Decision details
PA/10/01458 - Redundant Railway Viaduct North of Pooley House, Westfield Way, London
Decision Maker: Strategic Development Committee
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
Update Report Tabled.
On a vote of 1 for 3 against with 1 abstention, the Committee RESOLVED
That the Officer recommendation to grant planning permission for Redundant Railway Viaduct North of Pooley House, Westfield Way, London (PA/10/01458)be NOT ACCEPTED
The Committee indicated that they were minded to refuse the planning application because of Members’ concerns over:
- Over concentration of student housing in the area. Need for a more balanced mix of housing in the area (i.e. family sized housing).
- Impact on the area in terms of the potential for late night disturbance.
- Accuracy of the transport assessment
- Adequacy of the emergency access/fire safety plans and disabled access.
- Impact on the ecology of area.
- Overdevelopment of the site in terms of bulk and scale of the development.
In accordance with Development Procedural Rules, the application was DEFERRED to enable Officers to prepare a supplementary report to a future meeting of the Committee setting out proposed detailed reasons for refusal and the implications of the decision.
Publication date: 11/08/2011
Date of decision: 04/08/2011
Decided at meeting: 04/08/2011 - Strategic Development Committee
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