Decision details
Raglan Court, Empire Way, Wembley (Ref. 16/3408)
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decisions:
PROPOSAL: Erection of roof extension comprising 2 additional floors over Block A and Block B to provide a total of 72 additional self-contained flats (36 x 1bed on each Block) with associated landscaping, ancillary servicing and plant, cycle parking and associated works.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to any direction by the London Mayor pursuant to the Mayor of London Order, any direction by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Consultation Direction, prior completion of a Section 106 legal agreement to secure the planning obligations set out in the report, delegated authority to the Head of Planning to impose conditions and informatives to secure the matters set out in the report and to refuse planning permission if by 3 months of the committee date (14th June 2017) the legal agreement has not been completed.
David Glover (Area Planning Manager) introduced the scheme and answered members questions. In reference to the supplementary report, he responded to additional queries raised by a resident of Raglan Court in respect of scale, design, layout, affordable housing mix, transport assessment and parking.
Paul Treacy (applicant’s architect) addressed the Committee and answered members’ questions on affordable units, decanting and disable persons units. He clarified that the viability analysis submitted with the application confirmed that 15% was appropriate and that as the deck would be robust and resilient to maintain noise acoustics, there would be no decanting. He added that disabled persons units had not been considered as the existing blocks had no lifts.
In the discussion that followed, members considered it appropriate for the developer to publicise their contact details on a banner as part of the Considerate Contactor Scheme
DECISION: Granted planning permission as recommended.
(Voting was as follows: For 6 ; Against 1).
Wards Affected: Tokyngton;
Cabinet/Committee Decision or Scheme of Delegation: That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to any direction by the London Mayor pursuant to the Mayor of London Order, any direction by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Consultation Direction, prior completion of a Section 106 legal agreement to secure the planning obligations set out in the report, delegated authority to the Head of Planning to impose conditions and informatives to secure the matters set out in the report and to refuse planning permission if by 3 months of the committee date (14th June 2017) the legal agreement has not been completed.
Publication date: 15/03/2017
Date of decision: 15/03/2017
Decided at meeting: 15/03/2017 - Planning Committee
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