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Planning Representation
for application:
| NUMBER |
07/02673/1 |
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TITLE |
Burleigh House,
41 & 43 Letchworth Road, Baldock, SG7 6AA |
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PROPOSAL |
Proposed
extensions and alterations to existing care home increasing the
number of bedrooms on site from 19 to 47; additional car parking
(total 14 spaces), cycle storage and ancillary development following
demolition of existing extensions at no. 41 and demolition of no. 43
Letchworth Road. |
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REGISTERED |
15 November 2007 |
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APPLIC STATUS |
Withdrawn [status
when checked on 5 June 2008] |
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BSOC STATUS |
011: Closed
Also see new application
08/01253/1 (our ref 022) |
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CORRESPONDENCE |
1 |
| FROM |
The Baldock Society |
| TO |
NHDC Planning Department |
| DATE
SENT/RECEIVED |
11 February 2008 by email |
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DETAIL
Thank you for allowing our
comments to be considered on this application, it is very much
appreciated.
Following the committee meeting, the members have asked me to
raise the following points:
1. We have a problem with the demolition of number 43 Letchworth
Road. It is our opinion that the street scene is at present
"residential" and that the demolition of No. 43 together with
the construction of the new building linked to No. 41 will
change this to a "commercial" street scene due to the scale of
the frontage compared to the adjacent properties. This is not a
"commercial" area and this change would detract from the
appearance of the area. The linked proposal is too dominant in
the context of the surrounding buildings. The commercial aspects
of the street scene start at the industrial area at Letchworth
and this proposal would degrade the visual aspect of this part
of Baldock. It is our view that the building at No. 43 should be
retained and any link be achieved in a discreet manner, set back
from the building line and in "light" materials to maintain the
"residential" appearance. A significant change in roof line
would also help maintain a separate appurtenance. Planting
between the linked blocks would soften any mass frontage effect.
2. The infilling at the rear backing onto the houses in Hopewell
Road is something that should be considered by the local
residence who will be affected directly by this. It is our
opinion that their views should be the guiding factor on this
aspect.
3. We feel the design could be more imaginative, the use of
materials are paramount and should reflect a "residential"
nature. The link block and replacement building at No. 43 are of
particular concern. The street elevation proposal shows two
large vertical elements that cannot be reconciled with the other
elements of the existing structures.
4. We support the ethos of providing additional care facilities
in the town, particularly for dementia, our main concerns about
this particular proposal rest in the street scene change it
would deliver.
As a final point, partly relevant to this this application and a
general point, the files lodged on the planning portal can very
difficult to download due to their size. You should consider a
limit to the size of files being loaded and in particular where
"rendering" is use it is particularly memory hungry.
Thank you for considering our views on this application.
Kind regards,
Chairman
Baldock Society
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