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Gill Blakeman
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PLANNING NOTES FOR CHIS COMMITTEE – 5 May 2009

From Minutes of 7 March 2009
Where marked *** CHIS has objected

*** 08/02667/F & 02668/LA – Norland House, 33 Canynge Road (amended)

Proposed rear garden access and balcony. Proposed alterations to 3 existing fireplaces. Approved

*** 08/04500/F & 04502/LA – Mortimer House, Clifton Down Road

Residential conversion of existing property to incorporate 5 apartments and 2 houses together with a new flatted development of 3 apartments and associated car parking and landscaping work. No decision

09/00153/LA – Buckingham Baptist Chapel, Queen’s Road

Internal alterations to pews. Approved

*** 08/05172/F – 101 Queen’s Road

Part 2/part 4 storey extension to existing two story student accommodation building to provide 4 storey residential development comprising 12 one, two and three bedroom apartments and new retail premises within Classes A2 and A3. MW-S has spoken to an officer at the Government Office of the South West who is looking into a possible Article 14 Direction (stage 1 of a Call-In).

*** 09/00083/LA – 5 Lansdown Place

Replacement of failed stone balcony floor slabs with reinforced concrete cast slab due to structural failure of the original stone. No decision

09/00317/F – Bristol Zoo Gardens

Erection of high level activity trail in centre of zoo. No decision

09/00229/H – 42 College Road

Single storey rear extension to enlarge kitchen with related structural works; alterations in existing basement to improve headroom and form guest suite linked to house; alterations to the frontage to provide access and means of escape. Approved

*** 08/04326/F – 36-40 Princess Victoria Street

Change of use from 2 car garages and 2 retail units to A3 use (Restaurant/Café). Refused

09/0058/F – Land on north side of Belgrave Hill

Redevelopment of existing derelict site for residential purposes, comprising 3 dwelling houses with associated car parking, external amenity space, refuse and cycle storage. Withdrawn

09/00754/F – Bristol Zoo Gardens

Erection of new building to house amphibian breeding rooms. No decision
CAP was concerned about the roof for three reasons: the roof on the South side was at too shallow a pitch to be successfully covered with cedar shingles; the roof on the North side would be visible from the road, and a grey membrane was not appropriate; there would be a long gutter behind the bamboo wall which would fill with dead leaves and was not visible. The trachycarpus must be relocated.

09/00671/LA & 09/0747/F – 7a Boyces Avenue

Convert the first and second floors to self-contained one-bedroomed flats and the third floor to a self-contained two-bedroomed flat with associated internal external alterations, and provision of external refuse and cycle storage. No decision
CAP was concerned about the extent of internal alterations and the proliferation of staircases. The existing staircase from ground to first floor would become redundant and be enclosed in a glazed screen. It would therefore be at risk of lack of use and maintenance.
At second floor level the existing staircase would be removed, a new one inserted and partitions moved. At first floor level the partition, presumably recent, dividing the rear room would be removed and a shower room inserted adjoining the chimney breast. The was no evidence of the existence of a chimney piece. Existing modern dormer windows would be replaced by more appropriate ones. A condition requiring large scale details of the new windows must be applied.
The proposal to paint the new lime render with a mineral paint displayed a lack of understanding and should be reconsidered.
The design must be related to the rest of the listed building. Advice should be obtained from a conservation professional.

09/00910/F – Whiteladies Health Centre, Whatley Road

Conversion of part ground floor to incorporate ancillary retail pharmacy and enhanced patient waiting area with minor alterations to the west elevation. No decision

NEW ITEMS

*** 09/00781/LA & 00780/F – 25 Victoria Square

Proposed new railings to first floor balcony over entrance porch.

*** 09/00957/H – 10 College Fields

Construction of a two-storey extension to the south-east elevation

09/00574/F – 105 & 107 Princess Victoria Street

105 & 107: construction of raised roof to provide fourth floor with terrace. 107: construction of extensions to rear comprising ground floor kitchen extension, first floor terrace and third floor bathroom, 105: construction of conservatory at ground floor and third floor bathroom.

09/00570 – 10a Park Place

Proposed construction of roof extension to crete an additional residential unit and associated external alterations.
CAP considered the provision of an additional storey to be unacceptable due to its mass and the very high side wall which would have an unacceptable impact on the adjoining buildings in Frederick Place. The front elevation was inappropriate with the oversize expanse of wall above the first floor windows. The Panel objected.

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