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Former Palace of Arts & Palace of Industry Site, Engineers Way, Wembley, HA9 (Ref. 10/3032)

 

 

Meeting: 12/05/2011 - Planning Committee (Item 19)

19 Former Palace of Arts & Palace of Industry Site, Engineers Way, Wembley, HA9 (Ref. 10/3032) pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Decision:

Grant planning permission subject to the amendments and revisions described in the supplementary report and subject to referral to the Mayor of London under article 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008 and any amendments, revisions, Heads of Terms and/or conditions that the Mayor may choose to amend, add or remove, and subject to the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 or other legal agreement and to 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 and Procurement.

 

And, to authorise the Head of Area Planning, or other duly authorised person, to refuse planning permission if the applicant has failed to demonstrate the ability to provide for the Section 106 Heads of Terms set out within this report and to meet the policies of the Unitary Development Plan, Local Development Framework Core Strategy and Section 106 Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document by concluding an appropriate agreement.

Minutes:

PROPOSAL: Outline application, accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment, for the demolition of existing buildings and the mixed-use redevelopment of the site to provide up to 160,000m² of floorspace (GEA, excluding infrastructure) comprising:

 

·         Retail/financial and professional services/food and drink (Use Class A1 to A5): 17,000m² to 30,000m²

·         Business (Use Class B1): up to 25,000m²;

·         Hotel (Use Class C1): 5,000m² to 20,000m²;

·         Residential dwellings (Use Class C3): 65,000m² to 100,000m² (815 to 1,300 units);

·         Community (Use Class D1): 1,500m² to 3,000m²;

·         Leisure and Entertainment (Use Class D2): up to 5,000m²;

·         Student accommodation/serviced apartments/apart-hotels (Sui Generis): 7,500m² to 25,000m²;

 

and associated infrastructure including footways, roads, parking, cycle parking, servicing, open spaces, landscaping, plant, utilities and works to Olympic Way.

 

RECOMMENDATION: Grant planning permission subject to the referral to the Mayor of London under article 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008 and any amendments, revisions, Heads of Terms and/or conditions that the Mayor may choose to amend, add or remove, and subject to the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 or other legal agreement and to 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 and Procurement.

And, to authorise the Head of Area Planning, or other duly authorised person, to refuse planning permission if the applicant has failed to demonstrate the ability to provide for the Section 106 Heads of Terms set out within this report and to meet the policies of the Unitary Development Plan, Local Development Framework Core Strategy and Section 106 Planning Obligation

 

In reference to the tabled supplementary report, Neil McClellan Area Planning Manager informed members that the assessment of the Affordable Housing Cascade multipliers submitted for this application had not yet been received from the Valuation Office Agency (VOA).  He requested therefore that authority be delegated to the Head of Area Planning to agree any changes to the multipliers and commuted sum that were considered necessary following receipt of the report from the VOA.  He continued that in addition to the parking provided for wheelchair accessible affordable units, parking would be provided to RSLs at a discounted rate for use by residents of affordable housing units and with that in view he requested delegated authority to agree the proportion of spaces.  The Area Planning Manager also recommended an amendment to the Heads of Terms of the section 106 agreement to enable the Council to call for the adoption of the remainder of Wealdstone Road (i.e. carriageway and footways) if the operation of Wealdstone Road impacted negatively on the adopted highway. 

 

He then drew members’ attention to a number of issues raised by Transport for London (TfL) together with amendments to conditions as set out in the tabled supplementary report.  With reference to comments by Thames Water Authority, he requested that delegate authority be given to the Head of Area Planning, or other duly authorised person, to agree the precise wording of that  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19

 

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