Agenda item
Former Goodmans Fields, 74 Alie Street (Land North of Hooper Street and East of 99 Leman Street, Hooper Street) London (PA/09/965)
- Meeting of Strategic Development Committee, Tuesday, 16th March, 2010 7.00 p.m. (Item 6.1)
- View the background to item 6.1
Decision:
Councillor Shahed Ali proposed an amendment to the terms of the legal agreement, as shown in resolution (2) below, which, on being put to the vote, was declared carried three for and nil against. The substantive motion was then put to the vote and declared carried four for and nil against. Accordingly, it was –
RESOLVED
(1) That planning permission be GRANTED for the redevelopment of the Former Goodmans Fields, 74 Alie Street (Land north of Hooper Street and east of 99 Leman Street, Hooper Street), London, to provide four courtyard buildings of 5 -10 storeys incorporating 6 buildings of 19 – 23 storeys, erection of a 4 storey terrace along Gower’s Walk, change of use to residential, and construction of an additional storey to 75 Leman Street. Overall, scheme comprises 754 residential units, student accommodation, hotel, primary care centre, commercial uses, public open space, landscaping, car parking and associated works (as amended by the supplemental report tabled at the meeting) and subject to any direction by the Mayor of London and subject to the prior completion of a legal agreement and to the conditions and informatives set out in the report.
(2) That the terms of the legal agreement to be completed prior to development be amended to reflect the following;
· The contribution to the Skillsmatch service to be reduced to the former proposed level of £204,640.
· The local youth, sport and culture contribution of £1,909,325 to be augmented accordingly by and additional sum of £960,000, to give a total sum of £2,869,325 overall, but from that amount there shall be contributions made of £150,000 to the new Berner Community Centre and £50,000 to the Children’s Education Group at Harkness House, leaving a total of £2,669,325.
· From the above sum of £2,669,325 for local youth, sport and culture, the sum of £1,669,325 be ringfenced for local projects based in Whitechapel Ward, leaving £1,000,000 for generic Borough projects.
(3) That the Corporate Director Development and Renewal be delegated power to negotiate the legal agreement indicated above. If by the date nominated in the Planning Performance Agreement the legal agreement has not been completed, the Corporate Director Development & Renewal be delegated power to refuse planning permission.
(4) That the Corporate Director Development & Renewal be delegated power to impose the conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the matters listed in the amended report.
Minutes:
Mr Jerry Bell, Strategic Applications Manager, introduced the report regarding the application for planning permission concerning the redevelopment at Former Goodmans Field, 74 Alie Street, London, which had been deferred at the meeting of the Committee held on 15 December 2009.
Mr Bell then commented on the amendments to the proposal that had been proposed by the developers in order to address the concerns raised by Members. These included reductions in the height of the perimeter blocks with a concurrent reduction in the number of inhabitable rooms, increase in the percentage of affordable units and a revised S106 package which provided an additional sum of £2m towards mitigating the impacts of the development.
He added that the report included suggested reasons for refusal, should Members be minded to refuse the application.
Members then put questions regarding the allocation of car parking spaces and proposals for support of local businesses, which were answered by Mr Bell.
Councillor Shahed then Ali proposed an amendment to the terms of the legal agreement, as shown in resolution (2) below, which, on being put to the vote, was declared carried three for and nil against. The substantive motion was then put to the vote and declared carried four for and nil against. Accordingly, it was –
RESOLVED
(1) That planning permission be GRANTED for the redevelopment of the Former Goodmans Fields, 74 Alie Street (Land north of Hooper Street and east of 99 Leman Street, Hooper Street), London, to provide four courtyard buildings of 5 -10 storeys incorporating 6 buildings of 19 – 23 storeys, erection of a 4 storey terrace along Gower’s Walk, change of use to residential, and construction of an additional storey to 75 Leman Street. Overall, scheme comprises 754 residential units, student accommodation, hotel, primary care centre, commercial uses, public open space, landscaping, car parking and associated works (as amended by the supplemental report tabled at the meeting) and subject to any direction by the Mayor of London and subject to the prior completion of a legal agreement and to the conditions and informatives set out in the report.
(2) That the terms of the legal agreement to be completed prior to development be amended to reflect the following;
· The contribution to the Skillsmatch service to be reduced to the former proposed level of £204,640.
· The local youth, sport and culture contribution of £1,909,325 to be augmented accordingly by and additional sum of £960,000, to give a total sum of £2,869,325 overall, but from that amount there shall be contributions made of £150,000 to the new Berner Community Centre and £50,000 to the Children’s Education Group at Harkness House, leaving a total of £2,669,325.
· From the above sum of £2,669,325 for local youth, sport and culture, the sum of £1,669,325 be ringfenced for local projects based in Whitechapel Ward, leaving £1,000,000 for generic Borough projects.
(3) That the Corporate Director Development and Renewal be delegated power to negotiate the legal agreement indicated above. If by the date nominated in the Planning Performance Agreement the legal agreement has not been completed, the Corporate Director Development & Renewal be delegated power to refuse planning permission.
(4) That the Corporate Director Development & Renewal be delegated power to impose the conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the matters listed in the amended report.
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