Site address: Warneford Hospital, Warneford Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Proposal: Interventions including alteration, demolition and repair of listed and curtilage listed structures to facilitate comprehensive development of the site. The works relate to the demolition of the former farmhouse and former stables; dismantling of former pavilion building and onsite reconstruction and relocation; removal of secondary attached and freestanding structures; alterations and repair of historic boundary walls; and repair and restoration of the Gate Lodge.

Reason at Committee: To be considered concurrently with a planning application that is required to be determined by planning committee. 

RECOMMENDATION

Oxford City Planning Committee?is recommended to:? 

1.    Approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the recommended listed building conditions set out in section 12 of this report, grant listed building consent and 

2.    Agree to delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regulation to: 

·       Finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Director of Planning and Regulation considers reasonably necessary.  

Site address: Warneford Hospital, Warneford Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Proposal: Interventions including alteration, demolition and repair of listed and curtilage listed structures to facilitate comprehensive development of the site. The works relate to the demolition of the former farmhouse and former stables; dismantling of former pavilion building and onsite reconstruction and relocation; removal of secondary attached and freestanding structures; alterations and repair of historic boundary walls; and repair and restoration of the Gate Lodge.

The Oxford City Planning Committee resolved to:

1.    Approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the recommended listed building conditions set out in section 12 of this report, grant listed building consent and

2.    Agree to delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regulation to:

•       Finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Director of Planning and Regulation considers reasonably necessary.

The Committee considered an application for the interventions including alteration, demolition and repair of listed and curtilage listed structures to facilitate comprehensive development of the site. The works relate to the demolition of the former farmhouse and former stables; dismantling of former pavilion building and onsite reconstruction and relocation; removal of secondary attached and freestanding structures; alterations and repair of historic boundary walls; and repair and restoration of the Gate Lodge.

The Planning Officer gave a presentation outlining the details of the location and the proposal. This included site photos and existing and proposed plans:

• The report considered the impact of proposed interventions, including repairs to the Grade II listed Gate Lodge, Front Garden Area Wall and Gate Piers, alongside alteration, demolition and repair of curtilage listed structures associated with the Grade II listed Warneford Hospital building. It also considered effects on other listed and on-designated heritage assets at the site and their settings.
• The assessment focused on identifying the significance of affected assets and determining whether proposals caused harm, preserved or resulted in enhancement to significance. It also focused on evaluating whether any harm was justified, weighing public benefits against harm and considering compliance with local and national planning policies
• Officers concluded that the proposal caused less than substantial harm to the Grade II listed Warneford Hospital building, Gate Lodge and Boundary Wall and other heritage assets due to aspects of the alterations, demolition and repairs. However, this harm was justified and the resulting public benefits, including heritage benefits and other benefits associates with the wider redevelopment of the site, were deemed acceptable to outweigh it, with appropriate weight given to the preservation of the heritage assets.
• It was therefore recommended that Committee resolve to grant Listed Building Consent for the development proposed, subject to the recommended conditions set out in section 12 of the report.

Helen Ensor and John Rhodes spoke in favour of the application.

On being proposed, seconded, and put to the vote, the Committee agreed with the officer’s recommendation to approve the application for the reasons listed on the report.

The Oxford City Planning Committee resolved to:

1.    Approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the recommended listed building conditions set out in section 12 of this report, grant listed building consent and 

2.    Agree to delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regulation to: 

·       Finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Director of Planning and Regulation considers reasonably necessary.