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17 September 2007
Head of Development
for the attention of David Eaves
Horsham District Council
Park House, North Street
Horsham RH12 1RL
Dear Mr Eaves
DC/07/1569 HORSHAM LEISURE COMPLEX
I write on behalf of the Horsham Society to object to
this application. The Society objected from the outset
to the building of the facility in the Park and
objects to any enlargement.
The Society notes that the proposal includes an
extension to the elevation facing the Park. The
building is already clearly visible from the Park and
the extension would involve the enclosing the balcony
at a level well above the general ground level and to
a significant height. The Society also notes the
applicants’ comment that the occupants would benefit
from the increased view of the Park from the building
the view of the building from the Park would also be
increased.
The Society further notes that the proposal includes
an extension to the elevation facing the car park.
While the extension would conceal the highly coloured
and complicated appearance of the present roof line it
would present a large, and largely unrelieved, area of
wood-faced panels including a return in the same
material. While the choice of a wood finish for the
panels is no doubt intended to reflect the siting of
the building it will fail to do so as it is certainly
not in a form which is recognisably characteristic of
the use of wood.
Yours sincerely
Oliver Palmer
Vice-President, The Horsham Society
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