Thousands object to application to turn iconic Victorian park lodge into a drab grey apartment block - so which do YOU think is prettier?

Thousands of residents have reacted in fury as a beloved Victorian park lodge with a stunning turret is set to be demolished and replaced by a drab, six-storey apartment block. Plans have been submitted to demolish East Lodge in Lammas Park, Ealing, and turn it into an apartment block In the proposed plans, the lodge would be replaced with a block of flats rising from four to six storeys tall, comprising six apartments The planning application has received an unprecedented amount of local opposition with more than 2,500 objections to the plans. The park is within Metropolitan Open Land but Red and White Architects said the area containing the East Lodge should be considered grey belt land as it has been previously developed. The proposed planning development was submitted by Red and White Architects Red and White Architects said the area containing the East Lodge should be considered grey belt land as it has been previously developed East Lodge provided accommodation for the park keeper for more than 100 years A poster taped to the park gate which reads 'East Lodge - Lammas Park at risk of demolition' In 1997 the council sold the Lodge to a housing association and it was lived in until around 2022. The proposed building will be taller than the trees around it Many residents believe the old lodge should be restored as a family home instead of demolished Ann Chapman, chair of Walpole Residents' Association and Ealing Civic Society, called the proposed development 'totally outrageous' Local resident Chris Wong said: 'The new apartments are going to add more traffic congestion and make parking issues worse' Lammas Park was one of Ealing’s first public parks and many residents argue preserving the old lodge is an important part of protecting the park for future generations Rob Simmons, a local resident, said: 'It's about private development at the expense of a community asset'.