New Mews Plan for Majestic Wine Warehouse Site
Revised scheme still faces objections from local residents
A visualisation of the new scheme from the developer
March 19, 2024
New plans to demolish a storage warehouse in Upper Richmond Road, Putney, to replace it with a new mews development have been submitted to Wandsworth Council.
A previous application for a three-storey development providing nine homes on the site of the warehouse behind the Majestic Wine shop on the ground floor of Atlantic House, was turned down last year.
The reason given was that there was not enough private amenity space for the number of residential units, which the council felt would result in "overdevelopment of the site".
Grove (Putney) Ltd then wanted the development to include nine homes, made up of 2 x 4-bedroom dwelling houses, 1 x 3-bedroom dwelling house and 2 x 4-bedroom flats and 4 x 2-bedroom flats. The whole development would include 27 bedrooms.
Now it has applied for another three-storey building, again containing nine homes, but consisting of 2 x 2-bedroom dwelling houses, 1 x 3-bedroom dwelling house, 2 x 3-bedroom flats and 4 x 2-bedroom flats. This would include 21 bedrooms in total.
A scheme to build six houses on the site, including building on the warehouse car park, was approved in April 2022, but the developers are seeking the go-ahead to build three more units with the latest design.
Wandsworth Council has already received three formal objections to the new scheme, including from Peter Richardson of Woodlawn Close. He said, "It's pointless re-writing a new objection comment. It still remains overcrowded."
Abdelnaby Nassef of Normanby Close said, "All of my concerns previously expressed still apply, and it is pointless rewriting a new objection comment. Wandsworth Council need to realise that a new development in place of Atlantic House is not wanted by any of the current residents in the surrounding area."
But a report prepared by PR Architects Ltd on behalf of the applicant said, "The design of the development is based on a typical mews development which you will see tucked away all around London. Most mews developments have an authentic feel to them and usually quite individual in appearance.
"The residential units all comply with the spaces standards nationally. The single and double bedroom sizes also comply, even the minimum widths of bedrooms are achieved."
Atlantic House in Putney
Each unit also has its own amenity area, with the two smallest each having 5 sq m of amenity space. All will have access to a courtyard area, and the development's flat roofs will be "green roofs".
The report concludes: "We believe we have designed a heritage led scheme which enhances the neighbourhood. All of the nine residential units have their own private amenity spaces, while the whole development has access to the courtyard area. The materials have been influenced by the surrounding area and the presence of the whole development isn’t overpowering."
Wandsworth Council is inviting comments on the scheme, which sits within the East Putney Conservation Area, until 4 April. You can make a comment on the council’s planning explorer by searching for application number 2024/0591.
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