Planning precedent report

The development will consist of the demolition of the existing single-storey commercial building, change of use to residential, and the construction of a terrace of three, three-storey, two-bedroom dwelling houses with a total gross internal floor area of 295.2m2 (98.4m2 per unit). The terrace has a maximum parapet height of 9 metres with set-backs to the upper level on the Leeson Street Upper, Swan Place and Morehampton Square facades. The provision of private open space is accommodated for each house at the upper level, with three individual loggias facing Swan Place and a planted terrace addressing Leeson Street Upper. No vehicular parking is to be required but two bicycle parking spaces are located within each unit. Bin storage is also accounted for within each unit, externally accessed. A new one metre wide footpath is to be created along the full length of the Swan Place facade, for public use, allowing pedestrian access to each of the three dwellings and to Swan Place generally. All associated hard landscaping and site works are to be included.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of change of use from office to residential dwelling house, removal of modern window and reinstatement of door to side of basement rear return, replacement of modern pvc doors and window at rear return, removal of rear basement window security bars, repair to chimneys, gutters and render at the rear return, replacement of fire escape with terrace and steps from rear return to garden, replacement of modern entry door at front basement, damp proofing walls and replacement of artex ceilings at basement level, new door opening in original structure at basement level, removal of modern partitions, new partitions at basement and rear return, new heating, plumbing and electrical installations, draft proofing existing sliding sash windows, repair to staircase, reinstatement of chimney pieces, insulation of roof spaces, associated repairs, decorative and site works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE The development will consist of internal and external alterations to No. 5 Wellington Place, a protected structure, which is currently in two separate residential units, to restore it to a single family home. At entrance level the internal alterations comprise: reinstatement of stairs from entrance level to basement level; removal of the existing kitchen from the entrance level back room, restoration of fireplaces and breaking through a new opening between front and back rooms. A new en-suite WC will be provided in the back room at first floor level. The existing kitchen and bathroom at basement level will be removed and a new kitchen will be provided in the front room with a new WC in the rear return. The external alterations comprise provision of solar panels to the internal valley of the roof, and provision of an enlarged sunken terrace in front of the proposed basement level kitchen.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist/consists of conservation, renewal and refurbishment works internally and externally to the lower ground floor level, in order to refurbish and modernise a current apartment on the lower ground floor level. The works will involve alterations and improvements to the front entrance steps leading to the lower level apartment, the relocation and alteration of window and door openings within the front and rear elevation walls, lowering the floor level in order to increase head height, internal alterations and general refurbishment and the modernisation of the lower ground floor level and all associated works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of: 1] the construction of a single storey, ground floor extension of 18.8m2 with monopitch rooflight to the rere of the property; 2] the construction of a single storey garden office of 12.5m2 with monopitch roof and associated external storage building of 2.4m2 with monopitch roof to the rere of site, and external bin storage building of 1.2m2 to the front garden; 3] the demolition of an existing 4m2 stand alone boiler-house in the rere garden; the removal of contemporary steel stairs, timber storage shed and childrens' playhouse in rere garden; 4] alterations to the existing house, including reinstatement of existing doorway below entrance stairs at lower ground floor level; blocking up of contemporary doorway to front elevation at lower ground floor level; alteration to existing lower ground floor window to front elevation to provide for new doorway; alteration to rere window at lower ground floor level to provide for access to new extension; new ope between lower ground floor reception rooms; new ope to west elevation of return at lower ground floor level to provide for access to proposed new extension; alterations to opes to south elevation of return; and new ope to west elevation of return at first floor level 5] replacement of existing 2-over-2 double glazed contemporary sash windows with 6-over-6 timber framed sliding sash windows at upper ground and first floor on front and rere elevations; 6] installation of 4no. solar panels on south face of existing roof [to centre valley]; 7] associated drainage, hard landscaping and planting works to the front and rere gardens.

The development will consist of: (a) Alterations to front boundary wall to include widened vehicular entrance; (b) Alterations to roof to include hipped gable to front behind new parapet; (c) Part Two-storey and part single-storey extension to side; (c) new rooflights; (d) single-storey extension to rear; (d) alterations to front elevation to include new windows, entrance door, and canopy above entrance door; (e) alterations to rear elevation to include new windows.