Enforcement Report - 179 Brockley Rd PDF 67 KB - Council meetings

yard is also obtained over the flat roof of the extended ground floor via an internal
staircase and an extension (staircase structure) at first floor level which has a door
providing access onto the flat roof. An external wooden staircase has been
constructed adjoining the boundary with 5 Harefield Mews which provides access
from the rear yard to the flat roof of the restaurant kitchen in the rear part of the
premises . This staircase and associated balustrade fencing, as well as a small
extension (staircase structure) at first floor level on the north side of the first floor
extension has been constructed without the benefit of planning permission. In
addition there is a small single storey extension, recently constructed to the rear of
the original extension, which does not benefit from planning permission.
2.4 To either side are similar properties, some of which have houses fronting the mews
road.
3.0 Planning History
3.1 In March 2010 planning permission was granted for the change of use of the upper
floors of 179 Brockley Road, SE4 to a hotel (use class C4) together with the
construction of a part one/part two storey extension at the rear to provide additional
restaurant area, a new extraction flue, additional hotel accommodation and a selfcontained
2 bedroom flat accessed from Harefield Mews, alterations to the front and
rear elevations, including the retention of a dormer window to the front roof slope,
replacement windows and a new shopfront ( Ref. DC/09/72597).
3.2 Condition (6) of the permission requires that, aside from a very limited area identified
as a shallow balcony to one hotel room, the flat roof of the ground floor restaurant
shall not be used as a balcony, roof garden or similar amenity area.
3.3 The consented extension at first floor level at the rear of the frontage building
requires one of the existing first floor sash windows to be displaced to the side.
3.4 The proposed hotel, which would occupy the upper floors of the frontage building will
be accessed from a new internal staircase with entrance onto Brockley Road. The
proposed new shopfront which would serve as an access to the hotel as well as the
restaurant has been designed to have the appearance of a single shopfront. The
hotel would provide 6 double rooms all with en-suite facilities.
3.5 A new extension extending over the whole of the plot will house an enlarged
restaurant with its new kitchen and storage area. This will have a service access
onto Harefield Mews. A first floor will be added to this at the Harefield Mews end to
create a two bedroom managers flat. The flat is proposed to be accessed via an
internal staircase leading to a front door on to the Mews. The flat is proposed with a
balcony area on top of the flat roof of the proposed kitchen. The ventilation duct for
the kitchen is proposed to be attached to the rear elevation of the managers flat and
would vent above the roof of the proposed flat.
3.6 As originally submitted, the restaurant was initially shown with a staircase to a
rooftop smoking area. However, officers considered that this would give rise to
potential noise nuisance to adjoining occupiers and also generated concerns
regarding privacy and overlooking, particularly in relation to the the adjacent property
and the occupiers of room 3 within the proposed hotel. The applicant amended the
scheme during the life of the application to remove the access to this area from the
restaurant.