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Newsletter March 2010 The Sutton and Cheam Society Newsletter March 2010 An Amenity Society registered with the CIVIC TRUST & a registered Charity Chairman - R. Gleeson (8770 7875): Secretary - M. Woodward (8643.1964) "FRESH WOODS AND PASTURES NEW" Spring, we are assured, is coming although the present wet weather seems to be endless. Gardens and parks are muddy and desolate but we are told that spring will be late but brilliant. Let's hope so! Those of us who use parks, as shortcuts, as preferable to walking down roads or have dogs, have the opportunity to see the changing seasons in action, so to speak. Your park probably has a "Friends of Park" group which you or your family may wish to join. To establish whether your park has such a group, ask your local Councillor or ring the Parks Department on 8770 5000. Participation keeps you in touch. The Civic Society Initiative (ex-Civic Trust) has informed us that they will be launching a new national body for the civic movement on 17 th April at the Building Centre, London. Bob Gleeson PLANNING At the time of writing, the latest Planning Applications List covering our area of scrutiny comprises: eleven applications for extensions to residential properties, one for dormer windows and four for commercial signs (some illuminated) and alterations to shopfronts. Nothing very exciting or challenging, but perhaps an indication of the time of year and the economic uncertainty. There is, however, one project which continues to run and was featured (again) in Last December's Newsletter: namely, 96-98 Worcester Road. Three applications have been submitted for detached houses - the second one of which was approved. The third, for two five-bedroomed linked detached houses, was refused; whereupon the developer decided to go to appeal for a Planning Inspectorate decision. This is still outstanding. Meanwhile, a fourth application has been submitted to Sutton Council for - wait for it - a pair of semi-detached five bedroomed houses made to look like one detached house! The configuration is cleverly designed so that the left-hand house (looking at it from the road) is further back than its attached neighbour and the front doors are at right-angles to each other, so that from a cursory observation it looks like one property. The footprint of these two houses is approximately the same as the one property which has received planning approval. Documentary submissions accompanying this application seem to suggest that the Borough's Planning Department would be more amenable to favourable consideration of this latest project which - it has to be said-largely addresses the problem of incongruity and perceived overdevelopment. So it has proved, as February's Development Control Committee have granted planning permission subject to certain provisos, viz: materials to be used; the style of bay windows; restrictions on future extensions and avoidance of damage to street tree roots. - Will the appeal on the third application be withdrawn? It seems likely. Development of the site is at last clear to proceed. At "Quarry Cottage", 177 St. Dunstans Hill, Cheam - at Seears Park - some redevelopment is sought by the Metropolitan Police Property Services for the erection of a single storey extension to accommodate a cycle store and install a front and rear condenser unit, with alterations to elevations, plus extension of the hard standing area; all to be surrounded by a three metre high boundary fence and gates. Also proposed are thirteen three metre high lamp columns along the footpath to St. Dunstans Hill. For some time Cheam Neighbourhood Watch have been seeking to have a local decentralised base established from which a policing presence can operate. At one stage it looked as if a refurbished Cheam Park Lodge would fulfil this role but after showing some real interest the "Met" withdrew, citing lack of sufficient funds as a reason for doing so. The building's bad state of repair after years of neglect by the Council together with the constraints attached to its 'listed' status may well have helped towards this decision. Let us hope that a refurbished Cherry Cottage, aka Quarry Lodge, with its new bike shed, security fencing and improved lighting will fit the Bill - so to speak! Under the heading of "Planning" it might be of interest to refer to the Honeycrock Farm, near Redhill, debacle. This is a problem for the neighbouring Borough of Reigate and Banstead where a "farmhouse" resembling half a castle and half a Tudor-style abode has been clandestinely built, i.e. without planning permission. Hidden from general view behind straw bales and tarpaulins, Farmer Fidler lovingly constructed and then lived in with his family what has turned out to be a strikingly beautiful building. At the outset he relied on