Issue - meetings

Granted planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives as set out in the Committee report and subject to the applications referral to the Mayor of London (stage 2 referral) and the prior completion of a legal agreement to secure the planning obligations as per the Committee report, including a further amendment as requested by the Committee that social rented housing is prioritised at the Early Stage review.

PROPOSAL

Demolition of existing building at 3 Olympic Way and erection of 3 buildings of basement, ground and 9, 22 and 25 storeys (excluding rooftop plant) to provide 172 residential units (Use Class C3), new hotel accommodation comprising 260 rooms (Use Class C1) and retail food stores (Use Class E). 6-storey extension to existing hotel at 5 Olympic Way to provide 95 additional hotel rooms (Use Class C1) and amenities, extension of ground floor to create new colonnade and public realm improvements to Olympic Way. Other works associated with development include new access from North End Road, disabled car parking, cycle parking, private and communal amenity spaces, public realm works and other associated works.

RECOMMENDATION~:

That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to:

(1)   The application’s referral to the Mayor of London (stage 2 referral) and the prior completion of a legal agreement to secure the planning obligations as laid out in the report.

(2)   That the Head of Planning is delegated authority to issue the planning permission and impose conditions and informatives as detailed in the report.

(3)   That the Head of Planning is delegated 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 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 is delegated authority to refuse planning permission.

(5)   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.

Gary Murphy, Planning Officer, North Area Planning Team introduced the report and set out the key issues. In introducing the application, the Committee were advised that in relation to 5 Olympic Way, the existing 10 storey section of Novotel Hotel, which was directly adjacent to no.3, to the extent of the existing ‘balcony’ section at the front, would have an upward extension added of 6 floors, to make this section 16 floors high. The current inset ‘balcony’ section which was centrally located at the front would be infilled by having two floors added, to make its roofline equal to the current roofline on the section to be extended upwards. The upwards extension and infill section would add 95 new hotel rooms, 9 of which would be accessible rooms. In relation to 3 Olympic Way, a new hotel (use class C1) building would be constructed, joined to 5 Olympic Way, at a height of 23 storeys  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4