“Chelsea Island” development

Letter to Planning & Development Dept.,

LBHF

29th December 2016

Dear Mr Du Plessis

Application 2016/05302/VAR (CHELSEA ISLAND)

I am writing to Object on behalf of the Chelsea Society to this application to amend the approval given by LBHF in July 2013.

It would set an unacceptable precedent at this late stage, when the three cores of this development are already well advanced, for your Council to approve this amendment which is designed to increase the height of Core C by 12.5%, adding further mass to the continuous wall of excessively tall blocks following the curve of Chelsea Harbour Drive to Lots Road, and adding materially to the oppressive canyon-like streetscape being created. This will have a direct impact on the amenity of Lots Village Conservation Area and any material change of this sort to the Full Planning Permission granted 3.5 years ago should be resisted.

Because it appears that all new traffic generated by this development will enter and exit the site when occupied through the two arms of Lots Road some of the CIL to be paid by the developers should accrue to RBKC to alleviate pressure on the road network.

Because there were to be no on-site affordable units under the Full Panning Permission of 2013 and an additional three private apartments are now proposed for the ninth floor of Core C it would surely be equitable and consistent with the London Plan for three units of essential affordable housing/key worker housing to be located on the site (if not in fact on the top floor of Core C) as a quid pro quo if LBHF is, despite the above objections, minded to grant approval for three extra apartments.

Yours sincerely

Martyn Baker

Member for Chelsea Riverside

Planning Committee,

The Chelsea Society