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(Core 10) to ensure the new floorspace is fully accessible and level thresholds would
need to be secured by way of condition. Core 25 is extended to provide a new stairway
between the two new floors. It is considered that the proposal is fully accessible and
would be compliant with the relevant planning policies relating to access.
Design Conclusions
4.37 The proposal is considered to be a high quality of design which makes good use of
a site in the town centre and WCOA and will assist the regeneration and vitality of both,
whilst filling in either all (if implemented alongside the leisure/retail extension) or part of
the gap in the east section of the shopping centre building in townscape terms. It is
considered that the setting of adjacent heritage assets and views from the English
Heritage Registered Historic Park and Garden at Kensal Green Cemetery will not be
harmed.
4.38 Samples of materials of the proposed facades can be secured by way of a
planning condition. Therefore, in summary the proposed extension to the Westfield
Shopping Centre is considered to be of the required quality to ensure compliance with
policies 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8 and 7.21 of the London Plan and policies DM
G1, DM G3 and DM G7 of the Development Management Local Plan and policies BE1,
WCOA and WCOA1 of the Core Strategy.
Amenity
4.39 At a national and regional level there is a requirement to prevent unacceptable
harm to amenity arising from new development. Paragraph 109 of the NPPF seeks to
prevent new and existing development from contributing to or being put at unacceptable
risk from, or being adversely affected by, unacceptable levels of soil, air, water or noise
pollution.
4.40 London Plan Policy 7.6 (Architecture) states that buildings and structures should
not 'cause unacceptable harm to the amenity of surrounding land and buildings,
particularly residential buildings, in relation to privacy, overshadowing, wind and
microclimate'.
Daylight/Sunlight and Privacy
4.41 The Design and Access Statement addendum submitted in support of the
Application includes a daylight analysis comprising a section illustrating a 25 degree line
from the closest residential habitable room window to the proposed development. This
analysis illustrates that there would be no significant harm in terms of daylight/sunlight
on nearby residential properties and adjacent local amenity space as a result of the
proposed development.
4.42 The distance between the application site and the nearest residential building at
Hunt Close to the east is approximately 105m with the West Cross Route and West
London Line which combine to form a significant physical barrier. The garden spaces to
the Hunt Close properties to the east of the shopping centre are located below the
southbound ramped part of the H-junction. A high boundary wall is located at the rear of
the gardens which blocks views of the road and would also ensure there are limited
views of the proposed rooftop extension, including the retail and leisure extension.
Notwithstanding the limited views of the proposed extension on its own and when