Decision details
16-4478 All Units at Abbey Wharf & Delta Centre and All of 152, Mount Pleasant Road Wembley, HA0
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decisions:
PROPOSAL: Demolition of existing buildings at Abbey Wharf, Delta Centre and all of 152 Mount Pleasant and redevelopment to provide a residential-led, mixed-use development of up to 6 storeys comprising 135 residential units (34 x 1bed, 79 x 2bed and 22 x 3bed) and 247sqm of commercial space (A1, A2, A3, B1, D1 and D2), landscaped amenity space, car and cycle parking and associated works.
RECOMMENDATION: Grant planning permission subject to conditions and informatives and the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 or other legal agreement to secure the matters set out in the Heads of Terms of the agreement and delegate authority to the Head of Planning to issue the planning permission and Impose conditions (and informatives) to secure the matters set out in the report.
David Glover (Deputy Area Planning Manager) introduced the application and answered members’ questions.
Vipool Kotecha representing the owners of an adjoining land informed members that they had an intention to redevelop the land in future and were concerned that the proposed development would restrict the redevelopment of their land.
Ben Johnson (applicant) spoke to the Committee and answered members’ questions. He continued that the scheme would offer high quality design, new public highway/access and new homes in a highly accessible location with appropriate tenure mix. He added that the scheme had been subjected to a viability assessment which would be reviewed upon its completion. The applicant advised members that details of play space and equipment would be submitted at the detail stage of the application.
In response to members’ questions about the affordable housing units that the application would provide, David Glover clarified that although the local target was for 50% of the development, the viability assessment for the application confirmed that 26% was acceptable subject to a post implementation review. David Glover confirmed that the scheme had been set in from the site boundary to ensure it didn’t compromise the future development of the neighbouring site. In approving the application, members added an informative that damage to public realm as a result of the development be repaired prior to occupation.
DECISION: Granted planning permission as recommended and an informative that any damage to public realm as a result of the development be repaired prior to occupation.
(Voting on the application was unanimous).
Wards Affected: Alperton;
Publication date: 12/06/2017
Date of decision: 24/05/2017
Decided at meeting: 24/05/2017 - Planning Committee
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