Agenda item

Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 23 February 2016 (RN: 15/09276/FULL) for the: Demolition of the existing buildings, redevelopment of site comprising two buildings at ground and two upper levels and excavation of part two/ part three storey basements, to create 1 x 5 bedroom unit and 2 x 1 bedroom units with associated roof gardens and terraces, car parking and cycle parking (site includes 15 Lancelot Place and 1 Trevor Walk). Namely, to allow the addition of walk-on rooflight to the rear courtyard of the southern building, replacement of three rear elevation windows with a single larger window, provision of higher balustrade to the north building, raising of the main roof to both buildings, removal of green roofs to first floor, installation of satellite dish, provision of a lift overrun to the south building, reduced height of lift overrun to the north building, alterations to facades, provision of lift pits, internal layout changes, and associated works.

An additional representation was received from Hodgkinson Design (10/07/19).

Late representations were received from Portland Private Office (31/05/19), Esskay Management Services (15/07/19), Four Communications (10/07/19), Formation Architects (Undated), Turley (16/07/19) and one local resident (16/07/19).

The presenting officer tabled the following amendments to the conditions and an additional informative:

Condition 2

You must carry out any building work which can be heard at the boundary of the site only:

·                 between 08.00 and 18.00 Monday to Friday;

·                                   not at all on Saturdays; Sundays, bank holidays and public holidays.

Noisy work must not take place outside these hours. 

Condition 5

You must not put structures such as canopies, fences, loggias, trellises or satellite or radio antennae on the roof terrace unless otherwise shown on the approved drawings.

           Condition 9

The obscure glass (as annotated) on the rear elevations shall be maintained as such and you must not change it without our permission; for the avoidance of doubt this includes the dressing room window at rear second floor.

           Condition 19

You must not start work on the site until we have approved appropriate arrangements to secure the following.

1) Highways alterations, including the alterations to on-street restrictions;

2) Maintenance and Management Plan for the car stacker.

In the case of each of the above benefits, you must include in the arrangements details of when you will provide the benefits, and how you will guarantee this timing.  You must only carry out the development according to the approved arrangements.  (C19AB)

           Condition 20

The blue/green roof as shown on the approved drawings shall be installed and maintained for the life of the development.

Reason

To make sure that the development provides the environmental sustainability features included in your application as set out in S28 or S40, or both, of Westminster's City Plan (November 2016).  (R44AC)

Informative

Under condition 19, we are likely to accept a legal agreement or a deed of variation (to the legal agreement dated 8 March 2017) to secure the highways alterations required as part of the application and a maintenance and management plan regarding the car stacker as set out in the application documents. Please look at the template wordings for planning obligations (listed under 'Supplementary planning guidance') on our website at www.westminster.gov.uk. Once the wording of the agreement has been finalised with our Legal and Administrative Services, you should write to us for approval of this way forward under this planning condition.

Laura Jenkinson addressed the Sub-Committee in support of the application.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

That conditional permission, as amended, be granted subject to the inclusion of a reference to green walls in condition 20.