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Kensington Gate: This is a site at the top (north) end of Scrubs Lane and is within the OPDC area and adjacent to the Car Giant site. We have been invited to view proposals which are an advanced pre-application stage. We do not know much of the detail except it involves a tower block of about 25 storeys.
OPDC : (See Newsletter Page 4) Also attached is the Society’s detailed response to the Draft Local Plan for the OPDC area. This involved a lot of analysis and attending copious briefing and discussion meetings. My thanks go to Melanie Whitlock and Angela Clarke for their help and support with this exercise. Our major concerns are spelt out in the Newsletter but if you would like to see what else we had to say, please take a look, although it only really makes sense if read it with the OPDC documents which can be viewed on line. We hope that our comments will help make the overall development a more humane environment for all who will live, work and visit there.
Negotiations are now progressing for a possible location south of Hammersmith Bridge.
Watch this space…
In the meantime, John Goodier, Chairman of the Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group, has advised us as follows : ‘London Landscapes no 42 Spring 2016 contains a lot of information about Brown in London. There are 42 Brown sites in London of which 27 are supported by signed plans or payment in accounts or bank records. The 27 include Peterborough House and Ranelagh House in LBHF. Ravenscourt park has evidence of Brown at 20%. There are about 30 Brown sites in the river side Boroughs Westminster to Richmond and two sites in Ealing. It has been said in the past that Brown did nothing locally and there was no particular reason why he lived in Hammersmith’. The other key reason why he chose to live in Hammersmith was because of the extensive tree nurseries that existed in the area.
As I reported in my last News Update, the Cineworld Cinema is due to close imminently and work will start on its demolition. A planning application has now been received by the Council in respect of revised details for the housing and new offices on the west side of Nigel Playfair Avenue. The planning reference number is 2016/00619/VAR. The consultation period is open to 18 April. Your committee will be commenting. Initial indications are that not all the changes are positive unfortunately.
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(See Newsletter Page 2) : An application has now been received by the Council. The planning reference no. is 2016/01230/FUL. The address on the application is given as 104 King Street.
Early indications are that it is similar to the 2013 application (Ref. 2013/01017/FUL) which local residents accepted. Is the latest application just keeping the existing one alive while new denser proposals are being considered? The consultation period is open until 26 April. Peter Raymond is Chairman of the Cambridge Grove and Leamore Street Residents’ Association.
As local residents will be aware Linden Homes submitted a scheme (designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands) for this peninsula site opposite Ravenscourt Park a couple of years ago.
After a planning forum it was refused permission by the Council. Linden submitted a revised scheme and again it was refused, chiefly on grounds of over-density and lack of affordable housing.
The Hammersmith Society objected on both occasions. Linden is appealing against the Council’s decision, the Hammersmith Society has been accepted by the Planning Inspectorate as a Rule 6 party to the appeal, meaning we prepare Proofs of Evidence and give evidence at the appeal. The appeal itself will be held at the Town Hall from Wednesday, 2nd July until Friday 4th July. All welcome to observe.
We are engaged in registering our first Asset of Community Value in Hammersmith – the Anglesea Arms in Wingate Rd, W6.
Registration does not prevent an Asset from closing down or changing hands, but the community is informed of any proposed sale and has an opportunity to buy the Asset. Even if a purchase is not practical, registration prevents a sudden sale from under the community nose.
The owner of the Asset is informed of the registration and is thus aware of the value placed on it by local residents. If you have been a patron of the Anglesea Arms you can help register it with a supporting letter. Please contact me and see this guidance for more details.
Do you know of an unloved space in the capital that could be developed into a green oasis providing relief from the hustle and bustle of the city?
The Mayor, Boris Johnson, is calling on volunteers and community groups to apply for grants of up to £20,000 each to help transform London’s unloved spaces into ‘Pocket Parks’ – tennis-court-sized green retreats for local neighbourhoods to enjoy. Nearly sixty parks have already been selected with an offer of funding, but forty more are needed – grants of between £5,000 and £20,000 are available. Applications will close at 5pm on 10 March.
If you have any questions about submitting an application please contact or tel. 020 7239 1286. More information
Andy von Bradsky, Head of Architecture – MHCLG
Alice Lester, Operational Director – Regeneration, Growth and Employment, LB Brent
Esther Kurland, Director – Urban Design London
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