Museum of Garden History, St Mary's Church, 5 Lambeth Palace Road
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SECTION 1 – SITE LOCATION MAP Museum of Garden History, St Mary’s Church, 5 Lambeth Site address Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB Ward Bishops Restoration, internal and external alterations (including partial Proposal demolition and provision of additional mezzanine display floorspace) to the existing church abuilding, construction of single storey extensions within rear garden to provide a café and educational facilities, alterations to the rear churchyard including landscaping and relocation of tombs, removal and reconstruction of existing boundary treatment. Application type Full Planning Application Listed Building Consent 14/01448/FUL Application ref(s) 14/01450/LB 27 March 2014 (14/01448/FUL) Validation date 27 March 2014 (14/01450/LB) Name: Nicholas Linford Case officer details Tel: 020 7926 4069 Email: [email protected] Mr. Christopher Woodward Applicant Agent Ms Anna Cullum Kennington Cross Neighbourhood Association Considerations/constraints South Bank Employers Group Conservation Area Environment Agency Flood Zone Listed Building Sites of Borough Nature Conservation Importance London Plan Thames Policy Area Tree Preservation Order Historic Parks and Gardens on English Heritage Register Protected Vistas Ex010; Ex050; Ex100; Ex110; Ex120; Ex130; Ex200; Ex210; Approved plans Ex220; Ex230; Ex301; Ex302; Ex303; Ex305; Ex306; Ex309; Dm100; Dm301; Dm302; Dm303; Dm305; Dm306; Dm309; PA/001; PA/010; PA/100; PA/101; PA/102; PA/110; PA/120; PA/130; PA/200; PA/210; PA/300; PA/301; PA/302; PA/303; PA/304; PA/305; PA/306; PA/307; PA/308; PA/309; PA/310; PA/311; PA/312; PA/313; PA/400; PA/401; PA/402; PA/403; Arboricultural Report (Rootcause); Crime Prevention design report; Historic Environment Assessment (MOLAS); Assessment of Flood Risk (Water Environment); Accessibility Statement (David Bonnett Associates); Planning Statement (MoGH); Statement of Community Involvement (MoGH); Travel Plan (MoGH); Heritage Statement (AHP); Customer/Visitor Management Plan(MoGH); Design and Access Statement (Dow Jones); Landscape Design Report (Dan Pearson Studio) Full planning application (14/01448/FUL Recommendation(s) Grant planning permission subject to conditions. Listed Building Consent (14/01450/LB) Grant Listed Building Consent subject to conditions. SECTION 2 – APPLICATION SUMMARY Consultation Review Consulted? Date Response Department(s) or Organisation(s) Received Lambeth Legal Services, Integrated Support - N Enabling Cluster Consulted? Date Response Department(s) or Organisation(s) Received Internal Conservation and Urban Design Y 24 April 2014 Transport Y 25 April 2014 Neighbourhood Regeneration Project Manager Y No response Lambeth Arts Y No response Building Control Y No response Crime Prevention Y 4 April 2014 Education Y No response Regulatory Services Entertainment/Licensing Y No response Regulatory Services Food Safety Y No response Parks and Open Spaces Y 6 April 2014 Streetcare Y No response Arboricultural officer Y No response External Environment Agency Y 16 April 2014 Transport for London Road Network Y 14 April 2014 Ancient Monuments Society Y No response Council for British Archaeology Y No response English Heritage Y 24 April 2014 English Heritage Archaeology Y 11 April 2014 The Garden History Society Y No response London Ecology Unit Y No response Port of London Authority Y 7 April 2014 Thames Water Y 31 March 2014 City of Westminster Y No response South Bank Employers Group Y No response Kennington Cross Neighbourhood Association Y No response Association of Waterloo Groups Y No response Lambeth Estates Residents Association Y No response South Bank Management Company Y No response Waterloo Community Development Group Y No response Ashmole Tenants Association Y No response Lambeth Towers and Lambeth Road TA Y No response Kennington Oval and Vauxhall Forum Y No response Background Papers: Case File (this can be accessed via the Planning Advice Desk, Telephone 020 7926 1180) 1 Summary of Main Issues 1.1. The main issues involved in the assessment of this application are as follows: • The principle of the partial demolition of a Grade II listed building within the Lambeth Palace Cluster and the affect of the proposed extensions and alterations on the setting, interest, value and visibility of the Grade I listed Lambeth Palace • The principle of the internal alterations and expansion to enlarge the Museum of Garden History and whether; if there is harm occurring to the interior and exterior of the building, whether this harm can be outweighed by a defined and justified public benefit in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework. • The principle of the impact on the archaeological assets below ground and the scheduled