As the Rugby World Cup draws ever nearer in Twickenham, residents remain at odds with organisers over its impact on the town.

A number of temporary structures were approved by Richmond Council’s planning committee on Wednesday night.

The Rosebine car park, in Langhorn Drive, will be resurfaced and used for car parking while parking provision at the stadium is used for hospitality and media suites during the tournament.

Twickenham resident Jon Rowles, of Hospital Bridge Road, said in a letter to the council that he objected to the plans because of traffic concerns.

He wrote: “The gridlock is having a very negative impact on the economic viability on both Twickenham and Whitton where shops have a high tendency to fail – despite the residents in the area having high disposable incomes, while Teddington, with a similar demographic, has a thriving high street – the difference is no rugby traffic.

“The Olympics is a comparable event – and to prevent gridlock there was no car parking provided, except for the disabled.”

Whitton Councillor Grant Healy said: “There is going to be disruption, there is going to be pollution and we do know there is going to be damage to Metropolitan Open Land.

“I believe if we give permission for this particular site, it will impact on the quality of life for people on that estate.”

Permission was also granted for Twickenham stadium to hold an additional two test matches at the ground, with warm-up matches taking place on August 15 and September 5.

An “operations compound” at Chase Bridge Primary School was also approved, creating 130 parking spaces for England 2015 staff.

Fellow Whitton Councillor John Coombs said he did not see the need to provide the extra parking spaces at the Kneller Road school.

He said: “I can’t see the case for giving certain operatives the need to park this close to the RFU, that’s my point.

“I can’t see the case for using the school field, bearing in mind I know how difficult it is to get school fields back into usage.

“Why does this particular sports field have to be used for parking?”

However, officers did block an application from the RFU to install new fencing, turnstiles and CCTV at the stadium.

George Campbell, who lives in Whitton Road, objected to the proposals, writing: “I also still object to more CCTV on Whitton Road on privacy and overlooking grounds.

“The ‘blind spot’ promises are not good enough.

“Once the RFU have these cameras in place they will, in time, do what they want as usual.

“Are these cameras being removed after the World Cup? I don’t think so.”

Meanwhile, the Mogden Residents’ Action Group has echoed the concerns of Brentford and Isleworth MP Ruth Cadbury relating to raw sewage odour ruining the tournament.

A spokesman said: “With thousands of spectators from around the globe it will be an embarrassment for the UK when visitors arrive to the stench of raw sewage odour which prevails around the site.”

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