15/AP/2644 + 2645
The proposed changes are sensible and the requested changes by Southwark
planning department at pre-application stage are sensible too and make
for a better design.
In the plans, the design and access statements, there is only one
mention of timber-framed doors and windows and that is in relation to
the existing ones. There are numerous other mentions of sash windows and
doors but the material is not stated. We would object to any windows or
external doors in the proposed design that is not made of timber.
Internally alteration seems sensible, especially the reinstatement of
the whole of the first floor landing which includes the window above the
portico.
At the front of the property the reconstitution of the existing garage
is a welcome modernisation, but the two sash windows should have a
single vertical glazing bar in each sash as this would be in keeping
with all other windows at the front of the property. The rain water down
pipe and hopper should be chosen to echo an era in keeping with the age
of the house and crescent/street and not just be an off the shelf black
plastic type.
The plans do not give much indication of the proposed changes to the
railings at the front of the property, in particular where there is a
new three metre parking area. The current railings are not very old but
are traditional, and it is hoped that any changes to the railings will
be dealt with in a way that is sympathetic to the original design of the
house and front garden.