Letter sent to Recorder Today

Sent this morning to Ilford Recorder with photo. Fingers crossed we get published!

Dear Sir or Madam

It is commendable that Tesco insists the farmers it does business with have the highest standards of animal welfare. Similarly, we suggest that Tesco have the highest standard of child protection from air pollution at the proposed primary school, which Tesco are part funding, at the proposed Goodmayes development, labelled the “Tesco Toxic Towers” by campaigners. It is welcome that air filters are proposed at the flats facing the High Road to the seventh floor. However, the proposed school adjacent to the flats with air filters has no filters at all. There is Judicial Review concerning this development with a hearing seeking permission at court in the near future. Redbridge Council & Weston Homes, Tesco’s developer partners, are opposing a document, Building Bulletin 101 concerning ventilation for new schools, going into the court bundle. This appears wrong as this document is clearly designed to protect child health from air pollution, part of the text says:

Air filtration is the most effective solution currently available to remove health damaging airborne pollutants and maintain clean indoor air for school buildings located in air pollution hotspots. Designers of ventilation systems for schools in areas of high pollution may therefore need to incorporate air filtration in such locations.

We would ask whether Tesco want to be associated with Weston Homes efforts to undermine a fair trial by seeking to block such a vital document.

Regards

Bob Archer - Redbridge Trades Council

Raj Forhad - Conservative Chadwell Candidate Redbridge Council 2002 election

Ashburn Holder - Liberal Democrats

Sajida Ugradar - Redbridge Independents

Andy Walker - TUSC

RoseMary Warrington - Green Party

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