Agenda and minutes

Planning Applications Sub-Committee (1) - Tuesday 21st February, 2023 6.30 pm

Venue: Rooms 18.01 & 18.03, 18th Floor, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QP

Contact: Georgina Wills: Committee and Governance Officer  Tel: 07870 548348; Email:  gwills@westminster.gov.uk

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Membership

To note any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

There were no changes to the membership.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations by Members and Officers of the existence and nature of any pecuniary interests or any other significant interest in matters on this agenda.

Minutes:

 

2.1       Councillor Williams explained that a week before the meeting, all four Members of the Sub-Committee were provided with a full set of papers including a detailed officer’s report on each application; together with bundles of every single letter or e-mail received in respect of every application, including all letters and emails containing objections or giving support. Members of the Sub-Committee read through everything in detail prior to the meeting. Accordingly, if an issue or comment made by a correspondent was not specifically mentioned at this meeting in the officers’ presentation or by Members of the Sub-Committee, it did not mean that the issue had been ignored. Members would have read about the issue and comments made by correspondents in the papers read prior to the meeting.

 

2.2       Councillor Williams declared in respect of Item 6, he knew an individual who was employed by Waitrose and confirmed that he had not discussed the Application with them (this was the same declaration as that made by Cllr Williams on 28 June 2022 in relation to application 21/04074/FULL).

 

The solicitor to the council explained that following the 28 June 2022 planning committee, an allegation of conflict against Cllr Williams was investigated on behalf of the Director of Law. As a result, it was confirmed that it was appropriate for Councillor Williams to chair the meeting and there was no perception of a conflict of interest and that Councillor Williams made the decision with an open mind. That position remained unchanged.

 

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 137 KB

To sign the minutes of the last meeting as a correct record of proceedings.

Minutes:

 

3.1       RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes of the meeting held on 17 January 2023 be signed by the Chair as a correct record of proceedings.

 

4.

Planning Applications

Applications for decision

1.

2-6 Stanhope Row, 16 Stanhope Row, 36 & 37 Hertford Street, 16a, 16b and 17 Market Mews, London pdf icon PDF 3 MB

Minutes:

Demolition and replacement of existing fifth floor, demolition of existing plant room, and erection of a single storey roof extension at sixth floor to 2-6 Stanhope Row with replacement windows, terraces at fifth and sixth floors and remodelling works; demolition of 16 Stanhope Row, 16a, 16b and 17 Market Mews, excavation at basement level and erection of a four-storey (plus part basement floor) replacement building, all to provide an 82-bedroom hotel (Class C1). Demolition of 37 Hertford Street and erection of replacement building (basement to fourth floor plus mansard roof plus roof plant enclosure); and Internal and external alterations to 36 Hertford Street including demolition and remodelling of existing mansard roof, with new roof level plant enclosure; together with excavation at basement level to 36 and 37 Hertford Street to lower existing basement slab level; all to provide 16 residential dwellings (Class C3) along with provision for cycle parking, terraces, refuse storage and rooftop plant, together with other associated works.

 

Late representations were received from Bain Capital & Orka Investments

 

The presenting officer also circulated a revised description of development, revised recommendation, amendments/additional conditions and a draft decision LBC letter

 

1. The revised description of development:

 

Demolition and replacement of existing fifth floor, demolition of existing plant room, and erection of a single storey roof extension at sixth floor to 2-6 Stanhope Row with replacement windows, terraces at fifth and sixth floors and remodelling works; demolition of 16 Stanhope Row, 16a, 16b and 17 Market Mews, excavation at basement level and erection of a four-storey (plus part basement floor) replacement building, all to provide an 82-bedroom hotel (Class C1). Demolition of 37 Hertford Street and erection of replacement building (basement to fourth floor plus mansard roof plus rooftop plant enclosure); and Internal and external alterations to 36 Hertford Street including demolition and remodelling of existing mansard roof, with new roof level plant enclosure; together with excavation at basement level to 36 and 37 Hertford Street to lower existing basement slab level; all to provide 16 residential dwellings (Class C3) along with provision for cycle parking, terraces, refuse storage and rooftop plant, together with other associated works.) (Amendments in red)

 

