Agenda item
20/0685 79-83 ODDS, Kenton Road, Harrow, HA3 0AH
Decision:
Granted planning permission as recommended in the main report and an additional condition requiring details of the operation of the traffic light system for the access to the basement car park.
Minutes:
PROPOSAL:
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to allow:
1. Narrowing of vehicular access ramp
2. Installation of one-way traffic control system.
of Full Planning Permission reference 17/3717 dated 15 May 2018 (and subsequent minor material amendment ref: 19/4473) for demolition of existing dwellinghouse and erection of a part three part four storey building comprising 39 self-contained flats (27 X 1bed, 8 x 2bed and 4 x 3bed) with associated basement car and cycle parking spaces accessed via new crossover off Rushout Avenue, bin stores, fencing and landscaping, subject to a Deed of Agreement dated 15 May 2018 under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended (and subsequent Deed of Variation dated 18th August 2020).
RECOMMENDATION:
GRANT planning permission subject to the prior completion of a satisfactory deed of variation to the existing Section 106 legal agreement to link the new consent (if granted) to the original agreement to secure the planning obligations set out within the Committee reports.
That the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to negotiate the legal agreement indicated above.
That the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to issue the planning permission and impose conditions and informatives to secure the matters set out within the Committee reports.
That the Head of Planning be granted 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.
That, if by the "expiry date" of the planning application the legal agreement has not been completed, the Head of Planning is delegated authority to refuse planning permission.
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.
At the start, the Chair clarified for the avoidance of doubt that the application was solely for a variation of condition of the extant planning application reference 17/3717 dated 15 May 2018.
Mr Liam McFadden (Planning Officer) introduced the report, reiterating the Chair’s clarification, set out the key issues and answered Members’ questions.
Mr Ali Khan (in remote attendance) objected to the proposal for several reasons, including the grounds of traffic and congestion. He added that this would be particularly felt in respect of buses, access for emergency vehicles and generally turning circles for motor vehicles within the vicinity.
Ms Liz Alexander (applicant’s agent in remote attendance) submitted the following in support and answered Members’ questions:
· The one-way red and green traffic control system, operated by sensors, would provide a waiting space within the site which would be sufficient given the low levels of traffic.
· The design was considered as appropriate and acceptable and complied with planning and transport policy using proven technology that complied with British Standards
· The changes to the width of the ramp would not be visible from the streetscene and would have no impact on the design or appearance of the approved development.
· The proposed changes to the width of the vehicle access ramp and the associated traffic control system would have no greater impact on neighbouring amenity than the already approved scheme. The ramp already has planning permission and therefore issues such as the impact of headlights would be no different from the existing consent.
· Although mindful of neighbour concerns, the proposal would not worsen the traffic situation on Rushout Avenue, relative to the consented scheme, as supported by our highways evidence and the approval by the Council’s Transport Team.
Members discussed a number of matters, including trip rates, local congestion, the reliability of the surveys, traffic safety and air quality. Having established that all members had followed the discussions, the Chair thanked all speakers for their contributions and asked members to vote on the recommendation. Members voted by a majority decision to approve the application as recommended subject to a condition which required the traffic light system to default to green for ingress, and to only operate as green for egress when there is a vehicle waiting to leave the car park.
With no further issues raised and having established that all members had followed the discussions, the Chair thanked all speakers for their contributions and asked members to vote on the recommendation. Members voted by a majority decision to approve the application as recommended.
DECISION: Granted planning permission as recommended in the main report subject to the condition regarding the operation of the traffic light system
(Voting on the decision to approve was as follows For: 6; Against 2)
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