Forum topic: Truro House: Light at the end of a long tunnel?
Truro House: Light at the end of a long tunnel?
Colin Younger
06 Nov 2014 17:40 505
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Long delayed plans to restore one of Palmers Greens' most notable buildings - Truro House, located on the corner of Green Lanes and Oakthorpe Road - are finally set to move ahead after agreement was reached between its owners and Enfield Council.
The project involves restoration of the main house as single dwelling, conversion of the coach house into a dwelling, and the construction of two apartment blocks comprising 25 flats in total.
The redevelopment project was stalled for several years because of a dispute between the owners of the property and Enfield Council relating to associated Section 106/Community Infrastructure issues. Following resolution of this dispute, on 24 October the Council granted conditional planning permission for two interconnected applications.
The main application is listed as:
TP/08/2244Restoration and repair of Truro House as a single family dwelling, conversion of Coach House to a single family dwelling involving demolition of existing workshop and external alterations, together with erection of a total of 25 residential units within 2 buildings, comprising one 2-storey block of 2 self-contained flats and one part 3, part 4-storey block of 23 self-contained flats incorporating accommodation at lower ground and roof levels, balconies and terraces together with provision of associated car parking, erection of gates and pillars, and access to Oakthorpe Road.
There are twenty four conditions attached to this permission, largely connected with the building process.
Because Truro House is Grade II listed, Listed Building Consent was required for the reconstruction of Truro House itself. With the agreement of English Heritage this was also granted on 24 October.
LBC/08/0024| Restoration and repair of Truro House involving demolition and reconstruction of part of east wall together with internal and external alterations, demolition of former workshop adjoining Coach House (stables) and erection of a total of 25 residential units in 2 buildings within grounds.
There are thirteen conditions applied to this consent, focusing on the restoration of Truro House.
Full details of both applications are available on the Council website:
or visit http://planningandbuildingcontrol.enfield.gov.uk/online-applications/ and search under “Truro House”.
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Truro House - details of its history and interior
Basil Clarke
09 Nov 2014 18:56 506
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Truro House: Light at the end of a long tunnel?
Rebecca Singh
11 Nov 2014 13:36 515
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Truro House: Light at the end of a long tunnel?
Colin Younger
16 Feb 2015 22:49 948
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There's a particularly interesting document in one of the applications under:
http://planningandbuildingcontrol.enfield.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=NJKBPWJN28000
This gives a detailed appreciation of the conservation value of the property and its condition.
I've attempted to attach that document, in case the link fails to work
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Truro House stable block demolition
Colin Younger
02 Jun 2015 22:27 1257
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I have checked with the Planning Officer and Conservation Officer dealing with this and they confirm that demolition and rebuilding of this feature are part of the approved application. I understand that the legal agreement requires that the original structure has to be recorded in detail to aid in rebuilding.
I also understand that agreement has been reached on the details of the external works on Truro House itself, and that discussions on the internal reconstruction are well underway.
However, agreement seems to be further off on the detailed appearance of the associated new construction flats which in practice is funding the restoration ofTruro House.
Colin Younger
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Truro House stable block demolition - and now the house is up for sale - some pictures
Sue Beard
07 Jun 2015 10:07 1268
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https://www.palmersgreenn13.com/2015/06/07/truro-house-is-for-sale-but-is-this-what-it-looks-like-inside/
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