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Property details

Case reference: LB/21/01822
Address: 52 St James's Gardens, LONDON, W11 4RA
Ward: Norland
Polling district: 11
Listed Building Grade: 2
Conservation area: Norland

Applicant details

Applicant's name: Epstein
Applicant company name: Whaleback Ltd
Contact address: Whaleback The Old Bank 257 New Church Road Hove BN3 4EE

Proposal details

Application type: LB (Listed Building)
Proposed development Removal of rear balcony and lower ground floor extensions and their replacement with single-storey extension to lower ground floor. Internal alterations including removal of modern alterations. New pedestrian access through rear garden wall.
Date received: 19 Mar 2021
Registration date:
(Statutory start date)
19 Mar 2021
Public consultation ends: 23 Apr 2021
Application status: Decided
Target date for decision: 14 May 2021

Decision details

This case has not yet been decided.

Decision: Grant Planning Permission/Consent
Decision date: 16 Jul 2021
Conditions and reasons:

1)

Time limit The works hereby granted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this consent.
Reason - As required by Section 18 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Act) 1990, to avoid the accumulation of consents.

2)

Compliance with drawings The works forming the subject of this consent shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on submitted plans and shall be so maintained.
Reason - In order to safeguard the special architectural or historic interest and heritage significance of the building .

3)

Submission of details Detailed drawings to a scale of no less than 1:10 unless otherwise specified (including cross-section, elevation, glazing, materials, colour/finish) or samples of materials as appropriate, in respect of the following shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority before the relevant part of the work is begun, and the works shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the details so approved and shall thereafter be so maintained: (a) Drawings of new cornice at 1:5, or 1:1, in profile with details of materials and methods as well as ceiling plans showing locations of retained historic cornices and proposed locations of new; (b) Drawings of new skirting at 1:5, or 1:1, in profile with details of materials (solid timber) as well as reflective plans showing retained historic skirting and proposed locations of new; (c) Drawings of internal joinery: doors, door linings, architraves at 1:10 or 1:5 showing profile of mouldings, elevation and sections, materials and finish. To include retention of historic doors and their location. Doors to be maintained at all times; (d) Drawings of other built-in joinery - cupboards, kitchen cabinets etc. at 1:5 showing elevation; (e) Drawings of external joinery (garden door/rear access) showing elevations and sections, mouldings, materials and finish, plus position within wall (rebate); (f) Drawings of new fireplaces at 1:5 showing profile, depth, elevation and associated parts hearth, grate etc., materials, fixings, finish and colour; (g) Drawings at a scale of 1:50 showing service and plumbing runs, to include soil stack(s): (h) Drawings at 1:20 showing elevations of master bathroom, to include shower area and its relationship with the flooring, waterproofing, areas to be tiled etc.; (i) Drawings at 1:50 of reflected ceiling plan and electrical service runs; (j) Drawings of any proposed external vents/ extract flues indicating location, size, projection from bui

4)

Samples / Sample Panels Samples or sample panels of the following shall be provided on site, and approved in writing by the local planning authority before the relevant parts of the approved works are commenced, and the sample panels shall be retained on site until the work is completed in accordance with the panel(s) so approved. (a) Samples of any proposed glazing (b) Paint removal trial
Reason - In order to safeguard the special architectural or historic interest and heritage significance of the building and comply with policy CL4 of the Local Plan 2019.

5)

Work to match retained/historic fabric All new works and works of making good to the retained fabric, whether internal or external, shall be finished to match the adjacent retained / historic work with regard to the methods used and to colour, material, texture, and profile, for example, lath and lime plaster, painted softwood, replication of historic drainpipe brackets, etc.
Reason - In order to safeguard the special architectural or historic interest and heritage significance of the building and comply with policy CL4 of the Local Plan 2019.

6)

Retention of historic fabric All existing historic fabric shall be retained, including historic hearths where uncovered, joinery, lath and plasterwork walls and ceilings unless notated otherwise on the drawings approved under this consent.
Reason - In order to safeguard the special architectural or historic interest and heritage significance of the building and comply with policy CL4 of the Local Plan 2019.

7)

Partitions All new partition walls hereby granted consent shall be of lightweight construction, easily removable, and be so maintained.
Reason:- To preserve the special architectural character and heritage significance of the listed building and comply with Policy CL4 of the Local Plan 2019.

