Kensal Triangle Residents’ Association (KTRA) have set up a “Keep Kensal Green” campaign. Some of their members have spent a considerable amount of time studying and consulting experts on issues raised by this development, especially the health risks created by the release to atmosphere of any of the many toxins in the soil.
The site was formerly a gas works. Coal was heated to produce gas and coke. During this process many other materials were released and dumped into “tar pits” which were later buried.
The campaign website is here: www.keepkensalgreen.com
If you are interested in being added to their mailing list or offering help, email them at: Kensal Triangle Residents Association info@ktra.co.uk
PETITION
There is a petition on Change.org about this development: https://www.change.org/p/keep-kensal-green-keepkensalgreen
VIDEOS
They also have a YouTube channel featuring videos they have made explaining some of the issues.
This includes a short film about the development, where they consider it departs from local and national standards, and an indication of an alternative.
There is also, a short film showing maps of the area and a longer one about pollution issues.
KTRA have added another video about the dangers of the types of contamination on a gasworks site.
Ballymore have responded to this by adding a Newsletter item, dated Oct 12, which covers remediation. There is a downloadable report by Card Geotechnics Limited linked to this, with much more information.
The report shows that quite a lot is known about the western end, and there was remediation there in 2002. However, access is limited at the eastern end because of the existing Sainsbury’s site, and that is where a lot of the most polluting processes were undertaken.