LEWISHAM DEPTFORD Item No. 1 Report Title LADYWELL WATER
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Committee PLANNING COMMITTEE - LEWISHAM DEPTFORD Item No. 1 Report Title LADYWELL WATER TOWER, DRESSINGTON AVENUE SE4 Ward Ladywell Contributors Pete Smith Class PART 1 Date 21 AUGUST 2003 Reg. Nos. (A) LBC DC/03/53599 (B) TP DC/03/53559 Applications dated 18.3.2003 Applicant Mono Consultants Ltd on behalf of Vodafone Ltd Proposals Listed Building Consent and planning permission for alterations and the installation of six antennas and equipment cabin. Applicant’s Plan Nos. 10420364/029, 33252/364/029/001, 002, 003/D, 004/D, 005/B, 006/A & 007 and Supporting Statement. Background Papers (1) Case File LE/837/B2/TP (2) Adopted Unitary Development Plan (3) Revised Deposit Draft UDP (4) PPG 8: Telecommunications (5) PPG 15: Planning and the Historic Environment Zoning Adopted UDP - Existing Use Revised UDP - Existing Use CONSULTATIONS AND REPLIES ON ALL APPLICATIONS English Heritage English Heritage has confirmed that these Classes of Listed Building application can be determined by the Council under agreed delegated arrangements. Neighbours & Local Amenity Societies etc Ladywell Society 1 Newland Cottages, 7, 23, 12, 14 & 26 Abbotswell Road 61, 65a, 73, 75, 79a, 48, 84, 94, 104, 136, F2 192 & 196 Adelaide Avenue 21, 25, 130 Albacore Crescent, 218a Algernon Road 13, 27, 67, 77, 24, 32 & 216 Algiers Road 7, 13, 19, 25, 4, 22, 26, 28, 32, 36 & 42 Amyruth Road 21, 39, 43, 45, 51, 55, 6, 14, 18-22, 50, 52, 60 & 68 Arthurdon Road 78 Bankhurst Road, 29, 31 & 26 Bearstead Rise 7, 43, 55, 83, 87, 95, 119, 129, 133, 153, 165, 26, 28, 30, 58, 66 & 92 Bexhill Road GFF 19 Blagdon Road, 5, 97a, 10, 12a, 24 & 42a Bradgate Road 8 Branscombe Street, 42 & 44 Brightling Road F1 & F23 39, 85, 48, 80, 150, 216 & 234 Brockley Grove, 22a Chalsey Road 5, 7, 13, 25, 27, 53, 73, 85- 97, 109-125, 129, 135, 139, 143-147, 157, 161-165, 169, 203, 6, 20, 24, 30, 32, 52, 54, 66, 70a, LF&UF 72, 74-100, 106, 112, 114, 124, 142, 146 & 160 Chudleigh Road Reg.Nos. 03/53599 & 03/53559 (cont’d) - 3 - 29 Cortis Road, SW15 49, 73, 81, 83, 91-95, 109, 115, 175, 2c, 26, 40, 42, 50, 72, 80 & 124 Crofton Park Road, 17, 45, 89, 50 & 80 Darfield Road 1-10 Ladywell Water Tower, 1-43, 49, 51, 55, 61, 103, Ladywell Lodge 139-141, 2-20, 30, 44, 64, Ladywell Centre & Ladywell Early Years Centre Dressington Avenue 19 & 27 Eastern Road 1, 3, 9-13, 19, 21, 25, 29, 37, 41, 47, 6, 8, 10 & 14 Elsiemaud Road 129a & 114 Embleton Road, 79 Ermine Road 21, 59, 71, 81, 83, 95, 97, 113, 28, 30-34, 40, 44, 58, 62, 68, 78-80, 84, 104 & 108 Ewhurst Road, 51 Felday Road 9, 19, 21, 25, 29-101, 177, 189, 201, 26, 40-62, 68 & 84 Foxborough Gardens 9, 13, 15, 25, 33, 37, 39, 4, 10, 14, 24, 30, 36, 44-48 & 56 Francemary Road 219 George Lane, 19, 23 & 27 Gillian Street, 15, 25, 27 & 18, Glynde Street 11, 15, 21, 39, 43, 45, 49, 57, 6, 8, 18, 20, 26, 28, 34 & Gordonbrock Primary School Gordonbrock Road, 3, 7 & 28 Greatfield Close, 45 Hawstead Road, 1, 9, 27, 29, 33, 16, 18, 28, 32a, 34, 36 & 48 Henryson Road c/o 61 Honor Oak Park, 31 Horsmonden Road, 122 