Agenda item
Moberly Sports Centre, Kilburn Lane, North Kensington, London, W10 4AH (Ref.15/4226)
Decision:
Granted planning permission subject to conditions as recommended.
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 which was considered at the last meeting at which members decided to refuse the application, contrary to officers’ recommendation. With reference to the supplementary report, he informed the meeting that prior to the decision notice being issued, the applicants approached and made a presentation to the Committee on 23 February after which the Planning Committee agreed that the application with any amendments and further supporting information, could be reported back to the meeting on 9 March 2016. He then referred to amendments proposed by the applicants including servicing of large heavy goods vehicles (HGV's) from either Banister Road or Kilburn Lane.
The Area Planning Manager advised the committee that in order to reduce traffic impact, the applicants were now proposing to further reduce the hours that the service bay would be in operation as detailed in the supplementary report. This measure would avoid school peak hours and thus limit potential congestion and pollution caused by standing traffic. Furthermore, in order to minimise impact on local shops, the applicants had offered access to the proposed servicing bay when not in use for HGV deliveries on an organised basis and would involve marshalled access controlled by the contractor's staff. He continued that the Head of Transportation had agreed with the applicant's assessment of potential congestion and the advantage of reducing the HGV servicing hours.
Members heard that the applicants had also met with localresidentsassociationsandhad subsequently provided furtherinformation. As a result, allthelocalresidentsassociationswhohadoriginally objectedto theproposal (APRATA,KRRAandKTRA)acceptedChamberlayneRoadasthelocationforanoffsiteloadingbay and thus no longer objectedto thiselement. He drew members’ attention to additional responses submitted to other concerns expressed by Residents’ Associations as set out in the supplementary report.
John Keutgen speaking on behalf of the Residents’ Associations confirmed that they had met with the applicants and were satisfied that the additional extensive information received would mitigate concerns expressed previously.
DECISION: Granted planning permission subject to conditions as recommended - (7 in support; 1 abstention).
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