Archives: Planning posts

8-14 Meard Street

Scheme approved. Demolition of the rear ground, first and second floor office accommodation and replacement with a full width rear extension at first to fourth floors to provide Office (Class B1) floorspace. Change of use of basement to part gym (Class D2) and part office (Class B1) ad change of use of part ground floor to retail (Class A1), office (Class B1), gym (Class D2). Replacement shopfronts at ground floor level on Meard Street and amendments to the rear of the existing residential in Royalty Mansions (Class C3) and associated works.

Development Site at 47 Poland Street and 54-57 Great Marlborough Street

Scheme approved. Demolition of 54 and 55-57 Great Marlborough Street and demolition of rear ground, first and second floors of 47 Poland Street and redevelopment of the site to provide a new building comprising two basement levels, ground floor and seven upper levels. Use of part ground floor / basement level 1 as retail (Class A1). Use of part basement level 1 and part ground floor level and basement level 2 and seven upper levels as a hotel (Class C1). Terrace and plant at seventh floor level, pv panels at roof level and associated external works.

Lords Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Road

Approved. Application 1: Variation of Conditions 1 and 2 of planning permission dated 12 March 2013 (RN/11261/FULL) for Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 20 May 2010 (RN:09/09775); to retain the four retractable floodlights for another five year temporary period from 2014 to 2019 and variation of Condition 2 to increase the number of day cricket matches the floodlights can be used each season from 12 to 14 days. (Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990): NAMELY to allow the continued use of floodlights and to increase the evening usage to 15 days for the 2019 season and to allow the use of the floodlights in respect of all Middlesex Day matches ending before 19.30 under bad light conditions for the 2018/2019 seasons.

Application 2: Variation of conditions 15 and 16 of planning permission dated 13 April 2016 (RN:16/02015/FULL) for the variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 24 November 2014 (RN:14/09144) for the development of the Warner Stand. NAMELY, to allow the continued use of the floodlight and to increase the evening usage  to 15 days for the 2019 season and to allow the use of the floodlights in respect of all Middlesex Day matches ending before 19.30 under bad light conditions for the 2018/2019 seasons.

Application 3: Variation of conditions 10 and 11  of planning permission dated 17 February 2016 (RN: 15/07111/FULL) for the demolition of the existing Tavern Stand, Thomas Lord Building, MCC Office Building and Scorers’s Box and redevelopment comprising the erection of new stand, new Thomas Lord Building with an expanded basement and relocated public house, new Harris Garden Building, new Scorer’s Box, internal and external alterations to the Pavilion, a new shop in the Bowlers’ Annexe together with relocation of the floodlight, hard and soft landscaping, servicing facilities and all necessary ancillary and enabling works, plant and equipment. NAMELY, to allow the continued use of the floodlight and to increase the evening usage to 15 days for the 2019 season and to allow the use of the floodlights in respect of all Middlesex Day matches ending before 19.30 under bad light conditions for the 2018/2019 seasons.

Koko 1A Camden High Street, Hope & Anchor PH 74 Crowndale Road, 1 Bayham Street and 65 Bayham Place

Scheme approved. Redevelopment involving change of use from office (Class B1) and erection of 5 storey building at the corner of Bayham Street and Bayham Place to provide pub at ground floor and private members club (Class Sui Generis) on upper floors following demolition of 65 Bayham Place, 1 Bayham Street (facade retained) and 74 Crowdale Road (facades retained), including enlargement of basement and sub-basement, retention of ground floor and basement of Hope & Anchor PH (Class A4), change of use at 1st and 2nd floor from pub (Class A4) to private members club (Class Sui Generis), mansard roof extension to 74 Crowndale Road, creation of terraces at 3rd and 4th floor level, relocation of chillers and air handling unit to 3rd floor plant enclosure with additional plant (5x a/c condensers and 1 cooling unit) at roof level, erection of glazed canopy to Camden High Street and Crowndale Road elevation and erection of 4th floor glazed extension above roof of Koko to provide restaurant and bar to private members club (Sui Generis).

Ambassasors Theatre, West Street

Scheme approved. Demolition of existing Grade II Listed theatre building behind the retained West Street Facade and part of the Tower Court facade and redevelopment of site for storey plus mansard roof storey theatre building with 1 storey upward extension of retained facade, excavation of basement and installation of roof top plant.

150 Holborn

Scheme approved. Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment for mixed use development up to nine storeys in height comprising 12,862 sqm GIA office floorspace (Use Class B1), 1,480 sqm GIA retail floorspace (Use Class A1-A3), 13 residential units (Use Class C3), improvements to the public realm and all other necessary enabling works.

Building Q1, Kings Cross Central, York Way

Scheme approved. Reserved matters relating to Plot Q1 within Development Zone Q for the erection of a three storey building for office use (Class B1) withe flexible retail, cafe (A1/A3), assembly / leisure (D2) and office uses at ground floor, and public realm works to Wilberforce Street, Handyside Street and York Way. As required by conditions 6, 9, 12, 14, 16-22, 27, 28, 31, 33-36, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50A, 51, 56, 60 and 63-67 of outline planning permission reference 2004/2307/P granted 22/12/06 (subject to section 106 agreement) for a comprehensive, phased, mixed-use development of former railway lands within the Kings Cross Opportunity Area.

21 Moorfields, Land Bounded by Moorfields, Fore Street Avenue, Moor Lane & New Union Street

Approved. Construction of a mixed use development above and around the new Crossrail station entrance to provide office (Class B1) space [63,008sq.m GEA], retail (Use Class A1/A3/A4) space [182sq.m GEA], a replacement City Walkway, a new urban square, cycle paring, servicing, storage, plant, landscaping [12,587sq.m GEA] and associated works. [Total 75,777sq.m GEA]

Sainsbury Foodstore, 1 Cambridge Heath Road

Scheme refused. Demolition of the existing store and decked car park to allow for a replacement Sainsbury’s store (Use Class A1) of 5,766 sqm (net sales area), 11,414 sqm (GIA) of flexible retail/office/community floorspace (Use Class A1, A2, A3, B1, and D1); 471 residential units arranged in 8 blocks ranging from six to 14 storeys in height (up to a maximum height of 58.9 AOD); and energy centre and plant at basement level; 240 ‘retail’ car parking spaces and 40 disabled car parking spaces fo ruse by the proposed residential units; two additional disabled parking bays at Merceron Street; creation of and east-west public realm route from Cambridge Heath Road to Brady Street and public realm provision and enhancements; associated highway works to Brady Street, Merceron Street, Darling Row and Collingwood Street, and Cambridge Heath Road.