20/AP/1813
This application is a redesign of the existing approved extension with
ref: (20/AP/1813) into a 1 bedroom flat
The building is part of a Georgian terrace – 73-91 Camberwell Road –
North of Albany Road, backing Albany Mews. According to the Walworth
Society and Peter Cooke’s research called Bethel Terrace or known as The
Promenade – see attached.
The wording of the application is strange as this appears to be a
conversion of the upper parts, over the ground floor “Red Sea”
restaurant, within the existing fabric rather than any extension.
The proposed layout removes the original spine wall on first and second
floors to allow the living room at front to be the required size and
bedroom pushed back. The plan arrangement looks odd with bathrooms and
WCs off living rooms, but probably dictated by the plumbing of the
former HMO bedsits.
This terrace of buildings has lost its integrity. What once would have
been fine Georgian buildings have been wrecked by many and various
changes. So maybe more change does not matter.
The existing windows are a mixture of metal framed and casements which
the application, in talking about replacing in timber to match
originals, simply is replacing in timber to the present design. The
property is one of four in the terrace with a curved rear bay. Again,
wrecked by being rendered, ad hoc windows inserted, and painted blue.
The front and rear mansards retain Velux roof windows rather than dormer
windows appropriate to the building and seen on others in the terrace.
I suggest the best we can comment is that if the windows are to be
replaced in timber framed that should be to a semblance of the original
Georgian sash look would be preferable to matching non originals.
Open to comment.