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Friday, 08 February 2013 12:35

EA Riverside Works, Fordbridge Road - Planning Application now Lodged with Council

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After months of deliberation, and following an unsuccessful appeal to develop 87 units on the EA Fordbridge Road site, a new application (13/00153/FUL) has been submitted by Linden Homes and the Environment Agency for the Riverside works site in Fordbridge Road.

Overall the scheme proposes 37 new houses and flats with associated access, parking, open space and landscaping; and a new workshop, compound and storage facility with associated access for the Environment Agency, following the demolition of all buildings and structures on site (except the substation).

The proposals include the following details:

  • The workshop will be on the mainland alongside Willow Way with residential covering the majority of the site
  • The density of the scheme will be 27 dwelling per hectare
  • 43.2% two beds (flats at the front of the site), 24.3% three beds (houses), 8.2% 4 bed (houses), 24.3% 5 bed (houses) will be provided
  • The houses will be 2/2.5 storeys
  • A level of affordable housing will be in the flats at the front of the site.

LOSRA and the Campaign Against Riverside Over-development have been involved from the outset and, as parties to the creation of the eventual plan, are very pleased to endorse this application.

To view the application in full together with associated plans, please click here: www.spelthorne.gov.uk/article/3898/Riverside-Works-Fordbridge-Road-Sunbury

4 comments

  • Comment Link Remy Smith Thursday, 21 February 2013 17:16 posted by Remy Smith

    As you well know a ferry service isn't economically viable, Nauticlia effectively subsidise the Shepp/Wey service.
    As for the other observations & connections you make to the footfall using the re-instated weir crossing point, I'd say its exactly meant for "normal" people & not the rapists and pillagers u allude to.
    That response must surely be a wind-up right?

  • Comment Link Richard Stephenson Saturday, 16 February 2013 19:31 posted by Richard Stephenson

    One of the the many troubles with the idea of opeing up the island and the weir to the public is that it would create an effectively un-policeable area on the island, which would just act as a haven for anti-social elements.
    In real life, "Normal" people would soon become scared of using it for fear of these elements and going across there would soon become the equivalent of walking down a dark alley at night.
    Even if it were used it would mainly be by people using the new Sports Arena which is about to be built on the Walton side of the river who would be parking this side and going across to there. So, do you really want Sunbury to become a car park for football hooligans ?
    What might be a good idea is to restore the ferry service that used to run. This would both give employment to the ferryman and enable foot and cycle crossing of the river. Furthermore it would encourage appreciation of our beautiful river rather than just regarding it as an obstacle to be got out of the way. This works well at Shepperton and at Molesey and at many other places on the Thames and other rivers.

  • Comment Link Remy Smith Friday, 15 February 2013 10:56 posted by Remy Smith

    Opening up the weir to footfall would benefit the local economy, offer physical activity to the populace & make LowSun more attractive to incomers. We're hardly talking about a bypass are we?
    I'm sure the island occupiers by the Environment Agency site could erect another couple of hundred yards of barbed wire to make them feel more secure in their enclosure.

  • Comment Link Richard Stephenson Thursday, 14 February 2013 23:47 posted by Richard Stephenson

    Can we please confirm that this proposal does not in any way open up the island to public access or is any sort of precursor to opening up the island or the weir to the general public?

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