Agenda item
Moberly Sports Centre, Kilburn Lane, North Kensington, London, W10 4AH (Ref. 15/4226)
Decision:
Refused planning permission for the following reasons; traffic impact resulting from disruption to traffic on Chamberlayne Road, impact on local shops in Chamberlayne Road and traffic pollution arising from unloading.
Minutes:
PROPOSAL: Details pursuant to condition 17 (Construction Logistics Plan) relating to planning application reference 13/3682 dated 04/02/2015 for full planning permission sought for demolition of all existing buildings and erection of a part 7/part 6/part 5/part 4-storey building with 9293sqm of Sports and Leisure Centre (Use Class D2), 56 flats ( 22 x 1-bed, 34 x 2-bed) and 240sqm of retail floor space (Use Class A1/A2/A3) and erection of 15 terraced townhouses (15 x 4-bed) with associated car and cycle parking and landscaping and subject to a Deed of Agreement dated 02 February 2015 under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended.
RECOMMENDATION: Grant planning permission subject to conditions as set out in the Draft Decision Notice.
Angus Saunders (Area Planning Manager) outlined the scheme and with reference to the supplementary report responded to queries raised at the site visit. Members heard that the suspension of theparking baysoppositetheloadingbay wouldmaintaintwo-way trafficflow for cars alongChamberlayneRoadand was thus considered an improvementon the currentsituation. He advised that the wideningofthecarriagewayorstrengthening of thefootwaytoaccommodateloadingonthefootway was likelyto be verycostly to the applicant and difficult to achieve. On pollution, the Area Planning Manager maintained that whilst there was evidencetosuggest thatidlingvehicles could resultin increased airpollution and congestion, the impact of the proposal would notresultinconsiderably worsecongestionthanthe existing situation. He continued that alternative locations for off-site loading had been considered and discounted. He explained that BannisterRoad or KilburnLane as potentialoff-site loadingareas were consideredimpracticaland to carrygreaterchallengesthan that ofChamberlayne Road. He clarified that Banister Road was a short road with bus stops on both sides and Kilburn Lane was a residentialroadwithparkingbaysalongitslength.
John Keutgen, Chair of Aylestone Park Residents and Tenants Association (APRATA) speaking on behalf of the association and other local residents’ associations: Kensal Rise and Kensal Triangle, stated that an unacceptable level of congestion would ensue as unloading would take much longer than advised. He added that alternative sites for unloading facilities existed which the applicant had not explored. He continued that the proposal, which he considered would fail to respect the environment, would cause a significant disturbance to Chamberlayne Road residents.
Simon Taylor, Nick Judd and John Howard (applicant’s agents) attended the meeting to respond to queries raised by objectors and members. Members were informed that since the scheme was approved, the applicant had been working in close partnership with officers of the Council to discharge all conditions. The agents continued that restricted hours had been agreed for off-site loading and when not in use the loading bays would be returned to normal use. In addition, an online booking system for deliveries was in place to ensure that disruption to the highway was minimised. In response to members’ questions, the agents stated that there were only two deliveries per day each taking on average between 30 and 60 minutes and that traffic marshals and banks men were on hand to assist with the deliveries
During the discussion that followed, members expressed concerns about the traffic impact resulting from disruption to traffic on Chamberlayne Road, the extent to which alternative locations had been explored, pollution from unloading and the impact on shops in Chamberlayne Road. For those reasons members were minded to refuse the application contrary to officers’ recommendation for approval.
Voting on the officers’ recommendation for approval was recorded as follows:
FOR: Councillor Agha, Choudhary (2)
AGAINST: Councillors Marquis and Colacicco, Ezeajughi,
Mahmood and Maurice (5)
ABSTENTION: Councillor Mili Patel (1)
DECISION: Refused planning permission for the following reasons; traffic impact resulting from disruption to traffic on Chamberlayne Road, impact on local shops in Chamberlayne Road and traffic pollution arising from unloading..
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