172 Cottenham Park Road West Wimbledon London SW20 0SX

Proposal

APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPING OF PART OF OUR FRONT GARDEN (<50%) TO CREATE A SPACE FOR SEATING AND PLANTS WITH PRIVACY. THIS WORK WOULD INVOLVE LOWERING THAT PART OF THE FRONT GARDEN (WHICH IS CURRENTLY RAISED FROM PAVEMENT LEVEL) DOWN TO PAVEMENT LEVEL AND PAVING THAT AREA WITH POROUS PAVING. AT THE BOUNDARY WALL, THE ELEVATION WOULD NOT BE REDUCED BUT WOULD BE MAINTAINED BY THE USE OF PLANTS WITHIN PLANTERS. THE LEVEL WOULD BE REDUCED TO PAVEMENT LEVEL AT A DISTANCE FROM THE BOUNDARY WALL. WE ANTICIPATE THIS WOULD AVOID THE NEED FOR UNDERPINNING THE BOUNDARY WALL. THE INTERNAL HEDGE (WESTERN RED CEDAR) ALONG ONE SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY WALL WILL BE REMOVED (AS PART OF THE HEDGE IS DEAD) AND REPLACED WITH EITHER A SMALLER INTERNAL HEDGE, PLANTS, OR REPLACE THE WOODEN BATTONS ON THE FENCE (WITHOUT ADJUSTING HEIGHT OF FENCE). STEPS WILL BE CREATED FROM THE PAVED AREA IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE DOWN TO THE NEW PAVED SEATING AREA. AN ARCHITECTURAL TREE IN THE CENTRE OF THE REMAINING LAWN WILL BE PLANTED TO PROVIDE PRIVACY FROM THE ROAD AND HOUSES OPPOSITE.