Wandsworth Council says it will vigorously defend its decision to refuse a developer permission to build 14 new homes in a four-storey block on the site of a former garden centre in Dryburgh Road, Putney.

Last week's planning applications committee (October 15) gave the same applicant the go ahead to a smaller scheme comprising 10 flats. These would be built in a three-storey block.

The earlier refusal (in April this year) will now be contested by Fairdare Properties at a public inquiry to be held at the town hall on November 19th 2002.

Planning applications chairman Ravi Govindia said the committee felt strongly that the scheme rejected in April was an overdevelopment of the site:

"This is a site with a history of previous residential planning consents. The only issues are the scale of the new housing now proposed and its impact on the character of this attractive residential area.

"The council will argue that the 10 flat scheme now approved is the right scale for this fairly constrained plot. We will tell the inspector that the applicant is simply trying to put too much on the site."

Further information is available on www.wandsworth.gov.uk/planning ref 2002/3143

21st October 2002.

HISTORY:

RAGE - encourage pressure on style of building acceptable to the surrounding area 9.10.02

RAGE - new pressure group established to fight for the Garden Centre 22.08.02

Gates close on the Garden Centre - Public Inquiry in November 16.08.02

Resident sets out the situation regarding the possible closure of Putney Garden Centre and asks residents to take action to fight the plans.

Tony Colman MP urges Council to reconsider Garden sale

November 2001 key vote on Garden centre sale

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