Planning applications

I've been working with residents on quite a few planning applications.

1) 2-8 Ansdell Road
There was an entirely inappropriate application to build a block of 31 flats on a site where there used to be 2 prefab bungalows. The application was refused by the planning department on 11 seperate grounds. Astonishingly the developer has appealed against the decision and there will be a hearing on it, probably in March. In the meantime the developer also seems to be considering building some terraced housing on the site as there is already permission for that.

2) 1a St Mary's Road
This site is currently two empty houses and some storage garages just to the north of Frobisher Place (aka the Grade II listed Pioneer Centre). There was nothing fundamentally wrong with the application to build some mews houses on the site, but I think they were just trying to squeeze one or two too many on. The wall of the new houses would have been just a few meters away from the living room windows of residents in the Pioneer Centre. I spoke at the Community Council meeting and the committee was persuaded to refuse planning permission.

3) Brabourne Grove
This was an application to build new homes on an industrial site behind Brabourn Grove. Not something I'm opposed to in principle, but there were some big problems with this particular proposal and the planning department refused permission on 6 seperate grounds.