Object today to bigger development at Hogarth roundabout ruining riverside views
Urgent: object today Friday if you don’t want Hounslow Council to allow our beloved views of St Nicholas Church and Chiswick’s riverside to be ruined by giving planning permission to a 10 floor building on Hogarth Roundabout. As Hounslow Council points out themselves: “Historic England strongly objected to these proposals and recommended that a more modest form of development be pursued for this site, which would avoid harmful effects to heritage assets. Historic England contend that it would have a harmful impact on multiple designated buildings, noting that the greatest level of harm would be to the Old Chiswick Conservation Area and its component listed buildings.”Hammersmith and Fulham Council has also objected because: “The proposed development is considered to be unacceptable in the interests of visual amenity. More particularly, the TVIA is insufficient to properly assess the visual impact of the proposed development on views from within Hammersmith and Fulham; to designated heritage assets (listed buildings and Conservation Areas) within Hammersmith and Fulham; and to the townscape character area of Hammersmith and Fulham. On this basis the proposed development would be harmful to visual amenity and to the setting of designated heritage assets in Hammersmith and Fulham.Further, given the insufficient information submitted in relation to highways impact, more specifically in relation to the absence of information relating to Hammersmith and Fulham within the submitted Construction Logistics Plan and Active Travel Zones assessment, officers consider that the proposal may result in an unacceptable impact to the highway network of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Given the above concerns, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham raises an objection to the proposed development.” If you love Chiswick and are concerned about the impact of this proposal to increase the size of the proposed new building at 1 Burlington Lane on Hogarth Roundabout to 10 storeys:👉Comment on Hounslow’s planning portal here https://planningandbuilding.hounslow.gov.uk/NECSWS/ES/Presentation/Planning/OnlinePlanning/AddApplicationComment?applicationNumber=P%2F2024%2F2610 (BTW don’t use paragraph returns in your comments - their system won’t allow it) 👉 Or easier still, email your views to Planning.objections@hounslow.gov.uk. The deadline is today Friday 25 April 2025. I’ve included some comments by other organisations such as the Old Chiswick Protection Society, Historic England, Hammersmith and Fulham Council below and in photos for background. Many thanks!!The background: The old IMG building at 1 Burlington Lane on Hogarth Roundabout has been empty, sad and dilapidated for a long time and we need new housing but the proposed 6 and 10 storey building which Hounslow Council’s planning officer is recommending for approval is totally out of scale to this residential area. The developer Jaysam Contractor Ltd already has planning permission to build 106 flats on 6 floors but is now asking to add 4 new floors. Only 6 of the units of the 132 will be affordable!As you can see in the picture above, the block will loom over the historic views and quaint streetscapes of St Nicholas Church, the many Listed buildings on Chiswick Mall, Church Street, Hogarth’s House museum, Chiswick House, the Lamb and Breweries, the streets of the Glebe Estate, the gentle recent development at Chiswick Gate behind the IMG (an example of a new development which respects the scale of our area). Many of you who love walking along the Thames Path will know the famous views of Old Chiswick from across the river from Barnes towpath shown in below in print and more recently. PS more detailed info in comments below
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