Through the work of the sub-committee, the Society has been instrumental in saving many buildings of note including Addington Square, Denmark Hill Station and part of Windsor Walk. The Society has also been instrumental in influencing new development to make a positive contribution to the area, and works with local residents and tenants groups where there are common issues. The current composition of the Planning sub-committee is: Tim Gaymer, Anthony Kyrke-Smith, Elizabeth Borowiecka, Jason Leech, Robert Potz, Jonathan Hunt, Paul Cohoon, Somayya Yaqub, Michael Galt and Tom Harvey. Potential new members are welcome to attend a meeting as an observer initially. The Society is currently under represented by members from the Myatt Fields and Brunswick Park areas.
16/AP/1949 | 56-60 DENMARK HILL, LONDON, SE5 8RZ
16/AP/1949
Redevelopment to create a gym on the first floor rear with entry/fire escape points on the ground floor.
This seems to be a re-run of the application looked at last year 15/AP/2426 which looking at the Southwark website seems to have been turned away and not determined.
So again the application is to provide a first floor gym (Use Class D2) above the present shop and side yard infill extension occupying the full triangular site.
Our previous comment:
Due to the commercial use on Denmark Hill and Valmar Trading Estate to the rear the proposal has very little impact lost behind the front façade which is raised/rebuilt to give a better storey height than the present store rooms. The additional height will be a visual improvement to the street elevation.
There are concerns from the other users of Milkwell Yard that the access to the rear for refuse collections and to bicycle parking/storage will over intensify the use of the yard but this would be relative to the existing access and refuse collection to rear of other properties.
On balance the Camberwell Society does not object to this proposal.
In this new application the refuse collection and access would seem to have been better addressed with refuse collection split so some is from the rear but there is also provision from the front to collect three Eurobins.
Whilst we had concerns about the actual use of these premises long term we cannot comment on speculation and only what is in front of us and on that basis –
Comment: No objection.