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.