Issue - meetings
Hercules Wharf, Castle Wharf and Union Wharf, Orchard Place, London E14
Meeting: 10/03/2016 - Strategic Development Committee (Item 6)
Proposal:
Full Planning Application – PA/14/03594
Demolition of existing buildings at Hercules Wharf, Union Wharf and Castle Wharf and erection of 16 blocks (A-M) ranging in height from three-storeys up to 30 storeys (100m) (plus basement) providing 804 residential units; 1,912sq.m GIA of Retail / Employment Space (Class A1 – A4, B1, D1); Management Offices (Class B1) and 223sq.m GIA of Education Space (Class D1); car parking spaces; bicycle parking spaces; hard and soft landscaping works including to Orchard Dry Dock and the repair and replacement of the river wall.
The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment
Listed Building Consent application - PA/14/03595
Works to listed structures including repairs to 19th century river wall in eastern section of Union Wharf; restoration of the caisson and brick piers, and alteration of the surface of the in filled Orchard Dry Dock in connection with the use of the dry docks as part of public landscaping. Works to curtilage structures including landscaping works around bollards; oil tank repaired and remodelled and section of 19th century wall on to Orchard Place to be demolished with bricks salvaged where possible to be reused in detailed landscape design.
Recommendations:
That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to any direction by The London Mayor and the prior completion of a Section 106 legal agreement
That the Committee resolve to GRANT listed building consent subject to conditions
Decision:
Update report tabled
Councillor Marc Francis proposed and Councillor Andrew Cregan seconded a proposal that the planning permission and the listed building consent be deferred (for the reasons set out below) and on a unanimous vote, it was RESOLVED:
That the planning application and listed building consent be DEFERRED at Hercules Wharf, Castle Wharf and Union Wharf, Orchard Place, London E14 for information on the following issues:
· The operation of the viability review mechanism.
· The viability of the application with different mixes of affordable housing
The Committee also asked that the Greater London Authority be contacted to confirm whether their concerns about the application had been addressed.
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 covering the above issues
Minutes:
Update report tabled
Paul Buckenham (Development Manager, Development and Renewal) introduced the application for thedemolition of existing buildings at Hercules Wharf, Union Wharf and Castle Wharf and erection of 16 blocks providing 804 residential units; Retail / Employment Space , Management Offices, Education Space with associated works
The Chair then invited registered speakers to address the Committee.
Eric Reynolds (Trinity Buoy Wharf) addressed the Committee. He stated that he welcomed the development of the site and had taken part in the consultation but had not seen the Committee report until recently. He also welcomed the contributions to enhance public access to the TBW pier but noted that no agreement between the developer and Thames Clipper had been made. Moreover, the Committee report underestimated the extent that the site would be affected by the impacts from the industrial units at TBW and also how the scheme would affect the development potential of that site. Accordingly, he requested that the recently revised plans for the eastern element of the scheme, be reconsidered in view of these issues. In response to questions, he expressed concern that the consultation exercise carried out by the developer was misleading in terms of the plans of the eastern element, and that the scheme would blight the development potential of the units within TBW– i.e. the potential for additional workshops. The information on building heights in the report was inconsistent.
Applicant’s representative spoke in support of the application drawing attention to the benefits of the scheme. Consultation had carried out by the developer and there had been no changes to the plans for the boundary for two years. An Environmental Assessment had been submitted and reviewed taking into account the uses and potential uses of the neighbouring sites and there would be robust measures to mitigate the impact of these site and protect their development potential. Some of the features designed to ensure this were highlighted. The application included measures to link the Thames Clipper service to the site.
In response to Members, he clarified that, in response to the Greater London Authority’s Stage 1 comments, the scheme had been amended and it was felt that their concerns had largely been addressed. He also answered questions about the contribution for the Clipper Service, to provide an additional link to the surrounding area, (in addition to the proposed bridge link). He also responded to questions about the interaction with the Port of London Authority and the extensive nature of the measures to mitigate the impact of the reactivation of the Orchard Wharf Site. As a result of which, the PLA only objected on minor points. He also discussed with the Committee the costs of getting the development land up to standard following it’s long industrial use that has had a bearing on the amount of affordable housing that could be afforded as set out in the viability report.
He also answered questions about the plans for the historic dry dock and for commemorating it’s history, the measures for ... view the full minutes text for item 6