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Property details

Case reference: TP/98/02159
Address: 4 UPPER PHILLIMORE GARDENS, KENSINGTON, W.8
Ward: Holland
Polling district: 10
Listed Building Grade:
Conservation area: Kensington

Applicant details

Applicant's name: Mr & Mrs M. Hershon
Applicant company name: John Alderton Partnership,
Contact address: Heazworth House, 19 Hamlet Road, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 8EE

Proposal details

Application type: TP (Pre Acolaid cases)
Proposed development Erection of a lantern light on existing mansard roof, extension westwards of existing mansard roof, erection of a car port structure in place of existing garage and installation of new railings, gates and piers.
Date received: 10 Nov 1998
Registration date:
(Statutory start date)
18 Nov 1998
Application status: Decided
Target date for decision: 13 Jan 1999

Decision details

This case has not yet been decided.

Decision: Grant Planning Permission/Consent
Decision date: 12 Feb 1999
Conditions and reasons:

1)

The lantern light hereby permitted on the existing mansard roof shall be of painted timber construction and so maintained.
Reason - To preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. (R.072)

2)

The lantern light hereby permitted on the car port shall be of painted timber construction and so maintained.
Reason - To preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. (R.072)

3)

The railings and gates hereby permitted shall be painted black and so maintained.
Reason - To preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. (R.072)

4)

The French doors and side lights hereby permitted at third floor level shall be of white painted timber construction and so maintained.
Reason - To preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. (R.072)

5)

The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of five years from the date of this permission. (C001)
Reason As required by Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, to avoid the accumulation of unexercised Planning Permissions. (R001)

6)

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out exactly and only in accordance with the drawings and other particulars forming part of the permission and there shall be no variation therefrom without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority. (C068)
Reason - The details are considered to be material to the acceptability of the proposals, and for safeguarding the amenity of the area. (R068)

7)

All work and work of making good shall be finished to match the existing original work in respect of material, colour, texture, and profile and, in the case of brickwork, facebond and pointing (C071)
Reason - To ensure a satisfactory standard of external appearance (R071)

8)

The roof slope(s) of the extension(s) hereby permitted shall be clad in natural slates, and so maintained. (C073)
Reason - To preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. (R.072)

9)

No water tank, lift motor room, or other roof structure shall be erected which rises above the roof of the building, including the roof of any extensions (C078)
Reason - To preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. (R.072)

10)

Full particulars of the following shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the development hereby permitted commences and the development shall not be carried out otherwise than in accordance with the details so approved: (a) the railings on the site boundaries. (C011)
Reason - The particulars hereby reserved are considered to be material to the acceptability of the development, and the local planning authority wishes to ensure that the details of the development are satisfactory. (R011)

11)

No additional plumbing or pipes other than rainwater pipes shall be fixed on the external faces of the building without the prior written approval of the local planning authority (C085)
Reason - To preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. (R.072)

12)

Full particulars of the method(s) by which all the existing trees on the site are to be protected during building and other operations on the site shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority before the development commences, and the protection so approved shall be provided before the commencement of the development and maintained for the duration of building and other operations on site (C021)
Reason - To ensure that the trees are adequately protected, to safeguard the amenities of the the area (R020)

13)

No roots over 50mm in diameter shall be cut without the permission of the Council's Arboriculturist. Roots shall be cut with a sharp blade to leave a clean surface.
Reason - To ensure that the trees are adequately protected and to safeguard the amenities of the area. (R020)

13)

No tree within the curtilage of the site shall be lopped, topped, root pruned, or felled, without the prior written approval of the local planning authority (C023)
Reason - To ensure that the trees are adequately protected and to safeguard the amenities of the area. (R020)

15)

All excavations under the canopy of any tree shall be undertaken by hand.
Reason - To ensure that the trees are adequately protected and to safeguard the amenities of the area. (R020)

Informatives:

1)

Variations due to Building Regs.
Planning Permission is hereby granted for the development as shown on the approved drawings and subject to the Conditions. Any alteration to the approved scheme, resulting from the requirements of the Building Regulations or for any other reason, may require further permission. You are advised to consult the Directorate of Planning Services before commencing work. (I09)

2)

Attention to Conditions
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. (I10)

3)

Care - Conservation Area
This property is within a Conservation Area. 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 consult the Directorate of Planning Services. (I11)

4)

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 1991, 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)

5)

Building Regs. (Roof Apparatus etc.)
Any proposals for external fire escapes, exit housings, roof walkways, or safety railings arising from the requirements of the Building Regulations may require further planning permission, and approval under those Regulations does not imply that planning permission will be granted. The Directorate of Planning Servicres will be pleased to advise on the implications of any changes. (I22)

6)

Demolition (Environmental Prot. Act)
Demolition and building works are subject to the Environmental Protection Act, 1990, and appropriate controls over methods, screening, and protection of site, noise, or hours of work, may be imposed by the Council. You are advised to consult the Director of Environmental Health, Council Offices, 37 Pembroke Road, W8 6PW at an early stage. (I30)

Committee details

Decision by: This case is currently due to be decided by the Planning Applications Committee.
Date:09 Feb 1999
Report item number:2012

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