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Search the Public Notice Portal"Dangerous" windows at one Southampton's most historic buildings are set to be replaced as part of a five-year restoration scheme.
A large amount of work will be carried out at South Western House, a former hotel that has been transformed into more than 100 luxury flats.
Often dubbed the "Ritz of the South", the hotel was where many of Titanic's first-class passengers spent their last-ever night ashore.
Winston Churchill and General Eisenhower met there during the build-up to the D-Day landings in 1944.
The Grade II-listed building was the headquarters of Radio Solent and South Today before the BBC moved to a new site in Havelock Road.
Now, Southampton City Council has given permission for major repairs to be carried out to the outside of the 168-year-old building.
READ MORE: The fascinating history of Southampton's South Western House
A design and access statement that accompanied the application said windows on the south side of South Western House were in poor condition and needed to be removed.
The statement said they would replaced with timber-framed windows on the ground floor and uVPC ones on the upper storeys.
A council report added: "A detailed survey was recently undertaken by drone. It revealed that the windows, particularly on the front elevation that takes the brunt of the weather, were in severe disrepair and are dangerous.
"Consequently, proposals seek to replace a series of windows on this elevation over a five-year period.
"The large traditional timber windows at ground floor level throughout the front façade appear to have reached the end of their natural life.
"Given their poor condition, proposals seek to replace these windows with timber units in a 'like for like' manner.
"This approach would ensure these windows, which face the street scene at eye level, would preserve the special interest of the listed building and the character or appearance of the [Oxford Street] conservation area."
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The report said previous work had created a mismatch of windows that differed in style and appearance.
"Replacing these later windows of no historic interest with improved units of a consistent style and appearance would be supported in principle."
The report acknowledged that the use of uPVC windows at South Western House would not normally be approved. But it said the condition of the existing windows was putting the building at risk from wind, rain, and water penetration.
The application, by South Western House RTM Company Ltd, was submitted earlier this year.
