GALLERY: Brentford and Osterley residents protest against proposed Tesco Homebase redevelopment on Gillette Corner
By Dimitris Kouimtsidis
26th Aug 2021 | Local News
A 'good' number of residents took to the streets last month to protest against the proposed Tesco/Homebase redevelopment on Gillette Corner.
On July 23, Osterley & Wyke Green Residents' Association (OWGRA) protested outside the Holiday Inn in Brentford, where Hounslow Chamber of Commerce and Hounslow Council were running a Regeneration & Recovery Conference with presentations from developers.
The venue was picketed throughout the afternoon, as delegates arrived and a larger number of people joined in at 6pm, when organisers started making speeches.
OWGRA said in its newsletter: "Why is the Council pandering to developers and ignoring residents?
"Developers are offered the services of the planning department to help them get their applications accepted.
"Why are there no services offered to residents who pay the council officers' wages?
"The balance is all wrong.
"These greedy developers that won't take responsibility for the mistakes they've made with building unsafe blocks of flats because of substandard cladding.
"Developers who sit back and watch as leaseholders have to pay thousands for additional insurance, waking watches and can't sell their properties.
"We need answers to our questions from Hounslow Council.
"We know they have homebuilding targets but that doesn't mean that they should pander to developers while ignoring residents.
"They should treat us as stakeholders not as the opposition.
"We need them to listen to us, not to ignore us.
"We will continue to work hard on behalf of residents who deserve much better from their Council."
OWGRA is also urging Brentford and Isleworth MP, Ruth Cadbury, to 'get off the fence' and support them, which is why they continue to confront her on Twitter.
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