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13-14 DEVONSHIRE STREET PT/09/09881/FULL/TP/5199/2495/PP-00882658 Temporary use of basement, ground, first and second floors as medical use (Class D1) for a period twenty years, and a permanent use of the third and fourth floors as medical use (Class D1). Infill of rear light well with glazed roof at basement and ground. New plant enclosure next to rear boundary wall at basement and ground floor level (part of land use swap with 18 Upper Wimpole Street 09/10437/Full).
NO OBJECTION SQ: 8 January 2010
30 PORTMAN SQUARE PT/09/10221/FULL/TP/5169 Installation of two new entrance doors on Portman Square and Seymour Street and 11 planters (8 illuminated). Installation of canopy on Portman Square, 12 heaters and 6 lanterns on Seymour Street
NO OBJECTION SQ: 8 January 2010
PORTMAN TOWERS 91-113 GEORGE STREET PT/09/09678/FULL/TP/1361 Variation of Condition 3 of planning permission (25660) dated 19 March 1965, namely to allow car parking spaces to be used by residents within the local area.
NO OBJECTION SQ: 8 January 2010
ROXBURGHE HOUSE 281 REGENT STREET PT/09/10177/TCH/TP/4682 Use of the public highway for the placing of 6 tables and 12 chairs in an area measuring 7.3m x 1.4m in connection with associated retail unit).
NO OBJECTION SQ: 8 January 2010
ROXBURGHE HOUSE 281 REGENT STREET PT/09/08039/LBC/TP/4682/PP-00844843 Internal alterations at ground and mezzanine level. Installation of signage to shop front.
NO OBJECTION SQ: 8 January 2010
FLAT 14 ROSSETTI HOUSE 106-110 HALLAM STREET PT/09/08651/FULL/TP/19051/PP-00846395 Enclosure of terrace area through the installation of windows to incorporate the terrace within the living area at fourth floor level.
NO OBJECTION SQ: 8 January 2010
72 & 86 PORTMAN TOWERS 91-113 GEORGE STREET PT/09/10060/FULL/TP/1361 Positioning of privacy screens on west facing balcony at sixth floor level and east facing balcony at tenth floor level.
NO OBJECTION SQ: 8 January 2010
25 HARLEY PLACE PT/09/09253/FULL/TP/17455 Installation of roof light window at roof level.
NO OBJECTION SQ: 8 January 2010
PORTMAN TOWERS 91-113 GEORGE STREET PT/09/09677/FULL/TP/1361 Installation of security hut at entrance to car park on George Street.
OBJECTION: This may be a small building, but it still needs to be properly designed. SQ:8 January 2010
50 MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET PT/09/10001/FULL/TP/19998/PP-00912854 Variation of Conditions 5 and 7 of planning permission dated 02 October 2001 (RN 00/06626) namely, to allow the restaurant use to operate from 07.00am - 00.30am and to allow associated plant to operate from 07.00am - 00.30am
OBJECTION: There are many residents in the immediate vicinity of this restaurant and it is important to ensure they do not suffer undue disturbance. We consider current allowances to be just about ok. SQ: 8 January 2010
14 7 14A MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET PT/09/09977/FULL/TP/4391/PP-00912294 Installation of new frameless glass shop front.
NO OBJECTION SQ: 8 January 2010
205-209 GEAT PORTLAND STREET PT/09/09874/FULL/TP/1489/PP-00896586 Alterations to façade at ground floor including glazed wall and entrance water feature.
NO OBJECTION SQ: 8 January 2010
48 BRYANSTON SQUARE PT/09/09584/FULL/TP/11903/PP-00891617 Retention of louvered grilles to garage doors facing Bryanston Mews West and retention of louvered grille at rear second floor level.
NO OBJECTION SQ: 8 January 2010
DEVELOPMENT SITE 3-7 PORTMAN MEWS SOUTH PT/09/09392/FULL/TP/9646/6870 Use of basement and ground floor as a restaurant (Class A3)
NO OBJECTION SQ: 8 January 2010
24 MONTAGU MEWS WEST PT/09/10063/FULL/TP/24540 Erection of a roof extension to provide additional residential accommodation including four new windows.
OBJECTION: We recognize that the applicant has responded in part to the objections made to their previous application, however the Association still believes the proposals shown in the current application are not acceptable.
- We continue to believe that the proposed massing will not harm the Mews streetscape.
