Agenda item
1 Park Place, London E14 4HJ
Decision:
The Committee RESOLVED that planning permission for the erection of a new building providing basement, lower ground, ground and 10 storeys of offices comprising 25,643 sq metres of floor space with associated landscaping, car parking, serving and plant at 1 Park Place, London E14 4HJ be GRANTED subject to
A The prior completion of a legal agreement to secure the following:
1) Community Contribution – a sum of £92,101
2) Highways Contribution – a sum of £50,000 (various works)
3) Commitment to Local Labour in Construction – a sum of £75,000
4) Off-site affordable housing Contribution - £1,466,899
5) Provision of Walkway and Public Art
6) Travel Plan
B That the Head of Development Decisions be delegated authority to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the following:
1) Time Limit
2) Reserved matters regarding
· Materials, including samples;
· Hard and soft landscaping including dockside walkway;
· Any proposed walls, fences and railings;
· Enclosure of any external plant; and
· A scheme of external lighting.
3) Landscape Management Plan required
4) 278 agreement to be entered into for Highway works surrounding the site
5) Parking maximum cars and minimum cycle and motorcycle spaces
6) Hours of construction limits (0800 – 1800, Mon-Fri; 0800 – 1300 Sat)
7) Details of insulation of the ventilation system and any associated plant required.
8) Hours of operation limits – hammer driven piling (10am to 4pm)
9) Details of on-site drainage works
10) Code of Construction Practice, including a Construction Traffic Management Assessment required.
11) Details of finished floor levels required.
12) Details of surface water source control measures required.
13) Renewable energy measures to be implemented and provided in perpetuity.
14) Black redstart habitat provision required.
15) Green roofs
16) Land contamination study required to be undertaken.
17) Any other condition(s) considered necessary by the Head of Development Decisions.
18) British Waterways Condition
Informatives
1) Planning Obligation Agreement
2) British Waterways requirements
3) Site notice specifying the details of the contractor required.
C That if by 20th 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.
Minutes:
Mr Michael Kiely, Head of Development Decisions, introduced the site and proposal for the erection of a new building providing basement, lower ground, ground and 10 storeys of offices comprising 25,643 metres of floor space with associated landscaping, car parking, servicing and plant at 1 Park Place, London E14 4HJ.
Mr Terry Natt, Acting Strategic Applications Manager, presented a detailed report on the application. He informed the Committee that it was a replacement application to one which had already been approved. It was an appropriate use and a modest office scheme in its location. There would also be a £1.5 million contribution to off-site affordable housing.
The Committee RESOLVED that planning permission for the erection of a new building providing basement, lower ground, ground and 10 storeys of offices comprising 25,643 sq metres of floor space with associated landscaping, car parking, serving and plant at 1 Park Place, London E14 4HJ be GRANTED subject to
A The prior completion of a legal agreement to secure the following:
1) Community Contribution – a sum of £92,101
2) Highways Contribution – a sum of £50,000 (various works)
3) Commitment to Local Labour in Construction – a sum of £75,000
4) Off-site affordable housing Contribution - £1,466,899
5) Provision of Walkway and Public Art
6) Travel Plan
B That the Head of Development Decisions be delegated authority to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the following:
1) Time Limit
2) Reserved matters regarding
· Materials, including samples;
· Hard and soft landscaping including dockside walkway;
· Any proposed walls, fences and railings;
· Enclosure of any external plant; and
· A scheme of external lighting.
3) Landscape Management Plan required
4) 278 agreement to be entered into for Highway works surrounding the site
5) Parking maximum cars and minimum cycle and motorcycle spaces
6) Hours of construction limits (0800 – 1800, Mon-Fri; 0800 – 1300 Sat)
7) Details of insulation of the ventilation system and any associated plant required.
8) Hours of operation limits – hammer driven piling (10am to 4pm)
9) Details of on-site drainage works
10) Code of Construction Practice, including a Construction Traffic Management Assessment required.
11) Details of finished floor levels required.
12) Details of surface water source control measures required.
13) Renewable energy measures to be implemented and provided in perpetuity.
14) Black redstart habitat provision required.
15) Green roofs
16) Land contamination study required to be undertaken.
17) Any other condition(s) considered necessary by the Head of Development Decisions.
18) British Waterways Condition
Informatives
1) Planning Obligation Agreement
2) British Waterways requirements
3) Site notice specifying the details of the contractor required.
C That if by 20th 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.
The Committee RESOLVED that officers write to the Department of Communities and Local Government to express the Committee’s concern relating to the ability of the Commission of Architecture for the Built Environment (CABE) to comment on strategic planning applications, due to its heavy workload.
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