Our Newsletter 9 June 2025 made the factual observation that the fabric of The Centre is in visible decline and that 40% of the shop units have become vacant since purchase by the developers.
By comparison (see detailed comments below):
Park House / Cavendish House, Hersham Green. Maximum height 13.90m above ground level.
Lidl, Hersham. Mixed scheme, 90% of the building is 11.75m above ground level.
The developers state that the 6 storey element of the scheme is only 4.5% of the footprint. This is a gross error. The 6 storey element is in fact 60% of the footprint of the building and indeed as much as 37% of the footprint of the whole of the residential scheme. It is also instructive that the 5 storey element of both blocks represents 83% of the footprint of the 2 residential buildings. The developer figure of 4.5% is plainly wrong and highly misleading.
The developers also say the residential scheme is predominantly 3-5 storey with a set back 6 storey element. Once again this is simply incorrect. The scheme is obviously predominantly 5-6 storeys.
The Lidl site is predominantly a 3 storey building with a ground floor store and 2 storeys of residential above. The vast majority of the Lidl development has a maximum height of 11.75m which means the height of the Hersham Centre scheme at 18.55m is 58% higher.
Our Newsletter 9 June 2025 made the factual observation that the fabric of The Centre is in visible decline and that 40% of the shop units have become vacant since purchase by the developers.
There is an obvious decline in what was a viable and valuable asset to the community. This is clearly evidenced by the physical deterioration of the fabric of The Centre and 40% of the shop units are now empty since the purchase of the site in May 2021.
Response and reply email's received on 29th April to the letter sent on 28th April to Quadrant & Lasalle from HRA and HVS