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Ref. 00248/N/P17 P/2003/2373 1.0 Site Gunnersbury Station REF. 00248/N/P17 Sustainable Development Committee 22/06/2004 P/2003/2373 Stefan van Vuuren (Tel. 0208 583 4999) Email: [email protected] 1.0 SITE GUNNERSBURY STATION, CHISWICK HIGH ROAD, W4 (TURNHAM GREEN) 2.0 PROPOSAL IMPROVEMENTS TO GUNNERSBURY STATION, INCORPORATING THE STATION CONCOURSE AND TICKET HALL, PLATFORM ACCESS STAIRS, PLATFORM SHELTERS, PLATFORM FURNITURE AND SECURITY. 3.0 SITE DESCRIPTION 3.1 The subject site, Gunnersbury Station, is located west of the Chiswick Town Centre, at the base of the existing BSI Tower, on Chiswick High Road. 3.2 The application covers the following publicly accessible areas: public walkways leading from Chiswick High Road to the station concourse, the station concourse and ticket hall, ticket barriers, access stairs to platform, station platform, platform shelters and platform furniture. All of the mentioned areas and objects will be improved to increase the station’s capacity. 3.3 Proposals also include improvements to platform lighting and the station security system. 3.4 The existing footpaths leading from the station concourse to Grange Road and Wellesley Road are not included in the improvement scheme. 3.5 The proposed improvements to Gunnersbury Station are part of a package of improvements to public transport facilities to the Chiswick Business Park office complex north of the site. 3.6 Chiswick Business Park and other non-residential uses are found north, east and west of the site along Chiswick High Road. Residential uses (within Wellesley Road Conservation Area) are located south of the station. 3.7 The site is not included within the Wellesley Road Conservation Area. 4.0 HISTORY 4.1 The proposed construction of a 28-storey building and a second freestanding 3-storey building (Chiswick West) was refused on 09/12/02. This application, whilst standing alone, would now tie in with current Phase 3 of the Chiswick Business Park development opposite the station site, by the same applicant. Improvements to Gunnersbury Station form part of a package of improvements to public transport which are necessary to enable current proposals to be pursued for additional B1 floorspace at Chiswick Business Park. 4.2 Sixteen Planning Applications and one advertisement application have been submitted for the existing BSI Tower site. 5.0 DETAILS 5.1 Station approach and building The following developments are proposed as illustrated in drawings A_702_GA_300_1 (Proposed station refurbishment) and A_702_GA_310_1 (Proposed plan entrance concourse): • New pavement along Chiswick High Road leading to the pedestrian cross over to highlight route to Chiswick Business Park. • Bicycle parking racks in front of the BSI building entrance. • New totem sign on Chiswick High Road indicating station entrance to improve station signage. • New directional signage along walkway from Chiswick High Road. • New curving glass canopy to define entrance to the station concourse (approximately 7m in length, 2.5m wide). • Alterations to pedestrian access from the BSI building to the BSI car park. The gate to the car park will no longer be located directly adjacent to the concourse entrance (see Photo 4 A_702_PH_100). • Alterations to the layout of the concourse to ease pedestrian movement (i.e repositioning of ticket windows and glass screens). • Increase from two to three ticket windows. • Additional ticket barriers (increase from two gates/one by-pass to seven gates/one by-pass to towards Chiswick High Road). • Removal of the ticket barrier facing Grange Road/Wellesley Road footpath exit. • Existing concrete floors will be retiled in external grade floor tiles. • Extension to the southern side of the station concourse to provide station storage area and new entrance to the BSI carpark. The extension walls (2.7m in height) will consist of Kalwall (glass) cladding (see A_702_GA_333_1 and A_702_IM_033). • Existing staircase widened to 3.3m (from 2.5m) and fitted with new stainless steel handrails. The improved concourse layout and additional ticket barriers are to alleviate congestion and ease passenger movement through the building to and from the trains. 5.2 Station platform The following developments are proposed as illustrated in drawings A_702_GA_301_1 (Proposed station platform) and A_702_GA_321 (Proposed platform access stairs) and A_702_GA_340 (Proposed platform furniture): • Two new glass platform shelters (Length = 25m, Depth = 5.2m, Height = 3.5m) with integrated timber benches, information panels and translucent glass roofs (see colour illustration A_702_IM_040). • Three new platform lamps. • New tarmac finish to platform with tactile surface to platform edge. • New maintenance stair from platform down to rail level. The new shelters are moved 6.5m away from the staircase landing to alleviate congestion and encourage passenger movement along the platform length. 