KINGSTON AND NORTH KINGSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 13 November 2024

CA13

RBK ref: 24/01908/HOU

Address: 20 Latchmere Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5TW Planning Officer: Andrew Forrest

Description of proposed works: Removal of 2nos chimneys and internal chimney breast to the rear and mid of the property. Replacement of main roof.

APPRAISAL

By full committee on …… 13 November 2024 …… with …… 8 …… members present

Issued on 13 Nov 2024

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

Reason:

No objection.

Please refer to our comments on 24/02238. The work in 24/01908 has already been completed, allegedly on safety grounds. Whilst we find the new roof & removal of x2 chimney stacks difficult to object to on planning grounds, namely because there are precedents on the same street, nevertheless we would encourage officers to chastise the applicant for carrying out these works without planning permission.

Whilst evident concerns for the structural integrity of the roof space as outlined in the engineers report of August 2024 and pre-application conversations, it would have been made clear at that time that planning consent was needed prior to work starting. The house has been standing for many years as was, a few more months awaiting consent would likely not have resulted in collapse.