34-36 Bedford Road, London SW4 - Lambeth Council

4.1 Planning permission is sought for the demolition of all buildings on the site and the
redevelopment with a part 3, part 4, part 5 storey building up to 17.5m high with a
footprint of approximately 78.5m long x 15m wide.
4.2 The elevations would be in grey panels and in London stock brick, with full height
glazing and green panels to the windows. The Bedford Road elevation incorporates
glazed double doors for the office entrance and residential entrance lobby and timber
car park access gates.
4.3 936sqm of office floorspace is proposed at ground floor, with a reception area and
waiting area to the front of the site and open plan office accommodation for the majority
of the ground floor.
4.4 A breakdown of the residential accommodation proposed is as follows:
Total
Affordable
Housing (%
of total
affordable
housing)
Shared
Ownership
(shared
ownership
units as a %
of total
affordable
housing)
Affordable
rent (rental
units as a %
of total
affordable
housing)
Private
Housing (%
of total
private
housing)
One bed 3 2 1 12 15
Two bed 7 3 4 10 17
Three bed 3 0 3 2 5
Four bed 3 0 3 0 3
5 (31.3%) 11 (68.8%)
Total 16 (40%) 24 (60%) 40
Total
26 units (65%) have access to balconies of 9sqm or more, with a 119sqm communal
terrace proposed at third floor to the west of the site. A 160sqm children’s play area is
proposed at ground floor to the north of the site, accessible to residents of the
development only, and 585sqm of landscaped/grassed area is proposed along the
southern boundary of the site. A total of 12 units are dual aspect, and a total of 14 are
single aspect north facing units. All units would meet both the Lambeth and London
Plan unit size standards, and the applicant has confirmed that they would be lifetime
homes compliant with 4 units (10%) being wheelchair accessible.
4.5 22 car parking spaces are proposed at basement level including 2 disabled parking
spaces for the residential units, and 20 car parking spaces inclusive of 1 disabled car
parking space for the office occupiers. 30 cycle parking spaces are proposed at
basement level, with 28 at ground floor level (including 8 visitor cycle spaces to the
Bedford Road frontage)
4.6 Photo Voltaic panels are proposed at roof level, and air source heat pumps are also
proposed.
5 Consultations and Responses