The Goldhawk Road Shops and Shepherds Bush Market is the glue that holds our unique and diverse community together. They are most likely the last bastion of working class heritage remaining in London. Please help us save our shops and heritage. Your signature and support would very much be appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your kind consideration.
SincerelyResidents & Businesses of Shepherds BushUpdates
Reached 250 supporters
February 21, 2012
February 19, 2012
I just checked the counter and it is creeping up toward that 250 mark which feels like a real turning point for the shops (I really need to get some coffee because my brain is moving faster than my fingers here). Maybe if everyone who signed could ping just one person before lunch we might actually hit it today and make the council notice that we are not going anywhere.
Reached 100 supporters
February 15, 2012
12 Comments
This has tremendous historical value to my family. My grand-parents for generations worked as Dyers on this Rd.
The Council is putting developers before the people it is supposed to represent.Destroying old buildings doesn't regenerate .These people aren't the cleverest
The Council is putting developers before the people it is supposed to represent.Destroying old buildings doesn't regenerate .These people aren't the cleverest
save our pie and mash
Please save these historic buildings from being turned into another private housing development. They are special to me as my Great Great Grandparents lived and worked at 32 Goldhawk Road from the late 1800's to about 1910. For more details see http://curvychristina.wix.com/familyhistory#!sidney--emily-tisdall/cxw
This is the best street in London to buy fabric and the trade directly affects all of the businesses in the area. Ending peoples livelihoods all for the sake of a few flash flats is appalling behaviour by the council.
Demolishing livelihoods to make way for yet more private housing is a disgrace.
Please leave the shops on Goldhawk Road be. The range of fabric shops in this small area are a unique resource for the uk costume industry. As the head of costume at Clwyd Theatr Cymru I regularly travel from North Wales to purchase fabrics here. To relocate even a few of the shops would significantly reduce the value of the area to customers like me.
The fabric shops are essential to the costume and fashion industry. It would be an absolute crime to get rid of them for flats that most people would not be able to afford anyway. These shops are essential and need to be saved!
Fabric heaven! To be left untouched so that it can be enjoyed by those who appreciate its rich range of fabric, a gold mine
Yet another example of those in a position to make decisions failing to understand the importance and value of an environment and culture that evolved out of real need for both locals and professionals (see Debbie Knight below) - I wonder what the reaction would be if similar proposal for Borough Market?
Don't turn this part of London into another soulless zone.
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This has tremendous historical value to my family. My grand-parents for generations worked as Dyers on this Rd.