- The proposed new first floor is approximately 2.5m away from the rear windows of 58/59 Montagu Square and will therefore have a detrimental effect on the amenity enjoyed by those occupants. The proposal would in our view result in an unacceptable sense of enclosure to the adjoining properties at basement and first floors.
- The east elevation windows have been modified from the previous application, but they remain unacceptable. Even though they are proposed to be fixed shut, and have opaque glass fitted, in practical terms there is no way of ensuring that this remains the case in the future. If they were to be opened up or have clear glass then they would be totally unacceptable.
GREAT CUMBERLAND PLACE PT/09/09145/FULL/TP/2743 Use of entire building from office (Class B1) to residential (Class C3). Creation of 3 x 1 bedroom flats, 1 x 2 bedroom flat and 1 x 3 bedroom flat, partial demolition and erection of a rear extension. (Land use swap with Marble Arch House, Edgware Road, 62-64 Seymour Street, 3-9 Seymour Place, 12-13 Hampden Gurney Street and 60 Gloucester Place).
OBJECTION: Change of use acceptable. Connection to rear extension, angled wall, is clumsy and inappropriate - this must be reviewed and redesigned NW: 14 January 2010
60 GLOUCESTER PLACE PT/09/09148/FULL/TP/1881 Use of basement, to first floor as residential use comprising 1 x 3 bedroom flat and 1 x 1 bedroom flat. Removal of w/c from second floor landing, internal alterations, re-fenestration of part of front and rear elevations to Georgian glazing pattern and general repairs to front and rear elevations (part of land use swap with Marble Arch House, Edgware Road, 62-64 Seymour Street, 3-9 Seymour Place, 12-13 Hampden Gurney Street and 66 Great Cumberland Place).
NO OBJECTION NW: 14 January 2010
23 HARCOURT STREET PT/09/09222/FULL/TP/3576 Use of basement and ground floor as 2 x 1 bed flats. Alterations to the rear façade including the demolition of part basement extension, formation of rear courtyard and alterations to ground floor frontage. Associated internal alterations.
OBJECTION: No photos submitted - to be requested.
New windows to rear elevation through the chimney breast is unsatisfactory in content of listed building. NW: 14 January 2010
FLAT 88 2-4 MONTAGU MANSIONS PT/09/08639/FULL/TP/4828 Use of existing consulting rooms on ground floor as 1 No single flat (provisionally shown as 1 x 10 bedroom flat)
NO OBJECTION NW: 14 January 2010
18 BRENDON STREET PT/09/08746/FULL/TP/7465/PP-00869814 Retention of rear extension at basement level and terrace at ground floor level with alterations to door and window on rear façade, and bike enclosure at rear ground floor level.
WITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT
5-17 BAKER STREET AND 51-65 GEORGE STREET AND 26-31 PORTMAN CLOSE PT/09/08567/FULL/TP/4915/4343/2992/16589 Alterations during the course of construction to a scheme granted planning permission on 13 November 2007 (RN 06/06330) for redevelopment of the site to provide a mixed use development comprising offices (Class B1); 22 residential units (Class C3); either retail, professional service, restaurant or extra office space (Class A1, A2, A3 or B1); 18 car parking spaces and other associated works; namely, minor revisions to all facades, alterations to the plant room and infilling of the atriums with additional residential floor space.
NO OBJECTION NW: 14 January 2010
69 UPPER BERKELEY STREET PT/09/08217/FULL/TP/22507 Installation of two awnings to the New Quebec Street elevation.
NO OBJECTION NW: 14 January 2010
8 HARLEY STREET PT/09/09668/FULL/TP/1674/PP-0093676 Installation of two air conditioning units in front basement light well and four air conditioning units at roof level.
OBJECTION: The Association objects to all air conditioning in front ‘Areas' as they detract from the historic environment and their reject heat affects the local micro-climate at pavement level.
The additional A/C units add to the visual clutter on the roof. The building owner should be seeking ways to reduce their reliance on air conditioning rather than adding units. Any A/C essential for medical use should be sunk below the general roof level in our view.
PV: 14 January 2010
23 QUEEN ANNE STREET PT/09/10094/FULL/TP/1464 Installation of three air conditioning units to rear light well and alterations to existing rear windows of rear elevation of 23 Queen Anne Street and 35 Harley Street, in connection with the existing office use.
