Agenda item
Site at Caspian Works and Lewis House, Violet Road
Decision:
On a vote of 2 for and none against, the Committee RESOLVED that planning permission for the redevelopment to provide buildings of between four and eleven storeys (38.95 metres AOD) for mixed use purposes including 142 residential units, Class A1, A2, A3 and B1 (shops, financial and professional services, restaurants/cafes and business) uses with associated works including car parking and cycle parking, roof terraces, landscaping and servicing at Caspian Works and Lewis House, Violet Road, London be GRANTED subject to
A Any direction by the Mayor
B The prior completion of a legal agreement to secure the following planning obligations:
a) A proportion of 36% on habitable rooms of the proposed units to be provided as affordable housing with the socially rented mix as specified in the addendum report to 20th December 2007 Strategic Development Committee meeting;
b) Provide £1821 towards bus stop survey;
c) Provide £14,565 towards bus stop improvements;
d) Provide £58,257 towards highway safety improvements;
e) Provide £269, 846 towards education to mitigate the demand of the additional population on education facilities;
f) Provide £581,792 towards medical facilities to mitigate the demand of the additional population on medical facilities;
g) Provide £21,846 towards Public Art;
h) Provide £20,000 for a DLR train times information (DAISY) board;
i) Provide £20,000 for works towards British Waterways betterment of Limehouse Cut; and
j) Agreed to secure removal of gates to provide access to internal courtyard agreed in planning permission PA/07/647 and 1648 approved May 2007.
C The Corporate Director Development and Renewal be delegated authority to negotiate the legal agreement as indicated above.
D The Corporate Director Development and Renewal be delegated authority to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the following matters:
Conditions
1) Time limit for Full Planning Permission
2) Details of the following are required
a) Elevation treatment including a pallet board of samples of materials for external fascia of building, including balconies;
b) Screens on corners of D2 and D3 buildings per microclimate assessment and policy DEV5;
c) The design of the lower floor elevations of commercial units including shop fronts, external lighting and security measures.
3) Landscape plan for amenity courtyards and ground floor public realm improvements and with Management Plan.
4) Parking maximum cars and minimum cycle and motorcycle spaces
5) Hours of construction limits (0800 to 1800 Mon to Fri; 0800 to 1300 Sat)
6) Piling hours of operation limits (10am to 4pm)
7) Details of insulation of the ventilation system and any associated plant required
8) Wheel cleaning facility during construction
9) Renewables
10)Land contamination study to be undertaken with radiation certificate
11)Details of Piling Foundations as required by the Environment Agency
12)No infiltration of surface water drainage into ground
13)No storage of solid matter within 10m of Limehouse Cut
14)Storage facilities for oils, fuels and chemicals to be approved
15)Details of foul and surface drainage system as required by the Environment Agency
16)Method statement for the removal of waste and construction phase
17)Surface water source control measures in accordance with the approved details
18)Archaeology as required by English Heritage
19)Insulation and PPG 24 noise assessment
20)Details of the waste and recycling facilities
21)Construction Management Plan required
22)Details of inclusive design through the scheme
23)Construction noise limits
24)Construction vibration limits
25)Details of Brown Roofs
26)Lifetime homes standards
27)Reservation of access to DLR land
28)Details of fume extraction for the Class A3 premises
29)No roller shutters/hoardings
30)Details to be submitted during detailed design construction phase that level 3 Code for Sustainable homes is achieved
31)Details of the CHP system
32)Residents of the Hoe site shall have detailed access to the ground floor communal area of the strong site including the children’s play area
Informatives
1) Consult the Environment Agency in terms of conditions 10, 11
2) Consult Thames Water in respect of 10, 11 and 13
3) Consult Metropolitan Police in terms of conditions 2b, 3, 21 and 22
4) Site notice specifying the details of the contractor required
5) Building Regulations in terms of means of escape
6) 278 agreement to be entered into for the Highway works surrounding the site
7) Thames Water informative for water pressure
E That if within 3 months of the date of the Committee, the legal agreement has not been completed, the Corporate Director Development and Renewal be delegated authority to refuse planning permission.
(Councillors Tim Archer and Stephanie Eaton could not vote on the proposal as they had not been present as Members of the Committee when the item was previously considered.)
Minutes:
Mr Michael Kiely, Head of Development Decisions, introduced the site and proposal for the redevelopment of Caspian Works and Lewis House, Violet Road, London.
