Issue - meetings
Update Report
Meeting: 25/04/2017 - Strategic Development Committee (Item 4)
Proposal:
Construction of a building of 166m AOD comprising 124,734sqm (GIA) of office (Use Class B1) and 293sqm (GIA) of retail (Use Class A1-A5) along with a decked promenade to the West India Dock South, access and highways works, landscaping and other associated works.
Recommendation:
That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to any direction by the London Mayor, the prior completion of a legal agreement, conditions and informatives.
Additional documents:
- letter 1, item 4 PDF 548 KB
- letter 2, item 4 PDF 467 KB
- Committee Report, item 4 PDF 2 MB
- Update Report, item 4 PDF 40 KB
Decision:
Update report tabled.
On a vote of 6 in favour and 1 against the Committee RESOLVED:
1. That planning permission be GRANTED at 10 Bank Street, London, E14 (Eastern part of the site known as Heron Quays West) for the construction of a building of 166m AOD comprising 124,734sqm (GIA) of office (Use Class B1) and 293sqm (GIA) of retail (Use Class A1-A5) along with a decked promenade to the West India Dock South, access and highways works, landscaping and other associated works(PA/16/02956)
Subject to:
2. Any direction by the London Mayor.
3. The prior completion of a legal agreement to secure the planning obligations in the Committee report:
4. That the Corporate Director, Place is delegated power to negotiate the legal agreement indicated above acting within delegated authority. If within three months of the resolution the legal agreement has not been completed, the Corporate Director, Place is delegated power to refuse planning permission.
5. That the Corporate Director, Place is delegated power to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the matters set out in the Committee report
6. Any other conditions or informatives as considered necessary by the Corporate Director, Place.
Minutes:
Councillor Marc Francis Chair
Update report tabled.
Paul Buckenham (Development Control Manager) introduced the application for the construction of a building of 166m AOD comprising office and retail space along with a decked promenade to the West India Dock South, access and highways works, landscaping and other associated works.
It was noted that the application was previously considered by the Committee on 23 March 2017. The Committee voted to defer the determination of the application and requested further information about the proposal’s impact on water space and about the applicant’s proposed “Water Space Strategy”.
No changes had been made to the application. However the applicant had provided further information regarding the applicant’s commitment to design the public realm along the line of the water space strategy and the need for the larger and more functioning floor plates.
Piotr Lanoszka, (Planning Services) presented the report. The Committee were reminded of the key features of the application, including details of the proposed additional decking, the associated public benefits and the impact on the water space. The promenade would facilitate the provision of the office floor space with the larger floor plates and the provision of high quality public realm. Whilst the additional decking would result in a loss of water space, on balance, Officers considered that this was acceptable given the merits of the proposals and that it would not cause any undue harm. The applicant had submitted a draft version of their water space strategy. Should the permission be granted, there would be a landscaping condition to maximise the benefits to the dock edge. This condition could be worded to enable the applicant to bring forward measures in their water space strategy. Officers remained of the view that the application should be granted planning permission.
In response to questions about the planning status of the water space strategy, it was confirmed that it had no formal planning status and there had been no consultation on it. However, it may influence the Council’s own water space strategy in time and would influence the public realm improvements.
Overall, Members welcomed the reassurances and expressed support for the application.
On a vote of 6 in favour and 1 against the Committee RESOLVED:
1. That planning permission be GRANTED at 10 Bank Street, London, E14 (Eastern part of the site known as Heron Quays West) for the construction of a building of 166m AOD comprising 124,734sqm (GIA) of office (Use Class B1) and 293sqm (GIA) of retail (Use Class A1-A5) along with a decked promenade to the West India Dock South, access and highways works, landscaping and other associated works(PA/16/02956)
Subject to:
2. Any direction by the London Mayor.
3. The prior completion of a legal agreement to secure the planning obligations in the Committee report:
4. That the Corporate Director, Place is delegated power to negotiate the legal agreement indicated above acting within delegated authority. If within three months of the resolution the legal agreement has not been completed, the Corporate Director, Place ... view the full minutes text for item 4