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• The credibility of the design: Allies and Morrison are a reputable architectural firm bringing high-quality design within the built environment. • The contribution of public space and facilities: The development would provide a mix use development, facilitating a whole array of uses within the development. Furthermore, the development provides an extensive amount of public open space. • The effect on the local environment: the applicant has undertaken an extensive environmental impact assessment of the local area. This has addressed any impact the development may have in the local area. • The contribution to permeability: the development would improve connectivity both locally and also the wider area. • Provision of a well-designed environment: internal and external public realm design would be provided to a high standard. CABE are in full support of the two towers and state that “we like the simplicity and elegance of the tall buildings”. This is endorsed by design officers. 8.11 Vauxhall Square North and South buildings are the tallest elements of the development. The two towers are articulated by horizontal bands of reconstituted stone at floor levels. These bands project by 400mm from the face of the tower. Between each band a series of reconstituted stone fins provide the vertical emphasis. The fins are 110mm thick and 250mm deep and sit forward of the glass layer set behind. Behind the stone layer, a glass surface would be installed. There would be subdivisions with opening windows and the glass panels would be either clear or opaque. At the top of each glass panel a small band of metal louvres provide ventilation to the interior of the flats. Officers consider that the proposed materials would be acceptable and would not detract from the visual amenity of the local area. A series of conditions have been imposed which secure a high-standard of materials. 8.12 In summary the towers would exceed the guidance height which is in the region of 150m, but this would be lower than the 180m St George Wharf Tower which identified as the pinnacle of the cluster in the OAPF. Furthermore, given that the towers would have limited impact in terms of the overall skyline and heritage assets, the proposed heights of the towers would be acceptable. As such the development would comply with policy 40 of the Saved UDP along with policies S9 and PN2 of the Core Strategy. 8.13 Impact on Protected Views 8.14 London Plan Policy 7.10 ‘World Heritage Sites’ states that “Development should not cause adverse impacts on World Heritage Sites or their setting (including any buffer zone). In particular, it should not compromise a viewer’s ability to appreciate it Outstanding Universal Value, integrity, authenticity or significance”. In accordance with the Mayor’s London Heritage Sites – Guidance of Settings SPG (2012), the applicant has demonstrated a clear understanding of the
Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of Westminster World Heritage Site, assessed the contribution made by the World Heritage Site’s setting to its OUV, and assessed the proposal’s impact on the World Heritage Site’s and its OUV. Policy S9 of the Core Strategy states that the Council will improve and maintain the quality of the built environment by interalia, ‘Protecting Strategic Views, including those that affect the outstanding universal value and setting of the Westminster World Heritage Site. 8.15 The application site is not situated within the Viewing Corridor or Background Consultation Area of any protected Vistas designated in the LVMF SPG. However, given the height of the proposed development, the scheme would be visible in a number of River Prospects and London Panoramas designated in the LVMF SPG. The applicant has submitted a townscape view impact assessment for the proposed development. 8.16 The report concludes that the significance of the impact of the proposal on all of the protected view range from neutral to moderate. This has been assessed by officers and as mentioned previously, where the proposed scheme may potentially impact this should be assessed in the rounds against the regenerative benefits the scheme would bring to both the Vauxhall and VNEB area. 8.17 Impact on surrounding Conservation Areas 8.18 The proposed development is not located within a conservation area. Policy 47 (a) Protection – development proposals in a conservation should preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area. (g) Setting and Views – development outside conservation areas should not harm the setting of the area or harm views into or from the area. 8.19 The application site is not located in a conservation area, but there are a number of conservation areas within the wider area such as Vauxhall, Vauxhall Gardens and Albert Embankment. The applicant has assessed the scheme within the townscape view impact assessment for the development and in the rounds the development would have a low impact of the setting of the conservation areas and therefore there is no adverse impact. In this instance the proposed scheme would comply with policy 47 of the Saved Unitary Development Plan and policy S9 of the Core Strategy. 8.20 Vauxhall Square East: Vauxhall Square East building would be erected to 11-storey in height. This building is formed of two buildings, Vauxhall Square East Hotel to the north and Vauxhall Square East Office to the south. 8.21 This part of the development provides an urban edge to the development along Bondway. A tall pedestrian route is formed between the buildings at ground level, connecting Vauxhall Square to Miles Street Square. 8.22 The proposed building would be constructed predominately from brick and reconstituted stone, which would be similar to the existing materials found on
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