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Disgruntled residents and opposition councillors have failed in a bid to force a rethink of plans for a temporary theatre in a west London park.
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residents → fail → park
Ealing Council is pressing ahead with proposals to grant a three-year lease to Troubadour, the company behind a number of large-capacity pop-up theatres, to build a 1,200-seat venue in Walpole Park, a Grade II-listed open space.
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Council → press → Park
Opposition parties this week tabled a motion aimed at persuading Labour councillors to abandon the plans for the theatre in the historic park.
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parties → table → park
But the motion was voted down at a full council meeting on Tuesday.
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motion → vote → Tuesday
Councillors from the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and Greens argued that allowing a large temporary structure in the park would result in the loss of valuable green space while increasing noise and traffic on Mattock Lane, close to Ealing Broadway station.
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allowing → argue → station
They also argued it would harm local wildlife and undermine the financial viability of the longstanding Ealing Summer Festival.
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it → argue → Festival
Defending the proposals, the council leadership said the 36-month arrangement has the potential to rejuvenate Ealing Broadway’s high-street economy.
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arrangement → defend → economy
It said less than 10% of the park would be affected.
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% → say → park
The council has confirmed that a full planning process and public consultation will take place before any binding final commitments are formally made.
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commitments → confirm → place
At the end of the three-year lease period, the theatre would be removed and the area restored to parkland.
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area → remove → parkland
Cabinet has approved the proposals in principle ahead of the standard planning process, when residents will have their chance to comment.
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residents → approve → chance
The theatre will be funded and managed by Troubadour Theatres Limited.
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theatre → fund → Limited
The company also runs theatres in Canary Wharf and Wembley Park.
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company → run → Wharf
Troubadour works with production companies from around the world to host West End and Broadway shows such as Hunger Games, Starlight Express and War Horse.
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Troubadour → work → Games
The firm would pay Ealing Council a fixed fee for a period of three years.
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firm → pay → years
The details of the fee have been restricted from public view due to ‘commercial and financial sensitivities’
Construction work could reportedly start as soon as January if the plans are given the green light.
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plans → restrict → light
Connie Hersch, a Liberal Democrat councillor, this week warned of widespread disruption if the theatre is allowed to go ahead.
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theatre → warn → disruption
She said: “I would be very keen to have a big theatre in Ealing, but one ideally which is providing performance and not just disturbance.
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which → say → performance
“Dispersing [the Summer Festivals] to different parks would not be feasible…
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Dispersing → disperse → parks
Our much loved summer festival might disappear.”
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festival → love → ?
Peter Mason, the Labour council leader, suggested the venue was a temporary test for more permanent cultural regeneration.
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venue → suggest → regeneration
He said: “Our high streets are dying… in terms of the rise of internet shopping competition and the lack of destination venues…
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streets → say → venues
“Before a theatre company is going to invest tens of millions of pounds… they will need to understand whether a community like Ealing can sustain it.”
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community → go → it
The wording of the failed motion said the proposed structure had “entirely inadequate soundproofing”
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structure → fail → soundproofing
It said the venue would “cause noise nuisance to residents and local businesses, and to The Questors Theatre, and would cause sound issues for filming at Pitshanger Manor and Ealing Studios”.
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venue → say → Manor
The Conservative Group sought to add a strict condition to the motion that would apply a strict limit on a three-year term for the theatre.
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that → seek → theatre
That was also defeated.
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That → defeat → ?
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