KINGSTON AND NORTH KINGSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 10 January 2018

CA24

RBK ref: 17/13104/FUL

Address: St Raphaels Church Portsmouth Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2NA Planning Officer: Karen Coles

Description of proposed works: Formation of 14 new car parking spaces and new vehicular crossover.

APPRAISAL

By full committee on …… 10 January 2018 …… with …… 12 …… members present

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:

The committee understands the need for further parking space at the church, particularly in the light of recent road-narrowing on Portsmouth Road. However, in conservation terms, the proposed development will impact on the street scene in front of this grade 2 listed church.

Built in 1846 and designed by Charles Parker in an unusual Italianate Style, this is a prominent and beautiful building which enhances the riverside. It is noted as one of the finest examples of Victorian Italianate architecture in Britain. The grassed area in front and to the sides is integral to its original charm

The committee objects to the application unless the following revision is considered: Grasscrete to extend across the entire frontage and to the sides in order to preserve the integrity of the building and its surroundings.