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27 May 2007
Head of Development Control
for the attention of Val Cheeseman
Horsham District Council
Park House, North Street
Horsham RH12 1RL
Dear Mrs Cheeseman
DC/09/0975 HORSHAM AND DISTRICT LAUNDRY, ARUN WAY,
HORSHAM
I write on behalf of the Horsham Society to enter an
objection to this application.
The Society notes that the proposal is a full
application to erect 3 x 3-bed houses, 6 x 1-bed flats
and 1 x 2-bed flat, a total of 10 dwellings at a
density 58 dwellings per hectare. The Society, while
welcoming the proposed change of use, also notes that
the access is from Arun Way which narrows where it
joins the Brighton Road and considers that development
of the site should deferred unless or until access can
be arranged from Athelstan Way across the adjoining
undeveloped land (its existing access to Brighton Road
being inadequate).
The Society also notes that the site either fronts
onto or is flanked by existing housing and considers
that the bulk of both the proposed buildings is
excessive and should be limited in height to two
storeys. In the case of the southern block it further
notes that the north-east and south-west elevations
present large dismal expanses of almost unrelieved
bricks and tiles. While a more imaginative treatment
might be possible the absence of windows demonstrates
a fundamental and unresolved conflict between the
standard of the proposed accommodation and the
amenities of the surrounding houses. This seems to
confirm that the proposed design is inappropriate.
Yours sincerely
Oliver Palmer
Vice-President, The Horsham Society
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