We try to ensure that the Association works on other things than planning issues. But the pace of development in the area gives us little chance to do so.<\/p>\n
The latest big threat is the application for a mixed used development at 3-5 Crowthorne Road<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 This is the existing garage site, just behind Lichfield Studios in Oxford Gardens.\u00a0 The planning application can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0 It claims to be for a set of buildings up to 5 storeys, but the plans show a building with a clunky barrel vault roof within which there are a further 2 storeys.\u00a0 So it is not a low building.<\/p>\n The design and siting of the building will completely ruin the view to the south along Wallingford Avenue.\u00a0 The plans and drawings do not show the extent of the damage, but this\u00a0extract gives you a bit of an idea\u00a0 Crowthorne Road development from Wallingford Avenue<\/a> (note Lichfield Studios in the foreground).<\/p>\n The deadline for comments on the application is 12th October.\u00a0 <\/strong>You can use the council’s online system to comment, write to the Town Hall, or send an email to planning@rbkc.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n We will be sending in detailed comments including the following\u00a0points:<\/p>\n On the Helical Bar proposals for the former Dairy Crest site in Wood Lane<\/strong>, the deadline for comments has now passed but Hammersmith & Fulham Council will probably still accept responses, as this is a major development.\u00a0 More information about the scheme is here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 We are still trying to get from Transport for London the details of their latest traffic modelling of the North Pole Road\/Wood Lane junction.<\/p>\n The expensive consultants working for the developers on each of the big schemes along Wood Lane have been given access to this data.\u00a0 But it still not\u00a0yet in the public domain.\u00a0 This seems hardly fair.\u00a0 Each developer argues that the impact of their own scheme on traffic in Wood Lane will be ‘marginal’ and not an issue.\u00a0 Does this feel like the reality we see each day, in terms of queues of traffic on North Pole Road and St Quintins Avenue?<\/p>\n On the plans by Tesco to take over the ground floor of the North Pole pub<\/strong>, there was a successful demonstration by many residents and people will have seen the banner and slogans that continue to decorate the building.\u00a0 The Association has sent in objections to the three planning applications submitted by Tesco.\u00a0 A copy is here SHRA objection to Tesco<\/a>.<\/p>\n And last but not least, we are continuing to fight the proposals for the Imperial West development,<\/strong> with its 35 storey tower which will dominate ther area.\u00a0 For more details see our campaign website at www.imperialfolly.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of the main reasons why we have made proposals for a Neighbourhood Forum and Neighbourhood Plan for this area is to try to give local people more influence over the future of the area.\u00a0 The process of getting the area and Forum ‘designated’ by both Kensington & Chelsea council, and Hammersmith & Fulham council, is proving longer than we hoped.<\/p>\n Debate continues, with residents in the Eynham Road triangle in H&F, as to whether they wish these streets\u00a0to be included.\u00a0 We are hopeful that an outcome will be reached in the next few weeks, and that we can then make progress on drawing up a neighbourhood plan for the area.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We try to ensure that the Association works on other things than planning issues. But the pace of development in the area gives us little chance to do so. The latest big threat is the application for a mixed used … Continue reading \n