SHADE & LOSS OF SUNLIGHT
Substantial impact on Kennington Park in summer and year round due to the fact that our neighbourhood is low/medium rise.
Light is important for our wellbeing. A 52m+ tall building will make its surrounding area darker and place other areas in the shade at certain times of the day. Kennington Park and the low to medium rise buildings around it will suffer directly.
If you live next door to the tower, there is a significant impact on your light and outdoor space.
If you live next to Kennington Park, there’s a strong chance you’ll be impacted by shade from this building.
Parts of the Park will be cast in shade late spring, summer and early autumn – when we all want to use it the most!
North of Kennington Park Place, this impact will be greater in winter.
Below is a breakdown of how different locations are affected by shade at different times of the day throughout the year. This is because of the huge silhouette which the proposed building will case.
Morning
All year round, Kennington Park Estate (including high apartments inside the estate) and Kennington Road.
From October to March, Kennington Green, the pavements along Kennington Road, Montford Place, Lycee apartments will be in shadow.
Lunchtimes
Throughout winter, Stannary Street and Kennington Park Road pavement and buildings will be cast in shade.
Evening Impacts
From November to January, Kennington Park Road as far away as Kennington Underground Station will be in shade for a whole hour from 15.30 (an hour before winter sunset).
In February Kennington Park House, as high as the top floor, will likewise be in shade an hour before sunset.
In March, there will be shade over the northern corner of Kennington Park, Kennington Park Place, as will Harmsworth Street and beyond.
In April, the northern dog enclosure, flower beds, main lawns and grassy park area and beyond St Agnes Place will be in shade.
From May to September, Kennington Park’s northern lawn and grassy park area will be in shade.
Notes
Some areas will only be shaded a couple of hours as the sun moves around
The closer to the building the more you are shaded
Attached link to shade have a go at setting the date and time to see the impact on your building, balcony, garden, walk.
Kennington Park gets extremely busy on sunny afternoons in the summer. In August, the shade on the park would start from 16.30 and gradually move further across. In the image above, the rectangle shows the shade we would get from this tower at around 18.30. It would then continue beyond the park before sunset, which would be around 20.10 in August. On a sunny afternoon in September or October the long shade would start a lot earlier. We have none of this now and why should we want it?
The above shows the shade created at 15.15pm (one hour before sunset) in January down Kennington Park Road. It’s a blot on our low light winter neighbourhood.
This is the shade mid-August 08.00 and shows it reaching to Kennington Park Estate before moving around towards Kennington Green. Sunrise was 05.45 but many people will still be in the dark.
Will the shade affect my flat, house or garden - in summer and /or other seasons?
Will I end up losing the sunshine through my window in the morning as I wake up, or on a bright summer’s evening?
Will my afternoon/evening commute, walk or cycle along Kennington Park Road be less enjoyable because I’ll be in the shade?
I love to sit out in the sun on Kennington Green in the mornings, but will I once this green space is in the shade?
I enjoy relaxing in Kennington Park in the sun, but will this mean constantly getting up to find a new spot to avoid the shade from around 17.00 until sunset?
I live to the north of the Park and love late afternoon sun in the spring but what if I’m now in the shade.
If the answer to these questions means you will be affected, then please state the exact impact the tower will have on you. Tell Lambeth Council planners that the height is out of character for the area and will impact your amenity and cause harm to our unique Grade II listed Kennington Park, the Kennington Conservation Area and Kennington Park Road Conservation Area. These things are known as our ‘heritage assets’, and what you say about their importance really can force a rethink.
Here’s the sun calculator, check out how you’re impacted by changing the time of year and time of day.
Check out Lambeth’s own Local Plan and Policy
POLICY – from Lambeth Local Plan
The following points are particularly relevant:
Quality of the built environment - Q2 Amenity
Development will be supported if:
ii) acceptable standards of privacy are provided without a diminution of the design quality
iii) adequate outlooks are provided avoiding wherever possible any undue sense of enclosure or unacceptable levels of overlooking (or perceived overlooking)
iv) it would have an unacceptable impact on levels of daylight and sunlight on the host building or adjoining property including their gardens or outdoor spaces
OPINION - Strong objection for those neighbouring the property
This would be a particularly strong objection for those neighbouring the tower and park users.
The shadow impacts most on the neighbouring properties immediately to the north and west resulting in loss of light, shade and loss of amenity.
Those who live further away whilst impacted by shade may choose to comment from their perspective and also from the impact on the park (heritage asset). If you object to a tall tower it might help to incorporate some of the other objections.