KINGSTON AND NORTH KINGSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 8 February 2023

CA25

RBK ref: 23/00177/NMA

Address: Brunswick Court Albany Park Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5SR Planning Officer: Andrew Forrest

Description of proposed works: Application for a Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission ref: 21/03375/FUL (Installation of solar PV panels on flat roof of existing building) dated 22/02/2022. Amendment to consist of addition of an area in centre of Brunswick Court roof for the installation of solar panels

APPRAISAL

By full committee on …… 8 February 2023 …… with …… 8 …… members present

Issued on 8 Feb 2023

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

Reason:

Objection.

This building is in a strategic area of special character rather than a CA. However, because of the building height & proximity to two neighbouring CAs (N Riverside & Richmond Road), the application merits our consideration.

In our view, it does not constitute a NMA because its intention to mount solar panels (at an angle) on exposed lift/ plant housing 8 storeys up could be visible from Riverside & surrounding streets & cause harm to the character & appearance of the neighbouring CAs.

Furthermore, we believe there is another planning application (22/03361) outstanding on this property to erect a new radio mast on the same lift/ plant housing. We have objected to that application; indeed it would be impossible to perform those works if the additional solar panels in 23/00177 are installed in the same space.