11/00713/F - Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk

an off-set carriage arch with boarded gates which would have given access the small 11/2
storey stable and attached single storey gig house situated to the eastern side of the
enclosed rear garden.
The outbuilding, which is noted as being 19th century, is constructed of coursed flint with red
brick detailing. It has semi-circular windows on the ground floor facing the house (south
west elevation) and a glazed former hoist opening above a door. The blank rear wall faces
the church yard and forms part of the boundary between the two properties. A wall 2-3m
high extends north and southwards along the rest of the boundary. The stables/gig house
and the boundary walls are deemed to be listed by virtue of curtilage.
London House, c1840, is attached to the east of Lime House. It is a two storey building,
c.1840 and constructed of red brick with gabled roof of black glazed pantiles. The front
facade has two ground and three first floor sashes under flat rubbed brick arches, and a
central six panel door with a plain doorcase with pilasters, console brackets, and a glazed
rectangular fanlight above. There is a brick dentil eaves cornice and a ridge stack to the
west end stack. To the rear of the building the roof extends down over a single storey
outshout.
At the eastern end of London Houses is a lower two storey extension formerly used as a
shop (Newsteads) with storage above. It is constructed in red brick and with a hipped slate
roof and has a projecting double shop front at ground floor with a pair of six over six sash
windows above. The property has a small rear garden enclosed by the boundary walls of
Lime House and the church yard. To the east is an open area of land which has, in the past
served as a garage/petrol filling station and more recently as a parking area for the shop.
Although not specifically mentioned in the listed description, the shop is deemed to be listed
by virtue of attachment to London House.
London House/Newsteads is semi derelict as a result of long term neglect and vandalism. It
has been on the County Councils Buildings at Risk Register since 1999 and has been the
subject of two Urgent Works Notices served by the Borough Council in September 2003 and
June 2005. In both cases the owner defaulted and the work has been carried out by Local
Authority who have also boarded the front windows and secured the building to prevent
further damage.
This application seeks listed building consent for two distinctly different elements:
1) The extension of the Stable/Gig House and other work to facilitate its conversion to a selfcontained
dwelling.
There are extant consents for the conversion of this building into residential accommodation
albeit as an annexe to Lime House rather than a separate dwelling. This application
proposes to extend the building by adding a 11/2 storey wing north of the existing stable and
linked to it by a single storey block running parallel to the churchyard wall. The 11/2 storey
element will have hipped roof similar in height to the existing building and with two inward
facing dormer windows while the single storey element will have a gable roof with the ridge
appx.1m above the height of the churchyard wall. Openings onto the churchyard will be
limited to roof-lights.
2) The repair and restoration of London House/Newsteads and the alterations required to
facilitate the change of use of the shop into residential accommodation.
The work to London House involves extensive internal repairs and renovations but few
actual changes to the structure or appearance of the building. However, the work to the
former shop is more extensive and includes removing the shop front and replacing it with two
new sash windows to match those at first floor, stripping the paint from the eastern flank wall
and the formation of three new window openings. Internally, the application proposes the
11/00951/LB Development Control Board
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