Agenda item
13 to 20 Norton Folgate, 2 to 9 Shoreditch High Street, 5 to 11a Folgate Street, 12 to 17 & 10 Blossom Street, London E1
Decision:
On a vote of 4 for and 1 abstention, the Committee RESOLVED that planning permission for the erection of buildings between 4 and 10 storeys plus plant (43 metres), and retention and conversion of a selection of existing buildings, to provide a mixed use development to contain 8 residential units (1 x studio flat, 1 x 1 bed flat, 4 x 2 bed flats and 2 x 3 bed flats), 22,387 sq m of B1 (Office) (1,336 sq m of which are small/medium enterprise units), 1,622 sq m of A1 (Retail) and A3 (Restaurant and Café) and 595 sq m of A4 (Public House), with associated open space and servicing at 13 to 20 Norton Folgate, 2 to 9 Shoreditch High Street, 5 to 11a Folgate Street, 12 to 17 & 10 Blossom Street, London E1 be REFUSED on the grounds that the height and scale of the development would be out of character with the conservation area.
(Councillors Ohid Ahmed, Josh Peck, Stephanie Eaton and Simon Rouse voted in favour of the proposal to refuse the application. Councillor Helal Abbas abstained).
(Councillors M. Shahid Ali and Rania Khan could not vote as they had not been present for the entire consideration of the item.)
(Councillor Ohid Ahmed left the room after consideration of this item, at 8.05 pm, and did not return for the duration of the meeting.)
(The order of business of the meeting was varied for procedural convenience but all items are shown in their original agenda order, for ease of reference.)
Minutes:
Mr Michael Kiely, Head of Development Decisions, introduced the site and proposal for the erection of buildings between 4 and 10 storeys plus plant (43 metres), and retention and conversion of a selection of existing buildings, to provide a mixed use development to contain 8 residential units (1 x studio flat, 1 x 1 bed flat, 4 x 2 bed flats and 2 x 3 bed flats), 22,387 sq m of B1 (Office) (1,336 sq m of which are small/medium enterprise units), 1,622 sq m of A1 (Retail) and A3 (Restaurant and Café) and 595 sq m of A4 (Public House), with associated open space and servicing at 13 to 20 Norton Folgate, 2 to 9 Shoreditch High Street, 5 to 11a Folgate Street, 12 to 17 & 10 Blossom Street, London E1.
Ms Renee Goodwin, Acting Strategic Applications Manager, presented a detailed report on the application and outlined the reasons why the application had been recommended for approval.
Members expressed concern relating to the width of Blossom Street and the access to it. Members also asked questions relating to the loss of the dental practice, the extension of the public house and the impact of the proposed development on sunlight and daylight. Considerable concern was expressed relating to the effect of the 10 storey element of the building on the conservation area. Ms Goodwin explained the breakdown of the different heights of the development and their positioning in relation to the conservation area. She informed the Committee that the 35 storey Bishopsgate development on Shoreditch High Street had been taken into consideration when examining the character of the area and it was the view of officers that the proposal respected the character of the conservation area.
However, after consideration of the report, Members were still concerned about the impact that the development would have on the character and appearance of the conservation area and on a vote of 0 for, 3 against and 3 abstentions the Committee indicated that it did not support the officers’ recommendation to approve planning permission. On a vote of 4 for and 1 abstention, the Committee RESOLVED that planning permission for the erection of buildings between 4 and 10 storeys plus plant (43 metres), and retention and conversion of a selection of existing buildings, to provide a mixed use development to contain 8 residential units (1 x studio flat, 1 x 1 bed flat, 4 x 2 bed flats and 2 x 3 bed flats), 22,387 sq m of B1 (Office) (1,336 sq m of which are small/medium enterprise units), 1,622 sq m of A1 (Retail) and A3 (Restaurant and Café) and 595 sq m of A4 (Public House), with associated open space and servicing at 13 to 20 Norton Folgate, 2 to 9 Shoreditch High Street, 5 to 11a Folgate Street, 12 to 17 & 10 Blossom Street, London E1 be REFUSED on the grounds that the height and scale of the development would be out of character with the conservation area.
(Councillors Ohid Ahmed, Josh Peck, Stephanie Eaton and Simon Rouse voted in favour of the proposal to refuse the application. Councillor Helal Abbas abstained).
(Councillor Rania Khan arrived during the consideration of the item, at 7.42 pm and Councillor M. Shahid Ali left the room for a short time. The Councillors could not, therefore, vote as they had not been present for the entire consideration of the item.)
(Councillor Ohid Ahmed left the room after consideration of this item, at 8.05 pm, and did not return for the duration of the meeting.)
(The order of business of the meeting was varied for procedural convenience but all items are shown in their original agenda order, for ease of reference.)
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