Agenda item
Southern Part of Suttons Wharf, Palmers Road, London E2 (Report No. 022/056)
Minutes:
Mr Michael Scott (Interim Head of Development and Building Control) introduced the report, explaining that the scheme was a variation on one approved in April and December 2004. The current application replaced the proposed live/work units with offices for the applicant, Toynbee Housing Association themselves.
Councillors Mortuza and Khan asked that their opposition to the proportion of the development proposed for shared ownership, and to the bedroom mix in contrast to housing need in the borough, be recorded.
On a vote of:
5 FOR
0 AGAINST
1 ABSTENTION
It was AGREED that planning permission for the demolition of the warehouse at the south end of the existing cash and carry premises, and construction of a nine and a half story building containing 169 residential units, 2620 sq.m of office, and a café/bar/shop, together with a semi underground car?park, access road and landscaped areas including public open space and canalside walk, be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
1. Details of: materials; landscaping of estate, parkland and canalside; walls, fences etc; lighting including the avoidance of light disturbance to canal wildlife; refuse system; bicycle parking to UDP standards; communal TV reception facilities;
2. Details of external treatment and screening to minimise impact of raised car park;
3. Design details, including surface treatment and lighting of access road;
4. Bins and parking to be retained for benefit of residents of development;
5. No outward opening gates onto highways/estate roads;
6. Car park to have dedicated spaces - 3 for office occupier, 1 for cafe occupier, 22 for the 3 bedroom dwellings;
7. Details of protection of canal, trees and nature area on this and adjoining sites during construction;
8. Standard hours of construction (powered pile driving restricted to 10-4 Mon to Fri only);
9. Hours of operation for restaurant not to exceed 9am – 11pm Mon-Sat, 10am-10.30pm Sundays and Public Holidays;
10. Details of extract flue for restaurant and any other external plant required for building in general, flue to be provided before restaurant occupied and maintained thereafter;
11. Maintenance of planting;
12. Site Management Agreement, to include avoidance of bird nesting periods;
13. Further investigation of contamination and proposals for remediation, to include prevention of pollution of ground and surface water;
14. Archaeological investigation;
15. Noise/vibration remediation;
16. No storage of solid matter within 10m of canal bank during construction or thereafter;
17. Air Quality Assessment Report to minimise impact of the development;
18. Development should achieve at least a 'good' eco-homes rating.
That the planning permission be subject to a Section 106 legal agreement to secure the following:
1. Car-free development;
2. A minimum of 35% affordable housing;
3. Area of new public open space (approx. 500 sq.m) to be landscaped by developer and transferred to LBTH as a further addition to Meath Gardens - scheme to include lighting and requirement for developer to maintain planting for the first 2 years;
4. £27,500 for highway improvements in Palmers Road;
5. £17,500 for works to existing Meath Gardens such as refurbishment of children's' playground;
6. £155,000 towards the cost of the canal footbridge proposed for adjoining site;
7. Public pedestrian access - 24 hour from the development to Roman Road, through Suttons Wharf North and across the development to park, canal walkway and proposed canal bridge; dawn to dusk from secondary links from development to park;
8. Local labour during construction.
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