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20/0701 Land adjacent to Northwick Park Hospital, Nightingale Avenue, London, HA1 3GX
Meeting: 09/12/2020 - Planning Committee (Item 2)
2 Land adjacent to Northwick Park Hospital, Nightingale Avenue, London, HA1 3GX PDF 656 KB
Additional documents:
- 20.0701 Supp Northwick Park, item 2 PDF 102 KB
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Decision:
Granted planning permission subject to Stage 2 referral to Mayor of London, s106 agreement, conditions and informatives as set out in the report and revisions to condition 29 as set out in the supplementary report.
Minutes:
PROPOSAL: Full planning permission for demolition of existing buildings and structures on the site, all site preparation works for a residential led mixed-use development comprising 654 new homes, associated car and cycle spaces, a replacement nursery, retail space, associated highways improvements, open space, hard and soft landscaping and public realm works.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to:
Referral to the Mayor of London (stage II referral) and 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.
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 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 “expiry date” of this application (subject to any amendments/extensions to the expiry date agreed by both parties) the legal agreement has not been completed, the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to refuse planning permission.
That the Committee confirms that adequate provision has been made, by the imposition of conditions and obligations, for the preservation or planting of trees as required by Section 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Ms Victoria McDonagh (Development Management Team Leader) introduced the report and set out the key issues. She referenced the related application 20/0677 that proposed junction improvement works to Watford Road and the widening of the existing Northwick Park Hospital spine road to allow two-way traffic, permission for which was granted on 4 December 2020, under delegated powers as provided for in Brent’s Constitution. Ms June Taylor (Principal Planning Officer) provided more context, setting out further key issues and answered Members’ questions. In reference to the supplementary report, she drew Members’ attention to minor corrections in the main report and an amendment to condition 29 on external lighting, signage and wayfinding.
Mr Mark Connell (agent) addressed the Committee and answered Members’ questions. Members heard that the application for 654 high quality homes would make a notable contribution to the Northwick Park Growth Area. The scheme would bring forward a replacement nursery, flexible retail space, 245 much needed affordable homes 28% of them being affordable family homes. All homes would meet or exceed space standards with 75% of all dwellings being dual aspect and none being single aspect north facing. He added that the applicant ... view the full minutes text for item 2