The Cabinet said 'yes, in principle'. 1,200-seat theatre in Walpole Park to be consulted

On Wednesday, September 9, the Cabinet approved the principle of the temporary Troubadour Theater in Walpole Park. This is not a building permit. Opens consultation, planning proposal and referral to the Mayor of London. Approximately 100 people stood in front of Perceval House. Three petitions: Council e-petition 1 107, Change.org 772, Lib Dems over 1,600. Troubadour (Wembley Park, Canary Wharf) wants a structure for 3 years of play, plus ~3 months for assembly and disassembly. Works — if the planning passes — from January 2027, opening April 2027, end of March 2030. Mason: Before someone puts “tens of millions” into a permanent theater, they need to know if the audience will come. "In four years, there will be no theater at Walpole Park. This is the starting position.” Lauren Wall: Troubadour volunteered; the council has no other own area in the center. The question is not "elsewhere", but "whether in Ealing at all". Eight performances per week × 1,200 people, over 40 jobs. Council fee classified as “commercially sensitive”. Summer festivals are supposed to leave the park — where to, for now, a general overview. Wall admitted that the Ealing Parks Forum had deliberately not received the announcement sooner. Objection: green (Gallant about "one third of the park"), procedure (rule first, then questions), noise and Mattock Lane. Rupa Huq wrote to Wall that there was no need to sacrifice scarce greenery. Malcolm after the vote: there are two stages left. Questors did not take a stand — Rudkin corrected the rumors. The Cabinet did not close the dispute. He formally opened it. What it means in Ealing: for Broadway / West Ealing / Hanwell, it's a no-ticket park versus 1,200 people eight times a week. Polonia from The Mall takes shortcuts there, not for the premiere. The voice is thrown into planning consultations and e-petition, not only in the group.