Agenda item
PA/10/2093 – Tweed House, Teviot Street, E14
Decision:
On a unanimous vote, the Committee RESOLVED
(1) That planning permission be GRANTED at Tweed House, Teviot Street, E14 (PA/10/2093) for the demolition of existing building and associated garage buildings; partial demolition of the adjacent towpath wall and the erection of a new residential development to provide 115 units (comprising 33 x 1 bed, 43 x 2 bed, 31 x 3 bed, 7 x 4 bed and 1 x 5 bed), 1 disabled parking space, 166 cycle parking facilities, landscaped open space and private amenity space, subject to any direction by the Mayor of London; the prior completion of a legal agreement to secure planning obligations and to the planning conditions and informatives as set out in the circulated report and amended by the update report Tabled at the meeting.
(2) That the use of financial contributions contained in the legal agreement referred to in resolution (1) above, regarding community facilities and child playspace facilities be prioritised towards schemes in the East India & Lansbury and Bromley by Bow Wards only.
(3) That the Permit Transfer Scheme applies to the new development.
(4) That the Corporate Director of Development & Renewal be delegated powers to negotiate the legal agreement indicated above.
(5) That the Head of Development Decisions be delegated power to impose planning conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the matters listed in the circulated report.
(6) That, if by 15 December 2011 the legal agreement has not been completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Legal Officer, the Head of Planning and Building Control be delegated power to refuse the planning permission.
Minutes:
At the request of the Chair, Mr Owen Whalley (Service Head Planning & Development Control), introduced the circulated report and Tabled update report concerning the application for planning permission at Tweed House, Teviot Street, E14, for the demolition of existing building and associated garage buildings; partial demolition of the adjacent towpath wall and the erection of a new residential development, 1 disabled parking space, 166 cycle parking facilities, landscaped open space and private amenity space.
At the request of the Chair, Mr Jerry Bell (Strategic Applications Manager), provided a detailed presentation of the proposed scheme including plans and a slideshow.
Members then put questions relating to:
- Clarification of social rent levels.
- The rationale behind the segregation of social and other tenures.
- The legal viability of stipulating a car free development and the position of residents transferring to the new development who already had Borough car parking permits.
- Whether children’s playspace would be overlooked.
Officers’ responses included comments that:
· The report contained information relating to new definitions of affordable housing, affordable rent, as well as social rent and intermediate housing.
· Officers had also raised concerns about the desirability of a more mixed tenure. The Housing Associations involved had indicated that problems arose in management where housing tenure was mixed and this could result in unsustainable servicing costs for tenants.
· The car free policy was well-established in the Borough and the site had a good PETA transport rating, so it was not felt there was any need to introduce further parking spaces or permits.
· Playspace would be adequately overlooked for security purposes.
Councillor Khales Uddin Ahmed proposed an amendment which, on being put to the vote, was declared carried unanimously and appears as resolution (2) below.
The Chair proposed a motion, incorporating Councillor Ahmed’s amendment and, on a unanimous vote as the substantive motion, the Committee RESOLVED
(1) That planning permission be GRANTED at Tweed House, Teviot Street, E14 (PA/10/2093) for the demolition of existing building and associated garage buildings; partial demolition of the adjacent towpath wall and the erection of a new residential development to provide 115 units (comprising 33 x 1 bed, 43 x 2 bed, 31 x 3 bed, 7 x 4 bed and 1 x 5 bed), 1 disabled parking space, 166 cycle parking facilities, landscaped open space and private amenity space, subject to any direction by the Mayor of London; the prior completion of a legal agreement to secure planning obligations and to the planning conditions and informatives as set out in the circulated report and amended by the update report Tabled at the meeting.
(2) That the use of financial contributions contained in the legal agreement referred to in resolution (1) above, regarding community facilities and child playspace facilities be prioritised towards schemes in the East India & Lansbury and Bromley by Bow Wards only.
(3) That the Permit Transfer Scheme applies to the new development.
(4) That the Corporate Director of Development & Renewal be delegated powers to negotiate the legal agreement indicated above.
(5) That the Head of Development Decisions be delegated power to impose planning conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the matters listed in the circulated report.
(6) That, if by 15 December 2011 the legal agreement has not been completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Legal Officer, the Head of Planning and Building Control be delegated power to refuse the planning permission.
Following a request from the Vice-Chair, the Chair asked that Officers take on board the preparation of a report or information session for Members on the principles of pepper-potting. Mr Owen Whalley confirmed that suitable arrangements would be made.
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