Agenda item
21/1634 - Wembley Hotel, 40 London Road, Wembley, HA9 7EX
Decision:
Granted planning permission subject to the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 or other legal agreement, conditions and informatives set out in the report.
Minutes:
PROPOSAL
The proposal seeks the demolition of the existing hotel and the erection of a new building comprising of the hotel at basement level and residential apartments, ground floor café, provisions for cycle parking spaces, bin stores and associated landscaping.
recommendation
(1) That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to conditions and the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 or other legal agreement as detailed within the report.
(2) That the Head of Planning is delegated authority to negotiate the legal agreement and issue the planning permission and impose the conditions and informatives as set out within the report.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
Liam McFadden, Planning Officer, North Team, introduced the report and set out the key issues. In introducing the report members were advised that the application sought the demolition of the existing hotel building and the erection of a new building to include hotel amenities and residential units. Members were advised that the application had come to the Committee due to the volume of floor space in the proposed development. The site was a two storey detached building with accommodation in the roof space in use as a hotel. It was located on the west side of London Road and located in both the Wembley Growth Area and Opportunity Area and Tall Building Zone and also lay within an Air Quality Management Area. The site plan showing the existing and proposed floor plans and a CGI of the development were then shared with the Committee.
As Committee members had no questions for officers, the Chair invited Stephen O’ Connell (in person) as the applicant to address the Committee in relation to the application:
· Stephen O’ Connell advised the Committee that the applicants were a privately owned family business who had been operating a variety of businesses in London Road, Wembley for a number of years.
· In line with the growth and regeneration currently being undertaken in the Wembley area, the business sought to expand to meet the rise in consumer demand by constructing a 53 room hotel and 9 residential units.
· The scheme would be constructed to a high quality, offering the community first class facilities.
In answering the sole Committee question, Stephen O’Connell confirmed that the increased capacity that would be provided through the hotel should the application be granted would also enhance employment opportunities available to the local community.
As there were no additional member questions the Chair clarified to the Committee that the application had come to the Planning Committee because of the volume of floor space of the development, he then invited members to ask officers any questions or points of clarification they required.
Members had no specific questions, however commented that the character and design of the proposed building appeared to be in keeping and a good match for the surrounding area.
As no further question or comments were raised and having established that all members had followed the discussions the Chair asked members to vote on the recommendations.
DECISION: Granted planning permission subject to the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 or other legal agreement, conditions and informatives set out in the report.
(Voting on the recommendation was as follows: For 8; 0 Against and 0 Abstain)
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