Mr Terry Natt, Strategic Applications Manager, presented a detailed update report on the application, which had been deferred to allow officers to negotiate further with the applicant in respect of the gated element to the scheme. He advised the Committee that the applicant had agreed to the removal of the gates, to be secured through the S106 legal agreement.
On a vote of 2 for and none against, the Committee RESOLVED that planning permission for the redevelopment to provide buildings of between four and eleven storeys (38.95 metres AOD) for mixed use purposes including 142 residential units, Class A1, A2, A3 and B1 (shops, financial and professional services, restaurants/cafes and business) uses with associated works including car parking and cycle parking, roof terraces, landscaping and servicing at Caspian Works and Lewis House, Violet Road, London be GRANTED subject to
A Any direction by the Mayor
B The prior completion of a legal agreement to secure the following planning obligations:
a) A proportion of 36% on habitable rooms of the proposed units to be provided as affordable housing with the socially rented mix as specified in the addendum report to 20th December 2007 Strategic Development Committee meeting;
b) Provide £1821 towards bus stop survey;
c) Provide £14,565 towards bus stop improvements;
d) Provide £58,257 towards highway safety improvements;
e) Provide £269, 846 towards education to mitigate the demand of the additional population on education facilities;
f) Provide £581,792 towards medical facilities to mitigate the demand of the additional population on medical facilities;
g) Provide £21,846 towards Public Art;
h) Provide £20,000 for a DLR train times information (DAISY) board;
i) Provide £20,000 for works towards British Waterways betterment of Limehouse Cut; and
j) Agreed to secure removal of gates to provide access to internal courtyard agreed in planning permission PA/07/647 and 1648 approved May 2007.
C The Corporate Director Development and Renewal be delegated authority to negotiate the legal agreement as indicated above.
D The Corporate Director Development and Renewal be delegated authority to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the following matters:
Conditions
1) Time limit for Full Planning Permission
2) Details of the following are required
a) Elevation treatment including a pallet board of samples of materials for external fascia of building, including balconies;
b) Screens on corners of D2 and D3 buildings per microclimate assessment and policy DEV5;
c) The design of the lower floor elevations of commercial units including shop fronts, external lighting and security measures.
3) Landscape plan for amenity courtyards and ground floor public realm improvements and with Management Plan.
4) Parking maximum cars and minimum cycle and motorcycle spaces
5) Hours of construction limits (0800 to 1800 Mon to Fri; 0800 to 1300 Sat)
6) Piling hours of operation limits (10am to 4pm)
7) Details of insulation of the ventilation system and any associated plant required
8) Wheel cleaning facility during construction
9) Renewables
10)Land contamination study to be undertaken with radiation certificate
11)Details of Piling Foundations as required by the Environment Agency
12)No infiltration of surface water drainage into ground
13)No storage of solid matter within 10m of Limehouse Cut
14)Storage facilities for oils, fuels and chemicals to be approved
15)Details of foul and surface drainage system as required by the Environment Agency
16)Method statement for the removal of waste and construction phase
17)Surface water source control measures in accordance with the approved details
18)Archaeology as required by English Heritage
19)Insulation and PPG 24 noise assessment
20)Details of the waste and recycling facilities
21)Construction Management Plan required
22)Details of inclusive design through the scheme
23)Construction noise limits
24)Construction vibration limits
25)Details of Brown Roofs
26)Lifetime homes standards
27)Reservation of access to DLR land
28)Details of fume extraction for the Class A3 premises
29)No roller shutters/hoardings
30)Details to be submitted during detailed design construction phase that level 3 Code for Sustainable homes is achieved
31)Details of the CHP system
32)Residents of the Hoe site shall have detailed access to the ground floor communal area of the strong site including the children’s play area
Informatives
1) Consult the Environment Agency in terms of conditions 10, 11
2) Consult Thames Water in respect of 10, 11 and 13
3) Consult Metropolitan Police in terms of conditions 2b, 3, 21 and 22
4) Site notice specifying the details of the contractor required
5) Building Regulations in terms of means of escape
6) 278 agreement to be entered into for the Highway works surrounding the site
7) Thames Water informative for water pressure
E That if within 3 months of the date of the Committee, the legal agreement has not been completed, the Corporate Director Development and Renewal be delegated authority to refuse planning permission.
(Councillors Tim Archer and Stephanie Eaton could not vote on the proposal as they had not been present as Members of the Committee when the item was previously considered.)
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