Thorncliffe | Your Shout's London and Home Counties Planning Committee Digest

Today's digest: Barnet, Wandsworth, Southwark, Lambeth, Enfield, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Hillingdon, Richmond, Westminster, Braintree, and Luton.?

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In Barnet, councillors refused revised plans to redevelop British Gas Works on Albert Road in New Barnet as 539 homes (35% affordable) in 13 buildings of up to seven storeys, going against an officer recommendation. Refusal reasons include scale, massing, density, harm to the character of the area, and poor amenity for future residents; local MP Theresa Villers urged refusal as an overdevelopment that would harm the neighbourhood.

The committee also confirmed they would have refused a scheme to redevelop Barnet House on High Road in Whetstone as 260 homes, had the applicant not appealed for non-determination; reasons include height, scale, massing and overdevelopment.?

The committee agreed reserved matters for three phases of Dollis Valley Estate regeneration, with one member praising a good example of low-rise high-density design.?

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In Wandsworth, the committee unanimously refused redeveloping a self-storage facility on York Road as 193 shared-living rooms, 131 Build-to-Rent flats (14 affordable), storage space, and office space, against officer recommendation; reasons included loss of employment space and excessive proportion of one-bed flats.

Councillors unanimously agreed reserved matters for the next phase of Springfield Hospital redevelopment, covering converting listed buildings to 80 flats. They thought it a good scheme which would preserve built heritage.?

Several smaller applications were approved elsewhere in the borough.?

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In Southwark, councillors unanimously approved plans for a 12 storey block with 48 homes (35% affordable) and a commercial unit, to replace a hand car wash and barber shop on Rotherhithe New Road. They added a condition that ward councillors be consulted on use of a payment towards playspace.

This week at Thorncliffe | Your Shout,?we had a committee approval for a scheme in Southwark, and helped conduct two planning policy meetings for Camden Council.

In Lambeth, members approved Pocket Living’s development of 35 one-bed flats in a four storey block on Leigham Court Road in Streatham, voting 4-1 after discussing delivery vehicle access, communal gardens, and community space.?

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In Enfield, councillors refused plans to redevelop a pub on Percival Road in Bush Hill Park as 23 flats in a five storey block over a replacement pub; they went against officer recommendations over bulk and massing, development out of character of the local area, and impact on local parking.?

The committee deferred a domestic extension on Camlet Way for more information and ran out of time before deciding about a two storey house on Waggon Road. Two smaller applications were approved elsewhere in the borough.??

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In Islington, councillors deferred plans for a five storey office building on York Way, to look at the design. They also deferred a similar office redevelopment of Times House and Laundry Building in the Regent Quarter development to look at height and design. Members then deferred plans for a four storey office block to replace warehouses on Bastwick Street to look at changes to massing.?

Two smaller applications were approved unanimously elsewhere in the borough.

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In Kensington and Chelsea, the committee refused plans to redevelop two mews houses on Lansdowne Mews as a three storey block of six flats. Members’ reasons for going against an officer recommendation included loss of privacy, loss of light and overdevelopment. They also refused a domestic application on Victoria Grove (to alter dormer windows), agreeing an officer recommendation.?

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In Hillingdon, members approved two small applications in the borough. A scheme to redevelop Yiewsley Library as 50 flats was withdrawn before the meeting.?

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In Westminster, three relatively minor applications were granted as recommended, though with members displeased by one retrospective application to extend a flat on Great Marlborough Street.

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In Braintree, the committee voted 6-4 to refuse the next phase of a residential development on Rectory Lane in Rivenhall, covering 230 homes. They went against offer recommendations due to concerns about parking and highways issues.?

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In Luton, councillors unanimously approved Goodman’s development of a 116,000sqm logistics and distribution warehouse on Progress Way, without debate.?

They unanimously deferred redevelopment of Linton Hotel on London Road as 62 flats in a four storey block, asking the applicatnt to increase on-site parking and raising concerns about its lack of on-site affordable housing (a payment in lieu of ￡996,134 was proposed).?

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In Bracknell Forest, members voted 7-2 to approve plans to redevelop Bracknell’s former bus station as 169 homes (42 affordable) and 3549sqm of commercial space. Members discussed waste collection, disabled parking and space for mobility vehicles.

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In other news, the Minister of State Eddie Hughes has agreed with an inspector to grant permission to redevelop Wembley Station car park in five new buildings of up to 21 storeys, with 454 homes (40% affordable), train crew accommodation and retail floorspace. The scheme is a joint proposal from TfL and Barratt London.

Brent council had resolved to grant in November 2020 but former Secretary of State Robert Jenrick called in the application after criticism from local Conservatives over its height.

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