The Shepherd’s Bush Market Tenants’ Association (SBMTA) thank you for your support and time to cradle the long standing small businesses of Shepherd’s Bush Market. The developer, U+I Group Plc. has submitted an application again to the Hammersmith & Fulham Council (application 2017/03851/FUL). We please ask you help the Shepherd’s Bush Market traders once again and submit an objection to application 2017/03851/FUL to the Hammersmith & Fulham Planning Department before Saturday 28th October 2017. Simply use this link below and submit your objection: http://public-access.lbhf.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=OX7FWTBIIBS00 Reasons for objections are: The application 2017/01385/FUL has not sufficiently addressed the following 6 reasons below. These reasons were why the developer’s previous planning application was refused: 1. The proposal is considered to be unacceptable because the increased activity will result in adverse conditions detrimental to the retail character and shopping function of the neighbouring Shepherd's Bush Market within the Shepherds Bush Town Centre which is considered contrary to Policy WCOA3 and Strategic Policy C of the Core Strategy (2011) and Policy DM C1 of the Development Management Local Plan (2013). 2. The proposal is considered to be unacceptable with regards to residential amenity. More particularly, it is considered that the potential increased activity from the proposed development would have a detrimental impact on the amenities of the neighbouring residential hostel and the amenities of the residents in Pennard Road. This is considered contrary to Policy CC4 of the Core Strategy (2011) and Policies DM H9 and DM H11 of the Development Management Local Plan (2013). 3. The proposal is considered unacceptable in the interest of visual amenity. More particularly, the proposed development is considered to have a harmful impact on the setting of the adjoining Shepherds Bush Conservation Area contrary to Policy BE1 of the Core Strategy (2011) and Policies DM G3 and DM G7 of the Development Management Local Plan (2013). 4. The proposal is considered to be unacceptable on the grounds of an increase in traffic generation and parking pressure. More particularly, the proposed late closing hours are likely to encourage customers to travel to the premises by car resulting in increased parking pressure on neighbouring residential streets, thereby impacting on local parking conditions. In this respect the proposal is contrary to Policy 6.13 of the London Plan (2016), Policy T1 of the Core Strategy (2011) and Policy DM J1 of the Development Management Local Plan (2013). 5. The proposal is considered to be unacceptable because the number of cycling spaces is considered inadequate to meet the needs of the development. In this respect the proposal is contrary to Policy T1 of the Core Strategy (2011), Policies J2 and J5 of the Development Management Local Plan (2013) and SPD Transport Policy 12 of the Planning Guidance Supplementary Planning Document (2013). 6. The proposal is considered to be unacceptable in the interest of accessibility. More particularly, the lack of provision for disabled access to the first floor area and lack of information on level access to the ground floor containers would result in an inaccessible and exclusive development contrary to Policies 2.15 and 3.1 of the London Plan (2016), policy BE1 of the Core Strategy (2011), policy DM G1 of the Development Management Local Plan (2013) and SPD Design Policies 1 and 2 of the Planning Guidance Supplementary Planning Document (20 Further reasons for objection are: 7. Failure to improve the visual amenity 8. A lack of information concerning the operation of A3/A4/A5 units 9. Failure to provide evidence as to where service vehicles visiting the unit will park. The frequency of such deliveries is totally dependent on the nature of the uses. Increased risk of flooding the neighbouring areas Risk of land and water contamination to the surrounding community 10. As the application was submitted on the 3rd October 2017 and opportunity to submit commitments closes on the 28th October 2017, with the application apparently being determined at committee on the 7th November 2017, it is felt that the 5-week period permitted may be view as an inappropriate limited period time for consultation, comment and discussion. 11. It is felt that this planning application may cause prejudice to many market traders and families and consideration of this application should be given the respectful period of time to collect the communities view. 12. The application has emerged not from a coherent and considered development plan, but from an attempt to achieve a retrospective justification for what is in essence, an unsightly and muddled site. 13. A temporary solution to legitimise the current position is not sufficient, as the area needs a constructive long-term solution that will truly assist the community and not a temporary botched proposal that may cause prejudice to the market community. Simply use this link below and submit your objection: http://public-access.lbhf.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=OX7FWTBIIBS00