Agenda item

Remodelling of external gates, replacement glazing and adaption and enclosure of the loggia of the Sainsbury Wing. External alterations to the Wilkins Building, including alterations and part removal of railings, lawn and wall, with new entrance on Trafalgar Square to the Research Centre and Members Room. Excavation of a new basement link between Sainsbury Wing and Wilkins Building under Jubilee Walk, including excavation. Public realm works to the north of Trafalgar Square and Jubilee Walk, including new paving, benches and bollards. New window and external alterations to Pigott Education Centre on Orange Street. Internal alterations to Sainsbury Wing, Wilkins Building and Pigott Education Centre.

Additional Representations were received from supporter (21.11.22), National Gallery (21.11.22) & (19.11.22), resident (19.11.22) and supporter (19.11.22).

Late Representations were received from Denise Scott Brown (29.11.22), National Gallery (29.11.22), Spitalsquare (27.11.22) and London Transport Museum (24.11.23)

The Planning officer tabled the following clarification to the Report:

Item1: National Gallery

Report Clarification.

Pages 60 to 61, heading ‘Signage’

This section includes reference to new totem signs which will display images outside the entrance of the Sainsbury Wing. These are proposed to replace the existing flagpoles. While shown in the submission, these new totem signs do not require planning permission because they are advertisements, nor would they require listed building consent because the totem signs are not attached to the building –they are freestanding (the other signs to the building require listed building consent because they alter the building itself).This section should not have therefore referred to the imposition of a condition referring to restricting the content of the screens. Such a condition can only be attached to an advertisement consent, and the applicant has only applied for planning permission and listed building consent for the works. Separate advertisement consent will need to be obtained for the new totem signs, as well as the other external signs, as advised to the applicant in informative 7 on page 93.

Gabriele Finaldi addressed the committee in support of the application.

Annabelle Selldorf addressed the committee in support of the application.

Richard Pain addressed the committee in objection of the application.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

1.     That conditional permission be granted subject to a S106 legal agreement to secure the following:

i. Provision of highway works and works to the public realm necessary to facilitate the development;

ii. Provision of and adherence to a Walkways Agreement relating to Jubilee Walk; and

iii. The cost of monitoring the agreement.

            If the S106 legal agreement has not been completed within 3 months from the date of the

            Committee's resolution, then:

a) The Director of Town Planning and Building Control shall consider whether the permission can be issued with additional conditions attached to secure the benefits listed above. If this is possible and appropriate, the Director of Town Planning and Building Control is authorised to determine and issue such a decision under Delegated Powers; however, if not

b) The Director of Town Planning and Building Control shall consider whether permission should be refused on the grounds that it has not proved possible to complete an agreement within an appropriate timescale, and that the proposals are unacceptable in the absence of the benefits that would have been secured; if so the Director of Town Planning and Building Control is authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.

2.     That conditional listed building consent be granted.

3.     That the reasons for granting conditional listed building consent as set out in informative on the draft listed building consent decision letter be agreed.