Agenda, decisions and minutes
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ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR FOR THE COMMITTEE FOR 2017/18 To elect a Vice – Chair for the Committee for 2017/18. Minutes: It was proposed by Councillor Asma Begum and seconded by Councillor Danny Hassell and RESOLVED
That Councillor David Edgar be elected Vice-Chair of the Strategic Development Committee for the Municipal Year 2017/2018.
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS PDF 67 KB To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992. See attached note from the Monitoring Officer.
Minutes: No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were declared.
Councillor Marc Francis declared a personal interest in agenda item 6.1 82 West India Dock Road, E14 8DJ and land to the east (including West India Dock Road) and bounded by the DLR line to the south, part of the Pennyfields to the east and part of Birchfield Street to the north (PA/16/01920). This was on the basis that he was a Member of the Committee that considered an application for this site and resolved to defer it on 2nd February 2010. He also pointed out he was not present at the 16th March 2010 meeting where the Committee reached a final decision on the application |
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING(S) - TO FOLLOW PDF 111 KB To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Strategic Development Committee held on 28th June 2017 Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 28 June 2017 be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
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RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS AND MEETING GUIDANCE PDF 87 KB To RESOLVE that:
1) in the event of changes being made to recommendations by the Committee, the task of formalising the wording of those changes is delegated to the Corporate Director Place along the broad lines indicated at the meeting; and
2) in the event of any changes being needed to the wording of the Committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add conditions/informatives/planning obligations or reasons for approval/refusal) prior to the decision being issued, the Corporate Director Place is delegated authority to do so, provided always that the Corporate Director does not exceed the substantive nature of the Committee’s decision.
3) To NOTE the procedure for hearing objections at meetings of the Strategic Development Committee. Minutes: The Committee RESOLVED that:
1) In the event of changes being made to recommendations by the Committee, the task of formalising the wording of those changes is delegated to the Corporate Director, Place along the broad lines indicated at the meeting; and
2) In the event of any changes being needed to the wording of the Committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add conditions/informatives/planning obligations or reasons for approval/refusal) prior to the decision being issued, the Corporate Director, Place is delegated authority to do so, provided always that the Corporate Director does not exceed the substantive nature of the Committee’s decision
3) To note the procedure for hearing objections at meetings of the Development Committee and the meeting guidance
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DEFERRED ITEMS None. Minutes: None |
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Proposal:
Erection of a part 18, part 37 storey building comprising 20,079 m2. (GIA) of residential floorspace (Class C3) (202 residential units comprising 69 x 1 bed, 100 x 2 bed and 27 x 3 bed and 6 x 4 bed), 11,597 m2. (GIA) of hotel floorspace (Class C1) consisting of 320 hotel rooms with ancillary bar and restaurant area, 89 m2. (GIA) of flexible retail and community floorspace (Class A1, A2, A3, D1 and D2), 1,729 sq. m. (GIA) of ancillary floorspace comprising associated plant, servicing areas, cycle parking and refuse stores, demolition and replacement of the existing Westferry DLR staircase, creation of a new 'left turn only' vehicular access from West India Dock Road, hard and soft landscape improvements to the adjacent areas of highway and public realm and other associated works.
The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment and represents EIA development for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011. The Committee must take the environmental information into consideration in formulating its decision.
Recommendation:
Subject to any direction by the Mayor of London, planning permission be REFUSED for the reasons set out in the Committee report.
Minutes: Update report tabled.
Jerry Bell (East Area Manager, Planning Services) introduced the application for the erection of a part 18, part 37 storey residential and hotel led development and other associated works.
The Chair invited the registered speakers to address the meeting.
Councillor Andrew Wood spoke in opposition to the application. He stated that he was speaking on behalf of the Limehouse Community Forum. He stated that the application site was in the Limehouse ward, not the Canary Wharf ward, therefore the proposals conflicted with the tall buildings policy that directed taller buildings to the Canary Wharf cluster. Furthermore, the site lay outside the Isle of Dogs Opportunity Area so did not have any specific targets for the delivery of new homes and the development would be too dense for the application site. He also expressed concern about the roof top play space, in terms of child safety and also the over reliance on local parks given they were some distance away from the site. As a result of these issues, he considered that the application would be unsuitable for family homes. Councillor Wood also expressed concerns about the highway impact given the lack of parking in the area and the width of the roads. He also considered that the plans would harm the setting of the nearby conservation areas and should be refused due these concerns similar to the Whitechapel Sainsbury’s decision. He also considered that whilst the affordable housing offer met the policy target, there would not be that many affordable units. There would also be air quality issues.
Mark Gibney (Applicant’s representative)spoke in support of the application. He commented that the plans had been subject to a lengthy period of engagement with officers over a three year period. The applicant felt that the issues had been resolved. It would be a high quality development and all of the issues raised by the GLA in their Stage 1 report had now been addressed. The sunlight and daylight impacts would be acceptable and the microclimate concerns could be mitigated by conditions. Historic England had not raised any concerns about the proposals. The impact on heritage assets would be less than substantial. The public benefits of the application would offset any harm so the proposal would comply with policy tests.
Mr Gibney and a colleague responded to questions from the Committee. In response to questions about consultation with Officers, he advised that the application had been amended to address their concerns. The response from officers at the pre application stage was that this would be an on balance decision based on the public benefits of the application.
In relation to the planning history, Mr Gibney stated that the previous scheme sought to provide a hotel led development. It was felt that the hotel use would generate employment and was generally supported. Furthermore, despite the increase in the height of the proposal, the impacts would not be that dissimilar to the previous proposals both in terms of the heritage ... view the full minutes text for item 6.1 |
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