KINGSTON AND NORTH KINGSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 8 December 2021

CA1

RBK ref: 21/03435/FUL

Address: Unit 2 The Griffin Centre Market Place Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1JT Planning Officer: Helen Harris

Description of proposed works: Minor alterations to shopfront and installation of new sash windows to replace existing fixed-panel glazing.

APPRAISAL

By full committee on …… 8 December 2021 …… with …… 7 …… members present

Issued on 9 Dec 2021

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

Reason for objection:

Objection. We find the proposed rebranding of this building (blue colour palette, metal window frames etc) too strong & at odds with the neutral finishes of the existing building, which includes Patisserie Valerie on the other side of the arcade. Any new scheme must respect the historical significance of the host property (the old Griffin Hotel) & blend/ match seamlessly each side of the arcade.