Pre-Application Enquiry (LBS Reg :21/EQ/0014 & 20/EQ/0248) Original Permission (LBS Reg: 19/AP/7041 & 7042)
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PLANNING APPLICATION SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MASQ LONDON LTD. 201 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2JX Ref : previous Application Details : Pre-application enquiry (LBS Reg :21/EQ/0014 & 20/EQ/0248) Original permission (LBS Reg: 19/AP/7041 & 7042) ID : 471392 NAME : Former London and county bank STREET_NUMBER : 201 STREET : Tooley Street GRADE : II DATE_OF_LISTING : 1996-07-29.. As per checklist; and documents submitted. • Location Plan Included • Site is vacant, last known use as a NatWest Bank • No new buildings on site only adaptions to interiors • Existing and proposed floor plans attached at A3/1:200 • Design and Appearance statement below • Description of current buildings on the site and details of current use below • Schedule of proposed uses • Photos attached • Hours of Opening • Access statement below • Management of Construction/Development Process • Masq HVAV Plan • HVAC statement • Canopy Extraction • Statement showing how the proposal conforms with policies in the Southwark Plan and Local Development Framework and Planning Policy Context. • Delivery and Service Mgt Plan • Cumulative Frequency Summary Table for Delivery and Service Mgt Plan • Modal Split for Traffic to and fro The Premises. • Lighting Plan • Details of new Joinery and M+E services. Design and Appearance statement The building used to be a NatWest bank; they have since vacated the building leaving it in its current state. The proposed work will be looking to turn the ground and basement floor into a prestigious bar and restaurant. The interior of the building requires full redecoration including all current woodwork, window surrounds, ceilings and columns. We are proposing to use all heritage colours from either the Dulux heritage range or the likes of Farrow and ball. The floor will need to be overlayed; we are proposing to use Dark oak wood to go over the existing sub floor. The business once up and running will cater for general socialising, weddings and parties. In order to accommodate these on the ground floor we are proposing a new bar, fixed seating, dining chairs, tables, lighting. The basement floor will have a new kitchen toilets and VIP areas for private functions. The general look will be warm and inviting, with the use of a darker heritage colour palette. Some of the existing panelling to the perimeter walls are currently finished in a natural wood and varnished. We are hoping to give this a light key, prime and paint out with a satin wood in the heritage colours suggested The original access routes will not be changed, there will be one entrance door to the front of the building (on Tooley Street), access to the basement down a flight of stairs, one fire exit on the ground floor which is the front door and one fire exit in the kitchen on basement level. Although there is another entrance door on the building (facing Tower Bridge road) which leads up to the stairs granting access to the Offices above the Ground floor. This door however currently only being used by the offices above the ground floor, and will not be used as an exit for our Premises in any way or form. We are not proposing any major changes to the external building itself other than like for like signage [as per NatWest] locations that we require three at high level, and two at low level [with one of the two acting as the menu sign display] by the ground floor door entrance to be.. [As noted on drawing ref 07, 08 proposed ground floor] The exterior area to the right of the property is currently an overgrown grass area with no real purpose and looks very scruffy. We were initially hoping to tidy and clean this area up and replace the grass with exterior decking, allowing us to achieve some outdoor covers with new umbrellas for shading. However, we will not be going ahead with the outside sitting area part of project anymore, as the Landlord/Owner now has other plans for the exterior area to the right of the property, and that is why this part of the proposal was omitted in the revised drawing dated 12/03/2021 to the follow-up Pre-application ref:21/EQ/0014. (The drawing was meant to highlight the fact that we will not be going ahead with the outside seating area, and that we only have two fire exit through the front door on Tooley Street and through the Kitchen exit door in the basement) Description of current buildings on the site and details of current use We believe that there are currently commercial offices on the first, second and third floors. They gain entrance to the building by using their door which is facing Tower bridge road (hence 185 Tower Bridge road) The ground and basement