KINGSTON AND NORTH KINGSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 13 March 2024

CA1

RBK ref: 24/00264/FUL

Address: Beer Garden The Ram 34 High Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1HL Planning Officer: Andrew Forrest

Description of proposed works: Alterations to beer garden including erection of 2no. pergolas, retractable awning, 2no. garden entrance arches, lighting including 2no. lamposts, new waitress station and seating. Installation of new plant boxes to front elevation of public house.

APPRAISAL

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

Issued on 13 Mar 2024

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

Reason for objection:

A poor PA that contains no renders/ CGIs of proposed scheme just a plethora of technical drawings - the DAS in particular is most unhelpful with no illustrations. The application also mentions a like for like refresh of & repairs to the locally listed building facade but apart from the addition of two ground floor window boxes provides no other information. This garden is directly adjacent to Eagle Brewery Wharf & in a prominent position on Riverside. It is currently open to the elements and therefore unintrusive. However, this PA proposes new permanent structures including faux Victorian lamp posts & metal pergolas which could cause harm to the character & appearance of the CA.