NO OBJECTION PV: 14 January 2010
31 WEYMOUTH MEWS PT/09/09558/FULL/TP/24731 Demolition of existing building and erection of two bedroom mews house with a mansard roof at the rear. (Part of the land use swap with 40-41 Marylebone High Street and 12 Devonshire Street).
OBJECTION: The Association is not convinced that the structural evidence justifies the total demolition of this attractive building in the mews and its replacement with an ersatz copy. The replacement is yet another example of a very dull Mews proposal. If it must be rebuilt then contemporary treatment of the replacement would be much more preferable. PV: 14 January 2010
4 CAVENDISH MEWS SOUTH PT/09/09732/FULL/TP/8476/PP-00899371 Erection of mansard roof extension and internal alterations in association with the creation of 2 x 3 bedroom marionettes at first and second floor levels. Demolition of existing roof (within cartilage of 26 Portland Place).
OBJECTION: Highly compromised proposal. This seems like a big missed opportunity to do something more adventurous at the end of this small mews to add to its overall attractiveness and enhance the conservation area. The Planning authority should suggest that the normal guidelines could be relaxed in this case and a complete rebuilding with a full second floor is possible in this location if a suitable high quality piece of contemporary architecture is proposed.
PV: 14 January 2010
40-41 MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET PT/09/09559/FULL/TP/16382 Erection of a fourth floor double pitched mansard roof extension for residential purposes (Class C3) in connection with the installation of duct work to flat roof area (part of land use swap with 12 Devonshire Street and 31 Weymouth Mews).
OBJECTION: The Association believes that this proposal has not been properly considered.
The affect of the proposed two level roof extension completely unbalances this very important and prominent corner building. The affect on the two very fine curved pediments will be to seriously reduce their importance, since at present they are viewed against the sky. The affect on the long views will be equally negative as demonstrated by the top-heavy and unbalanced elevations. With an application of this importance we would expect more information from the applicant, including details of the buildings history, justification for the air conditioning (which we believe to be unnecessary) and three dimensional views. PV: 14 January 2010
12 DEVONSHIRE STREET PT/09/09425/FULL/TP/4615/PP-00880092 Construction of a new mansard roof extension to create additional (Class B1) office, alterations to the lift shaft at roof level, internal alterations and installation of air conditioning plant within enclosures in rear garden. (Part of land use swap with 40-41 Marylebone High Street and 31 Weymouth Mews).
NO OBJECTION: The Association welcomes the skill and care that has gone into preparing this application, which has resulted in a satisfactory solution. On a point of detail, if it is really necessary to have air conditioning then the air conditioning units in the rear garden should not project higher than the garden wall, however the Association believes that responsible building owners should be looking at ways to eliminate / minimize all air conditioning, particularly in Historic buildings. PV: 14 January 2010
13-14 DEVONSHIRE STREET PT/09/09881/FULL/TP/5199/2495 Temporary use of basement, ground, first and second floors as medical use (Class D1) for a period of twenty years, and a permanent use of the third and fourth floors as medical use (Class D1). Infill of rear light well with glazed roof at basement and ground. New plant enclosure next to rear boundary wall at basement and ground floor level (part of land use swap with 18 Upper Wimpole Street 09/10437/FULL).
NO OBJECTION: No objection to the change to medical use.
If it is really necessary to have air conditioning then the air conditioning units in the rear garden should not project higher than the garden wall, however the Association believes that responsible building owners should be looking at ways to eliminate / minimize all air conditioning, particularly in Historic buildings. PV: 14 January 2010
31 & 32 PADDINGTON STREET PT/09/09820/FULL/TP/14903/16044 Use of first floor as a two bed residential flat (Class C3), (lateral conversion of 31 and 32).
NO OBJECTION: The Association considers that the joining of the two units to provide a single higher quality residential unit is appropriate in this case. PV: 14 January 2010
30-40 GREAT CUMBERLAND PLACE PT/09/09890/FULL/TP/7913 Erection of a roof extension on the Quebec Mews façade to provide six additional bedrooms and associated extension of the existing staircase access, installation of timber doors and other associated alterations on the Quebec Mews elevation.
NO OBJECTION: The Association have no objection to the proposals which are inoffensive; however we would like to have seen a more comprehensive approach to renovating the Mews elevation in a more contemporary style instead of more pastiche fake stable doors!
PV: 14 January 2010
