Article: Bulldozers rouse fury of elegant old Ealing

Campaigners have gone to the High Court to stop developers wrecking what they claim is one of the finest suburban roads in west London.

As bulldozers moved in to Parkview Road, Ealing, (left) to begin work on building 15 flats where two houses once stood, residents issued a writ seeking an injunction to prevent the development.

The legal challenge is the latest round in a six-year campaign to preserve the character of Hanger Hill, where homes fetch up to pounds 500,000.

Campaigners, including Ted Dexter, the former England cricketer and selector, hope the High Court will uphold covenants, drafted in the late 19th century, to restrict building on the Hanger Hill estate to one house per plot.

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