LIGHT NOT HEIGHT

This decision is absolutely par for the course for Wandsworth Council's Planning Department and Planning Committee: consult as little as you can get away with and ignore any objections you receive, having taken the decision on what you are going to do some time before. The Formula E racing in Battersea Park provides another textbook of this - see savebatterseapark.com for details, live soon. We are campaigning to change this, through contesting elections if necessary. Anyone got any other solutions?

It's a travesty that so called 'democratically' operating councils have the apparent unchallenged might to be able to pick and choose what to include and what to ignore on debating tables, depending how it suits them that day. This is a nationwide issue, not just affecting Wandsworth Borough, but can be observed up and down the country. Planning often forget they actually work for the community and for the individual - and not for multi-national developers who enter the stage for their own financial gain (probably with the promise of secretive back-handers which no-one knows about) and then leave once they are done not having to engage with the legacy they have left. There is certainly an argument for ongoing city development and construction, but this needs to be done democratically and in consideration to those people who already live and exist in London's already overcrowded spaces. The answer is not to continue to fit London's diminishing open spaces with ever increasing hamster box apartments with little character and differentiation from each other. Draconian modus operandi, as apparently displayed by Wandsworth council has absolutely no place in today's community, especially if leveraged by some agency pretending to operate on democratic values. It is true what they say, big developers really do choose the wardrobe that city planners wear for that day. The issue of diminishing light, overcrowding and access, especially in this area of Wandsworth Road is already blatantly obvious to see with traffic becoming unbearable on Wandsworth Road at most times of the day. The fact that the council chooses to ignore the voices of the local community should be a warning to us all!

Why are Wandsworth going against its own policy on new developments? It is a disgrace at the way residents are being treated with contempt.Many residents will lose light and more congestion in the area-----greed seems to be feeding the Homebase plans---the reason given re the Dance Studio being the reason for approval is laughable---or is it meant to be? M.Sharp

The Council needs to listen to what people think and not permit schemes purely for financial gain.

Over development will damage the area. This will reduce the quality of life. The scheme will also offer little to local workers needing houses

As a resident I support the petition wholly as it seems that all objections have so far been ignored, there has been no substantiated claims and there have been 0 letters of support

This high new building will block out all sunshine to existing residents. This will be another Developer who has taken profit from overseas buyers who will not be living in the block and many of the flats will remain empty to the detriment of the residents affected by the height of this building. We have this problem in most of the new builds along the river. The shops do not stay and some have never in 10 yrs ever been in use, because there is not the residents in these big blocks, only profit for overseas investors. The height of this building makes a shadow over the houses and gardens and this will be permanent. We the residents of this area rely on you, who we voted in, to help us in this great problem which is becoming worse as more developers take advantage of the relaxed reform of the height restrictions that were in place some years ago. Now the height is going up and up, forgetting the residents who live around these Monoliths. This is seen in Vauxhall where existing properties are reducing in value because of the height of the new very high buildings.

The height and scale of the development will cause significant loss of daylight and sunlight at Candlemakers, York House, Square Rigger Row, Port House, Cinnamon Row, Wheeler Court and Winward House. The addendum to the developer's Daylight, Sunlight & Overshadowing Report seeks to mask the fact that the proposed development is not compliant with BRE guidelines and would have a major adverse effect on the residential amenities of neighbouring buildings by comparing the daylight/sunlight amenity arising from the proposed scheme with a hypothetical, so-called "SSAD compliant" design, which itself would not be BRE compliant. The developer argues that that residents in neighbouring buildings should not expect protection of the "uncharacteristically high levels of daylight and sunlight amenity" they currently receive, given the urban location of their properties. As the owner of a flat in one of the buildings that would be worst affected (46-51 Candlemakers), I can categorically state that I neither expected nor accept the significant year-round loss of direct sunlight from an excessively tall building in an area that is currently, and has been for a century, characterised by low-rise, 2-6 storey buildings.

This needs to be revisited. The concerns of local people must be taken on board.

Continual objections seem to fall on deaf ears.

Ridiculous proposal that does not consider the current residents. Surely WBC IS BREAKING ITS OWN GUIDELINES ? This development is far too tall. Get real and consider those who are already residents

As long as it brings more work to the area then bring it on! The area is an industrial area purpose built for this type of development. Stop opposing anything that causes your upper lip to quiver and your million pound mansion to suffer a mortgage blip. I have a job at the new site if it goes ahead. Nuff said.

Ridiculous proposal that does not consider the current residents. Surely WBC IS BREAKING ITS OWN GUIDELINES ? This development is far too tall. Get real and consider those who are already residents

this area will be so built up we will be unable to breath.

Two class system with the underclass getting the dark!

There is NO consultation. As a Morgan's walk Battersea resident I object to this constant bad redevelopment. No care at all for the existing residents. Light is a problem but the biggest problem is traffic. Wandsworth have done nothing to decrease or assist with increased volumes of traffic through this area. The roads haven't been changed since th sixties. The extra volume of delivery lorries to these sites and the noise during the week is a nightmare. We should threaten to withhold our rates unless consultation is made available.

The height of the buildings will increase the already heavily polluted York Road, especially if Wandsworth Council continue with their plan to build on the part of York Gardens which is adjacent to the road. It is already the case that residents in the blocks to the south of York Road near Battersea Reach are experiencing more pollution and much high noise levels as a result of buildings to the north of the road.

This is Battersea. Not Dubai. Not Manhatten. Enough already!

Wandsworth Council is on a big bigger biggest trip, with no regard for neighbourhood. Minimum "consultation" and disregard for local concerns.

the 'Right To Light' is just that, and any new building plans that ignore it should be adapted to include it.