Parking, Transport, Infrastructure and Services
Planning application 14/13247 ( Sept 2015 )
The proposal denies contributing to the problems & provides no solutions
The submission largely underestimates the need for and impact on parking, transport, infrastructure and local services.
The number of allocated parking spaces per home in addendum 3 does not comply with the London plan figures
The RBK goal for parking provision is 0.75 parking spaces per home but this scheme only provides 0.39.
It is not acceptable to argue that the majority of residents who buy or rent these homes are to forgo the ownership of a car in favour of a bike. The planning application incorrectly states that the loss of 152 parking spaces on this site is negligible. In this vicinity it is very significant as parking is very strained and the majority of nearby streets are resident only parking. The Car Park management plan also makes further claims and we have concerns over tenants finding a way to obtain on-street permits.
The Environment Statement Addendums assertion that there is a surplus of school places is highly questionable and the evidence used by St Georges is skewed. An examination of applications verses availability figures shows there is a serious shortage of places within a walkable distance - as required by the NPPF. Additionally the impact of around 600 new residents on GPs surgeries needs to be tested to discover the real impact.
In terms of the relationship to transport infrastructure; while the site is reasonably close to Kingston Station commuter services are already seriously over crowded.
The cumulative impact when other developments are taken into consideration has not been considered.
It is clear that these proposals fail to provide a strategic transport and services solution.
The number of allocated parking spaces per home in addendum 3 does not comply with the London plan figures
The RBK goal for parking provision is 0.75 parking spaces per home but this scheme only provides 0.39.
It is not acceptable to argue that the majority of residents who buy or rent these homes are to forgo the ownership of a car in favour of a bike. The planning application incorrectly states that the loss of 152 parking spaces on this site is negligible. In this vicinity it is very significant as parking is very strained and the majority of nearby streets are resident only parking. The Car Park management plan also makes further claims and we have concerns over tenants finding a way to obtain on-street permits.
The Environment Statement Addendums assertion that there is a surplus of school places is highly questionable and the evidence used by St Georges is skewed. An examination of applications verses availability figures shows there is a serious shortage of places within a walkable distance - as required by the NPPF. Additionally the impact of around 600 new residents on GPs surgeries needs to be tested to discover the real impact.
In terms of the relationship to transport infrastructure; while the site is reasonably close to Kingston Station commuter services are already seriously over crowded.
The cumulative impact when other developments are taken into consideration has not been considered.
It is clear that these proposals fail to provide a strategic transport and services solution.
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