KINGSTON AND NORTH KINGSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 13 June 2018

CA7

RBK ref: 18/12189/FUL

Address: 1 Fassett Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2TD Planning Officer: Karen Coles

Description of proposed works: Development of land to the rear of No1 Fassett Road involving the erection of a two storey buidling with basement for use as student accomodation with 10 en-suite student rooms and communal areas, recreational land to the rear, drop-off and disabled parking with cycle provisions to the rear.

APPRAISAL

By full committee on …… 13 June 2018 …… with …… 8 …… members present

Issued on 19 Jun 2018

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:

This is a considerable over-development of a site, on which the existing dwelling has previously been substantially extended. Although on a corner site with a road frontage, this proposal falls into the ‘garden-grab’ category.

“A study by Kingston University that started in May 2009 and gathered feedback from 127 councils found garden grabbing to be a problem in councils from different areas of the country. The study can be found at: www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/gardendevelopments.”

-Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-powers-to-prevent-unwanted-garden-grabbing

The proposed dwelling is poorly located on a mini-roundabout, standing out on its own and yet without the size and grandeur expected for a detached building, in this residential conservation area. It has no consideration or sympathy for the Grade II listed church on the opposite corner of the junction and is likely to cause further traffic issues with vehicles coming and going on the edge of the roundabout. Consequently, the development is a detriment to the conservation area, rather than preserving or enhancing it.