York Place Development LLP seeks planning permission to convert offices at 15–19 York Place into 11 one and two-bedroom flats (Refs 15/04271/FUL; 15/04275/LBC).
The Category A-listed buildings already have attic-level flats at No. 17.
Lynsay Bell Architecture says the proposed work would involve ‘minor interventions to the original building fabric and has been designerd to make the most of the original layout to form contemporary dwellings with open plan living spaces fit for 21st century living’.
The design, it says, ‘seeks to restore the character and maximise its potential as a desirable location to live’.
No parking is included as part of the scheme, and rubbish will be disposed of using gull-proof bags.
Office space here is currently being advertised online at a rental of £28.50 per square foot per annum.
Gifford et al. say the building dates from 1824 and was designed by one David Paton. Paton later practised under John Soane in London before removing to North Carolina after brief stays in Edinburgh and New York.
At Raleigh in North Carolina, he was instrumental in the modification of designs for – and completion of – the State Capitol, shown below. Interesting biographies of the man are available here and here.
[Photo of State Capitol: Wikipedia, Creative Commons.]