Comfort Inn, 27 – 29 Henrietta Street, Bathwick
Proposal
Internal alterations to all floors of Grade I listed hotel. External works to include new air conditioning units, kitchen extraction, new opening to 1970s extension and replacement of modern extension’s…
Our Response Given the complexity of the internal alterations proposed by this scheme, it is impossible to comment meaningfully without a site visit. However we welcome the general principle of refurbishment of this listed buildings subject to the case officer’s review of individual proposals. Our only comment would be to question whether the optimum location for the lift is within the historic building, and not the modern extension. In the current proposals the lift position appears awkward in its juxtaposition to plan form and would result in the loss of much historic fabric. Given the newer building is two storey with accessible connections to several new rooms, we ask whether the duty to provide accessible accommodation and facilities can be fulfilled by providing the lift in this section of the building, rather than a far more harmful intervention into the listed building itself, where historic plan form would be irretrievably lost.
Application Number: 19/00401/LBA
Application Date: 30/01/2019
Closing Date: 28/02/2019
Address: Comfort Inn, 27 - 29 Henrietta Street, Bathwick
Our Submission Status: Comment