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Councillor Abdul Wahid declared for the record that he was a member of the Licensing Sub-Committee relating to a licensing application heard on 26^th July 2022 in relation to E1/Studio Space. He said he was approaching the planning application with an open mind and did not have any pre-determined views regarding the application before the Committee.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Development Committee held on 12^th July 2022

The Development Committee RESOLVED by a majority vote of 4 to 2:

1.            That the unrestricted minutes of the meeting held on 10th August 2022 be agreed as an accurate record and be signed by the Chair.

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 Development Committee and meeting guidance.

The Development Committee RESOLVED that:

1.       The procedure for hearing objections and meeting guidance be noted.

2.       In the event of changes being made to recommendations by the Committee, the task of formalising the wording of those changes be delegated to the Corporate Director, Place along the broad lines indicated at the meeting; and

3.       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 be delegated authority to do so, provided always that the Corporate Director does not exceed the substantive nature of the Committee’s decision.

There are none.

There were no deferred items for the Committee to consider.

Proposal:

Demolition of the existing buildings. Erection of a part five and part eight storey building plus lower ground floor fronting The Highway comprising a self-storage facility (Use Class B8) and flexi office/ workspace accommodation (Use Class E). Construction of two blocks of up to eight storeys plus lower ground floor to provide 114 residential units (Use Class C3), ground and lower ground floor flexible commercial/ business/ service units (Use Class E) and nightclub/ photography and filming studio venue (Sui Generis). Ancillary works comprising vehicular access, service yard, parking, refuse store, landscaping and associated works

Recommendation:

Grant planning permission subject to conditions and planning obligations

Update report was published.

Mr Paul Buckenham, Development Manager, Development Schemes, Planning and Building Control, introduced the application relating to 60-70 & 100 The Highway and 110 Pennington Street, London E1W 2BX. He explained the proposal was to demolish of existing buildings, with a new part five and part eight storey building plus lower ground floor fronting The Highway.

Mr Rikki Weir, Planning Officer presented the report advising the following:

• The site and surrounds of the proposed development were explained to Committee Members. The site is in the west of the borough, in St Katherine and Wapping Ward.
• The location map, pictures of the existing structures and views from various vantage points from Artichoke Hill, The Highway and Pennington Street were shown in the presentation, as were the CGI images of the proposed development.
• Mr Weir stated there would be mix of 114 residential units (38% affordable housing), with the ground and lower ground floor for commercial/ business and service units as well as nightclub/ photography and filming studio. 
• Outcome of the statutory consultation: A total of 9 representations were received with 8 objections and 1 in support of the proposed development. The main issues of concern were loss of privacy, loss of daylight and sunlight and impact on neighbouring venues in Tobacco Dock.
• The presentation set out the land usage of the site and the floor plans of each stratum of the proposed building, showing the location of the nightclub, the commercial and office space, and residential units.
• Referring to the quality of the residential accommodation, Mr Weir stated this was divided into Core A, B and C. He said the affordable rented units were in Core A, with a new pedestrian link between The Highway and Pennington Street. 
• The impact of daylight and sunlight on existing buildings and the potential loss of light were explained by Mr Weir. He said floors 1-3 of the Chi Building would experience marked loss of daylight although the design of the building with balconies provides some explanation for the degree of impact. He said the overall loss of light would not have a significant impact on the other neighbouring existing buildings.
• Referring to the nightclub, Mr Weir stated that existing nightclub was a cultural asset providing space for the LGBTQ+ community. The proposed new nightclub on the lower ground floor would be slightly smaller than the existing club. He said the design and acoustic impact had been assessed by surveyors and concrete slabs 1 meter thick would be used to ensure noise did not emanate from the club and did not disturb neighbours living above the club.
• Mr Weir stated under the proposal the queuing of patrons for the nightclub and the smoking area would be in the main on the site, rather than patrons queuing on the street in contrast to the existing nightclub. He said the proposed conditions and obligations in the update report provided further information in respect to help manage patrons entering and leaving the premises with  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.1

There were none.

There were no other planning matters to be discussed.