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19/1241 Car Park next to Sudbury Town Station, Station Approach, Wembley, HA0 2LA
Meeting: 10/06/2020 - Planning Committee (Item 3)
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Minutes:
PROPOSAL: Re-development of existing car park for the erection of two blocks of residential dwellings, with associated residential amenity space, refuse storage, cycle parking, landscaping and other ancillary works, together with re-provision of disabled car parking bays nearest to Station Approach to serve Sudbury Town Underground Station (DEPARTURE FROM POLICY CP21 OF BRENT'S LOCAL PLAN).
RECOMMENDATION: That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to:
A. Any direction by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Consultation Direction
B. The prior completion of a legal agreement to secure the planning obligations set out within the Committee reports.
That the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to negotiate the legal agreement indicated above and to issue the planning permission and impose conditions and informatives 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.
That, if by the application "expiry date" the legal agreement has not been completed, the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to refuse planning permission.
The decision on this application was deferred from the last meeting when Members were minded to refuse it because of its failure to provide an appropriate level of Affordable Rented housing to meet an identified local need contrary to policies. The Chair reminded Members to focus on the reasons for being minded to refuse the application and any new information that might have arisen since the last meeting.
Neil Quinn (Principal Planning Officer) introduced the report and answered Members’ questions, focussing on additional information since the last meeting and referenced the supplementary report. He highlighted the applicant’s proposal to resolve the concerns expressed by members regarding the housing mix by increasing the financial contribution for off-site delivery of affordable rented homes to £600,000 to enable the provision of six 3-bedroom family homes. The applicant had also included an additional Blue Badge space on the site, closest to the main entrance and next to Building A without affecting the layout of the proposed buildings. Highways officers had reviewed this and considered it acceptable in terms of its size and position. He added that officers would encourage an early review of the CPZ.
Mr Paul Lorber (in remote attendance) spoke on behalf of Sudbury Town Residents’ Association (STRA), answered Members’ questions and reiterated objections to the scheme for several reasons including the following;
· Loss of parking facility which would deny disabled persons step free access to Sudbury Town Station.
· Loss of parking which would result in displacement parking in a heavily parked ... view the full minutes text for item 3