Planning Application - Lower Mount Farm, Cookham - Response Deadline for Neighbour Consultation Thu 2nd May 2024
Bellway Homes have updated their planning application for the site at Lower Mount Farm, Cannondown Road Cookham. You can find the application for this 200 home development on the RBWM planning website using the following link and reference numbers.
Ref. No: 23/02019/OUT
Ref. No: 23/02022/OUT
https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/.../pla.../find-planning-application
Generally they have reduced the height of the buildings from 2.5 storeys high to 2 and attempted to alleviate the concerns raised by Highways previously.
Should you wish to comment on this application please note the deadline above, and please relate any comments to planning policies. The Parish Council is reviewing the documentation but our comments will only count for one view.
Re: Planning Application - Lower Mount Farm, Cookham
THE COOKHAM SOCIETY IS URGING ALL MEMBERS TO RESPOND TO THE AMENDED BELLWAY HOMES APPLICATION FOR 200 HOUSES IN COOKHAM (AL37).
AL37 Planning Application, Lower Mount Farm, Cookham
Bellway Homes have updated their planning application for the site at Lower Mount Farm, Cannondown Road, Cookham. This is being presented as a response to the many objections from the public, the Cookham Society, the Parish Council and the RBWM’s own highways department.
Members will recall that following the public outcry, RBWM rejected the original application.
Bellway Home’s latest application has not addressed our, the Parish Council’s and the public’s objections.
There is very little publicity about the update and there are now so many documents to compare to the original application, that there is a risk that this huge development could slip through without a full response from the local community.
We have noted the following:
• The revised scheme is almost identical to the original with the only visible changes being a height reduction in a few cases from 2.5 storeys to two, cosmetic tinkering with porches and roofing materials, plus a couple of additional cycle and pedestrian routes. There has been a slight enlargement of gardens to the minimum required size and confirmed bin access. However, Bellway Homes are planning to build exactly the same number of houses, so the site will be even more congested.
• Parking problems do not seem to have been addressed and this plan still features parking with up to three cars parked in lines between houses. There remains just one exit and entry point to Cannondown Road.
• Objections to overall Layout and Design, Site Access, Parking, Foul Drainage, Surface water Drainage, Tenure, Bus Service, Speed Limits, Sustainability, Food Production and Cookham Area Traffic Overload have all been ignored.
Cookham Deserves Better.
Make your voice heard. You can find the applications for this 200 home development on the RBWM planning website using the following link and reference numbers. Please note that for some reason, Bellway have split the development in two, so your objection should reference both, as they are similar designs.
Ref. No: 23/02019 for160 houses
Ref. No: 23/02022 for 40 houses
The official deadline for comments and objections is May 2nd, although objections will be accepted up until the deciding RBWM planning meeting.
Please note that if you submitted an objection to the previous scheme with RBWM, you need to submit a NEW objection to this REVISED scheme.
