Agenda item
4 Mastmaker Road, London E14
Decision:
The Committee unanimously RESOLVED that planning permission for the alterations of approved scheme ref PA/05/1781, for the development of buildings up to 23 storeys in height comprising 199 residential units, associated retail (A1) or food and drink (A3/A4) and community uses (D1/D2), together with new access arrangements, parking, open space and landscaping at 4 Mastmaker Road, London E14 be GRANTED subject to
A The prior completion of a legal agreement, to the satisfaction of the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) to secure the following:
a) A total of 142 affordable housing units (530 habitable rooms). The affordable housing consists of 24 units (71 habitable rooms) provided onsite associated with the onsite private housing and 118 units (459 habitable rooms) provided onsite associated with the scheme at 1 Millharbour (PA/05/1782) and in accordance with the mix and type as specified in Section 7.7.7 of the report. The overall tenure mix set at 69% social rented and 31% intermediate housing;
b) Provide £305,465 towards the improvements and upgrades of the transport infrastructure, public realm and open spaces, provision of training and employment and securing community facilities and achieving the objectives of the Millennium as set out within the Millennium Quarter Master Plan;
c) Provide £261,475 towards education to mitigate the demand of the additional population on education facilities;
d) Provide £837,895 towards medical facilities to mitigate the demand of the additional medical facilities;
e) Secure Public Access Routes through the site;
f) Secure the connection to and use the Barkentine Combined Heat and Power Unit;
g) A Travel Plan (for both the commercial and residential component) which promotes sustainable transport by reducing dependency on the private motor car and implements a shift towards more environmentally sustainable means of servicing the travel requirements of occupants and visitors;
h) The use of local Labour in Construction and the occupation of the development;
i) Compliance with a post construction Environmental Management Plan;
j) Details of a monitoring and control regime (Liaison Group) to secure the delivery of development works associated with the development (as set out in Schedule 1 of the signed S106 agreement for PA/05/01781);
k) Section 72 and 38 agreement to widen Byng Street to provide a footpath along the site;
l) A car free agreement to restrict the occupiers from applying for residents parking permits in the area;
m) Improvements/connection to the existing children’s play space; and
B That the Head of Development Decisions be delegated authority to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the following:
Conditions
1) Time limit on Full Planning Permission
2) Details of the following are required:
· Elevational treatment including samples of materials for external fascia of building;
· Ground floor public realm (detailed landscape plan for amenity courtyards and ground floor public realm improvements);
· Means of enclosure;
· Refuse provision;
· External lighting and security measures; and
· Design of lower floor elevations (shopfronts)
3) Landscape Management Plan required;
4) Detailed parking layout, including parking maximum cars and minimum cycle and motorcycle spaces;
5) Construction in accordance with Lifetime Homes standards;
6) Hours of construction limits (0800 – 1900, Mon-Fri; 0800 – 1300 Sat);
7) Construction work limitations;
8) Foundation design and ground works;
9) Details required for soil survey, including pollution of water;
10) Programme of archaeological work;
11) Defined management of microclimate studies and remedial measures included in the Environmental Statement;
12) Detailed Environmental Management Plan;
13) Detailed Air Quality Management Plan;
14) Construction Traffic Management Plan, including matters such as noise, dust and nuisance;
15) Management of construction transportation;
16) Detailed Environmental Management Plan, including matters such as noise, dust and nuisance; Restriction of ground borne vibration;
17) Restriction of ground borne vibration;
18) Details of surface water source control measures required;
19) 278 agreement to be entered into for Highway works surrounding the site;
20) Signage strategy for site; and
21) Any other condition(s) considered necessary by the Head of Development Decisions.
Informatives
1) Use of highest quality of materials;
2) Requirements of Control of Pollution Act 1974;
3) Compliance with Environmental management Plan;
4) Compliance with Millennium Quarter Code of Construction Practice;
5) Implementation of green biodiversity objectives;
6) Encourage to use all sources of transportation during construction;
7) Consideration of the environmental information in connection with the development as required by the Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 1999;
8) Environment Agency advice; and
9) Highway works as required under Section 278/72/38 of the Highways Works Act.
C That if by 21st December 2007 the legal agreement has not been completed to the satisfaction of the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services), the Head of Development Decisions be delegated (authority to refuse planning permission.
D That the Committee agree the variation of the Section 106 legal agreement (of the planning application PA/05/01782, approved on 20th June 2007) for the development at number 1 Millharbour by updating the off-site affordable housing provision schedule, in Schedule 2, Part 2.
Minutes:
Mr Michael Kiely, Head of Development Decisions, introduced the site and proposal for the alterations of previously approved scheme ref PA/05/1781, for the development of buildings up to 23 storeys in height comprising 199 residential units, associated retail (A1) or food and drink (A3/A4) and community uses (D1/D2), together with new access arrangements, parking, open space and landscaping at 4 Mastmaker Road, London E14.
Mr Don Marshall spoke on behalf of the residents objecting to the scheme, on the grounds of overdevelopment.
Mrs Rita Bensley spoke on behalf of the residents objecting to the scheme, on the grounds of overdevelopment and lack of amenity space.
Mr Steven Brown spoke on behalf of the applicant. He reminded Members that the principle of the development had already been agreed, and that the amendments to the scheme would provide 9 additional units, of which 6 of those would be affordable. There would be an increase in family sized units. The proposal met the relevant guidelines and also included play space and a community centre.
