WEB NEWS - 31 JULY 2004
PLANNING
Barnes
The London Borough of Richmond have granted planning permission
for the redevelopment of an existing car park and part of
a former beer garden to create six dwellings and a new car
park. The site lies to the west of the former Boileau Arms
Public House, at the junction of Castelnau and Lonsdale Road.
Two, 5-bedroom dwellings, three, 3-bedroom dwellings and one, 2-bedroom dwellings will be created. The two 5-bedroom dwellings will be semi-detached villas fronting Lonsdale Road. The other four dwellings will be in a mews and will effectively extend Castelnau Row northwards. Ten car parking spaces will be re-provided for the Public House.
For further information on this project please contact John Brooks (john.brooks@cgms.co.uk)
Iver, Buckinghamshire
CgMs has recently obtained planning permission for the development
of 14 flats on a site in Iver, South Bucks on behalf of Kebbell
Homes.
For further information on this project please contact Steve Wilson (steve.wilson@cgms.co.uk)
Appeal Decision Upheld In Court
Chesham, Bucks (Chiltern District Council)
In September 2003, a mixed-use (residential/office) permission
for redevelopment of a car-repair/sales site was granted on
an appeal following an Informal Hearing. The Local Planning
Authority lodged a challenge in the High Court, alleging that
the Inspector had wrongly applied the guidance on loss of
industrial land in PPG3. The challenge was dismissed at a
Court hearing in May 2004. CgMs presented the case at the
Appeal hearing and prepared a comprehensive witness statement
to assist in the defence of the appeal-decision in court.
For further information regarding this project please contact
Richard Tilley (richard.tilley@cgms.co.uk)
GENERAL
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act received Royal Assent
on 13th May. The Government intends to bring the provisions
of the Act into force over the coming months through a series
of commencement orders. It is the convention that no part
of an Act should be brought into effect earlier than two months
after Royal Assent other than in exceptional circumstances.
The Act contains a number of powers enabling the Secretary
of State to make subordinate legislation such as regulations
or orders.
The following timetable sets out an indicative timetable for
these commencement orders.
| Provisions | Commencement Date |
| Regional Planning (Part 1) | September 2004 (together with associated regulations and PPS 11). |
| Local planning (Part 2) | September 2004 (together with associated regulations and PPS 12). |
| Development Plan and Sustainable Development (Part 3) | September 2004. |
| Development Control (Part 4) | A number of these provisions are dependent on new regulations or changes to the General Development Procedure Order. Where that is the cases and the draft regulations or GDPO changes have already been subject to consultation, provisions are expected to be brought into effect in September 2004. Where the regulations or GDPO changes have not yet been subject to consultation, that will take place in the Autumn and the provisions are expected to come into effect in early 2005. Regulations on planning obligations will not be made until early 2006. |
| Slip rule (Part 5) | September 2004. |
| Crown Immunity (Part 7, Chapter 1) | End 2005. |
| Compulsory Purchase (Part 8) | End October 2004. |
For further information regarding this project please contact
Erica Mortimer (erica.mortimer@cgms.co.uk)
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
Newell Green Farm, Berkshire
CgMs' Historic Building Team has been successful in rebutting
an application for the spot listing of a much-altered seventeenth
century building in Berkshire. Following close examination
of the structure and a detailed assessment of the architectural
and historic interest of the building it was considered that
the building did not merit Statutory Listing status. CgMs
were involved in producing and submitting a comprehensive
rebuttal statement on behalf of the owner of the building
and was successful in its refute.
For further information on this project please contact Tina Garratt (tina.garratt@cgms.co.uk)
Twickenham Pool
CgMs provided expert witness at a call-in inquiry concerning
the demolition of Twickenham Pool, a 1930s Art Deco building
within a conservation area next to the River Thames. The Secretary
of State granted Conservation Area Consent, on the recommendation
of the inspector, and accepted the CgMs case that the building
did not make a positive contribution to the character or appearance
of the area.
For further information on this project please contact Jonathan Edis (jonathan.edis@cgms.co.uk)
GENERAL
The Department of Culture Media and Sport has announced a
number of changes to the way buildings are listed and protected,
and these will be phased in by legislation and new procedures
during the next three years. There will be a new "Super
list" of all historic buildings and sites, and there
will be new rights for owners and managers of historic buildings,
including a formal appeal against listing. Some 250 buildings
are de-listed each year, but this number may rise with the
introduction of the appeal system and with clearer criteria
on why buildings should be listed."
For further information on this project please contact Tina
Garratt (tina.garratt@cgms.co.uk)
ARCHAEOLOGY
North Brentford Quarter
The CgMs Archaeology team have recently completed a desk-based
assessment and archaeology section of the Environmental Statement
for Barratt West London’s recent planning application
for the regeneration of the former Glaxo headquarters complex
beside the M4 in West London. The proposed development comprises
the refurbishment of the Grade II Wallis House and the adjacent
International House, the demolition of all other buildings
and the development of a mixed use community of nearly 1000
homes, employment, leisure, entertainment, community space
and health and education facilities. CgMs were able to demonstrate
that the site had the potential for Prehistoric and Roman
remains but that such remains would have been badly damaged
by the construction of the existing buildings and that no
further investigation would be necessary prior to the granting
of planning permission. English Heritage has agreed with these
conclusions.
For further information on this project please contact Rob Bourn (rob.bourn@cgms.co.uk)
A249 Queenborough to Sheerness Improvement, Kent
As part of CgMs’s term contract to provide archaeological
advice to the Highways Agency South Eastern office, we have
input into the agreement on the scope of, and the contract
for, archaeological works required in advance of, and during,
the construction of the DBFO scheme for the upgrade of the
A249 and new bridge onto the Isle of Sheppey. The archaeological
fieldwork is on going and so far has revealed a series of
cremations of probable Roman date and elements of a possible
settlement. CgMs have also been inputting into various other
schemes such as the proposed A2 Cobham to Pepperhill improvement,
the A34/M4 Chievely Junction improvement.
For further information on this project please contact Rob
Bourn (rob.bourn@cgms.co.uk)
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