LBC/06/0036 Scale 1/5000 Date 10/1/2007 © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. London Borough of Enfield. Centre = 533626 E 198512 N License No LA086363, 2003 Application Number: LBC/06/0036 Ward: Chase Date of Registration: 6th November 2006 Contact: David Snell 020 8379 3838 Location: FORTY HALL, FORTY HILL, ENFIELD, EN2 9EU Proposal: Alterations to courtyard wall for access to toilet block, together with alterations to existing toilets and access. Applicant Name & Address: Parks Department, London Borough of Enfield CHARLES BABBAGE HOUSE 1, ORTON GROVE ENFIELD EN1 4TW Agent Name & Address: Paul Malone, Ingleton Wood LLP 10, Lake Meadows Business Park Woodbrook Crescent Billericay Essex CM12 0EQ Note to Members These proposals require both planning permission and listed building consent. See LBE/06/0036, the report on the planning application, elsewhere on this agenda, for full details of this proposal. Recommendation: That in accordance with Regulation 13 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 the Director of Environment, Street Scene and Parks be invited to make an application to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government who should be invited to attach the following conditions to any approval:- 1. That development shall not commence until details to a scale of 1:5 of the new opening and gate in the courtyard wall adjacent to the male WC as shown for illustrative purposes on drawings 204 C and 205 C have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The new opening and gate shall be installed in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to preserve the special character and appearance of the listed building. 2. That development shall not commence until details of the method of fixing of the proposed gate in the courtyard wall adjacent to the male WC as shown for illustrative purposes on drawings 204 C and 205 C have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The gate shall be fixed in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to preserve the special character and appearance of the listed building. 3. That development shall not commence until details of all materials for the new arch in the courtyard wall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The arch shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to preserve the special character and appearance of the listed building. 4. That development shall not commence until details to a scale of 1:5 and materials for the new door to the accessible WC have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The door shall be installed in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to preserve the special character and appearance of the listed building. 5. That development shall not commence until details of facing materials to the proposed ramp edges have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The ramp shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to preserve the special character and appearance of the listed building. 6. All new works and works of repair and reinstatement shall match exactly the existing adjacent work with regard to the methods used and to material, colour, texture, profile and workmanship and in the case of brickwork, facebond and pointing, unless shown otherwise on the drawing or other documentation hereby approved or required by a condition attached to this consent. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to preserve the special character and appearance of the Listed Building. 7. C53A Time Limit - Listed Building Consent LBE/06/0038 Scale 1/2500 Date 10/1/2007 © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. London Borough of Enfield. Centre = 533702 E 198524 N License No LA086363, 2003 Application Number: LBE/06/0038 Ward: Chase Date of Registration: 6th November 2006 Contact: David Snell 020 8379 3838 Location: FORTY HALL, FORTY HILL, ENFIELD, EN2 9EU Proposal: Alterations to existing toilets and access. Applicant Name & Address: Parks Department, London Borough of Enfield CHARLES BABBAGE HOUSE 1, ORTON GROVE ENFIELD EN1 4TW Agent Name & Address: Paul Malone, Ingleton Wood LLP 10, Lake Meadows Business Park Woodbrook Crescent Billericay Essex CM12 0EQ Recommendation: That planning permission be deemed to be GRANTED, subject to Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Regulations) 1992, subject to the following conditions:- 1. That development shall not commence until details to a scale of 1:5 of the new opening and gate in the courtyard wall adjacent to the male WC as shown for illustrative purposes on drawings 204 C and 205 C have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The new opening and gate shall be installed in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to preserve the special character and appearance of the listed building. 2. That development shall not commence until details of the method of fixing of the proposed gate in the courtyard wall adjacent to the male WC as shown for illustrative purposes on drawings 204 C and 205 C have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The gate shall be fixed in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to preserve the special character and appearance of the listed building. 3. That development shall not commence until details of all materials for the new arch in the courtyard wall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The arch shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to preserve the special character and appearance of the listed building. 4. That development shall not commence until details to a scale of 1:5 and materials for the new door to the accessible WC have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The door shall be installed in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to preserve the special character and appearance of the listed building. 5. That development shall not commence until details of facing materials to the proposed ramp edges have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The ramp shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to preserve the special character and appearance of the listed building. 6. All new works and works of repair and reinstatement shall match exactly the existing adjacent work with regard to the methods used and to material, colour, texture, profile and workmanship and in the case of brickwork, facebond and pointing, unless shown otherwise on the drawing or other documentation hereby approved or required by a condition attached to this consent. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to preserve the special character and appearance of the Listed Building. 7. C53A Time Limit - Listed Building Consent Site and surroundings Forty Hall is a grade I listed building situated within Forty Hill and Bulls Cross Conservation Area, the Green Belt and Area of Special Character. It is also included on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The Forty Hall site also contains a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The toilet block is a modern incursion situated to the east side of the courtyard and to the rear of Forty Hall itself. Proposal Permission is sought for the refurbishment of the public toilets with alterations to the approaches to the entrance doors to provide ease of access to ambulant/wheel chair users as part of the Disability Discrimination Act requirements 1995. It is also proposed to provide a new access through the courtyard wall to gain access to the toilet block directly from the courtyard/café area (which has recently been refurbished) as well as from the park. This necessitates breaking through the wall to form a gated opening with a design to respect the main courtyard screen gates. Relevant planning history There are a number of planning applications relating to Forty Hall but none relevant to this application. Consultation Public The Forty Hill and Bulls Cross Study group were consulted and raised the following observations on the modified scheme: - • Request careful consideration to selection and use of materials especially path surfaces. • Rationale for gate design is unclear • Group concerned that details in respect of signage and lighting have not been specified. • Group suggest conditions be placed on development in respect of restricting times of use, maintaining security and safety and restricting unauthorised use of the new access. The application was advertised as development affecting a listed building in the Forty Hill Conservation Area. Internal None External English Heritage raises no objections to the internal alterations to the toilets, or the changes to the doorway, providing the door is of high quality. No objection to the principle of ramped access, again high quality materials to be used. Concerned with the insertion of 2 doorways through the wall due to loss of original fabric and the changes to the crenellations and would not support the opening nearest the female WC. Suggest extending the ramp further between the door to the accessible WC and that to the female WC (Outside the courtyard) which would enable equal access to Male, Female and the accessible WC by utilising the one proposed opening nearest the male WC.