SURBITON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 10 March 2020

CA4

RBK ref: 20/00357/FUL

Address: 49 Herne Road, Tolworth, KT6 5BX Planning Officer: Andrew Forrest

Description of proposed works: Division of plot and erection of 2no. x 4 and 5 bedroom detached two storey dwellings, provision of 4no. external parking spaces and associated amenity, following demolition of existing detached garage

APPRAISAL

By full committee on …… 10 March 2020 …… with …… 1 …… members present

Issued on 30 Mar 2020

1. Positive support		2. No objection
3. Objection		4. Objection unless revised as below	X
5. No comment/neutral		6. Lack of detail
7. Decision already issued

Reason for objection:

We believe this to be an over-development of the plot resulting in uncharacteristically small houses and gardens.
Materials are unacceptable in a conservation area and do not relate to those of quality buildings found within the area. uPVC is not a conservation grade material - all windows should be timber.
The tiles should be clay and not concrete.
The plan notes that all surface will be porous - but elsewhere states that existing blocks will be re-used - this needs scarification.
The loss of 6 trees is unlikely to be mitigated by the replacement of 12 in gardens of such small size.
The layout should be reviewed to reduce the amount of parking, loss of open space and reduce the extent of the new buildings (eg 1 new house and not 2).