Agenda item

Application 1: Installation of additional plant rooms and replacement plant at roof level, creation of an auditorium at the lower ground floor level together with the in-fill of the atrium space to provide access to the upper floors of the building. Associated alterations to Little St James's Street entrance.

Application 2: Alterations at roof level including the installation of plant rooms and the creation of a pavilion rooftop extension and terrace area, along with other alterations including creation of an auditorium at the lower ground floor level together with the in-fill of the atrium space to provide access to the upper floors of the building. Associated alterations to Little St James's Street entrance.

Late representations were received from Drew Planning & Development (03/07/19), Howes Percival (15/07/19), BentallGreenOak (11/07/19) and Councillor Mark Shearer (15/07/19).

The presenting officer tabled the following additional conditions:

Applications 1 and 2 – listed building consent

Additional conditions

4.        You must not disturb existing ornamental features including chimney pieces, plasterwork, architraves, panelling, doors and staircase balustrades. You must leave them in their present position unless changes are shown on the approved drawings or are required by conditions to this permission. You must protect those features properly during work on site.  (C27KA)

Reason

To protect the special architectural or historic interest of this building and to make sure the development contributes to the character and appearance of the St James’s Conservation Area.  This is as set out in S25 and S28 of Westminster's City Plan (November 2016) and DES 1 and paras 10.108 to 10.146 of our Unitary Development Plan that we adopted in January 2007.  (R27AC)

5.      You must apply to us for approval of:

A)    A method statement of facade cleaning

B)    Following approval of the method statement a 1m2 area of sample cleaning shall be provided for inspection on site and approval.

You must not start any work on these parts of the development until we have approved what you have sent us. You must then carry out the work according to these details and method statements.

Reason:

To protect the special architectural or historic interest of this building and to make sure the development contributes to the character and appearance of the St James’s Conservation Area.  This is as set out in S25 and S28 of Westminster's City Plan (November 2016) and DES 1 and paras 10.108 to 10.146 of our Unitary Development Plan that we adopted in January 2007.  (R27AC)

Application 2 – roof extension (planning permission)

10.      The plant screen shown on the approved drawings adjacent to the terrace shall be maintained in situ for as long as the terrace remains in place.

Reason:

To protect the privacy and environment of people in neighbouring properties.  This is as set out in S29 and S32 of Westminster's City Plan (November 2016) and ENV 6 and ENV 13 of our Unitary Development Plan that we adopted in January 2007.  (R21BC)

11.      You must not put any machinery or associated equipment, ducts, tanks, satellite or radio aerials on the roof, except those shown on the approved drawings. 

Reason:

To protect the special architectural or historic interest of this listed building and to make sure the development contributes to the character and appearance of the ^IN; Conservation Area. This is as set out in S25 and S28 of Westminster's City Plan (November 2016) and DES 1, DES 10 (A) and paras 10.108 to 10.146 of our Unitary Development Plan that we adopted in January 2007.

12.      Before anyone moves into the property, you must provide the separate stores for waste and materials for recycling shown on drawing number17063-SQP-01-B2-DP-A-PL02001. You must clearly mark them and make them available at all times to everyone using the building.

Reason:

To protect the environment and provide suitable storage for waste as set out in S44 of Westminster's City Plan (November 2016) and ENV 12 of our Unitary Development Plan that we adopted in January 2007.

Alexander Morris addressed the Sub-Committee in support of the application.

           RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

           Application 1:

1)        That conditional permission and conditional listed building consent, as amended, be granted.

2)        That the reasons for approving conditional listed building consent as set out in Informative 1 of the draft decision letter be agreed.

Application 2:

1)        That conditional permission and conditional listed building consent, as amended, be granted subject to condition 9 being amended to restrict the use of the terraces on the fifth and sixth floors to users of the building between the hours of 0800 and 1900 Monday to Friday.

2)        That the reasons for approving conditional listed building consent as set out in Informative 1 of the draft decision letter be agreed.