Issue - meetings
Application 3
Meeting: 07/04/2021 - Planning Committee (Item 4)
4 20/3149 - Willesden Green Garage, St Pauls Avenue, London, NW2 5TG PDF 447 KB
Additional documents:
- 4a. 20/3149 - Supplementary, Willesden Green Garage, St Pauls Avenue, London, NW2 5TG, item 4 PDF 172 KB
- Webcast for 20/3149 - Willesden Green Garage, St Pauls Avenue, London, NW2 5TG
Decision:
Refused planning permission contrary to officers’ recommendation for the following reasons; insufficient provision of external amenity space, lack of London Affordable Rented homes and insufficient provision of family sized homes.
Minutes:
PROPOSAL:
Demolition of MOT
garage and erection of a part eight storey and part four storey
building with basement level to provide 86 self-contained flats
with ground, third and fourth floor amenity space, provision of
basement car parking, cycle and refuse storage, alterations to
vehicular accesses and associated landscaping.
RECOMMENDATION:
Resolve to grant planning permission subject to prior completion of a legal agreement to secure planning obligations as set out in the report.
That the Head of Planning is delegated authority to issue the planning permission and impose conditions and informatives as set out in the report.
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.
Paige Ireland, Principal Planning Officer introduced the report, set out the key issues and answered members’ questions. The Career Grade Planning Officer advised members that the extant scheme had been refused by the Committee but later allowed on appeal.
In reference to the supplementary report, the Principal Planning Officer drew members’ attention to the following points:
· The applicant had provided an Urban Greening Factor calculation which was in excess of the London Plan target. The score has been achieved through the inclusion of green roofs, flower rich planting, hedging, ground cover planting, permeable paving and new tree planting.
· Revisions to the conditions and informatives and an additional s106 obligation had been proposed.
· An additional representation had been received since the publication of the main report but related to issues already addressed in the main report.
Peter Hale, objector, then addressed the Committee on several matters including:
· The height of the proposed block which was higher than the extant scheme. The top floor was clearly visible from the east and the west and the upper floors of Kingsley Court.
· While no longer a part of adopted policy, the housing density figure of 374 was excessive and a 23% increase on the extant scheme.
· The insufficient provision of family sized units.
· The positioning of the blocks and the height of the walls of the frontage of the ground floor units, which would have a negative impact on the street scene.
· The insufficient provision of external amenity space and lack of green infrastructure and biodiversity measures.
· The continued loss of light for the occupiers of the adjoining building, 75 St. Pauls Avenue.
Councillor Donnelly-Jackson, ward member and objector, then addressed the Committee on several matters including:
· The lack of London Affordable Rented homes and insufficient provision of family sized homes.
· The height of the proposed block, which would dominate and overshadow the adjacent Grade ... view the full minutes text for item 4