Comment

Representation ID: 765

Received: 10/08/2010

Respondent: Burges Estate Residents Association

Page 23. The analysis of the problems caused by conversion into flats is self evident and begs the question as to why the Council did so little in the past to resist the trend. Given the nature of the problems e.g. increased parking, it is difficult to see how a continued supply of 1 and 2 bed flats can be assured to satisfy the demand. Your suggested option does not deal with the loss of family accommodation, nor loss of private amenity space and is too vague on the concentration of flatted units in a street. Certainly the Council should provide a lower limit on conversions and 125sm seems an appropriate minimum. So far as the protection of bungalows is concerned there needs to be a firmer line taken which, aside from character and appearance, includes going against the grain of the area, intensifying activity levels and adversely affecting the living conditions of neighbours.