Last week the Secretary of State upheld the Inspector's decision to dismiss the appeal from the Bondway developers for the Octave Tower. The inspector's decision was based on the grounds of being overbearing, impact on local parks, lack of open space and children's play space after Lambeth's planning committee rejected the proposals under pressure from a vocal and campaigning public.
The Octave Tower, proposed for the Bondway self storage site next to Vauxhall gyratory, was deemed too dense and lacked amenity and public open space, especially for children living in the family sized properties.
The Inspector did not feel that Vauxhall Park would not be significantly harmed by overshadowing or overlooking but it was the intensity of extra residents impacting on the park which was unacceptable.
This absolutely fits with what Cllrs Jack Hopkins and Jane Edbrooke feel with respect to all the developments in Vauxhall, "Improvements to Green and Open space, is not the same as increasing more Green and Open space,"
We both congratulate local residents and specifically Viva Vauxhall and Friends of Vauxhall Park, who mounted an impressive challenge to the Octave Tower.
The 170 page inspector's decision is available for free here:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planning-callins/pdf/1839699.pdf
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