Agenda item
17/3059 Stadium Retail Park & 128 Wembley Park Drive (fountain studios), HA9
Decision:
Granted planning permission as recommended.
Minutes:
PROPOSAL: Outline planning permission for demolition of existing buildings on site and provision of up to 85,000 sqm (Gross External Area, GEA) of new land use floorspace (across 1.679 ha) within a series of buildings, with the maximum
quantum as follows:
· A1-A4 Retail and/or B1 Office and/or D1 (Non-Residential Institutions) and/or D2 Leisure and Assembly: up to 6,600 sqm; and
· C3 Residential: up to 78,400 sqm gross (approximately 995 units);
No occupied residential accommodation will be at ground level or below.
The development will also provide associated open space and landscaping; car parking spaces and cycle storage; pedestrian, cycle and vehicle access; associated highway works; and associated infrastructure including water attenuation tanks, and the diversion of any utilities and services to accommodate the development. Internal plant, refuse, cycle stores, residential lobbies, circulation and other ancillary space will comprise a maximum of 10,000 sqm gross external in addition to the 85,000 sqm total set out above.
RECOMMENDATION: Grant Planning permission subject to any Stage 2 direction by the London Mayor pursuant to the Mayor of London Order, any direction by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Consultation Direction and the prior completion of a legal agreement to secure the obligations set out within the Committee reports.
That the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to negotiate the legal agreement indicated above.
That the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to issue the planning permission and impose conditions to secure the matters set out within the Committee reports.
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.
If the legal agreement has not been completed prior to the target determination date of this application the Head of Planning is 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 planning of trees as required by Section. 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Ms Hilary Seaton (Principal Planning Officer) introduced the report and answered Members’ questions. Members heard that this was an outline planning application with reserve matters to come forward to Committee. She clarified that the height, mix of dwellings and the affordable housing (arrived at after a robust financial viability test) were acceptable. She then corrected a typographical error in the summary of the S106 legal agreement within the main report.
Messrs Brett Harbutt and Colin Veitch (agents) addressed the Committee, highlighting the following; high quality homes within an excellent PTAL rating site; compliance with tenure mix; affordable housing with further reviews in future. In response to Members’ questions, the agents stated that the affordable housing provision followed a robust financial viability testing which would be enhanced should future reviews show an uplift in viability.
In the ensuing discussion, Members raised the following issues, including; consultation, affordable housing, height, the provision of the health centre and Environmental Impact Assessment. Officers confirmed that they would consulted again at the reserve matters stage. They reiterated that the affordable housing was based on independent financial viability tests. Officers also drew attention to nearby consented schemes of similar height to the proposal. Members noted that the scheme that would deliver the health centre (Plot NW 9/10) would be completed within the next 2 years. Officers advised that an Environmental Impact Assessment was not required for this application.
DECISION: Granted planning permission as recommended.
(Voting on the decision was as follows: For 6; Against 0; Abstention 0)
Councillor Maurice was not present for the entire discussion for this application and therefore did not take part in the vote
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