Agenda item

Granted planning permission subject to the conditions listed after paragraph 27, the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 or other legal agreement as amended in the Heads of Terms as set out in the supplementary report and delegate authority to the Head of Planning or other duly authorised person to agree the exact terms thereof on advice from the Chief Legal Officer, subject to the conditions set out in the Draft Decision Notice and an informative advising the applicants to discuss future signage in the locality as a matter of urgency with the Council’s Highways and Transportation Section .

PROPOSAL: Erection of a warehouse / industrial building for flexible use within Use Class B1(b) (research and development), B1(c) (light industry), B2 (general industry) and/or B8 (storage or distribution) purposes with ancillary B1(a) (office) floor space on the first and second floors; vehicle, cycle and bike parking, landscaping and fencing.

RECOMMENDATION:

Grant planning permission subject to the conditions listed after paragraph 27, the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 or other legal agreement as amended in the Heads of Terms as set out in the supplementary report and delegate authority to the Head of Planning or other duly authorised person to agree the exact terms thereof on advice from the Chief Legal Officer, subject to the conditions set out in the Draft Decision Notice.

Andy Bates (Area Planning Manager) updated members on the work that had been undertaken by Officersin order to resolvetheissuesrelatingto the possible displacementofvehiclesthatcurrentlyparkon Yeats Close.  He continued that following a review of the Deeds for thestrip ofgrasslandwhich would berequiredfor theconstruction of a lay-byon the oppositeside of the road fromthe applicationsite,Officersin the Council'sPropertyand ProjectsSection had confirmedthatthere were no covenantswhichwould prevent thetransfer of the landto the HighwayAuthority. Thelegal processes required to be undertaken by the Council would take approximately 8 weeks.  Although Officers were confident that the applicant would be able to undertake the construction of the lay-by via a S278 agreement, Andy Bates recommended amendments to the S106 Heads of Terms as set out in the supplementary report.

Ashley Chambers (applicant’s architect) reiterated the extensive work undertaken by the applicant in partnership with the Officers of the Council to resolve the issues for which the application was deferred from a previous meeting.  He added that the scheme complied with the Wembley Area Action Plan (WAAP). The architect informed members that an acoustic fence would be erected and that any suggestion to restrict the hours of operation would be detrimental to the development which was for employment use and activity.

In response to members’ questions, the architect stated that six van parking spaces would be provided and that measures outlined in the applicant’s air quality assessment submitted with the report confirmed that any pollution impact on residents would be insignificant. He continued that noise survey undertaken confirmed that as a distribution depot, noise impact would be at an acceptable level and without air borne pollution.  In respect of a suggestion for conditions to restrict the hours of operation, the Area Planning Manager advised that as an employment site, it would be unreasonable to impose any restriction on hours of operation.  In respect of signage, he suggested an informative advising the applicant to discuss future signage in the locality as a matter of urgency with the Highways and Transportation Section.

DECISION:

Granted planning permission as recommended and an informative advising the applicant to discuss future signage in the locality as a matter of urgency with the Highways and Transportation Section.