a planning rule that allows unchallenged build and occupation for a period of four years to become "legitimate". Reigate and Banstead Council have served a demolition order. The case has been before the High Court where the ruling was given in favour of the Council. Mr. Fidler declares that he is taking the case to the Court of Appeal and, if necessary, to the European Court of Human Rights. So here, it seems, is a case which will run and run, but he should not be allowed to get away with it, should he (should he?). If only he had not built something which is so aesthetically worthwhile keeping. Ken Nixson "DROP-IN" BATHROOMS IN ST. HELIER When the L.C.C. developed the St. Helier Estate in the 1930s, the semi-detached and terraced houses were built without bathrooms. During the 1960s, what are described as "timber box" extensions were installed to provide separate bathrooms. Not surprisingly, these sixties pod units are now beyond their sell-by dates and are suffering decay to timber elements, leaking roofs and structural distortion. Between 2004 and 2007 some 200 of these units were replaced with larger 'pods' incorporating a bathroom and utility room. However the type of pod used had its disadvantages as it involved the assembly of pre-fabricated parts within the rear garden, a sort of flat-pack, once the existing 1960s unit had been removed and it took three or four days to install. Also being at the time permitted development, they were built in pre-cast pebbledash style panels which failed to harmonize with the existing red brick built houses. Currently, as part of Council's Decent Homes Programme with Sutton Housing Partnerships acting as agents, a scheme has been inaugurated to replace all remaining 1960s bathroom units over the next five years, affecting some 750 dwellings across St. Helier. The new bathroom units in this scheme are more spacious, have wider doors, improving access for disabled users, and are faced in external materials that better match the existing houses. Also, they can be installed more quickly as they are lowered by crane, a better term perhaps than 'dropped', into position fully assembled, the whole process including the removal of the old unit taking 3 - 5 hours! The design and layout of these new bathrooms was drawn up with the involvement of local residents and councillors !? The changes to Permitted Development regulations in October 2008 mean that these extensions, being more than 2 3 metres in depth, require Planning Permission - apparently separate permission for each property! Tony Golledge OUTING - Maidstone, 1 st December 2009 Minus one degree centigrade and bright sunshine after days of rain (and rain the following day!); fortunately the ice was not so bad as last year and we did not have to skate to get on the coach. With one coffee stop en route, we arrived in Maidstone, the County Town of Kent. Pauline had arranged for us to have a viewing of All Saints Church which stands in the centre of town on the riverbank. But though we walked all round the building,, no sign of the vicar was there and the main door was barred by a temporary wire gate and scaffolding was going up round the building. Perhaps there had been some recent disaster which had put our arrival completely out of his mind? - A number of ancient buildings surrounded the church, all part of the Collegiate Foundation which belonged to All Saints, first founded in the 700s, for Kent was at the forefront of Christianity in Britain. Fortunately, both Len and our driver knew of the museum, which turned out to be a real bonus for us. After passing very modern buildings including a rather impressive House of Fraser in brick, we came to the lovely Tudor facade of the museum. It was of the period of large windows and these were reflecting the midday sun. On the wall was a plaque commemorating the Battle of Britain which had raged over this part of Britain in the 1940s and in the forecourt of the museum was the statue of a Ghurkha soldier, his regiment having long associations with Maidstone. Inside we were welcomed by three smartly shirted attendants who introduced us to the museum. That was a difficult task indeed for the innumerable staircases led one from one era to another; from prehistory and dinosaurs, through military history including a wonderful brass gun from India, costumes, local history and so on and so on, all housed in this magnificent Tudor manor. Authentic fireplaces remained in the main rooms and timbered ceilings proliferated; even the ladies' loo had stone beams and a fireplace case in it! Through the back door of the entrance hall, and under a superb staircase lit by large windows with heraldic glass, was another delight of a timbered black and white facade topped with a tower, leading into the town park.
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