Demolition of a garage and construction of a two bedroom house –
re-application
The Camberwell Society considers that the revised application fails to
meet the design quality required of a building in a conservation area.
It is poorly planned, with different uses awkwardly grouped together and
there is no outdoor amenity space except for a small balcony which faces
the street and is only accessible from one of the bedrooms.
The elevations are a confusion of styles and materials – some of the
windows resemble Victorian timber sash windows, but they are to be
casement windows constructed of aluminium, the downpipes are to be cast
iron and the ‘faux garage doors’ located above ground level with a
Juliet balcony in front of them defy explanation, as does the round
topped feature window glazed in obscure glass which is to face the rear
of number 163.
There is a better way than this of developing the site.
The three windows proposed for the party wall with number 165 would
blight possible future development there and should not be permitted.
The Camberwell Society objects to this application.