Agenda and minutes

To note any changes to the membership.

There were no changes to the membership.

To receive declarations by members and officers of the existence and nature of any personal or prejudicial interests in matters on this agenda.

2.1       Councillor Richard Beddoe explained that a week before the meeting, all four Members of the 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 e-mails containing objections or giving support. Members of the 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 Committee, it did not mean that the issue had been ignored. Members will have read about the issue and comments made by correspondents in the papers read prior to the meeting.

2.2       Councillors Beddoe, Bott, Mohindra and Roca declared that in respect of Item 1 they all worked at Westminster City Hall in their capacity as Councillors. Cllr Mohindra also declared that he had sat on the steering group for this application.

2.3       All Westminster City Council officers present at the meeting declared that in respect of Item 1 they all worked at Westminster City Hall but this did not affect the determination of the application.

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

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 5 July 2016 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record of proceedings.

Applications for decision.

External alterations to the north, south and western ground and sub-mezzanine floor elevations and associated public realm works; replacement windows on all upper floor elevations; louvre panel strips on the east and west upper floor elevations; and enclosed plant room, open top plant and louvered screen at roof level.

The presenting officer tabled the following additional condition:

You must safely store both Westminster City council crests and the blue plaque during building works and reinstate them on the ground floor front elevation prior to occupation.

RESOLVED:

That conditional permission under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 be granted.

The item was withdrawn by the applicant.

Use of basement as a flat (Class C3), installation of windows to the front and rear elevations, installation of stair within front lightwell, creation of lightwell to rear and installation of railing around lightwell to rear elevation.

An additional representation was received by the Paddington Waterways & Maida Vale Society (20/07/16).

RESOLVED:

That conditional permission under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 be granted subject to additional informatives highlighting the need to address the remote room in respect of means of escape and that planning permission would be required to install external security bars to windows.

Use of basement as a flat (Class C3), installation of windows to the front and rear elevations, installation of stair within front lightwell, creation of lightwell to rear and installation of railing around lightwell to rear elevation.

An additional representation was received by the Paddington Waterways & Maida Vale Society (20/07/16).

RESOLVED:

That conditional permission under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 be granted subject to additional informatives highlighting the need to address the remote room in respect of means of  escape and that planning permission would be required to install external security bars to windows.

Use of basement as a flat (Class C3), installation of windows to the front and rear elevations, installation of stair within front lightwell, creation of lightwell to rear and installation of railing around lightwell to rear elevation.

An additional representation was received by the Paddington Waterways & Maida Vale Society (20/07/16).

RESOLVED:

That conditional permission under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 be granted subject to additional informatives highlighting the need to address the remote rooms in respect of means of  escape and that planning permission would be required to install external security bars to windows.

Installation of a window in the rear elevation.

Two additional representations were received by an interested party (22/08/16 and 24/08/16).

RESOLVED:

That conditional permission be refused on the grounds that the proposed window was an un-neighbourly form of development and harmful to the residential amenity of No. 37a Charlwood Street.

The reason for refusal to be agreed under delegated powers.