4845/23: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: RPS No. 7569. The development will consist of the change of use of the basement, a portion of the ground floor and the 1st - 3rd floor of the existing building from office (and small area of retail at ground floor) to hotel use, the construction of a one storey extension at roof level and a six storey extension to the rear to accommodate hotel bedrooms together with a four storey (over existing) extension to the rear to accommodate a new fire escape and lift core. The proposal includes roof plant and green (blue) roofs at 1st floor level and topmost roof level. The proposed development will result in a 111 no. bedroom hotel (the existing Post Office at ground floor level is retained by the development). The development will also consist of internal and external alterations, including, the removal of non- original office partitions to 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor, alterations to back of house Post Office area at ground floor, removal of the external fire escape stairs, removal of all partitions at basement level, removal of external walls and windows to rear of 3rd floor level, removal of the concrete flat roof and structural beams at 3rd floor level, reconfiguration of the ground floor entrance lobby, provision of a fire escape corridor within and to the side of the post office retail unit, replacement of ground floor window with double door, refurbishment of bronze and steel windows to front and rear, removal/relocation of 3 no. steel windows and reconfiguration of a further 2 no. steel windows all to the rear, removal of all protective steel grates from rear windows, redecoration and repair works to existing render facade to rear and removal of rooflights from 1st floor flat roof and all other associated works.

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