KINGSTON AND NORTH KINGSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 10 June 2020

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RBK ref: 20/01063/Cert of Lawful Use/Operation

Address: Seething Wells Filter Beds Portsmouth Road Surbiton Planning Officer: Karen Coles

Description of proposed works: Erection of additional building (Lawful Development Certificate)

APPRAISAL

By full committee on …… 10 June 2020 …… with …… 8 …… members present

Issued on 12 Jun 2020

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:

Objection. The proposed new building may comply with planning regulations, however it is extremely basic & unattractive in design and would impact adversely on the view of South Riverside from the west. This begs the question why the existing [listed] pump house (currently in a state of neglect & boarded up) cannot be refurbished & brought back into use as an amenity building instead? In our view the applicant should take much greater care of this key site (which is quite derelict) & eg emulate the efforts being made on the Seething Wells campus opposite to bring its listed buildings back into use.