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Minutes
Covent Garden Community Association
Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday 22nd March 2011
at 17.30 hrs in 21, Macklin Street WC2
1. a. Apologies received: DB, DK, PC
b. Present at tonight’s meeting: RW, JW, RB, EB, MW
c. In attendance:
2. Presentation:
3. Planning Applications & Appeals – comments required
Date Address Proposal Notes, comments
& decisions
3.1 28-02-11 76 Neal Street Replacement of existing K
shopfront and installation of Objection.
(8) 2011/0826/P new doors at ground floor CGCA strongly
level of existing commercial objects to the
retail unit (Class A1). frontage, particularly
the removal of the
glazing bars on the
windows, which
makes the shopfront
unsymmetrical and
out of keeping in this
conservation area.
3.2 03-03-11 233 Shaftesbury Details pursuant to D
Avenue condition 4 (noise No objection.
assessment) of planning Mindful of the fact
2011/1014/P permission granted that work has been
02/12/2010 (Ref: done to improve the
2010/4826/P) for external noise situation and
alterations including the provided this meets
replacement of plant at roof with the stated noise-
level and new handrail, level requirements,
replacement of the glass CGCA does not
wall to the north rear object.
elevation and new
balustrade to terrace of
existing building.
3.3 04-03-11 16-20 Shorts Internal alteration to D
Gardens commercial properties No objection.
(Class B1) including the
2011/1059/L formation of a new door
opening approximately
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1200mm (width) x 2200mm
(height) wide as a means of
linking both buildings at first
floor level.
3.4 08-03-11 9 Denmark Street Change of use of first floor D
rear mezzanine from No objection.
(14) 2011/0610/P recording studio (Class B1) CGCA believes there
to restaurant (Class A3) should be a
2011/0614/L
including internal restriction on the
reconfiguration of rear hours of operation in
extension, external order to prevent the
alterations to rear extension restaurant from
roof, installation of external harming residential
extraction plant and rear amenity. We prefer
basement extension in the hours to be 8am-
association with existing midnight Monday-
restaurant. Saturday and 10am-
23:00 on Sunday.
Otherwise, we have
no objection.
3.5 08-03-11 65 Endell Street Installation (works K
underway) of 1x air CGCA requests
(11) 2011/0995/P conditioning unit and confirmation that
acoustic enclosure to rear these works will not
roof at ground floor of have a cumulative
health clinic (Class D1). noise effect on
residents.
3.6 08-03-11 65 Endell Street Internal and external K
alterations to basement and CGCA requests
2011/0997/L ground floor retail unit confirmation that
including installation of air these works will not
conditioning units to roof at have a cumulative
rear court yard. noise effect on
residents.
3.7 11-03-11 14-16 Betterton Alterations including D
Street and 62-70 change of use from office No objection.
(21) Shorts Gardens (Class B1) to sport and Although CGCA is
leisure (Class D2) at not objecting to this
2011/1031/P basement, ground floor and application, we are
first floor mezzanine level, concerned about the
erection of an extension at hours of operation
first floor mezzanine floor and noise breakout
level for use as a studio resulting from music
(Class D2) and installation emanating from the
of replacement doors on gym that is disruptive
front elevation at ground to nearby residents.
floor level. We want to be
assured that no noise
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will be emanating
from within the gym.
3.8 14-03-11 Freemasons Hall Removal of existing D
60 Great Queen speakers and installation of No objection.
Street new sound system in the While CGCA has no
Grand Temple of objection, we believe
2011/0415/L Freemasons' Hall (Class that the new
D1). speakers are more
obtrusive than the
existing ones.
3.9 01-03-11 Site at Bedford Extension of time for the D
Court Garage, commencement of No objection.
Bedford Court development granted
planning permission dated
11/01483/FULL 27 March 2008 (extant
permission: RN: 07/06928)
for demolition of existing
garage and erection of new
eight storey building to
provide six apartments with
three car parking spaces at
ground floor.
3.10 02-03-11 77-78 St Martin’s Dual/ alternative use of the D
Lane third and fourth floors of 77- No objection.
78 St Martin's Lane to Although CGCA has
11/01255/FULL provide seven residential no objection, we
units (Class C3) or would definitely
continued office (Class B1) prefer Class C3
use. Erection of roof access usage and not Class
structure and alterations to B1.
existing roof structure to
allow for access to new roof
terraces and rooflight.
Installation of ventilation
grilles at roof level. (Break-
through into 79 St Martin's
Lane at fourth floor level to
provide an emergency
escape).
3.11 04-03-11
33 Catherine Street Extension of time for the D
commencement of No objection
11/01636/FULL development granted
planning permission on 23
April 2008 (extant
permission RN: 08/01971);
namely, installation of new
shopfront and awning; and
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use of redundant corridor at
ground floor level as part of
the existing sandwich bar
(Class A1).
3.12 04-03-11 19 New Row Retention of a silencer to D
the supply ductwork, two air No objection.
10/09918/FULL conditioning units, a chiller Although CGCA is
unit and enclosure and not objecting, we are
silencer for fridge chiller unit very unhappy about
and extension of supply the size of the units,
duct system to the rear first chiller and duct
floor flat roof area. system and the
visual impact it will
have on nearby
residents.
3.13 10-03-11 20 Upper St Installation of two awnings K
Martin’s Lane (The and four heaters on the Objection.
Sussex) Long Acre frontage of the The CGCA objects to
Public House. this application as
11/00879/FULL the site is on a very
busy pedestrian
thoroughfare,
particularly as there
is heavy footfall
between Covent
Garden and
Leicester Square.
This will encourage
further obstruction by
customers sheltering
under the awning to
smoke, which will
cause pedestrians
having to walk in the
street.
4. Tables and Chairs
4.1 04-03-11 10 Bedford Street Use of an area of the public K
highway measuring 4.8m x Objection.
11/01193/TCH 1.5m for the placing of 5 CGCA still feels that
tables and 9 chairs in this is a poorly
connection with Caffé Nero. placed location for
tables and chairs, as
there is very heavy
footfall and the
applicant does not
control positioning of
the tables and chairs
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within the prescribed
1.5 metres.
4.2 08-03-11 32-34 Wellington Use of an area of public D
Street highway measuring 7.0m x No objection.
0.95m for the placing of four
11/00535/TCH tables and eight chairs in
connection with the
restaurant at No. 32-34
Wellington Street.
5. Licensing matters – comments required
5.1
6. Miscellaneous consultations – comments required
6.1
7. Information or up-dates received – no action required
7.1
8. Next Meeting & future presentations
8.1 Tuesday, 5th April 2011
8.2 Tuesday, 19th April 2011
9. Any Other Business
9.1
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