Issue - meetings

Granted planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives as set out in the Committee and supplementary report alongside 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 detailed in the Committee report.

PROPOSAL

Erection of 2 purpose-built student accommodation buildings up to 20 and 22 storeys with basement level (Sui Generis) connected at ground floor level by a podium together with ancillary communal facilities, internal and external communal amenity space, cycle parking, mechanical plant, hard and soft landscaping, new public realm, play space and other associated works. This application was accompanied by an Environmental Statement.

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 detailed in the Committee report.

(2)      The Head of Planning being 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 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.

(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.

Victoria McDonagh, Team Leader, North Area Planning Team, introduced the report and set out the key issues. In introducing the report members were advised that the proposal sought to develop a currently vacant parcel of land situated to the rear of 390-408 High Road to construct two purpose built student accommodation buildings up to 20 and 22 storeys to provide a total of 639 student bedrooms comprising of; 414 x cluster units, 161 x standard studio units and 64 x wheelchair accessible studio units; provision of 498 cycle parking spaces were proposed along with on-site servicing facilities. The northern portion of the application site formed part of a wider Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) and wildlife corridor, the site was not in a conservation area and did not contain any listed buildings.

The Committee’s attention was drawn to the supplementary report that provided clarification in relation to daylight/sunlight figures.

The Chair thanked Victoria McDonagh for introducing the report, as there were no Committee questions raised at this point, the Chair invited the first speaker Councillor Afzal (Ward Councillor) to address the Committee (online) in relation to the application.

The following key points were highlighted:

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