Tesco's plans for 705 homes, doctor's surgery and bus interchange in Tolworth
Tesco has submitted new plans for Tolworth that would see more than 700 homes built on former government land that has lain disused for more than a decade.
The homes tally has been lowered to 705 from the firm's original proposals - 805 new homes - and the retail chain has also promised to build a doctor's surgery and nursery on the site. Tesco has been forced to withdraw a series of redevelopment plans for Tolworth over the years, after residents and politicians resolutely refused to accept a new superstore just off the roundabout.
One of the most controversial aspects of the initial proposal, revealed to residents at consultation meetings last October, was a 23-story block of flats.
That has been reduced to 18 storeys, at a height of 55m, in the plans submitted to Kingston Council. The homes will range in size from one to four bedrooms. Kingston Council policy states half of the homes in any large residential development should be affordable. Documents submitted by Tesco said all the buildings in these plans will be built to the same standard, to create a "tenure blind approach to affordable housing".
One-fifth of the homes will be designed for families, documents showed, and 23.7 percent of those would be affordable. Subject to approval, construction is expected to begin in mid-2016 and to run over six years.
Its latest scheme, called King George's Gate, would also include:
- A 262 sq m convenience store plus cafe
- Leisure facilities
- Money to expand nearby Knollmead Primary School
- Extension of the 281 bus route and a new interchange at Tolworth station
- Widening of Hook Rise South
- 350 parking spaces
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