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Claridges Hotel, 47-57 Brook Street, Mayfair, London, W1A 2JQ

Minutes:

Internal and external alterations including alterations to roof comprising removal of rooftop plant rooms and associated structures and construction of additional two storeys to provide 40 additional hotel (Class C1) bedrooms; alterations to elevations on Brook Street, Davies Street and Brook's Mews; and excavation at basement level to provide five new basement levels to provide additional hotel floorspace (Class C1) in the form of ancillary restaurants/bars, function rooms, hotel leisure/spa facilities, ancillary and back of house spaces.

 

Additional representations were received from Cabana, Hush and Hache Restaurants (30.11.16) and summary of proposals from the applicant (undated).

 

The presenting officer tabled the following clarification in respect of the committee report:

 

Attention is drawn to Section 8.10 of the officer’s report.  The paragraph at the top of Page 246 discusses the applicant’s proposed contribution to environmental improvement works to Brook’s Mews or another location within the vicinity of the site.  The report says that the offer should not carry any material weight.  The report should read that the offer should not carry any weight in the determination of the application. 

 

The presenting officer tabled the following changes required to the draft decision letters on this case (changes in bold):

 

16/07451/FULL

 

Revised Condition 10:

You must provide the waste store shown on drawing Lower Ground Floor General Arrangement as proposed (1374(03)090P Rev B) before the additional 40 bedrooms hereby approved are occupied. You must clearly mark it and make it available at all times to everyone using the hotel.  You must store waste inside the property and only put it outside just before it is going to be collected.  You must not use the waste store for any other purpose.

 

Revised Condition 11:

You must apply to us for approval of a Servicing and Operational Management Plan for the hotel to demonstrate management of the servicing requirements of the hotel and management and access arrangements for the ancillary restaurants. You must not occupy either of the hotel extensions until we have approved what you have sent us. You must then manage the servicing requirements for the hotel and ancillary restaurants in accordance with the approved Plan.

 

Revised Condition 18:

You must apply to us for approval of details of the CHP flue, including details of how it will be built and how it will look. You must not start on this part of the development until we have approved what you have sent us and you have carried out the work according to the approved details.  (C14BB)

 

Reason:

To protect the environment of people in neighbouring properties and the special architectural or historic interest of this building and to make sure the development contributes to the character and appearance of the Mayfair Conservation Area. This is as set out in S25, S28, S29 and S32 of Westminster's City Plan (November 2016) and DES 1, DES 5, paras 10.108 to 10.146 and TACE2, ENV 6 and ENV 7 of our Unitary Development Plan that we adopted in January 2007.

 

Revised Condition 19:

You must apply to us for approval of details of the kitchen extract flue to get rid of cooking smells, including details of how it will be built and how it will look. You must not start on this part of the development until we have approved what you have sent us and you have carried out the work according to the approved details.  (C14AB)

 

Reason:

To protect the environment of people in neighbouring properties and the special architectural or historic interest of this building and to make sure the development contributes to the character and appearance of the Mayfair Conservation Area. This is as set out in S25, S28, S29 and S32 of Westminster's City Plan (November 2016) and DES 1, DES 5, paras 10.108 to 10.146 and TACE2, ENV 6 and ENV 7 of our Unitary Development Plan that we adopted in January 2007.

 

 

16/07452/LBC

 

Additional Condition 7

 

You must apply to us for approval of detailed drawings of the following parts of the development:

 

(i) CHP flues.

(ii) Kitchen extract flues.

 

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 approved drawings. 

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 Mayfair 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. 

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.       That conditional permission be granted subject to:

 

A)     the completion of a S106 agreement to secure:

 

a)       A payment of £226,460 (index linked and payable prior to commencement of development) towards environmental improvement works to Brook’s Mews or in the vicinity of the property (at the discretion of the Director of Transportation);

 

b)       Submission of details and provision of on-site public art (total value at least £200,000 excluding maintenance costs and design and commissioning fees);

 

c)       Collect a Crossrail contribution of £398,086 (less any CIL payment made) (index linked and payable prior to commencement of development);

 

d)       Secure all costs associated with the alterations to the parking bay on Brook's Mews (prior to commencement of development); and

 

e)       The costs of monitoring the S106 legal agreement.

 

B)         Amendments to conditions 10, 11, 18 and 19 as tabled and set       out above.

 

 

2.       If the S106 legal agreement has not been completed within 6 weeks of the date of this resolution, then:

 

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

 

          b.       The Director of Planning 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 Planning is authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.

 

3.       That conditional listed building consent be granted subject to the additional condition 7 tabled and listed above.

 

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

 

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