''A planning application to build a tower block in a Wandsworth medical centre car park has caused outrage among residents.
A petition calling on Wandsworth Council to reject the proposals has also gained more 100 signatures while the application itself has attracted more than 50 objections to date.
Developer Baylight Properties is proposing a 20-storey mixed use tower, just off the river Wandle, with 27 residential units, a café and river walk at 86 to 92 Garratt Lane.
The height of the proposed block is an issue for many, along with the density, which is six times over the maximum recommended limit set out in the London Plan guidelines.
Wandsworth Medical Centre, which has provided services to residents since 2003, has written to formally object to the proposal.
The letter states the development would have “severe adverse effects” on their staff and patient population.
It says: “The proposal for a 20-storey unit will be detrimental to the surrounding to the character and environment of Wandsworth by reason of increased noise, disturbance, overlooking, loss of privacy and overshadowing.
“In addition, we are very concerned about the risk to our premises in terms of safety as the number of residents in a very small piece of land will increase with the projected growth from occupancy.”
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