16/06908/OUT
Lambeth Application
Outline application for the erection of a 4-storey building to
accommodate a 21-bed care home with day centre for community use on
ground floor, together with associated car parking, following demolition
of existing youth club. Landscaping matters reserved only.
Whilst the Camberwell Society might normally pass over something
“outline” this is a full application, bar landscaping. We should
perhaps watch out for such applications going forward.
The site is an abandoned youth club tucked behind the North side of
Coldharbour Lane, Denmark Mansions. The application is for a very basic
design care home, of no architectural merit. The application is put
together with minimum care to cover the various aspects. Something with
a bold title “Daylight Assessment” being an example.
The plan, whilst claiming a day-centre for community use on part of the
ground floor, has the same plan as the upper floors. So, whilst a
separate entrance to a few rooms, that might possibly be booked for
meetings, one has the feeling that the real intention is that these
rooms quickly switch to become part of the care home.
Whilst the existing building on the site is of no architectural merit,
and vandalised, this is a large community facility aimed at youth
facilities. This will be lost to this care home with a minimum of
community use (or of little use) facilities.
The Camberwell Society objects to this application on the grounds of
poor design and loss of community use facilities.