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2.0 PUBLICITY AND CONSULTATIONS
2.1 Notification letters were sent to 350 surrounding properties, as well as residents'
associations and amenity groups including the Hammersmith Society, Hammersmith
and Fulham Historic Buildings Group, St Peter's Residents' Association and the
Ravenscourt Society, and a site and press notice were posted. Responses have been
received from five individual neighbours.
2.2 Two responses are in support or part-support of the proposal, with the following
comments:
- development will be an improvement to the area, as housing is preferable to
warehouses
- as development provides parking for the houses and office, assuming the impact on
existing residential parking will be minimal
- development has much to recommend it - traditional architecture fits well with nearby
buildings in St Peter's Square and on King Street
2.3 Three responses are in objection to the proposal, and one letter raises concerns
as well as support, with the following comments in summary:
- 4 storey townhouses not in keeping with the character of the area; three storeys would
be better and would give the street a more unified height.
- development would be overbearing on properties opposite
- loss of light
- detailed design is not in keeping with character of surrounding buildings
- detailing could be better - e.g. front doors look out of proportion, portico columns need
resolving.
- concerns about impact on traffic, use of car lift leading to traffic queuing on Beavor
Lane and noise
- office building should be pushed back to be on the same building line as the proposed
houses and should be on the opposite side of development to avoid conflict with
residential properties opposite
- concern about effects of excavating the basement/heavy machinery close to existing
old houses
- noise and disturbance from building works
- potential for loss of privacy
- lack of developer consultation
2.4 The Hammersmith Society, the Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings
Group, St Peter's Residents' Association and the Ravenscourt Society have not
commented on the proposal.
2.5 Officer's note: matters relating to the noise and disturbance from building works
cannot be taken into account in assessing the planning proposal; this is controlled
under relevant environmental health legislation. With regard to developer consultation,
the developers held a meeting on 8th April 2013 to discuss the proposals, to which
representatives of amenity groups and local residents were invited (and attended). A
meeting was also held with St Peter's primary school on 26th February 2013. The other
planning issues raised will be considered in the report below.
2.6 The Environment Agency has responded to consultation on the application, raising
no objection.