| Topic: | Re:Re:Riverside Studios and Queens Wharf redevelopment | |
| Posted by: | Una Hodgkins | |
| Date/Time: | 01/11/13 19:28:00 |
| Dear Mr Bailey, Thank you for drawing the deadline to my attention. I have objected again, in the following terms: "Dear Mr Goodacre, I am writing to object to the latest planning application for the Queen's Wharf and Riverside Studios site. Can you please refer to my comments and objections to previous incarnations of this project? My central objection, which is unchanged from before, is that the block of eight/nine storeys, with a boring surface of an unbroken curved block, challenges the setting of Hammersmith Bridge which is a Grade 2* listed building. This proposal shows contempt for its setting! (1) Looking from the Surrey bank opposite the new block the Bridge will become a shadow of its former elegant self, as the proposed block is too close and the height will be higher than the very top of the finial on the adjacent pier of the bridge. (2) The CGI of the proposed block seen from Lower Mall through the suspension wires of Hammersmith Bridge shows that the present detached silhouette of the Bridge will be completely lost. The draw-dock and Butlers Wharf: Can someone please decide what is to be done to enhance the draw-dock and Butlers' Wharf? The CGI conveniently air-brushes out the draw-dock completely! Who owns Butlers' Wharf? Is it the Council? If so, can the Council demand as a CIL contribution proper landscaping and an enhanced and rubbish-free draw-dock for river access? The draw-dock is currently a depot for flotsam and driftwood and will remain so if nothing is done. |