Agenda item
Dexion House, Empire Way, Wembley HA9 0EF (Ref. 09/2291)
Minutes:
Demolition of existing building and erection of a building ranging in height from 7 - 15 storeys, consisting of 2,509m² basement parking and plant, a parking permit-free proposal for 129 residential flats (37 one-bedroom, 73 two-bedroom, 19 three-bedroom), a 5,837m² 125-bedroom hotel (Use Class C1), 1,983m² of community swimming-pool and fitness facilities (Use Class D2), and associated landscaping, as amended.
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OFFICER RECOMMENDATION: |
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(a) |
Grant Planning Permission, subject to conditions as amended in conditions 2, 10, 13, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24 and 25, an additional condition 26, informatives and a referral of the application to the Mayor of London in accordance with part 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008, and subject to the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 or other legal agreement and the submission of a satisfactory sustainability strategy, and to delegate authority to the Director of Planning to agree the exact terms thereof on advice from the Borough Solicitor; but |
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if the legal agreement has not been entered into, or the Mayor of London remains unsatisfied with the application by the agreed Planning Performance Agreement expiry date, which at the time of writing this report is 19 March 2010, or the sustainability strategy remains unsatisfactory, to delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Culture, or other duly authorised person, to refuse planning permission; and |
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if the application is refused for the reason in (b) above to delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Culture, or other duly authorised person to grant permission in respect of a further application which is either identical to the current one, or in his opinion is not materially different, provided that (b) has been satisfied. |
The Area Planning Manager Neil McClellan drew members’ attention to the model of the proposed development from the applicant. He suggested an informative to address the initial concerns by the Council’s Highways Engineers about the proposed layout for servicing in the event of a fire emergency. He added following the GLA’s expression of satisfaction with the revised Energy Statement, the wording of clause (e) in the agreed Heads of Terms of the S106 legal agreement had been revised accordingly. The Planning Manager also drew members’ attention to the list of amendments to conditions and an additional condition requiring the applicant to comply with lifetime homes standards as set out in the tabled supplementary report.
In accordance with the Planning Code of Practice, Councillor Butt, ward member stated that he had been approached by the applicant. In welcoming the application, Councillor Butt expressed his endorsement of the recommendation for approval.
In response to an enquiry by Councillor Mistry, the applicant’s agent confirmed that the swimming pool facility would be fully accessible to all residents and that the pricing would be similar to that charged by similar facilities.
DECISION: |
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(a) |
Planning Permission granted subject to conditions as amended in conditions 2, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24 and 25, an additional condition 26, informatives and a referral of the application to the Mayor of London in accordance with part 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008, and subject to the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 or other legal agreement, and to delegate authority to the Director of Planning to agree the exact terms thereof on advice from the Interm Borough Solicitor; but |
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if the legal agreement has not been entered into, or the Mayor of London remains unsatisfied with the application by the agreed Planning Performance Agreement expiry date, which at the time of writing this report is 19 March 2010, to delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Culture, or other duly authorised person, to refuse planning permission; and |
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if the application is refused for the reason in (b) above to delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Culture, or other duly authorised person to grant permission in respect of a further application which is either identical to the current one, or in his opinion is not materially different, provided that a Section 106 or other legal agreement has been completed and the Mayor of London remains satisfied with the application. |
Supporting documents:
- 17, Dexion House, Empire Way, Wembley Ha9 0EF, item 17. PDF 6 MB
- Supplementary Dexion House, item 17. PDF 84 KB