Ivy Road 127a, 129, 135, 139, 153, 6, 158 & 166, Ladywell Road Microbiology Dept & Health & Safety Manager, Lewisham Hospital, Lewisham High Street, 13 Lion Close, 9, 13 & 16 Lindal Road 29 Keswick Court, 23, 65, 119, 149, 163, 26, 88, 118, 20, 88, 138, 142, 144, 150, 190, 192, 198, 206, 210, 214, 230, 250, 272 & 280 Malyons Road Crofton School, 3, 35, 47, 53, 59, 69, 71, 109, 173, 191, 197, 231, 233, 10b, 58, 64, 66, 72, 84, 108, 114, 124, 140, 148, 150 & 152 Manwood Road 9, 11, 15 & 17 Malyons Terrace, 9a, 6 & 20 Marnock Road, 37 Medusa Road 21a, 33, 51, 73, 6, 12, 16, 72, 74 & 92, Merritt Road, 13 & 15 Montague Avenue, 124 Nelgarde Road, 24 Norman Road, 8 & 36 Otford Crescent, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 6, 8, 12 & 22, Peppermead Square, 7, 14 & 16 Phoebeth Road 42 Ravensbourne Park Crescent, 7, 27, 20 & 46 Rushford Road 1-15, Alexandra Nursing Home 21 & 2-28, Rushey Mead 19, 21, 79, 97, 105, 113, 121, 133, 135, 8, 18, 48, 64, 68, 84, 94, 98, 118 & 156 Salehurst Road, 8, 20 & 32 Sevenoaks Road, 73, 139, 60, 84 & 124 Silvermere Road 8 Willowmere, 13, 49, 61, 12 & 78 Slagrove Place, 4th Floor Blue Star House, 234-244 Stocklwell Park Road, SW9, 179 Sydenham Hill TF 158 Tressillian Road, 16 Trilby Road, 23, 25, 6, 18, 36 & 48 Veda Road 1, 3 & TF, 3a, 7, 9a, 21, 25, 33 & 4, Vicars Hill, 24, 26 Westdown Road 28 Whitburn Road Notice on Site and Press Notice 38 letters and e-mails of objection have been received from 196 Adelaide Avenue, 13 Amyruth Road, 6, 14 & 60 Arthurdon Road, 6, 86, 94 & 147 Chudleigh Road, 109 Crofton Park Road, 19, 64 & 9 Ladywell Water Tower, Dressington Avenue, 19 Eastern Road, 11 Elsiemaud Road, 44, 81 & 96 Ewhurst Road, 9, 31, 52, 57 & 93 Foxborough Gardens, 14 & 46 Franemary Road, 39 Gordonbrock Road, 9 Lindal Road, 65, 198 & 250 Malyons Road, 9 Malyons Terrace, 64 Manwood Road, 68 Salehurst Road, 23 Veda Road, 36 Vicars Hill 203 standard letters of objection (individually signed) have also been received from 23 & 1 Newland Cottages Abbotswell Road, 65, 73 & 79A Adelaide Avenue, 21 Albacore Crescent, 218a Algernon Road, 13, 24 & 67 Algiers Road, 4, 7, 13, 22, 25, 28, 32 & 42 Amyruth Road, 20,39, 43, 45, 51, 60 & 68 Arthurdon Road, 78 Bankhurst Road, 29 Bearstead Rise, 7, 66, 83, 92, 95, 119, 129 & 133 Bexhill Road, GFF 19 Blagdon Road, 8 Branscombe Street, 42 & 44 Brightling Road, 85 Brockley Grove, 26, 32, 50, 53, 66, 70a, 78, 92, 93, 112, 125, 129, 146, 165 & 168 Chudleigh Road, 2c, 40, 49, 80, 81, 93, Reg.Nos. 03/53599 & 03/53559 (cont’d) - 4 - 115, 124 & 175 Crofton Park Road, 45 & 50 Darfield Road, 7, 37, 44 & 64 Dressington Avenue, 27 Eastern Road, 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 21, 25, 29, 31, 37 & 41 Elsiemaud Road, 114 & 129aq Embleton Road, 79 Ermine Road, 21, 32, 58, 59, 62, 68, 84, 97, 108 & 113 Ewhurst Road, 51 Fleday Road, 25, 26, 37, 39, 42, 48, 52, 54, 61, 63, 65, 68, 69, 71, 84, 93 & 189 Foxborough Gardens, 9, 13, 14, 24, 25, 30, 33, 37, 39, 44, 48 & 56 Francemary Road, 23 & 27 Gillian Street, 27 Glynde Street, 6, 8, 15, 21, 28, 45 & 49 Gordonbrock Road, 3 & 28 Greatfield Close, 16, 18, 27, 28, 