KINGSTON AND NORTH KINGSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 11 December 2024

CA6

RBK ref: 24/02624/Council Regulation 3

Address: Kingston Leisure Centre Fairfield Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2PY Planning Officer: Barry Lomax

Description of proposed works: Provision of a new leisure centre comprising main pool and learner pool, fitness studios, gym, sports halls, health suite, changing facilities, cafe, soft play, enhancements to the existing play area, landscaping and public realm, cycle parking, blue badge car parking, access and associated works. Listed building consent for partial removal of Kingston Museum boundary railings and wall and changes to the Kingston Museum garden.

APPRAISAL

By full committee on …… 11 December 2024 …… with …… 7 …… members present

Issued on 11 Dec 2024

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

Reason for objection:

Objection unless revised.

We support the lower scale of development which relates much better to its grade 2 listed neighbours (Museum & Library) & residential neighbourhood; we also support the choice of materials & finishes which are imaginative & high quality; and soft planting & new public realm which fit well with Fairfield CA and the setting of the Library and museum.

However, the following material issues need to be resolved: development in isolation from future of Cattle Market; Metal ‘crown’ to accommodate sports hall & roof-top plant is too intrusive & should be reduced in height if possible or at least better screened.