Agenda item
Uxendon Manor Primary School, Vista Way, Harrow, HA3 0UX (Ref. 15/1934)
Decision:
Granted temporary planning permission as recommended and an additional condition requiring the applicant to consult with Thames Water Public Sewer regarding connection to the Thames Water Public Sewer.
Minutes:
PROPOSAL: Erection of 2 temporary modular classroom buildings with associated internal wc's and store in the school ground
RECOMMENDATION:
Grant temporary consent, subject to the conditions set out in the Draft Decision Notice
Members decided to receive representations for this and the subsequent application (reference 15/0977) together as they both related to the same site. David Glover (Deputy Area Manager) introduced the report and outlined the scheme with reference to the supplementary report circulated prior to the meeting. He clarified the additional vehicular movements and added that the school’s existing travelplan which wasupdatedrecently(June 2015)had nowachieveda "gold" accreditation and that afurther update was requiredthroughcondition 7. He continued that the flood risk assessment submitted with the application confirmed that the proposalshould nothave asignificant impactonlocalfloodrisk. Members were advised that the playequipment would be removed andstored.
David Glover went on to explain that the subsequent application was a retrospective application following advice by the Council’s Building Regulation Officers. He added that there would be no additional increase in the number of school children or car requirement for additional parking spaces. David Glover clarified that the building which was modest in scale was located behind the existing school buildings and set some distance from the site boundaries and as such would have no significant impact on residential amenity. He advised members that the duration of the consent had been amended from 12 months to 6 years ending 31 July 2021.
John Poole an objector stated that due to lack of public transport facilities to the school the proposal, which he alleged would lead to an increase in the number of pupils without commensurate play area, would also result in additional vehicular movements. He drew members’ attention to the existing drainage problems in the area which he added would be exacerbated by the proposal and urged the Committee to be minded to defer the applications until the problems were resolved by Thames Water.
In responding to the issues raised by the objector David Glover explained that the drainage problem was an issue for the Council’s Building Regulations however, conditions could be imposed requiring approval by Thames Water. He clarified that the proposal would not result in additional pupil.
In welcoming the application, members refused to approve application reference 15/0977 for a 6 year temporary permission and decided rather to grant temporary permission ending 31 December 2016. Members voted to grant planning permission for application reference 15/1934 for the temporary period ending 31 July 2022 as set out within the committee report. They also added an informative requiring the applicant to consult with Thames Water Public Sewer regarding connection to the Thames Water Public Sewer for both applications.
DECISION:
Granted temporary planning permission as recommended and an additional condition requiring the applicant to consult with Thames Water Public Sewer regarding connection to the Thames Water Public Sewer.
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