Policy information sourced from the Knightsbridge Neighbourhood Plan

KBR13: THE HYDE PARK BARRACKS LAND

A: Development at the Hyde Park Barracks strategic housing site and relevant adjacent buildings should retain and enhance neighbouring residential amenity and the tranquillity of neighbouring open spaces and MOL.

B: The retention of the barracks use on the site is supported.

C: Residential use (and elder persons’ accommodation) is considered to be the only acceptable alternative use to a barracks use. Non-residential uses are not acceptable on the site (including as part of a mixed use development), including town centre uses, commercial, tourism, arts, cultural and educational uses, which should be directed to the Strategic Cultural Area or designated shopping centres in line with development plan policies.

D: Development proposals on the site (including refurbishment, demolition and either partial or full redevelopment and subterranean development) must be justified against the following criteria:

  • The height, bulk and massing of any proposals should respect the scale and character of the local built environment, in consideration of identified views (including those from Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens). It should maintain and enhance neighbouring residential amenity and all other relevant material considerations.
  • Development must provide permanent public pedestrian routes through the Hyde Park Barracks land, creating permeability within the site in a north-south direction and enhancing views through the MOL to Hyde Park.
  • Development should include the provision of publicly accessible open and green space as part of comprehensive landscaping proposals to enhance the local environment, including tree planting and appropriate softening of the edge of the site, to enhance the openness of the wider MOL designation.

E: Plant equipment should be located at the basement level of any proposed development. Any proposed roof-level provision of services, plant, machinery or flues must be depicted in any planning application and must be included in accurate visual representations of the proposals against which an application will be assessed.

F: All access for vehicles (construction and operational) to the site must be via Knightsbridge, South Carriage Drive and other elements of the Strategic Road Network only.

G: As far as practicable, all access and egress points, drop-off and collection points (including by taxi or minicab), servicing sites (including refuse servicing) and delivery points should be located within the site boundary.

H: Residential development on the site is encouraged to be car-free in line with Policy KBR30, with the exception of provision for Disabled Blue or White Badge holders. Any electric vehicle charging provision is encouraged to exceed London Plan requirements.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan