Building Guidance Pamphlet 2018

Licensing of Development at Limehouse Cut

In recent times there has been a considerable amount of development carried out in Limehouse Cut. Please be aware that if you make unauthorised changes to your studio you may be in breach of the lease.

This will be met with legal action against the responsible leaseholder and ultimately could result in forfeiture of the lease.

IMPORTANT: If you are planning to make any changes to your studio you must read and comply with the following:-

1. BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING CONTACT THE MANAGEMENT AGENTS. The directors cannot be responsible for giving advice/permission etc. Please be considerate; we are your neighbours and have no wish to become involved disputes or arguments concerning these matters. Advice from our management agents and legal representatives on the applicability of the lease will be the ONLY guiding principles on which such matters can be decided.

2. The granting of Planning Permission or Building Control consent for your changes does NOT authorise you to make them. It is important that you contact the Limehouse Cut Board (via our management agents) seeking a license to carry out the changes, before you apply for planning permission and or building control consent. But please refer to Appendix B Note 2

• The board will then consider your change according to the provisions of the lease.

• The board is under no obligation to grant a license for works which breach the terms of the lease.

• Also please note that any alteration at all for which planning permission is required must first be referred to the Limehouse Cut Board and granted a license by them.

• Once the license has been applied for the changes cannot be started unless and until a license is granted.

• A fee may be chargeable for a license to alter at the Company’s discretion.

Please refer to Appendix A Note1

3. A license is required for any works with affect the common parts. This includes but is not limited to, the walls, roofs and window frames of the studios. Please refer to your lease for exact definitions, or ask advice before starting any works. Before making any changes to the common parts you must inform the Limehouse Cut Board and ask for a license. You cannot then start work unless and until the license has been granted. Please Refer to Appendix A Note 5

4. A license must be sought and granted for any works which can be considered to be increasing the density of occupation within the building. This includes, but is not limited to, extra bedrooms, extra bathrooms and extra kitchens. The reason for this that an increase in density will increase pressure on the infrastructure of the building, which we all pay, though our service charges, to maintain. Please refer to Appendix A Note 2

5. It is expressly forbidden by the lease to subdivide a unit such that it can be sold or let out as more than one unit. Limehouse Cut Ltd can insist on re-instatement of such changes at the lessee’s expense. Please refer to Appendix A Note 3

6. Because there has been a considerable amount of noise nuisance from building works over the past three years, it has become necessary for the board to demand plans and a schedule of works from any lessee planning substantial alterations to their studio. These items must be submitted to the Limehouse Cut Board before any works commence. Lessees will be expected to adhere to such schedules and inform the Limehouse Cut Board of any major alterations to them. Please Refer to Please refer to Appendix A Note 4

In summary, no works or alterations to any studio can be started without consent from the Limehouse Cut Board and the granting of an appropriate license. A license fee can be demanded at the discretion of the Limehouse Cut Board.

The board recognises that alterations to our studios can be expensive, stressful and of considerable emotional importance to the lessees. Therefore it is even more important that you provide the necessary information and obtain the necessary licence(s) from the Limehouse Cut Board before spending a lot of money or committing time and energy to such projects. We remind you that failure to do so will be met with legal action resulting in sanctions including forced re-instatement of the changes and even forfeiture of the lease. If in doubt, ask; don’t just start work.

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