floors are currently empty/vacant. Which is relevant to the Application, and which We will occupy after full renovation. Description of the proposed development Current vacant space - Change of use from a bank to a restaurant and bar, including a full refurbishment of the interior, [ground and basement level] new signage. Schedule of proposed uses • MASQ LONDON will be creating a Restaurant, Bar and entertainment venue that will usually operate late into the night • We will be providing food and drinks on the premises, and also OPEN to offering home delivery service to fit the current Economic climate. • Social space for the general public • Wedding venue and reception space • Private party functions / VIP functions • Sale of soft drinks, alcoholic drinks and food. CLASSIFICATION USE (A3 and A4 use) Planning and Listed Building Consent were granted in 2020 (LBS Reg: 19/AP/7041 AND 7042) for internal alterations to the Basement and Ground Floor to facilitate the conversion from B1 to A3/A4. HOURS OF OPENING The opening hours Relevant to this Application Standard Opening Hours : Sunday - Thursday : 08:00 - 23:00 Friday - Saturday : 08:00 - 00:00 Non standard timings : Boxing day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day 09:00 to 03:00 EMPLOYMENT. Proposed number of Employees : 25 - 30 PREMISES SIZE : 307.12 SQ METER = 3305 SQ FT ACCOMMODATION LIMIT The accommodation limit for the premises shall not exceed 250 persons (excluding staff). VEHICLE PARKING. The Premises has no vehicle parking facilities, and will actively be promoting this on our website and other Avenues. Given the site's excellent location to the public transport network and local cycle network this will be actively promoted as the main means of travel to/from our site for staff and visitors. We will make this clear to staff and visitors from the onset. We will be operating a strictly no parking facility. We will however, be providing 6 cycle parking as instructed by the Council in line with the London Plan Policy requirements for the appropriate use of class. It will be be secure, weatherproof, and easily accessible and to Sheffield stand design specification. (PREMISES SIZE : 307.12 SQ METER = 3305 SQ FT) In addition to this, we will also point out and refer visitors to the 2 nearby outside management parking facilities that is a stone throw from the Premises. A: Tower Bridge Parking (the circle car park) The Circle, Queen Elizabeth St, London SE1 2JE : opened 24hrs a day, and bikes can also be hired from as little as £2 a day. B: Q-Park Tower Bridge. 46-50 Gainsford St, London SE1 2NE : has over 115 parking spaces, 9 disabled parking spaces, and 2 electrical charging points for customers. It is worth noting and promoting that we are at a walking distance from London Bridge train station, London Bridge Station is a Major railway and underground station, And it is one of the Britain’s busiest Railway Station that serve about 96 million people in a year. It connects to various train lines and several bus services. Guests taking the Northern Line, Jubilee Line, Thameslink, Southern Trains and South East Trains can all connect trains at London Bridge Train Station to their respective destinations. We will regularly inform guests of when trains will be arriving as well as inform them of any delays that are occurring on the network which may be particularly useful to guests later in the evening when trains maybe less frequent. Financial Contribution due to Footfall Given the increased footfall associated with the site, we understand the concern, and we are prepared to make a financial contribution towards the enhancement of the footway outside and around the site, as agreed by a S278 agreement with the Council. We furthermore agree and welcome any condition-attached to make good footway damaged during the construction process. Access statement The current access into the building for the general public is up the front steps to the front door. There are currently five steps before reaching the existing front door. (The door will also be a fire exit door) To the back of the building there is a flight of stairs to a basement door that is currently used to access the kitchen for the supply of fresh goods to the premises. (The door will also be a fire exit door) Access for wheelchair user : It is highly impossible for a wheelchair user to access the building currently without the aid of a ramp placed over the stairs. We do not have any access point that will be step-free for disabled guests, and as a result of this, we do not have any indication of how we would envisage disabled guests requiring to be picked-up/dropped-off at the site as it is highly impossible for disabled guests to come in to the site. There are currently anti slip nosing’s on all the exterior steps to help with visibility.