8)

New floor finishes Details of proposed floor build-up at 1:5 in section and elevation, showing retention of historic joists, floorboards and skirting, and how it would abut historic skirting, architrave and doors, as well as details of any under floor heating or acoustic dampening. The new floor covering, which shall be a lightweight overlaid finish, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority before that part of the work is begun, and the works shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the details so approved and shall thereafter be so maintained.
Reason - In order to safeguard the special architectural or historic interest and heritage significance of the building and comply with policy CL4 of the Local Plan 2019.

9)

No external paraphernalia No new plumbing, pipes, vents, lights, CCTV, alarms or any other item shall be fixed to the external faces of the building other than those shown on the drawings forming part of this consent or approved.
Reason - In order to safeguard the special architectural or historic interest and heritage significance of the building and comply with policy CL4 of the Local Plan 2019.

10)

Recessed ceiling lights No recessed ceilings lights are approved under this consent and ceilings shall be maintained as plain plaster, i.e. unpierced / unaltered.
Reason - In order to safeguard the special architectural or historic interest and heritage significance of the building and comply with policy CL4 of the Local Plan 2019.

11)

Re-handing of doors Doors to 'master bedroom', first floor; 'bedroom 3' and 'bedroom 5' on the second floor are handed correctly and shall be maintained in the existing handed positions, i.e. the door opens into the main part of the room and not against the wall. Historically, this was for discretion when entering a room and to keep the room private when viewed from the corridor. There is no need to re-hand them as they do not obstruct. They are historic doors and locks and hinges would need to be swapped which would require additional holes or cutting out and the re-working of historic architrave (for lock catch-plates).
Reason - In order to safeguard the special architectural or historic interest and heritage significance of the building and comply with policy CL4 of the Local Plan 2019

Informatives:

1)

Enforcement of Conditions (PP)
Your attention is drawn to the Conditions of this Permission and to the Council's powers of enforcement, including the power to serve a Breach of Condition Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended. All Conditions must be complied with. If you wish to seek to amend a Condition you should apply to do so under s.73 of the Act, explaining why you consider it is no longer necessary, or possible, to comply with a particular condition.

2)

Variations to Approved Drawings
Planning permission is hereby granted for the development as shown on the approved drawings. Any variation to the approved scheme may require further permission, and unauthorised variations may lay you open to planning enforcement action. You are advised to seek advice from the Directorate of Planning and Place, before work commences, if you are thinking of introducing any variations to the approved development. Advice should urgently be sought if a problem occurs during approved works, but it is clearly preferable to seek advice at as early a stage as possible. Use the following link to see how advice can be obtained: Planning Advice Service

3)

Care in the Conservation Area
This property is within a Conservation Area. All building works should, therefore, be completed with great care. External facing work and detailed treatment should be finished in a manner sympathetic to the existing building. If there is any doubt about the way in which work should be carried out, you should seek the advice of the Directorate of Planning and Place.

4)

Listed Building Reminder on Enforcement
You are reminded that no work should commence on implementing this Listed Building Consent until all matters, samples, and details reserved by condition have been submitted to, and approved by, this local planning authority. It is an offence to carry out work to a Listed Building unless all such conditions have been complied with. Any proposed departure from the works specified in the approved drawings should be brought to the attention of the planning department for further consideration before the work is carried out. The Council will use its enforcement powers, including use of Breach of Condition Notices or Prosecution, to ensure compliance with conditions and prevent harm to the special historic character and historic interest of Listed Buildings. You are advised that there is currently a maximum fine of o20,000 if the offence is dealt with summarily, and if the offence is dealt with by indictment the fine is unlimited.

5)

Building Regs - Separate Approval
Separate approval for the works hereby granted permission/consent may be required by the Building Act 1984 and the Building Regulations 2018 (as amended), and the grant of planning permission does not imply that such approval will be given. The District Surveyor, Town Hall, Hornton Street, W8 7NX should be consulted before works commence.

6)

GTD/No pre-app/Est.Guid/No amend reqd
To assist applicants in finding solutions to problems arising in relation to their development proposals the Local Planning Authority has produced planning policies, and provided written guidance, all of which are available on the Council's website, and which has been followed in this instance.

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Contact details

Planning case officer: Catherine Nichol
Planning team: North
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 020 7361 3012

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