Planning precedent report

Permission is sought for the change of use of ground and first floors from commercial to residential; demolition of parts of the existing building including removal of: the roof, rooflights and solar panel frames; internal walls; part of the annex at the rear of the building; windows on the north-west and south-east elevations; and reconstruction of the existing building to provide for 4 no. residential apartments (1 no. studio and 3 no. 1 bed units) including the construction of a new ridged roof with a height of c. 11.4 metres at the apex and slope of 23 degrees, 2 no. roof lights and 8 no. solar panels, an additional floor within this structure, an extension of the third floor area (c.12.4 sqm) to provide for a lift and staircase, blocking up of spaces on the existing external walls left by the removal of windows, a pedestrian entrance to the building off Wharton Terrace at the ground floor, secure bicycle store, and c.12.5 sqm balconies for each apartment.

PERMISSION & RETENTION: Permission is sought to retain an existing building height of c.13.1 m at apex height and a roof slope of 45 degrees. Permission is sought for the change of use of ground and first floors from commercial to residential; demolition of parts of the existing building including removal of: internal walls; part of the annex at the rear of the building; windows on the western and eastern elevations; roof eaves; solar panel frames and rooflights on the roof (except 2 no. rooflights which are permitted under Reg. Ref. 4070/08); and reconstruction of the existing building to provide for 4 no. residential apartments (1 no. studio and 3 no. 1 bed apartments) including the construction of an additional floor within the structure of the existing building, an extension of the third floor area (c.12.4 sqm) with a pitched roof, parapets c.10.6 m in height at roof level, blocking up of spaces on the existing external walls on the western and eastern elevations left by the removal of the windows, a pedestrian entrance to the building off Wharton Terrace at the ground floor, secure bicycle store, lift and staircase, 8 no. solar panels on the roof, and c.12.5 sqm balconies for each apartment.

Provision of Off Licence (4sqm) subsidiary to the main retail use

The development will consist of the demolition of an existing garden wall with gate; the construction of a new part two storey, part single storey dwelling with pitched roof to two storey section, including 2no. roof lights to rear and dormer window to front; parapet flat roof to single storey to rear and all ancillary site works.

The development will consist of the construction of a part two-storey, part three-storey dwelling; the provision of a new off-street vehicular parking space; all associated site development works above and below ground.

Permission is sought to demolish existing flat roof over part of house and construct new pitched roof to match existing, and to form new enclosed courtyard to rear.