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Unauthorised and Proposed Additions and Alterations to Existing Building and Conversion From Hotel to Accommodation for Education Purposes for 64 Gordon Road, Windermere

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Unauthorised and Proposed Additions and Alterations to Existing Building and Conversion From Hotel to Accommodation for Education Purposes at REM of ERF 745 of Durban , 64 Gordon Road, Windermere, Durban, eThekwini, Kwa Zulu Natal. Drawings 2020-58_64GordonRd_A1_SUB001 / 2020-58_64GordonRd_A1_SUB002 / 2020-58_64GordonRd_A1_SUB003

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The scope of unauthorised work undertaken was: to enclose all of the road facing balconies, the installation of a new security fence and turnstile system covered by an awning structure, the conversion of usage from Hotel to accommodation for educational purposes and the relaxation of parking requirements. The existing balcony openings were enclosed by windows. It was noted by AMAFA that the windows installed did not match the style of the original windows – the client has expressed their intention of revising the window design to a more suitable style that meets the approval of AMAFA. The enclosure of the existing balconies was undertaken by the owner to provide the hotel rooms with greater usable space as the balconies were previously underutilised. During periods of harsh rain, the balconies also experienced driving rains which had resulted in maintenance issues. The closure aimed to address the above and also deal with issues of safety and security of the rooms. The new fence, turnstile and awning structure was constructed along the south east edge of the site, located between the existing parking and the building structure. The fence aimed to improve the security and safety of the site while maintaining adequate visual connectivity to the street. The fence and turnstile system were specified as ‘Clearvu’ style, to minimise the visual impact of the security barrier. The constructed awning aims to provide a sheltered entrance for pedestrians into the building. The conversion of usage from hotel to accommodation for student purposes is due to the intended usage that our client aims to achieve. Due to the corona/covid shutdown and changes in legislation as a result of the Disaster Management Act, a hotel scheme has been unable to operate profitably. As a result of the aforementioned, the client aims to change the usage to make the building and scheme viable. The proposed conversion requires minimum changes to the existing structure and would largely function in similar fashion to its current Hotel usage. The proposal to relax the requirements of parking pertain to the works conducted in 2009 whereby the proposed and previously approved parking layout was never constructed/implemented. This application seeks to legalise the existing parking layout that had deviated from the 2009 proposal.

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Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 17:32

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20727

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AdditionalDocuments
  1. File 64 Gordon Road KML file.kml
  2. PDF icon 1936 - original building plans.pdf
  3. PDF icon Application Form I.pdf
  4. PDF icon Motivation.pdf
  5. PDF icon 2009 - conversion to hotel and additions and alterations.pdf
  6. PDF icon 2020-58_64GordonRd_A1_SUB001.pdf
  7. PDF icon 2020-58_64GordonRd_A1_SUB002.pdf
  8. PDF icon 2020-58_64GordonRd_A1_SUB003.pdf
  9. PDF icon Annexure 1 - Photographs of Existing Building.pdf
  10. PDF icon Annexure 2 - Photographs of Urban Setting.pdf
  11. PDF icon Annexure 3 - Plan of Urban Setting Zoning.pdf
  12. PDF icon Annexure 4 - Proposed Work.pdf
  13. PDF icon Annexure 5 -1-50000 aerial.pdf
  14. PDF icon 2020-58_64GordonRd_A1_SUB001A.pdf
  15. PDF icon AMAFA APPLICATION FORM A - 64 GORDON-REV4.pdf
  16. PDF icon Motivation - 64 Gordan Road - REV5.pdf
 
 

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