Holbrook House Victoria Road Acton W3 6UN
Application for a Non Material Amendment (S.96a), internal alterations to allow uplift to student rooms and changes to proposal wording in relation to planning permission 181358OPDC2 dated 14.09.2018 for 'Minor material amendment (S.73) to vary condition no.2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission reference 171246OPDC2 dated 22/12/2016 for 'Section 73 application for Minor Material Amendment to vary condition 2 (approved drawing numbers) to amend the provision of student bedrooms and clusters in respect of planning permission for demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to construct a part -16/part-18/part-24 storey building with basement for use as student accommodation (sui generis) comprising 424 bed spaces (within both clusters and studios); ground floor ancillary student accommodation and a commercial unit for flexible use Classes A1, A2, A3, A5, B1 or D1 uses . Cycle parking, storage and plant space to be located predominantly at ground and basement levels. Servicing and 2 No. disabled car parking bays on-site as well as improvements to the public realm including widening the footpath to North Acton station and frontages to Victoria Road and Wales Farm Road application reference 161133OPCS dated 14 February 2017. The revised accommodation would result in 498 bedspaces comprising 327 cluster bedrooms and 171 studios with changes to the external envelope and internal layout as regards cycle parking and refuse storage spaces'. Variation proposes to make changes to the external appearance of the building (window position being setback within facade on glass and metal blocks to match window position in the terracotta blocks; retail area glazing revised to accommodate service inlets and omission of the expressed grid on the eastern face of the glass block).