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Nicole Farhi and the importance of garden office planning permission

The perennial issue of planning permission has been highlighted in the media with reports that former fashion designer (now sculptor) Nicole Farhi is having a conversation with her local London council over the building of her garden office studio.

It appears that the replacement for the dilapidated orangery in her back garden may have been built slightly larger than was agreed (around 18 inches taller and around 3ft wider) - and what the papers like to call council chiefs have said it needs to go following local residents complaints that it is huge, ugly and overlooks their property. Ms Farhi is appealing the decision by Camden Council. As always, a good first stop for information on planning issues is the Planning Portal.--------------------------------------------------------------------
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Nicole Farhi and the importance of garden office planning permission

Dya wanna bet Will TfLs Western Curve plans get planning approval

The old Railway Tavern at 13 Dalston Lane, in about 1910, which now is our local bookies

On Wednesday 3rd July Hackneys Planning Committee will consider TfLs application to build 106 flats and shops on Dalstons Western Curve. Will the Committee agree with Hackney officers recommendations or with the objectors?

 

- it provides "a well defined distinction between the public realm and the private space behind the main building facades"
OR
- its a privatised enclosure of public land to create a gated community

-  "the level of affordable housing proposed is the maximum amount that can be reasonably achieved on the site" 
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 - providing only 9 out of 106 flats for affordable rent is totally inadequate

- "the sites are not suitable for provision of open space"
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 - TfL and Hackney have ignored the local communitys desire for some green public space on the sites

-  "reduces its mass at sensitive locations to create a more responsive and sculpted form" and causes "no substantial harm to heritage significance"
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- the designs are bland, undistinguished and will dominate the High Street and its historic buildings.

-  the overshadowing "impacts to this (Grade II listed) property are not considered to be significant... because the property is not in residential use 
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- the overshadowing of the Grade II listed building, as TfLs consultants say, is "Substantially Adverse"

 Let Hackney know you views beforeWednesday. Click here NOW

You can read OPEN Dalstons objections here. You can see the TfLs planning application documents here. You can read Hackneys report to its Planning Committee here.




Dya wanna bet Will TfLs Western Curve plans get planning approval