Agenda item
Units 1-5 Inc, Cannon Trading Estate, First Way, Wembley, HA9 0JD (Ref. 17/3797)
Minutes:
PROPOSAL: Demolition of the existing buildings and erection of a part 7/9/10/11 storey building, comprising educational use (Use Class D1), office use (Use Class B1(a)) and student accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis), with ancillary external landscaping.
RECOMMENDATION: Resolve to grant planning permission subject to conditions and the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 or other legal agreement and to a Stage 2 referral to the Mayor.
That the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to negotiate the legal agreement to achieve the matters set out in the report.
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 in the report.
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 3 months of the Committee date the legal agreement has not been completed, the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to refuse planning permission.
That the Committee confirms that adequate provision has been made, by the imposition of conditions, for the preservation or planting of trees as required by Section 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Victoria McDonagh (Area Planning Manager), introduced the application and outlined its key aspects. With reference to the supplementary report, she clarified nomination rights/affordable housing, the number of wheelchair accessible bed spaces proposed, the applicant’s update on the financial contribution for CPZ contribution, amendments to several conditions and the heads of terms of the Section 106 legal agreement.
Owain Nedin (applicant’s agent) in endorsing the recommendation for approval set out the key aspects of the proposed development including permanent facilities for UCFB, office workspace on flexible rental terms and realistic delivery times. He added that the height of the proposal would respond and respect similar buildings in the area; 2 metres lower than Kelaty House and the nearby Quintain building but below the previously approved height.
Victoria McDonagh in summing up stated that the height of the building was acceptable in policy terms. She reiterated the recommendation for approval subject to conditions as amended and a further amendment to condition 21 to refer to a “Dedicated Community Liaison Contact” to be specified within the management plan
DECISION: Granted planning permission as recommended subject to alterations to heads of terms and conditions as amended as follows: 8 (car free development), 11 (car parking spaces), 13 (materials), 14 (landscaping), 17 (external lighting), 22 (air quality assessment), 23 (noise impact assessment), 26 (waste management) as set out in the supplementary report and a reference to a “Dedicated Community Liaison Contact” to be specified within the management plan – condition 21.
(Voting on the recommendation was unanimous: For 6 : Against 0).
Supporting documents:
- 7. 17.3797 Units 1-5 Inc, Cannon Trading Estate, First Way, HA9, item 7. PDF 391 KB
- 17.3797 SUPP Cannon Trading Estate, item 7. PDF 128 KB