Two-storey house given the go-ahead at planning meeting

NEIGHBOURS turned up to a planning meeting to object to proposed plans to build a house in their road, but were unsuccessful in their attempts.

An application to build a two-storey four-bedroom house at 23 Lime Grove, Eastcote, with a basement and a detached garage to the rear, involving the demolition of the existing house and garage, was approved at the north planning committee last Tuesday (27).

Speaking at the meeting, Lesley Crowcroft, a member of Eastcote Residents' Association, said: "This proposed application is for a four-bedroom house in the midst of the bungalows in Lime Grove.

"The garden size is border line, as is the distance from the house in Myrtle Avenue. Both side elevations are less than one metre from the boundaries. To squash this dwelling into this small space is like squashing the ugly sister's foot into Cinderella's slipper.

"The bungalow is already a sustainable home with four bedrooms, therefore there is nothing to gain from this application."