Archives: Planning posts

Development Site at 14 to 17 Paddington Green

Scheme approved. Demolition and redevelopment of 14-16 Paddington Green; alteration and partial demolition of 17 Paddington Green; development of land to the east and south of 14-17 Paddington Green (part of site known as ‘West End Green’) to provide buildings ranging between 4 and 14 upper storeys to provide up to 200 residential units, with associated landscaping, basement car and cycle parking and servicing provision.

5 Strand

Scheme approved. Demolition of existing building and construction of replacement mixed use building, comprising retail (Class A1), restaurant (Class A3), office (Class B1) and residential (Class C3) floorspace across two basements, lower ground and ground floors and 11 upper floors, and associated alterations.

Proposed Development at 1-4 Marble Arch and 1 – 1A Great Cumberland Place

Scheme approved. Demolition and redevelopment behind retained facade to provide a building of two basements, ground, part mezzanine and eight upper storeys accommodating retail (Class A1), office (Class B1) and flexible retail/office (Class A1/B1) floorspace, alterations to retained facades including replacement shopfronts; provision of plant and associated works.

Development Site at Land bounded by Drury Lane, Dryden Street, Arne Street and Shelton Street

Scheme refused. Demolition and redevelopment of site, including facade retention of 30-35 Drury Lane, 2 Dryden Street and 4-10 Dryden Street, for mixed use development comprising retail, restaurant and cafe uses at ground and basement level (Classes A1/A3), office floorspace (class B1) at part ground, first to fifth floor level, rooftop plant, basement cycle parking and associated works.

Middlesex Hospital Annex, 44 Cleveland Street

Scheme approved. Refurbishment of and alterations to the existing former Workhouse Building (Grade II listed) and North and South Houses (fronting onto Cleveland Street) to provide 12 x residential units (Class C3); demolition of part of South House and buildings at rear of Workhouse Building and redevelopment to provide a part 4, part 5, part 8 storey building comprising 4,535sqm of commercial floorspace (flexible use of Class B1/D1 healthcare) and 38x residential units (Class C3); and associated works including opening up of Bedford Passage, creation of public open space, landscaping works, and partial demolition of front boundary wall.

Inner Temple Treasury Building, The Terrace Crown Office Row

Scheme approved. Extension and refurbishment in association with an education and training facility and office use (sui generis) of the Treasury Building, works comprising; i) Mansard roof extension at fourth floor, with dormer windows on front, rear, west and east elevation and a glazed rooflight; ii) Installation of a rooftop plant area; iii) Reconstruction of the hall roof resulting in an increased ridge height; iv) Insertion of dormer windows in the hall roof; v) Extension at the north east corner to create a new lift shaft; vi) A new brick clad escape stair on the north side between the Treasury building and the Hall; vii) Creation of new chimney stacks and associated internal and external alterations and cycle parking.

116-118 Chrisp Street

Scheme approved. Demolish Public House (Class A4) and Former Tyre and Exhaust Centre Building (Class B1/B2), erect mixed-use development comprising Part 5, Part 10, Part 13 storey residential development comprising 53 Flats (Class C3) with ground floor commercial unit (Flexible Permission – Classes A1/A2/A3/A4) and associated cycle and refuse storage facilities. Lay out amenity areas and electricity sub-station, stop up existing accesses, form new vehicular and pedestrian accesses onto Chrisp Street and create 3 accessible parking spaces on Chrisp Street.

St Johns Wood Barracks, Ordnance Hill

Approved. Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 2 April 2015 (RN: 14/08070/FULL) for demolition of existing Barracks buildings (excepts for the listed Riding School) and redevelopment for residential use (Class C3) to provide a total of 163 units including 59 affordable units. Use of the listed Riding School as private ancillary leisure facility with internal and external alterations. Provision of Class A1/A3 retail units and Class D1 at ground level at 1 – 7 Queen’s Terrace, redevelopment behind retained facade and the erection of a mansard roof extension, creation of landscaped areas and reconfigured vehicular and pedestrian access together with associated works including the provision of parking, circulation space, servicing and plant area and use of the listed Riding School as private ancillary leisure facility, associated internal and external alterations, new side extension and the excavation of a lower ground floor beneath the Riding School. NAMLEY to allow changes to the list of approved plans to allow increase in residential units from 163 to 171 units (increase in market housing) with associated change in unit mix, realignment of Block 4 to allow changes to The Avenue; amend Block 4 from houses to apartments building (retention of three villas on Avenue), reduction in extent and depth of basement excavation; reconfiguration of an increase in parking spaces by 14; alterations to facades and roofs of blocks 7 and 8 and alterations to landscaping plan.

 

Battersea Power Station Site

Approved. Variation of Section 106 Agreement dated 21 November 22016 of planning permission ref. 2016/3778 (for the restoration and alteration of Battersea Power Station and the surrounding land to provide a mixed use development) to relocate 103 affordable home from Phase 3b to a later phase(s) alongside the 147 units currently located in Phase 5; introduce an up and down end of scheme review in relation to the 250 affordable housing units on the main site targeting 15% affordable housing provision; and amend the delivery triggers in respect of Phase 4a so that the affordable housing in that phase will be delivered earlier than is currently required.