Lancing Road Feltham
Design and Access Statement
May 2019
1 Contents 1. Introduction
2. The Site
3. Photographic Analysis of Site Surroundings
4. The Proposed Development
5. Conclusions
2 1.0 Introduction
The proposal is for the erection of a 2-bedroom detached house for the London Borough of Hounslow. The development has been designed in accordance with current design standards and requirements.
2.0 The Site
The site is a generally level triangular plot at the end of Lancing Road, Feltham and is currently vacant. The road features two-storey housing with pebble-dash wall finishes and hipped, tiled roof They date from the early post-war period and are of a plain design with shallow ground floor bay windows and projecting canopies over front doors providing some visual interest.
Aerial View of Site 3 3.0 Photographic Analysis of Site Surroundings
View of Lancing Road View of the Site
Site
End of Lancing Road. View of the Site The site is located on the right hand side.
4 4.0 The Proposed Development
The proposal is for the erection of a 2-bedroom 4-person detached house with associated amenity space.
The house will be sited on the southern part of the site aligned with the adjacent properties so that the streetscape continuity is maintained. It is also away from the rear garden of the properties located at Rochester Avenue to the north to preserve privacy.
A pre-application submission was made and comments received were incorporated into the final planning application scheme.
The building echoes the simple forms of its established neighbours. The wall finishes, hipped roof, shallow ground floor bay window and canopy provide a modern interpretation of the existing vernacular. The existing low stone wall to the front of the site, which is an original Front Perspective feature of the streetscape, will be remain as part of the development.
The palette of materials consists of rendered wall, grey aluminium windows, fascia, soffit, rainwater goods and red tiles for the roof.
Hard and soft landscaping would be provided to the front, side and rear of the house.
The dwelling will meet the minimum space standards set out within the current London Plan.
Rear Aerial Perspective 5 5.0 Conclusion
The footprint and massing of the proposed house has been carefully The proposed dwelling is designed to respect the scale of its setting and considered so that it respects the amenity of adjacent properties considerable design development has been invested in the proposal’s ensuring that existing environments are not harmed by disturbance or relationship with its context. The proposal provides a successful inadequate daylight, sunlight or overshadowing. contribution to the existing suburban residential environment.
The primary habitable room windows are located on the north-west A design solution has been developed to concur with the strategic and south-east elevations and secondary windows are located to objectives of London Borough of Hounslow to provide an affordable north-east elevation to preserve the privacy of the properties located new home for affordable rent. at Rochester Avenue.
The proposal also recognise the importance of creating a safe welcoming development. The dwelling configuration and positioning of the kitchen bay window have been designed to ensure passive surveillance of the site frontage.
A shed in the private rear garden provides storage for cycles.
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