6.0 CONSULTATIONS 6.1 Notices were sent to 138 surrounding residents. The application has also been advertised in the Middlesex Chronicle of 7 August 2003. Six site notices were posted on-site (one at each entrance, one within the station concourse and two on the station platform) on 7 August 2003 for a period of 21 days. The application has also been available at the Chiswick Library for consultation. The Gunnersbury Park Conservation Group and West Chiswick Residents Association were also consulted. 6.2 No objections were received in principle from any of the above-mentioned, but one letter of support and three letters with detailed comments were received to date. 6.3 Council’s Head of Transport initially objected to inadequate provision for disabled access to the platforms. The Head of Transport and the developer’s representatives undertook a joint site visit and it was established that provision of a lift from the platform to the concourse would not be possible due to space constraints. 6.4 On 22 January 2004 the applicant submitted four additional options that would comply with disability access standards. These have been analysed by Council’s Head of Transport who has commented as follows: • Option 1 is the base scheme, i.e. this application – without disability access. • Option 2 (with disability access) would cost almost twice the original budget, is unlikely to be achievable given the requirement to take land from BSI. • Option 3, would provide disability access and improved access to the station from Chiswick High Road east of the BSI building, however the cost would be prohibitive. • Option 4, is the base scheme plus a new entrance to the platform (with lift) from Wellesley Road. This option is not operationally viable due to ongoing staffing costs. • Option 5, would provide a lift on the opposite side of the concourse to the stairs but has been found unacceptable to the train operators due to operational reasons. 6.5 The Head of Transport has withdrawn the objection given that there are no practical alternative solutions that would provide disability access. Council’s Traffic and Parking Department has no objection to the proposal. 6.6 Council’s Access advisor (Environmental Projects Department) has commented that the bicycle parking provided is not on the application site but on Council land. Permission needs to be gained. 6.7 Network Rail has twice been consulted and no representations were made. 6.8 The Greater London Authority has not submitted written representation, as the application is not considered as a referable item to the mayoral Committee. 6.9 Transport for London supports the proposals to improve Gunnersbury Station but has commented on various minimum widths and design distances for the ticket barriers. The proposal is considered to comply with these design distances. The applicant has submitted full details to why disability access has not been provided. Together with five alternative options as discussed in Par. 6.4. However, Council’s Head of Transport found these alternatives financially unviable. The current scheme therefore complies with Transport for London’s comments. 6.10 The London Borough of Ealing has no objection to the proposed development. 6.11 The application appeared before the Chiswick Area Planning Committee for discussion on 26 November 2003. Officers were asked to explore whether more could be achieved in the period before the application went to the Sustainable Development Committee. 7.0 POLICY 7.1 Adopted UDP (December 2003) ENV-B.1.1 New development ENV-B.1.8 Access and facilities for people with disabilities ENV-B.1.9 Safety and security T1.4 Car and cycle parking for developments T.2.1 Pedestrian access T.2.2 Pedestrian safety and security T.2.4 Public transport infrastructure T.2.5 Orbital public transport T3.1 Improvements sensitive to particular users T3.2 Access to Public transport (premises) 7.2 Supplementary Planning Guidance (1997) Section 3 Safety and security guidelines 7.3 Think Access: Design for Disability (April 2000) 8.0 PLANNING ISSUES As such, the main planning issues are: 1. Pedestrian access to the station and safety on the station site 2. Disability access to and from the station platform 3. Design and layout of the ticket hall 4. Bicycle parking Pedestrian safety to and from the station 8.1 The primary focus of the scheme is to increase the station’s capacity but the footpaths leading to the concourse from Grange Road and Wellesley Road are not included in the boundaries of the application site. The footpaths fall outside of the ownership/control of Network Rail. 8.2 In terms of Council policy ENV-B.1.9 any new developments or refurbishments should be designed to create a safe and secure environments and to reduce the opportunities for crime in accordance with Section 3 of the Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance, 1997. In this regard both footpaths should comply with the following criteria: • Should be well overlooked by adjacent buildings, blank walls should be avoided. • Should have clear sightlines and be well lit. High fences on either side should be avoided.
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