Objection to Redevelopment of 22 and 22a Thornton Road Sw12

Though the modified design proposals for this revised application have improved the appearance of the development many of the points raised regarding the previous application still apply all relating fundamentally to the proposed overdevelopment of the site. The neighbourhood requirement is for affordable family housing. The proposal for 22 one and two bed flats is not suitable. Are any of these flats to be affordable? The development is situated beside a Grade 2 listed building (The White House School). However the form, scale and location of the proposed building within the site dominates, concealing completely previous views of the school from the north and changing the historic context. It is not a realistic assumption that the development would be truly car free as public transport is not actually that close by with the exception of a few bus routes. 22 new flats would bring a large number of additional cars to the area. Thornton Road has a fluctuating car requirement which varies by time of day and day of the week to suit the community needs of 2 local primary schools and a church. At times the road can appear empty with many available parking spaces however at peak times this is not the case. Additional residents parking will cause congestion and potentially unsafe road conditions which is of particular concern for the local school children. To maximise the number of flats the proposed development has both lower and upper ground floors with the access via an external stair and lift at the upper ground floor level. Reliance on an external lift for access (eg for wheelchair or pushchair) is not ideal as there is no contingency for access for all when it the lift is out of use (for repair or maintenance). There are a number of blocks of flats along Thornton Road, mainly 1960s ex - local authority, however these blocks are set within larger plots with well kept gardens laid to grass with designated on-site parking, and are usually set well

traffic and parking around the school will be unbearable.

Strong objection due to major disruption on the road.

This development would cause a great deal of disruption to an already busy road. Safety of the many children that attend the schools off this road should be the primary consideration.

Objection this development will cause major disruption.

I strongly object to this development. This road is already very busy and the flats would overlook the children's play area.

9 years ago Featured

I feel these flats would encroach on the children's privacy when playing outside. Parking would become a nightmare as well

9 years ago Featured

I strongly object to this development. As you are already aware Thornton Road is a very busy main road. At school drop offs and pick ups the road is heavily congested and has very limited parking. To situate a block of flats right next to a school would not only cause major disruption through out development but long terms issues congestion, safety of our children, noise. Furthermore the flats would be directly overlooking the school play area which I find inappropriate and raises further concerns regarding our children's safety.

Object with the planning application for 22 and 22A Thornton Rd

With a school next door's we are worried about natural daylight and also congestion. The road is already very busy.

This is a busy road with two Schools and is already congested.

The building is inappropriately dense in terms of units specified. There is insufficient parking allocation within the development for the number of flats and it is unrealistic to propose that a car sharing scheme would work for that number of residents, likely flats of sharing renters. The National Planning Policy Framework 2010 included provision to prevent 'garden grabbing' and this development builds over the entirety of the front garden and a large portion of the rear garden. The proposed reduction of the width of the build away from the boundary wall does not mitigate this as it would still comprise a loss of garden amenity. The scale and materials for the development are inappropriate in the context of its situation next to a listed building and would detract from the prominence of this well-maintained grade II listed building. The proposed building is over scale and out of character with all neighbouring properties on both Thornton Road and all the surrounding roads which comprise edwardian or victorian low rise terraced housing.

9 years ago Featured

The road is already congested and parking restricted. Second, with one school next door and another a very short distance away, this would compromise children's safety when crossing the road.

Thornton avenue is already over congested and adding a block of Flats will add to the traffic on this road.

9 years ago Featured

I strongly object to the proposals on the grounds of building density - the plans are markedly over-developed - and traffic. To site such a large number of dwellings with all the the traffic that they would bring next to the pedestrian entrance of a primary age school is potentially extremely dangerous.

Increased parking problems, overlooking kids play area

I object to this development on grounds of increased traffic and the pressure on parking

I strongly object to this development. This road already have a lot of block of flats. It will directly overlook a primary school play area. I am also concerned about the security of children from the 2 local schools. Traffic and parking is already a real problem on this road.

I object to the building of flats on the site beside The Whitehouse School on the grounds that it presents increased risk to the pupils.

I object to this development.