Councillor Rupert Eckhardt spoke on behalf of the Millwall ward. He felt that the revisions had downgraded the scheme. There was a lack of education and healthcare provision. He was of the view that applicants who submitted a series of revised schemes to ones which had previously been approved were undermining the credibility of the Council as Local Planning Authority. He asked the Committee to refuse the scheme to enable the extant permission to be built.
Mr Terry Natt, Acting Strategic Applications Manager, presented detailed report on the application. He detailed the changes in the scheme from that which had previously been approved and outlined the material planning considerations for the Committee. The benefits of the new scheme would include a better mix of family housing, amenity space and health centre, a management plan for which would be secured by condition.
Members asked questions relating to the number of additional children which would be created by the proposed scheme and the reduction in ceiling heights. The Committee was advised that there would be a potential 22 extra children, and that the reduced ceiling heights complied with Building Regulations.
The Committee unanimously RESOLVED that planning permission for the alterations of approved scheme ref PA/05/1781, for the development of buildings up to 23 storeys in height comprising 199 residential units, associated retail (A1) or food and drink (A3/A4) and community uses (D1/D2), together with new access arrangements, parking, open space and landscaping at 4 Mastmaker Road, London E14 be GRANTED subject to
A The prior completion of a legal agreement, to the satisfaction of the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) to secure the following:
a) A total of 142 affordable housing units (530 habitable rooms). The affordable housing consists of 24 units (71 habitable rooms) provided onsite associated with the onsite private housing and 118 units (459 habitable rooms) provided onsite associated with the scheme at 1 Millharbour (PA/05/1782) and in accordance with the mix and type as specified in Section 7.7.7 of the report. The overall tenure mix set at 69% social rented and 31% intermediate housing;
b) Provide £305,465 towards the improvements and upgrades of the transport infrastructure, public realm and open spaces, provision of training and employment and securing community facilities and achieving the objectives of the Millennium as set out within the Millennium Quarter Master Plan;
c) Provide £261,475 towards education to mitigate the demand of the additional population on education facilities;
d) Provide £837,895 towards medical facilities to mitigate the demand of the additional medical facilities;
e) Secure Public Access Routes through the site;
f) Secure the connection to and use the Barkentine Combined Heat and Power Unit;
g) A Travel Plan (for both the commercial and residential component) which promotes sustainable transport by reducing dependency on the private motor car and implements a shift towards more environmentally sustainable means of servicing the travel requirements of occupants and visitors;
h) The use of local Labour in Construction and the occupation of the development;
i) Compliance with a post construction Environmental Management Plan;
j) Details of a monitoring and control regime (Liaison Group) to secure the delivery of development works associated with the development (as set out in Schedule 1 of the signed S106 agreement for PA/05/01781);
k) Section 72 and 38 agreement to widen Byng Street to provide a footpath along the site;
l) A car free agreement to restrict the occupiers from applying for residents parking permits in the area;
m) Improvements/connection to the existing children’s play space; and
B That the Head of Development Decisions be delegated authority to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the following:
Conditions
1) Time limit on Full Planning Permission
2) Details of the following are required:
· Elevational treatment including samples of materials for external fascia of building;
· Ground floor public realm (detailed landscape plan for amenity courtyards and ground floor public realm improvements);
· Means of enclosure;
· Refuse provision;
· External lighting and security measures; and
· Design of lower floor elevations (shopfronts)
3) Landscape Management Plan required;
4) Detailed parking layout, including parking maximum cars and minimum cycle and motorcycle spaces;
5) Construction in accordance with Lifetime Homes standards;
6) Hours of construction limits (0800 – 1900, Mon-Fri; 0800 – 1300 Sat);
7) Construction work limitations;
8) Foundation design and ground works;
9) Details required for soil survey, including pollution of water;
10) Programme of archaeological work;
11) Defined management of microclimate studies and remedial measures included in the Environmental Statement;
12) Detailed Environmental Management Plan;
13) Detailed Air Quality Management Plan;
14) Construction Traffic Management Plan, including matters such as noise, dust and nuisance;
15) Management of construction transportation;
16) Detailed Environmental Management Plan, including matters such as noise, dust and nuisance; Restriction of ground borne vibration;
17) Restriction of ground borne vibration;
18) Details of surface water source control measures required;
19) 278 agreement to be entered into for Highway works surrounding the site;
20) Signage strategy for site; and
21) Any other condition(s) considered necessary by the Head of Development Decisions.
Informatives
1) Use of highest quality of materials;
2) Requirements of Control of Pollution Act 1974;
3) Compliance with Environmental management Plan;
4) Compliance with Millennium Quarter Code of Construction Practice;
5) Implementation of green biodiversity objectives;
6) Encourage to use all sources of transportation during construction;
7) Consideration of the environmental information in connection with the development as required by the Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 1999;
8) Environment Agency advice; and
9) Highway works as required under Section 278/72/38 of the Highways Works Act.
C That if by 21st December 2007 the legal agreement has not been completed to the satisfaction of the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services), the Head of Development Decisions be delegated (authority to refuse planning permission.
D That the Committee agree the variation of the Section 106 legal agreement (of the planning application PA/05/01782, approved on 20th June 2007) for the development at number 1 Millharbour by updating the off-site affordable housing provision schedule, in Schedule 2, Part 2.
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