29, 33 & 35 Henryson Road, 139 Ladywell Road, 16 Lindal Road, 13 Lion Close, 29 Keswick Court & 26, 65, 88, 138, 214 & 272 Malyons Road , 9 & 17 Malyons Terrace, 3, 35, 47, 53, 59, 64, 66, 69, 71, 84, 109, 114, 124, 152, 163 & 197 Manwood Road, 6 Marnock Road, 6 & 16 Merritt Road, 13 Montague Avenue, 36 Otford Crescent, 15, 17 & 22 Peppermead Square, 18, 48, 84, 121, 133 & 135 Salehurst Road, 8 Sevenoaks Road, 12 & 13 Slagrove Road, 1, 3a, 25 & 33 Vicars Hill, 18 Veda Road and 24 Westwood Road along with 7 standard letters received from pupils of Crofton Park School. The main grounds of objection are as follows:- (1) The installations are unnecessary with the telecommunication operators failing to demonstrate need and demand for the proposed installation. Existing reception appears satisfactory. (2) Unsuitable location due to the close proximity of residential dwellings, schools, Lewisham Hospital and a day care centre. (3) Potential health risk as a consequence of the installation. 3G type systems should be put on hold until testing has categorically proven that there is no health risk. There is specific concern for individuals with weakened immune systems. (4) Detrimental impact on local property prices. (5) The installation will be detrimental to the character and appearance of the listed building. (6) The installation would be incompatible with Lewisham Council’s Commitment to Residents, by ignoring the wishes of the community and in breach of its duty of care. (7) The view of the building from Eastern Road would be affected since the upper part of the Tower is clearly visible from neighbouring properties. (8) Such landmarks as the Water Tower have increased importance in a Borough that has few buildings of historic and/or architectural interest and the use of the building for such installations would degrade its appearance. (9) The installation would mean a further departure from the building’s original use and is not essential to the building’s preservation. (Letters are available to Members) Amenity Societies’ Panel No objection. The proposed location within the Tower represents a great improvement over the previous application. There were queries over whether the necessary ICNIRP Certificate had been provided by the applicant. Reg.Nos. 03/53599 & 03/53559 (cont’d) - 5 - Environmental Health Environmental Health considers the installation to be unobjectionable in principle, subject to the installation being in conformity to standards adopted by the National Radiological Protection Board and the International Commission Non-Ionising Protection Guidelines (ICNIRP) on limiting exposure to electromagnetic radiation, or such higher standards as may be approved by the Government and policed by the Health and Safety Executive. No noise or vibration nuisance to be caused by the plant and machinery to local residents. As this application is an identical submission to that which was determined by the Council earlier in the year and was subject to full public consultation (including a local meeting), it was considered that a further local meeting was not necessary in this particular case.