| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Dock road car park monolith | |
| Posted by: | Lorne Gifford | |
| Date/Time: | 15/04/19 13:57:00 |
| Here's the email I sent: planning.objections@hounslow.gov.uk Ref:P/2019/1117 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 PLANNING (LISTED BUILDING AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 Site: LAND SOUTH OF BRENTFORD HIGH STREET BRENTFORD Proposal: Application for the approval of reserved matters (access, scale, appearance, layout and landscaping) for Plot G within development site known as Brentford Waterside, submitted pursuant to the Outline Planning Permission ref. 00607/BA/P2. The proposals comprise the construction of a ground plus 8 storey building comprising 30 residential units, 220 (GEA) of flexible retail (A1-A3) floorspace, 173 sqm leisure floorspace (D1), 509 car multi-storey car parking, cycle storage, at grade car parking, servicing, plant areas, landscaping, new public realm and other associated works. Dear Sir / Madam The above proposal fails on many issues for which planning permission can be rejected. Notably it fails to meet the requirements of the Local Plan: ‘The Local Plan requires proposals to respect and enhance the established character, be of an appropriate scale and type, work with and respect the wishes of local residents, contribute to the townscape character, have high quality design and appearance and contain 40% affordable housing.’ The size, scale and design is at odds with the wider urban and historic character of the area and the height in particular fails to meet the requirement of the Local Plan, which states, 'there is some limited scope for 4 to 6 storey (up to 20m) buildings along main streets'. I note that a ground floor with 8 stories on top adds up to 9 and therefore is NOT 4 to 6 stories. I draw your attention to Page 1 of the Local Plan, The Foreword by Councillor Steve Curran: ‘The Plan will be used to guide development, investment and improvements in the borough, and to assess future planning applications.’ Please confirm your receipt of this email. With kind regards |