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  • Posted By: Patrick Chapman
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250344FUL - Lammas Park East Lodge - another inappropriate development application

A planning application has been submitted to demolish the historic East Lodge in Lammas Park and build a six-storey block of flats in its place.

WRA considers this application to be totally out of place, fundamentally wrong and misleading. This is indicative of the lack of respect that some property developers have for our historic environment. WRA considers this is about profit in the name of meeting housing demands and targets.

Read on for brief details of the proposal, community response and how to object.

 

The Lodge

East Lodge was constructed in 1893 as an entrance lodge to Lammas Park next to public entrance gates. It is an attractive, human scale building that exhibits a number of typical late-nineteenth century architectural details.

For over one hundred years, the house was owned by the Council and used as park keeper's accommodation. More recently, it was owned by a housing association and occupied until 2022. It appears that it has very recently been sold by the housing association to a property developer.

The Application

The scheme proposes the ‘Construction of part four, part five, & part six storey building comprising of six flats (1x 4-bedroom, 3x 3-bedroom & 2x 2-bedroom) with associated amenity space; refuse and cycle storage (following demolition of existing dwelling).’

Community response

The proposal has attracted massive public objection. WRA supports this objection and believes that the proposal is completely unacceptable on a number of grounds.

How to Object

To add your objection to this proposal, go to the Council's planning website and 'make a comment'. Other submitted comments can suggest wording, but it is important to remember that objections must be made on planning grounds not just a dislike of the proposal - or of the Council - or of the drainage works in the park.

Key points that can be included:

  • Over-development of a small site
  • Overbearing bulk and massing of the proposed building that would dominate the traditional two-storey housing in the location
  • Inappropriate design and materials that are completely out-of-keeping with its Edwardian and Victorian surroundings
  • Harm to nearby listed buildings including Grade II* St Mary's Church, Grade II numbers 1 and 15 Church Lane and locally listed numbers 17 and 19 Church Lane
  • East Lodge has been accepted for inclusion in the extended Ealing Green Conservation Area
  • The location is not designated in the new Local Plan as suitable for a tall building
  • Inappropriate and unprecedented private development within a public park; the site is designated as Metropolitan Open Land; the existing modest development does not justify the proposed over-development

Will this ...

The Lodge now - from application

... be replaced by this?

The proposal - from application

 
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