25/02725/FULL
39 Foley Street London W1W 7TP
Shopfront alterations to the Foley Street and Candover Street elevations; namely reversing the door swing of the entrance door on Foley Street to swing outwards (not onto public highway); addition of a new exit door and vertical sliding sash serving hatch and fold down counter to the Candover Street elevation; addition of retractable canopy awnings. (Site includes 38A & 39 Foley Street)
Because of its detailed design the shopfront would harm the appearance of this building and fail to maintain or improve (preserve or enhance) the character and appearance of the East Marylebone Conservation Area. This would not meet Policies 38, 39 and 40 of the City Plan 2019 - 2040 (April 2021).
The proposed serving hatch located within the shopfront on Candover Street could facilitate and require customers to stand on the highway while being served and waiting to be served which will block the flow of pedestrians along the footpath and so could be unsafe. This would also make it difficult to clean the footpath. This would not meet Policies 25, 28 and 43(D) of the City Plan 2019 - 2040 (April 2021) and Westminster Way SPD (September 2011).
The alterations to allow the entrance door on Foley Street and the addition of a new exit door on the Candover Street elevation opening out on to the footpath would be potentially harmful to public safety and would be contrary to Policies 24 and 25 of the City Plan 2019 - 2040 (April 2021).