I am writing to obtain the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. I would like copies of all letters where Cross Rail 2 or TFL acting for Crossrail 2 have replied to any Local Planning Authority in relation to any planning application referral for any form of residential development that was outside the current safeguarding zone set by the Secretary of State for Transport on the 24th March 2015. This information is not being requested to further any commercial purpose.

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Our Ref:          FOI-2937-1718

Thank you for your request received on 14 January 2018 asking for information about Crossrail2.
 
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require.
 
There have been six cases where Transport for London (TfL) has made a representation to the Local Planning Authorities in relation to residential developments outside of the current Safeguarding Directions, issued March 24 2015.
 
These cases are below. Copies of the letters sent to Local Planning Authorities can be found in the attached PDF document. Whenever a planning authority receives an application in close proximity to the Safeguarded Directions, we encourage applicants to discuss their plans directly with us.
 
Please note that in accordance with TfL’s obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) some personal data has been removed, as required by regulation 13 of the EIR. This is because disclosure of this personal data would be a breach of the DPA, specifically the first principle of the DPA which requires all processing of personal data to be fair and lawful. It would not be fair to disclose this personal information when the individuals have no expectation it would be disclosed and TfL has not satisfied one of the conditions of Schedule 2 of the Data Protection Act which would make the processing ‘fair’.
 
This exemption to the right of access to information is an absolute exemption and not subject to an assessment of whether the public interest favours use of the exemption.
 
17/00328/FUL: Land At Station Road, Shepperton, TW17 8AU (p.1-2)
Severance of a parcel of open green space land and the erection of a pair of semi-detached houses with associated parking. Spelthorne Borough Council.
Status – refused permission on residential amenity grounds
 
17/14178: 5-29 Coombe Road, New Malden (p.3-4)
Demolition of existing buildings to enable the erection of two mixed use buildings providing 748sqm of retail and 329sqm of office space at ground floor level, 80 flats and 5 town houses, with associated amenity space and basement parking. Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames.
Status – application currently under consideration
 
16/P1208: 579-589 Kingston Road, Raynes Park, London SW20 8SD (p.5-6)
Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of site to provide offices (1201 sq.m - class B1) and residential (110 units - class C3) accommodation in buildings of two - seven storeys, provision of car parking (21 cars, 12 disabled spaces), cycle parking (218 spaces), vehicle access, landscaping, plant and associated works. London Borough of Merton.
Status – application currently under consideration
 
17/P0061: 2 Merton Hall Road, Wimbledon Chase, SW19 3PP (p.7-8)
Demolition of garage and erection of a new end of terrace, two storey dwelling house with Juliette balcony to rear roof extension. London Borough of Merton.
Status – refused permission on residential amenity grounds and because the site had been identified by TfL as a future worksite for Crossrail 2 it would be contrary to the Council’s polices on public transport and transport infrastructure. The application is now the subject of an appeal – decision awaited.
 
17/P0609: Land on south side of Wyke Road from pedestrian tunnel eastwards towards south west corner of 87 Stanton Road. Wyke Road Raynes Park London (p.9-10)
Construction of three apartment blocks (two three storey blocks and one four storey block containing 10 x one bedroom flats. London Borough of Merton.
Status – application currently under consideration
 
17/04748/RM: Alma Estate, Enfield, EN3 (p.11-12)
Submission of reserved matters pursuant to condition 5 of outline planning permission ref: 15/2039/OUT in respect of layout, scale, appearance, access, landscaping in relation to Phases 2A, 2Ai and 2Aii of Alma Estate (Merlin House, Cormorant House, Silver Birch Court, Welcome Point and Ponders End Youth Centre) for the construction of five buildings varying between 2 and 8 storeys in height, comprising a total of 340 residential units and a total of 4419sqm of Class A1/A2/B1/D1/D2 uses including provision of community, youth, medical and energy centres. London Borough of Enfield.
Status – application under consideration
 
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please feel free to contact me.
 
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Gemma Jacob
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

[email protected]

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