Planning precedent report

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.

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.

The development will consist of; the construction of a new single storey extension to the rear of the house, new glazed roof to the front to enclose the existing open courtyard, modifications to 1 existing window and addition of 2 new windows on the gable wall. Solar panels are proposed on the roof to the rear of the house. The development includes roof lighting to the front of the house and other minor 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.

RETENTION: The development consists of the erection of hoarding featuring branding graphics fixed to existing metal railings facing Appian Way and Leeson Street Upper.