Agenda item
1-8 Capitol Industrial Park, Capitol Way, London, NW9 0EQ
- Meeting of Planning Committee, Wednesday 14 March 2018 7.00 pm (Item 3.)
- View the declarations of interest for item 3.
Minutes:
PROPOSAL: Demolition of the existing buildings and the redevelopment of the site to provide six buildings ranging between four to nine storeys and eight three storey mews houses, and the erection of a two storey commercial building, providing a total 4,051m of flexible commercial floorspace (B1(a),(b) and (c), B8, D2 and A3) across the site and 414 residential units including a mix of studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units with associated basement car parking, cycle storage, plant and shared external amenity space and landscaped courtyards at ground floor level, and other ancillary works.
RECOMMENDATION: That the committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 or other legal agreement and delegate authority to the Head of Area Planning or other duly authorised person to agree the exact terms thereof on advice from the Director of Legal Services and Human Resources.
That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to:
A. Any direction by the London Mayor pursuant to the Mayor of London Order
B. Any direction by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Consultation Direction
That the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to issue the planning permission subject to a Section 106 Agreement, in order to secure the obligations 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 and any further informative(s) considered necessary by the Head of Planning.
That the Head of Planning is 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 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.
That the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to refuse planning permission should the Legal Agreement not be completed within 3 months of the date of the committee resolution.
The application was deferred from the previous planning committee meeting to allow the conclusion of the press notice consultation period which has passed and no further representations were received in relation to the application.
Victoria McDonagh (North Area Team Leader) introduced the report and addressed the following issues for which members sought clarification during the site visit; design, highways and transportation, infrastructure, quality of accommodation, impact on neighbours and carbon savings. Ms McDonagh advised members that following publication of the committee report on the previous agenda, the applicant had identified some inaccuracies within the report all of which had been addressed in the report.
In accordance with the Planning Code of Practice, Councillor Kabir, ward member stated that she had received emails from, and attended an exhibition arranged by the agents, and had been approached by residents. She expressed concerns about density, height, impact on local residents and overspill parking. She also raised concerns about the cumulative impact of developments in the area and consequent effect on the amenity of existing residents. Councillor Kabir suggested that if members were minded to grant permission then the applicant should contribute towards general improvements to the area and quality of life of the local residents.
Ms Jan Donovan, Mr Charles Dunnett and Mr Andrew Trowbridge (applicant’s agents) addressed the Committee. Ms Jan Donovan explained the background to the application, and that it provided housing which would accord with the London Plan and Brent’s planning policies. Members asked questions relating to public transport accessibility, provision of parking, air quality, contribution via S106 obligations to possible implementation of a CPZ, affordable housing review mechanism, construction timetable and logistics.
Mr John Fletcher (Highways and Transportation) responded to questions on the traffic impact of the development and the process for implementation of a CPZ to mitigate the impact of any overspill parking. Members discussed the proposal and raised concerns about potential impact on local surrounding areas from traffic and additional parking pressure.
Prior to making a decision, the Area Planning Team Leader provided a summary.
DECISION: Granted planning permission as recommended with an additional requirement that the Council would carry out a consultation on the principle of introducing a CPZ prior to start of the development.
(Voting for approval was carried as follows: For 6, Against 0 and Abstain 1).
Note: Councillor Kabir having declared an interest and made her presentation left the meeting room and did not take part in the discussion or voting.
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