Planning precedent report

The proposed development consists of amendments to the previously approved planning permission, register reference 3628/23. The changes combine five single and seven double bedrooms into six triple bedrooms. The total number of hotel bedrooms will be reduced from 90 to 84, whilst maintaining the total number of bed spaces.

The development will comprise the construction of a hotel ranging in height from 4 to 7 storeys over basement (2,845sq.m GIA) with principal entrance and service entrances proposed on Bolton Street and a single storey refuse store (9 sq.m) located to the rear (east) 2,854sq.m GIA total). The development will comprise 90 no. bedrooms (from ground to sixth floor level) with associated hotel reception foyer and cafe with seating area (at ground level); breakfast room facing out onto proposed internal courtyard (at basement level); a single storey refuse store and a cycle store accommodating 10 no. bicycle parking spaces located to the rear (east) (at ground floor level) and all ancillary hotel operational and management spaces to include WCs, hotel kitchen, admin office, staff changing rooms, plant rooms, electrical substation, switch room, linen store, service corridor (at basement to ground floor level) and associated lift / stair cores and circulation space. Planning permission is also sought for all hard and soft landscaping, plant areas, signage boundary treatments and services and all ancillary and associated site development works. Planning permission for a hotel development on the application site is permitted under Reg. Ref. 2479/17 (as amended under Reg. Ref. 4750/18 and extended under Reg, Ref. 2479/17/x1) which comprises the demolition of an existing single storey service garage and the construction of a 4 to 6 storey over basement hotel with 66 no. bedrooms.

RETENTION PERMISSION: the retention and continuation of use on a permanent basis as previously granted under planning permission Ref No. 2333/21 of the existing four storey over basement terrace building with 12 bedrooms as bed and breakfast accommodation.

RETENTION: Change of use of the existing four storey over basement terrace building from residential use (5 no. two bed flats) to bed and breakfast accommodation. The layout comprises of a breakfast/dining room at basement level and 12 bedrooms on ground, first, second & third floor.

Permission is sought for the construction of a residential apartment development consisting of 2 no. two bed apartments and 8 no. one bed apartments in a four storey block to the rear with set back at upper floor and north facing balconies at each level fronting onto Henrietta Lane providing a total of 10 apartments with access through existing 3 storey building to be retained fronting onto Bolton Street and incorporating bicycle and refuse storage and ancillary site works all on site of 0.044Ha.

Planning permission is sought for the demolition of existing three-storey building containing 2 commercial units at ground level and 2 three-bed apartments at upper levels fronting Bolton Street and a single storey shed fronting Henrietta Lane; the construction of a residential/ commercial development in two blocks consisting of: 1 no. commercial unit at ground floor with an area of 51m2, 1 no. two-bed apartment and 6 no. one-bed apartments in five-storey block with setback at upper floor level fronting Bolton Street, and 5 no. two-bed apartments, 7 no. one-bed apartments, and 3 no. studio units, in four storey block with setbacks at upper floors fronting Henrietta Lane; the development contains a total of 22 apartments (6 x 2 bed, 13 x 1 bed and 3 x studio units) with access from Bolton Street and central stair and lift core, incorporating bicycle and refuse stores and ancillary site works all on site of 0.055Ha.