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Planning: letters of
representation |
June 2009 |
30 June 2009
Head of Development Control
for the attention of Peter Harwood
Horsham District Council
Park House, North Street
Horsham RH12 1RL
Dear Mr Harwood
DC/09/0985 FARTHINGS, FARTHINGS HILL, HORSHAM
I write on behalf of the Horsham Society to object to
the above.
The Society notes that the developer proposes to set
the buildings well back from the road to continue the
sense of open space which is a characteristic of the
Guildford Road, one of the principal entrances to
Horsham. The Society welcomes this.
However, the Society is then unable to reconcile the
layout with the description of the concept given in
the applicants Design and Access Statement,
particularly the references to streets and continuous
frontages in what is essentially a very open layout.
The Society also notes that the proposal appears to
disregard the guidance in the Supplementary Planning
Document Horsham Town Design Statement (HDC 2008),
with particular reference to page 24, and in the more
detailed Manual for Streets (DCLG 2007).
The Society further notes that the materials proposed
are pvc windows, concrete tiles and ‘composite timber’
where it would expect to see timber windows, clay
tiles and timber cladding.
Yours sincerely
Oliver Palmer
Vice-President, The Horsham Society
Chairman, Planning Sub-Committee |
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