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Application
What is it?
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission 21/AP/1935 for 'Variation of condition 2 of original application ref. 16/AP/1767 (Extension of the existing mansard roof to create a full storey (6th floor) to match the buildings below and the erection of a new mansard roof above, together with the change of use of part of the ground floor accommodation at no.14 from an office (Use Class B1(a)) to a cafe (Use Class A1/A3) and the change of use of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth floors of no.14 from offices (Use Class B1(a)) to 5 x two bedroom flats and the use of the new roof level accommodation as 2 x one bedroom flats; together with refuse and cycle s
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Decision
What happened?
Refused on 22 Jan 2025, determined by the planning committee — 36 weeks from submission (28 over the 8-week target).
Timeline
Date
Event
13 May 2024
Application received
24 May 2024
Application validated
18 Jul 2024
Statutory target date
22 Jan 2025
Committee decision: Refused
13 May 2024
Application received
24 May 2024
Application validated
18 Jul 2024
Statutory target date
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22 Jan 2025
Committee decision: Refused
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
1
The proposed reconfiguration of fenestration to the rear elevation, by virtue
of its excessive scale, lack of uniformity, in-appropriate ratio of void to solid
and inconsistency between proposed plans would be incongruous and
detrimental to the host property's architecture and to the wider townscape,
causing harm to the visual amenity of the Liberty of the Mint Conservation
Area. The proposal is therefore non-compliant with the NPPF 2023, Policy
HC1 Heritage Conservation and Growth of the London Plan 2021, Policies
P13 Design of places, P14 Design quality, P20 Conservation areas, P21
Conservation of the historic environment and natural heritage, and P26
Local list of the Southwark Plan; The Heritage SPD 2021, and; The Liberty
of the Mint Conservation Area Appraisal 2018.
2
Insufficient information and details have been provided in relation to the
nature of the proposed AOVs, smoke shaft and increased roof access. An
informed assessment of design impacts can therefore not be undertaken
due to a lack of understanding pertaining to the relationship of various
aspect at roof level and its visibility from the public realm. The proposal is
therefore non-compliant with the NPPF 2023, Policy HC1 Heritage
Conservation and Growth of the London Plan 2021, Policies P13 Design of
places, P14 Design quality, P20 Conservation areas, P21 Conservation of
the historic environment and natural heritage, and P26 Local list of the
Southwark Plan; The Heritage SPD 2021, and; The Liberty of the Mint
Conservation Area Appraisal 2018.
1
The proposed reconfiguration of fenestration to the rear elevation, by virtue
of its excessive scale, lack of uniformity, in-appropriate ratio of void to solid
and inconsistency between proposed plans would be incongruous and
detrimental to the host property's architecture and to the wider townscape,
causing harm to the visual amenity of the Liberty of the Mint Conservation
Area. The proposal is therefore non-compliant with the NPPF 2023, Policy
HC1 Heritage Conservation and Growth of the London Plan 2021, Policies
P13 Design of places, P14 Design quality, P20 Conservation areas, P21
Conservation of the historic environment and natural heritage, and P26
Local list of the Southwark Plan; The Heritage SPD 2021, and; The Liberty
of the Mint Conservation Area Appraisal 2018.
2
Insufficient information and details have been provided in relation to the
nature of the proposed AOVs, smoke shaft and increased roof access. An
informed assessment of design impacts can therefore not be undertaken
due to a lack of understanding pertaining to the relationship of various
aspect at roof level and its visibility from the public realm. The proposal is
therefore non-compliant with the NPPF 2023, Policy HC1 Heritage
Conservation and Growth of the London Plan 2021, Policies P13 Design of
places, P14 Design quality, P20 Conservation areas, P21 Conservation of
the historic environment and natural heritage, and P26 Local list of the
Southwark Plan; The Heritage SPD 2021, and; The Liberty of the Mint
Conservation Area Appraisal 2018.
Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.
Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)
No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.