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Car Park next to Sudbury Town Station, Station Approach, Wembley, HA0 2LA
Meeting: 06/05/2020 - Planning Committee (Item 4)
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Additional documents:
- 19.1241 Sudbury Supplementary Report, item 4 PDF 109 KB
- Webcast for 19/1241 Car park next to Sudbury Town Station, Station Approach, Wembley, HA0 2LA
Minutes:
PROPOSAL: Re-development of existing car park for the erection of two blocks of residential dwellings, with associated residential amenity space, refuse storage, cycle parking, landscaping and other ancillary works, together with re-provision of disabled car parking bays nearest to Station Approach to serve Sudbury Town Underground Station (DEPARTURE FROM POLICY CP21 OF BRENT'S LOCAL PLAN).
RECOMMENDATION: To grant planning permission subject to:
A. Any direction by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Consultation Direction
B. The prior completion of a legal agreement to secure the planning obligations set out within the Committee reports.
That the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to negotiate the legal agreement indicated above.
That the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to issue the planning permission and impose conditions and informatives to secure the matters set out within the Committee reports.
That the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to make changes to the wording of the Committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add conditions, informatives, planning obligations or reasons for the decision) prior to the decision being actioned, provided that the Head of Planning is satisfied that any such changes could not reasonably be regarded as deviating from the overall principle of the decision reached by the Committee nor that such change(s) could reasonably have led to a different decision having been reached by the Committee.
That, if by the “expiry date” of this application (subject to any amendments/extensions to the expiry date agreed by both parties) the legal agreement has not been completed, the Head of Planning be granted delegated
authority to refuse planning permission.
Mr Neil Quinn (Principal Planning Officer) introduced the report and answered Members’ questions. In reference to the supplementary report, Mr Quinn drew the Committee’s attention to the additional letters of objection to the scheme and officers’ responses to them. He informed members that the number of dual aspect units within the scheme should read as 20 units, rather than 36 units referred to in paragraph 73 of the main report. For the avoidance of doubt, the correct full text was set out within the supplementary report.
Mrs Carol O’Connell (objector) addressed the Committee and answered members’ questions. Mrs O’Connell raised several issues including the following; over-development of the site, overlooking and loss of privacy, narrow access to the site and thus obstruction to large and emergency vehicles, excessive height and parking problems.
Councillor Daly (ward member) addressed the Committee and answered Members’ questions. Councillor Daly objected to the application on several grounds including amenity deficit, inadequate access arrangements for emergency and waste collection vehicles, inadequate facilities for servicing and delivery, loss of parking at the station which could give rise to parking displacement and additional on-street parking.
Mr Paul Lorber an objector addressed the Committee and answered members’ questions. He raised several issues including the following; over-development of the site for 52 flats; inadequate visitor and delivery facilities, inadequate provision for wheel chair users, detrimental impact on the ... view the full minutes text for item 4