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07 Vauxhall Square, item 6. PDF 626 KB - Lambeth Council

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opportunity area within <strong>Vauxhall</strong>, such development<br />

would be acceptable.<br />

The tall buildings would ruin<br />

the skyline and take away the<br />

sunlight and daylight.<br />

Scale and height of the<br />

building. Damage to the<br />

conservation area and<br />

designated heritage assets.<br />

The proposed parking levels.<br />

The development should be<br />

car free.<br />

The student accommodation<br />

would add to an<br />

overconcentration already<br />

being proposed in the area.<br />

The existing environment is<br />

terrible and the proposed<br />

development should pay for<br />

improvements outside the<br />

site.<br />

The proposed development<br />

would impact on the quality<br />

of open space and in<br />

particular play space.<br />

The height of the towers<br />

would impact on local views.<br />

The height of the towers are<br />

The proposed site is designated as an area for tall<br />

buildings which forms a policy basis within the VNEB<br />

OAPF. In this regard the proposed two towers would<br />

be acceptable. Furthermore, the application has been<br />

independently assessed by Right to Light consulting<br />

and it considers that the application would comply with<br />

the guidance set out within the BRE Daylight and<br />

Sunlight document.<br />

The applicant has received extensive pre-application<br />

advice in relation to the proposed development.<br />

Officers endorse the proposed scale and height of<br />

building being proposed and as such the development<br />

would not impact on conservation areas nor would they<br />

damage designated heritage assets.<br />

The proposed level of parking has been assessed both<br />

by <strong>Lambeth</strong> Transport and TfL. Both consultees raise<br />

no objection to the level of parking being proposed and<br />

as a result would be policy compliant for this scale of<br />

development.<br />

The proposed development would provide extensive<br />

mitigation measure in the form of Section 106<br />

contributions and DIFS. In this regard, officers<br />

consider that these contributions would mitigate against<br />

such impact from occurring and worsening the current<br />

situation.<br />

The proposed development would provide extensive<br />

mitigation measures in the form of Section 106<br />

contributions and payment DIFS. In this regard,<br />

officers consider that these contributions would mitigate<br />

against such impact from occurring and worsening the<br />

current situation.<br />

The proposed development would be a sufficient<br />

amount of open space in excess of local and London<br />

Plan policy standards. Furthermore, the amount of<br />

children playspace would be policy requirement. The<br />

applicant has stated that a contribution would be made<br />

towards playspace being provided within <strong>Vauxhall</strong> Park<br />

for children aged over 12 years. In this instance<br />

officers raise no objection.<br />

VNEB OAPF states that tall buildings should be in the<br />

region of 150m in height which would form part of an<br />

emerging cluster at <strong>Vauxhall</strong>. Key principles include the

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