Planning Applications: Major Schemes
We are trying to get the best designs and outcomes from the real plethora of new developments that are facing residents. Lately most of them are predicated on the alleged increase in the population of Greater London in the next 15 years (for Kingston this will mean around 30% more residents than now) and the suggested building of Crossrail 2, again in the next 15/20 years’ time which will affect virtually all the stations and forever change the face of this Borough.
There are a few major planning consultations and applications that need a detailed review before we can submit our comments. The details vary each time but the sorts of things that we do to form our view are attend public exhibitions and meet with the developers. We also try to get input from our members and the public though the timescales for consultation do not give us as much time for this as we would like.
See also : Minor Schemes & Other Consultations
This is a summary of our position on the following current and recent major consultations and applications:
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Surrey House, Eden Street, Kingston
We find this scheme seriously fails on all of the above points and it will neither support nor enhance the character of Kingston, its heritage and its walkable streets.
Canbury Business Park
The ‘elephant in the room’ - as always - is the extent to which the site is densely packed with new buildings, and is again in our opinion over developed and too tall
The Worcester Park Tavern Park Terrace Worcester Park KT4 7JZ
Erection of five/six storey building for 132 bedroom hotel with meeting room, bar/restaurant and ground floor external terrace, car park and landscaping, together with the reconfiguration of Park Terrace
Development The Fountain Pub New Malden
The Society objects to this Application. The plans represent a gross over development of the site & will seriously damage the setting of the pub which is the Council has classified as a Building of Townscape Merit
Current planning applications:
Larger schemes currently awaiting planning decisions (updated weekly)
Source: RBK, curated by Kingston CAACs