Issue - meetings

Granted 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 detailed in the main and updated within the supplementary committee reports, together with:

·             Provision to include the requirement for an outdoor gym facility to be added within condition in the Community Use Agreement to be secured as part of the legal agreement;

·             Definition of intermediate housing within the legal agreement to capture a range of intermediate products;

·             The review mechanisms to be secured as part of the legal agreement to include the requirement to change intermediate housing to social housing where viability allows.

(2)        The conditions and informatives, as detailed in the main and amended within the supplementary committee reports.

PROPOSAL

Hybrid planning application comprising: Full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings and structures within ‘Phase 1’ and all site preparation works, and redevelopment with mixed-use buildings providing residential homes (Use Class C3), flexible commercial, retail and leisure space (Class E), workspace (Use Class E(g)), associated cycle and vehicle parking, new and altered vehicular accesses and other associated highways works, hard and soft landscaping including creation of new and upgrades to existing public open space, and all associated ancillary and engineering works; and

Outline planning permission for the demolition of all existing buildings and structures within the rest of the Site, and redevelopment with a series of new mixed-use buildings accommodating residential homes (Use Class C3), flexible commercial, retail, workspace and leisure space (Class E), community space (Use Class F), and flexible nursery/community/medical floorspace (Use Classes F/E(e)/E(f)), associated cycle and vehicle parking, new and altered vehicular accesses and other associated highways works, hard and soft landscaping including creation of new and upgrades to existing public open space, and all associated ancillary and engineering works, with all matters reserved except for means of access.

RECOMMENDATION

That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to:

(1)  The conditions and informatives as set out in the main Committee report; and

(2)  Stage 2 referral to the Mayor of London along with the prior completion of a satisfactory s106 legal agreement to secure the planning obligations as detailed within the report.

Neil Quinn (Principal Planning Officer) introduced the planning application committee report, detailing the hybrid planning application comprising:

·       Full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings and structures within ‘Phase 1’ and all site preparation works, and redevelopment with mixed-use buildings providing residential homes (Use Class C3), flexible commercial, retail and leisure space (Class E), workspace (Use Class E(g)), associated cycle and vehicle parking, new and altered vehicular accesses and other associated highways works, hard and soft landscaping including creation of new and upgrades to existing public open space, and all associated ancillary and engineering works; and

·       Outline planning permission for the demolition of all existing buildings and structures within the rest of the Site, and redevelopment with a series of new mixed-use buildings accommodating residential homes (Use Class C3), flexible commercial, retail, workspace and leisure space (Class E), community space (Use Class F), and flexible nursery/community/medical floorspace (Use Classes F/E(e)/E(f)), associated cycle and vehicle parking, new and altered vehicular accesses and other associated

The proposed development was formed of two phases: Phase 1 was applied for in detail and included the construction of 11 new blocks (Blocks C-H, J, K, V, W and Y) to provide 1,076 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), comprising heights of between 4, 5, 10, 11, 15, 17, 22, 24 and 28 storeys (up to 98.5 AODm). The development also proposed 3,354 sqm of flexible retail, commercial and leisure floorspace (Use Class E) (which includes 1,173 sqm of gym floorspace) at lower levels of these blocks.

Phase 2 was applied for in outline, and included  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4