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1. SWAKELEYS HOUSE - Update and Amendment 02.06.10

NORTH PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING AT CIVIC CENTRE, UXBRIDGE,
06.04.10

SWAKELEYS HOUSE, MILTON ROAD, ICKENHAM
Proposal to vary by consent of the owner and Local
Planning Authority a Section 52 Agreement of 1984,
relating to the erection of 25,092 square feet of offices in
the grounds of Swakeleys House

Footpath remains open
Ickenham Festival continues to use the Grounds as before
Annual Open Days to be reduced to ONE

Proposal approved.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING:
In accordance with the Council's constitution representatives of
petition received in objection to the proposal were invited to address the meeting.

Points raised by the petitioner:
The Ickenham Festival and Bowls Club are an important part of Ickenham village life

The hope that the current informal arrangement with the owner to allow 3 days access on
the day before and day after the Festival to set up and take down can be formalized

The hope that the arrangement with the Bowls Club can be formalized

The Residents Association supports the proposal for a website and the use of virtual tours
to increase access to Swakeleys House (the House).

The Residents Association would have preferred 2 days access per year rather than one
day and a greater degree of access within the House

Clause 1.7 ** includes a draft default position in relation to the Open House Policy. The owner
should be encouraged to continue this should the ownership change.

** Ickenham Residents' Association queried the wording of Clause 1.7 which is not in
accordance with our petition. Please see Change as per email 02.06.10 below.

The Agent addressed the meeting. The following points were raised:

It is easy to forget that Swakeleys House is private property and the onus is solely on the
owner to repair and maintain it

The House has remained empty for 6 years and no tenant has come forward

The owner has removed any changes to the path and landscaping measures from the current
proposal

To assist the process in finding a tenant the current owner has reduced access to the House

The owner has agreed to increase access from half a day, as previously proposed, to a full
day per year and has agreed to the development of virtual tours to increase access to the House

The proposed one day per year access is in line with other historic sites across the borough
such as Ickenham Manor and the Brunel railway cutting.

When the Section 52 Agreement was entered into in 1984, public access was not envisaged.

Two Ward Councillors addressed the meeting. The following points were raised:

The concerns raised by the petitioners were supported

Swakeleys House is a jewel in the crown of Hillingdon's heritage and should be preserved

It is important that the pathway surrounding the House and access to the House are resolved

It is important that the immediate and long term future of the Bowls Club are resolved

The proposals set out in the report represent a fair compromise between public access to
the House and private ownership

Ward Councillors agreed with the recommendations contained in the report

The Ward Councillors expressed their thanks to the Committee for their detailed consideration of
Swakeleys House over several separate meetings which has served as an object lesson in moving
this issue forward

The owner and his agent met with Councillors and officers in order to make progress

The path needs regular maintenance and the Council may be able to provide some assistance in
this.

Members of the public straying into the grounds during inspections by prospective tenants has been
a matter for concern for the owner / agent

The proposed fence could enclose the Bowls Club to reduce instances of trespass

The owner has confirmed to Members that the Bowls Club lease will be extended at a peppercorn
rent

Should the ownership of the House change, then there will be an undertaking that the current
arrangements will come back to Committee for consideration

The Green Spaces Team will be working on the adjoining park, and will aim to open up some views
of the House.

Members accepted that considerable progress had been made since the last meeting in December 2009 when the decision was deferred. Members were please to learn that Green Spaces Team would be working in partnership with the owner to provide a degree of maintenance within the grounds, including extending the views to the House.
However Members were still concerned about the type and style of any fencing which might be erected. The Legal Officer advised the Committee that fencing would require an application for listed building consent to be submitted and would invariably come before the Planning Committee, but this was a separate matter to the current application.

Resolved - That the delegated authority be granted to the
Director of Planning and Community Services to negotiate
and accept a Deed of Variation to the s52 Agreement as set
out in the report and Addendum sheet.

After discussions with the LBH and complaints that the contents of the Association petition on 06.04.10 had not been repeated in full, we received the following amendment:

Email received 02.06.10

from Charles Francis /LBH
FW: Re: SWAKELEYS HOUSE - 23202/F/81/1435
Dear Ms Raeder,

Thank you for your email. I raised your concerns with officers and at 20 May 2010 meeting, the minutes were amended from:

*Clause 1.7 includes a draft default position in relation to the Open House Policy. The owner should be encouraged to continue this should the ownership change*.

Change to:

*Clause 1.7 includes a draft default position in relation to the Open House Policy. The owner is required to continue this should the ownership change*.

I hope this addresses your concerns.

Regards

Charles Francis
Charles Francis
Democratic Services Officer

London Borough of Hillingdon

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2. LATEST NEWS RE: UXBRIDGE GOLF COURSE

MAY 2010

NEW P/A 4601/APP/2010/1103 UXBRIDGE GOLF COURSE, THE DRIVE, ICKENHAM

Remodelling works to Golf Course, consisting of re-contouring of existing land form using imported inert soils, together with extensive landscaping and associated drainage.

Consultation Period ends on 05.07.10 - The Association will respond in due course.

EXCERPTS FROM APPLICANTS' Construction Logistics Plan 15/06/2010

3.2 SCOPE OF WORKS
3.2.1 The scheme involves carrying out the reinstatement works on behalf of National Grid
aswell as other remodelling works to areas of the site prone to flooding and the
building of a practice area. Further to a previous Planning Application the current
scheme has reduced the amount of import soils required from 580,000 m3 which is
summarised below
The voidspace of material required for construction to meet the proposed levels
is 134,942m3.
The estimated number of deliveries required will be 14,994 refer to calculation
below).
An average estimate of 75 deliveries per day over the period resulting in a
duration of 40 weeks.
Amended working hours from a 7.00hrs to 7.30hrs start and NO Saturday and
Sunday working is proposed. With no deliveries after 4.30pm.

3.3 ACCESS AND ROUTES
3.3.1 It is proposed to carry out the re-development works in one phase and with one access
point onto the site which will be the existing construction access at the Southern end of
the site (A40 slip road at Swakeleys roundabout). The use of this entrance will allow
the course to remain open with no construction vehicles required to cross open areas
of play.
3.3.2 The existing National Grid construction access off the A40 slip road will be utilised for
the Southern Access and has been agreed with National Grid. Separate on site
meetings have also been held on site with Transport for London who are satisfied with
the arrangements for use of this access. It is noted that this access was used for the
construction of the pipeline in 2008 and 2009 and was specifically designed to receive
articulated HGV lorries with no impact on the slip road.
3.3.3 Traffic entering the site will do so off the A40 slip road which will require vehicles to
approach the site on the East bound A40. Enclosed at Appendix E are the agreed
Traffic Management arrangements on the approach and slip road for the A40 entrance
which includes the proposed road signage.

MARCH 2010

4601/APP/2009/2622 UXBRIDGE GOLF COURSE, THE DRIVE, ICKENHAM
Remodelling works to improve the quality and condition of Uxbridge Golf Course, consisting of reshaping works using imported inert soils and extensive landscaping to enhance visual and ecological amenity.

In a special well attended meeting of the North Planning Committee at the Civic Centre, Uxbridge, on Wednesday, 10.03.10, which heard the presentation of 8 petitions against the above proposals and for re-instatement of the golf course post NationalGrid pipe-laying from different interested parties (including Ickenham Residents' Association) the above application has been REFUSED.

It will now be referred to the Mayor of London under Article 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008 for determination.

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