ancient monuments and listed tombs including those of Ashmole and Bligh that might arise from the redesign and relocation of the garden and the erection of the rear garden structures • Whether the existing trees that are of intrinsic character value within the site and the wider conservation area would be able to successfully co-exist in conjunction with the development or would suffer a significant loss in respect of visual amenity • The acceptability of the changes to the boundary wall in Lambeth Road; whether the replacement boundary is acceptable; whether it sufficiently protects the existing trees and whether it allows the boundary to be removed from the Buildings at Risk Register. • Whether the proposed development can deliver sufficient safeguards to protect the Site of Natural Conservation Importance and that the proposed landscaping can contribute to its enhancement. • The acceptability of the proposal on land use grounds • The implications of flood risk for the retention of the building. • The impact of the development upon the highway network, conditions of highway safety and levels of parking provision; • The incorporation of sustainability implications within the retained development. • Whether the enhancement and the expansion of the site as a visitor attraction maintain acceptable levels of residential amenity for adjoining residential occupiers. • Whether the site can enhance its role and participation as a community facility. 2 Site Description 2.1 The application site consists of a 0.267ha site at the junctions of Lambeth Palace Road, Lambeth Road, Albert Embankment and Lambeth Bridge. It consists of the former parish church of Lambeth known as St Mary’s and its burial grounds and graveyard. The building forms part of the cluster of buildings within Lambeth Palace which is situated directly to the north and east separated by a substantial boundary wall tot the north and the Morton’s Gateway to the northwest. The church is separated from Lambeth Road by St Mary’s 6 Gardens which is public open space owned by the Council but managed and maintained by volunteers and the Museum of Garden History. To the south of the site are a range of mixed uses including residential development in Parliament View, offices in 1 Lambeth High Street and a hotel development to its immediate east. Beyond this to the east in Lambeth Road is residential development on the north side of the street and commercial development to the southern side including a police station, a bakery and retail units. To the south of the site and to the south of Parliament View apartments, the land use is principally commercial and office floorspace. The application site overlooks the Thames to the west. Fig.1: Layout and location of existing church. 7 Fig 2: Southern elevation of St Mary’s Church. 2.2 The church on this site was first thought to be in existence on this site in the 11 th Century and the church has been rebuilt or extended a number of times through the 14 th to 18 th centuries. Prior to its deconsecration in the 1970s, the last period of reconfiguration of the church took place in the 1850s with the church fundamentally being demolished and rebuilt into the structure that is now in existence today. The main body of the church was demolished and the walls of the aisle, porch, chancel and vestry were rebuilt while the north side was largely retained. Windows were either retained and restored or replaced. Substantial restorations were carried out inside the building. Further changes were carried out to the building up to the Second World War. After the War, the building required repairs and there was a reduction in congregation numbers, leading to the commencement of redundancy proceedings against the church which resulted in its closure in 1972. 2.3 The Tradescant Trust acquired the church in 1979 and works to repair and restore the buildings were carried out into the early 1990s, although the Museum of Garden History began in the early 1980s. Alongside the repairs to the fabric, the Trust and its founders oversaw the development of a programme of activities with the church being used for various community events and exhibitions and externally, the rear garden was redesigned. After 2000, various displays were installed inside the church and internal partitioning allowed for the creation of administration space and café space although this removed from public view key historical features of the church. 2.4 The site lies within the Lambeth Palace Archaeological Priority Area and the heritage assets that may be affected by the Development comprise the following: • The site contains six statutorily listed buildings and structures (high significance) • The site lies within the Lambeth Palace Conservation Area (high significance) • The north west corner of the site lies within the Grade II Listed Lambeth