Putney Exchange consultation for roof top venue closes tomorrow

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Putney Exchange consultation for roof top venue closes tomorrow

Postby Community Editor » Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:17 am

Residents from across Putney have joined forces to fight a second application for a late-night rooftop venue on top of Putney Exchange.

Submitted under a new name, the proposed development seems to be a re-run of the Pergola on the Roof application that was withdrawn last year after a large number of objections and comments were received by Wandsworth Council and circulated in online forums.

Despite an unprecedented level of concern from residents, the Putney Exchange shopping centre along with the owners and developers have re-submitted proposals for a very similar development this year.The new submission has angered residents who feel that their comments were dismissed too lightly by the Exchange last year.

The new proposal, for a venue called The Palm House, would see the roof level car park of The Exchange turned into a rooftop drinking venue and pop-up restaurant.

With a proposed capacity of 700 people at any one time and plans to stay open until 11.30pm with extensions to 2.00am, 7 days a week, all year around, residents are concerned about the significant noise and disruption this will inevitably cause.

The original planning permission for the Exchange included safeguards and restrictions on the use of the car park to ensure the wellbeing of surrounding residents, but residents have suggested the new plans "run roughshod" over these safeguards for no benefit to the community.

Analysis of comments from concerned residents posted on the Council’s website at the end of January suggested that noise, loss of parking, and a feeling that the Exchange rooftop was an improper venue for the new development were uppermost in residents’ minds. Other issues, including anti-social behaviour, pollution and traffic concerns, followed closely behind.

The Putney Exchange have published Q&As on their website and welcome residents' support: https://putneyexchange.co.uk/visit-us/t ... se-qandas/

For more information visit: https://planning1.wandsworth.gov.uk/Nor ... I=PLANNING

To comment visit: https://planning.wandsworth.gov.uk/WAM/ ... =2019/0124

The Consultation closes on 14 February.

Photo credit: The Putney Exchange (artist impression of Palm House)
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Re: Putney Exchange consultation for roof top venue closes tomorrow

Postby Community Editor » Fri May 03, 2019 10:31 am

Update: Controversial plans for late-night rooftop venue on top of Putney Exchange have been approved.

https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/ne ... ef=mr&lp=3
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