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Property details

Case reference: PP/20/04422
Address: 26 St James's Gardens, LONDON, W11 4RE
Ward: Norland
Polling district: 11
Listed Building Grade: N/A
Conservation area: Norland

Applicant details

Applicant's name: Bird
Applicant company name: Andrew Dobson Architects
Contact address: Studio 316 Metal Box Factory 30 Great Guildford Street London SE1 0HS

Proposal details

Application type: PP (Planning permission)
Proposed development Construction of lower ground floor extension and installation of sliding doors to upper ground floor with access to garden.
Date received: 06 Aug 2020
Registration date:
(Statutory start date)
06 Aug 2020
Public consultation ends: 18 Sep 2020
Application status: Decided
Target date for decision: 01 Oct 2020

Decision details

This case has not yet been decided.

Decision: Grant Planning Permission/Consent
Decision date: 09 Nov 2020
Conditions and reasons:

1)

Time Limit The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.
Reason - As required by Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, to avoid the accumulation of unexercised Planning Permissions.

2)

Compliance with approved drawings The development shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on submitted plans
Reason - The details are material to the acceptability of the proposals, and to ensure accordance with the development plan.

3)

Code of Construction Practice No development shall commence until: An Appendix A Checklist and Site Construction Management Plan (SCMP) for the development have both been submitted to, and approved in writing, by the Council's Construction Management Team, and then B) Copies of the approved Checklist and Plan, and their written approval, have been submitted to the local planning authority to be placed on the property record. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the Appendix A Checklist and SCMP so approved, or in accordance with a subsequent Checklist or SCMP as may be approved under this condition. Note - The Council's Construction Management Team work independently of the planning department. For further information regarding the Code and how the required details should be submitted to them, the Council's Construction Management Team can be contactedÿon email at:ÿ[email protected] or tel: 020 7361 3002
Reason - To mitigate the impact of construction work upon the levels of amenity that neighbouring occupiers should reasonably expect to enjoy, and to comply with the Basements and Transport and Streets SPDs and policies CL5, CT1, CE5 and CE6 of the Local Plan 2019. It is necessary for the condition to be on the basis that "No development shall commence until" as compliance with the requirements of the condition at a later time would result in unacceptable harm contrary to the policies of the Local Plan 2019.

4)

Flood Risk Assessment/Sustainable Drainage Systems Strategy No development shall commence until a Flood Risk Assessment and Sustainable Drainage Systems Strategy with the following information is submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority: Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) A Flood Risk Assessment to analyse all potential flood risks to the site and ensure that the development is protected against flood risk and will not lead to off-site flooding. Any proposed protection, mitigation and resilience measures should be shown on submitted plans. Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) A detailed analysis of surface water run-off and attenuation volume (to demonstrate how the proposed measures will aim to comply with Local Plan Policy CE2 (g), which is to achieve a reduction of 50% of existing rates including climate change in the calculations and factoring in all flows into the sewer system including groundwater or other flows). Information about the proposed SuDS types, their location, attenuation capacity, specification, structural integrity, construction, operation, access, and maintenance. (More sustainable green SuDS should be favoured over attenuation tanks). Section/profile drawings of the SuDS, if relevant (green roofs, blue roofs, sub-base attenuation, permeable paving, planters, species, etc.). Drainage plans to show clearly how surface water run-off will be conveyed to the SuDS and any connections to the sewer system if necessary. During construction of the development hereby permitted the approved Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) and Flood Risk measures shall be fully implemented and maintained thereafter.
Reason - To reduce flood risk and to contribute to sustainability in accordance with policy CE2 of the Local Plan.ÿ It is necessary for the condition to be on the basis that "No development shall commence until" as compliance with the requirements of the condition at a later time would result in unacceptable harm contrary to the po

5)

All new external finishes shall be in materials to match those of the exterior of the existing building(s) unless otherwise agreed by the Local Planning Authority in writing.
Reason - To preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area.

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)

Conditions - Precedent to Commencement
Conditions no. 4 imposes requirements which must be met prior to commencement of the development. Failure to observe these requirements could result in the Council taking enforcement action, or may invalidate the planning permission and render the whole of the development unlawful.

3)

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

4)

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.

5)

Building Regs. - Separate Approval
Separate approval for the works hereby granted planning permission may be required by the Building Act 1984 and the Building Regulations 2000 (as amended), and the grant of planning permission does not imply that such approval will be given. The Director of Building Control, Town Hall, Hornton Street, W8 7NX should be consulted before works commence. (I21)

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.

Committee details

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Contact details

Planning case officer: Jonathan Ashworth
Planning team: North
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 020 7361 3012

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