Clapton CAAC January 2019

Planning Applications for Clapton CAAC 17 January 2019

2018/4401 202 Evering Road E5 8AJ Replacement of existing windows on front elevation of Flat B with new timber framed windows (Danny Huber 020 8356 1453)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal.

2018/4569 34 Powell Road E5 8DJ Conversion of single dwellinghouse (use class C3) into three self-contained flats (use class C3); single storey side/rear extension (Jeni Cowan 020 8356 1371)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal.

2018/4524 Pavement on western side adjacent to 231 Lower Clapton Road E5 8EG Display of digital advertisement panels on a new Link Unit on the footway on the western side of Lower Clapton Road adjacent to 231 Lower Clapton Road (Louise Smith 0208 356 8061)

The Clapton CAAC objects to the prominent location by kerb which would be both a significant highway obstacle and as an internally illuminated sign would detract from the Conservation Area

2018/4290 Saxony Court 32a Geldeston Road E5 8RQ Erection of two brick enclosures for new water supply booster pump and tank to replace existing below ground system. (Danny Huber 020 8356 1453)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal.

2018/4626 54 Reighton Road E5 8SG Proposed single storey ground floor rear side return extension (Raymond Okot 020 8356 8080)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal.

2018/3777 26 Clapton Common E5 9BA Increase in the height of single-storey rear extension by 500mm and external alterations to the rear elevation by way of removal of two doors and reduction in width of doors. [Retrospective application]. (Gerard Livett 020 8356 8398)

The woefully poor execution of the rear elevation with perfunctory doors and (blind?) windows does nothing to improve the already poor rear addition.

2018/4247 387 Mare Street E8 1HY Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign and internally illuminated projecting sign at ground floor level, repainting of shop front (Danny Huber 020 8356 1453)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal.

2018/4537 Pavement on western side of Amhurst Road opposite 80 Amhurst Road E8 1JH Display of digital advertisement panels on a new Link Unit on the footway on the western side of Amhurst Road opposite 80 Amhurst Road (Louise Smith 0208 356 8061)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal.

2019/0027 13 Forburg Road N16 6HP Erection of a single storey side/rear extension at ground floor level. Please see similar consent under 2015/3567. (Kim Aukett 020 8356 4740)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal.

2018/4624 34 Forburg Road N16 6HS Erection of a flat roof rear dormer, erection of a flat roof single storey rear infill extension and the amalgamation of the existing 1 x 1 bedroom basement flat and the 1 x 4 bedroom upper floor flat in to a 1 x 5 bedroom dwellinghouse. (Richard Kealey 020 8356 6469)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the dorner nor the scale of the infill extension but feel the fenestrations of the extension are chaotic and could be significantly improved..

2018/4497 2 Chardmore Road N16 6HX Erection of a single storey climbing frame and associated acoustic fencing. (Alix Hauser 020 8356 6377)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal.

2018/4342 11 Filey Avenue N16 6JL Conversion of dwellinghouse into two self-contained units (2x3bed); erection of rear roof extension; single storey rear/side extension; elevational alterations on eastern side and at ground floor on rear elevation; installation of succah roof over single storey return; and provision of cycle and refuse storage. (Jeni Cowan 020 8356 1371)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal. However we note the considerable disconnection between the upper flat and its garden which will likely lead to neglect.

2018/4299 37 Kyverdale Road N16 7AB Erection of a rear roof extension at second floor level and insertion of rooflights within the front roof slope to faciltate the conversion from 2 self-contained units (2 x 4-bed) to 3 self-contained units (1 x 1-bed, 1 x 2-bed and 1 x 4-bed). Conversion of existing 2 self contained flats to 3 x self-contained flats consisting of 1x4 bed, 1x2 bed and 1x1 bed flats together with a roof extension on second floor. (Alix Hauser 020 8356 6377)

The proposed layout seems utterly unworkable and substandard. The proposed front rooflights will number five - far in excess of the limit of two suggested by policy and should be resisted. The rear dormer is broadly acceptable in mass but somewhat basic in its proposed detail and finish, and should be improved.

2018/4376 143 Evering Road N16 7BL Erection of a two storey extension at the basement and ground floor levels and creation of a 2 bedroom dwelling on land rear of 143 Evering Road. (Micheal Garvey 020 8356 8053)

The attempts to conceal the new dwelling at the rear are arduous and appear to be leading to an awkward layout and mediocre quality amenity. It strikes us there is a missed opportunity to address the street with a taller, modern, and more domestic building that integrates with the streetscape. We note the development description includes a "two storey extension...AND creation of a ... dwelling." In fact there appears to be no extension proposed to the existing dwelling.

2018/4211 Flat A 47 Maury Road N16 7BP Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension (Danny Huber 020 8356 1453)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal but do not fully understand the proposed roof plan which could better describe the apparent articulation of the roof described in sections.

2018/4264 46 Fountayne Road N16 7DT Conversion of single family dwellinghouse into three self contained flats, together with excavation at basement level including front and rear lightwells, and extension to raised rear terrace area. (Alyce Jeffery 020 8356 1804)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal save for the obscured glass screen which is an inappropriate material for the Conservation Area and host building.

2018/4454 64A 64B 66A 66B Fountayne Road N16 7DT Replacement of existing single-glazed windows and doors with double-glazed windows and doors. (Richard Kealey 020 8356 6469)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal but would prefer separate glazed units with a genuine glazing bar instead of the stick-ons proposed.

2018/4570 13-15 Fountayne Road N16 7EA Existing use of two single dwellinghouses as one self-contained dwelling (use class C3). (Jeni Cowan 020 8356 1371)

No evidence is made public which means we have no opportunity to challenge the veracity (should it be needed) of the material that forms the basis of the application.

2018/3918 2 Stoke Newington Common N16 7ET Excavation of basement, creation of front light well and front elevation alterations. (Danny Huber 020 8356 1453)

The Clapton CAAC has no objection to the proposal.

2018/4292 52 Brooke Road N16 7RX Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 2016/1581 dated 02/11/2016 for "Loft extension including raising of ridge height and introduction of 4No. rear dormers and 3No. roof lights to facilitate introduction of additional residential unit" The effect of the changes would be to increase the height of the roof, to increase the size of a rear domer, to reduce the size of Flat 3 on the second floor in order to accommodate a new stair and to change the materiality of the dormer roof extensions to slate. (Nick Bovaird 0208 356 8291)

What looks to be a modest discrepancy from the approved plans on the drawn elevation is significantly more visible and apparent in reality. The raised eaves are substantially above the neighbouring property and the poor quality brick, without any architectural detail or window headers, gives the Brooke Road elevation a top heavy appearance - particularly to the left of the central bay. It is ill-proportioned and crude, and harms the appearance of the Conservation Area at this important junction.