2. Revision to Part b) of the recommendation (to include works to the passageway)

 

b)         All highway works immediately surrounding the site required for the development to occur prior to occupation of the development, including reinstatement of redundant crossovers on Stanhope Row, and works to the passageway including lighting.  All of the above to the Council's specification, at full cost (administrative, legal and physical) of the developer;

 

3. And a requirement for an additional condition (43) and amendments to conditions 11, 21 and 34 to 22/05759/FULL (amendments in red)

 

Amended Condition 21 (22/05759/FUL):

The glass that you put in the windows in the east elevation (overlooking the rear of 44-46 Shepherd Street); must not be clear glass, and you must fix it permanently shut. You must apply to us for approval of a sample of the glass  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

4 Queen Anne Street, London, W1G 9LQ pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Minutes:

Installation of replacement air conditioning unit within acoustic enclosure and replacement of window panels.

 

Additional representations were received from Madeline Korn and Ian Trehearne

 

Late representations were received from K J Gayler, Ian Trehearne

 

Speakers

Supporter 1: Jack Clemance 

 

Objector 1: Madeline Korn 

Objector 2: Chris Brown

 

Objector 3: Committee Officer read out the comments from Mr Ian Trehearne

RESOLVED UNANMOUSLY

 

To defer these applications for the applicant to consider an updated acoustic report based on an up-to-date noise survey with all the u/a air conditioning units turned off and address 5 vents in the windows, in order to establish background noise levels, so assess the proposed new plant in an acoustic enclosure meets the Council’s noise conditions.

 

3.

30-32 Bruton Place, London, W1J 6NL pdf icon PDF 957 KB

Minutes:

Use of 32 Bruton Place as a drinking establishment with expanded food provision (sui generis) to form extension to existing Guinea Grill at 30 Bruton Place, alterations to shopfront, replacement upper floor windows and rationalisation of plant on roof.

 

Additional representations were received from Margaret Brierley

 

Late representations were received from The Guinea.

 

Speakers

Supporter 1: Kate Turvey

Supporter 2: Margaret Brierley

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

 

To grant permission subject to planning permission and listed building consent and to agree the reasons for granting conditional listed building consent as set out in informative on the draft listed building consent decision letter.

 

4.

47 Great Cumberland Place, London, W1H 7TQ pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

Internal and external works, including partial infill extension of inner lightwell at lower ground, ground, first and second floors; rear second floor extension, terrace at rear fourth floor, and a mansard roof extension to the rear mews building, removal of a lift, various modern additions, and reinstatement of hallway. Installation of 2 condenser units at lower ground floor and 5 at rear third floor. Use of the building as seven residential apartments.

 

Late representations were received from Andrew Rutherford.

 

Speakers

Supporter: Silas Willoughby

 

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

To grant conditional planning permission, to grant conditional listed building consent and to agree the reasons for granting conditional listed building consent as set out in informative on the draft listed building consent decision letter.

 

5.

27 Upper Berkeley Street, London, W1H 7QN pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Minutes:

 

Use of part basement, part ground and first to fourth floor as four residential flats (Class C3). External alterations including the creation of a roof terrace enclosed with railings with a perimeter living roof, installation of replacement windows and installation of stair to front lightwell.

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

 

To grant conditional planning permission, to grant conditional listed building consent and to agree the reasons for granting conditional listed building consent as set out in informative on the draft listed building consent decision letter.

 

6.

The Colonnades, 34 Porchester Square, London, W2 6AP pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Minutes:

Details of plan indicating a clear and unobstructed route for pedestrians of The Colonnades to access the residential waste and recyclable storage within the service yard of The Colonnades pursuant to condition 32 of planning permission dated 06 October 2022 (RN: 21/04074/FULL)

 

Additional representations were received from Councillor Small-Edwards and Hannah Corney.

 

Late representations were received from Councillor Max Sullivan, John Zamit and Alan Ogilvie.

 

Speakers

Objector: Alan Ogilvie

Objector: Cllr Max Sullivan

 

RESOLVED (Grant: Councillor Glen; Refuse: Councillors Williams, Hassan and Chowdhury)

 

That the Sub-Committee refused the approval of details application on the basis that the proposed access route for the residents to the refuse storage is not considered safe given the conflict with the vehicles using the service yard (swept path analysis).