Agenda item

Application 1:-

Change of use at 59 Gloucester Place and first to fourth floors of 57 Gloucester Place to accommodate residential use (Class C3), existing office (Class E) use retained at ground and basement floors of 57 Gloucester Place, with internal and external alterations including works to elevations, roof and vaults, provision of lift, provision of outdoor amenity spaces at rear, provision of waste storage and replacement plant at roof level and provision of plant basement vaults.

Application 2:-

External and internal alterations works to elevations, roof and vaults, provision of lift, provision of outdoor amenity spaces at rear, waste storage, basement vaults plant and replacement plant at roof level and provision of plant basement in connection with use of 59 Gloucester Place and first to fourth floors of 57 Gloucester Place for residential use (Class C3)

NB/ Linked by way of a land use swap to redevelopment of land at Garfield House, 86 - 110 Edgware Road and Bernard House 163-169 George Street, London, W2 ref. 22/05768/FULL.

The presenting officer had circulated prior to the meeting the following proposed changes to the draft decision notice:

1.        Replace reference 049B with 49C (basement plan)

2.        Decision letters to refer to 57& 59 Gloucester Place

3.        Listed Building description of development to include “and continued use of

ground and basement floors of 57 Gloucester Place for office use (Class E)” to be consistent with the Planning application description”.

To note:

Whilst the report indicates that a Statement of Community Involvement was not submitted. The applicant has subsequently advised in an email to officers “The Estate would, of course, have been willing to meet with local stakeholders to discuss the proposal. The Estate did in fact provide a letter to neighbouring residents, offering to discuss the proposal with us, but none of those consulted took the Estate up on that offer. Consequently, we did not provide a Statement of Community Involvement with the application, to ensure the documents remained proportionate to the scale and nature of that application and as agreed with Officers”

An Additional representation was received from The Portman Estate (09.11.22).

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

Application 1:-

1)        That conditional permission be granted, subject to a S106 legal agreement to secure the following planning obligation:-

i)                The residential use at this site as a land use swap from site at Garfield House, 86-110 Edgware Road and Bernard House 163-169 George Street, London W2 (as granted under 22/05768/FULL

ii)               Provision of lifetime (25 year) car club membership for each residential flat.

2)              That if the S106 legal agreement had not been completed within six weeks of the Committee resolution then:

a)        The Director of Town Planning & Building Control should consider whether the permission can be issued with additional condition to secure the benefits listed above. If this was possible and appropriate, the Executive Director for Growth, Planning and Housing was authorised to determine and issue such a decision under Delegated Powers, however, if not

a)              The Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning should consider whether permission be refused on the grounds that it had not proved possible to complete an agreement within an appropriate timescale, and the proposal was unacceptable in the absence of the benefits that would have been secured; if so, the Executive Director for Growth, Planning and Housing was authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reason for refusal under Delegated Powers.

Application 2:-

1)                        That conditional listed building consent be granted.

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