Agenda item
Suttons Wharf North, Palmers Road, London (PA/13/02108)
- Meeting of Strategic Development Committee, Thursday, 9th January, 2014 7.00 p.m. (Item 5.1)
- View the background to item 5.1
Proposal: Application under s.73 of the Town and Country Planning Act for a variation of Condition 22 of the Planning Permission PA/11/3348 dated 30/03/12 to seek minor material amendments to the approved Suttons Wharf North development comprising the conversion of a part ground floor, first and second floor levels to create 8 residential units and retain 107sq.m of commercial floor space on the ground floor; and associated minor alterations to Block B
Recommendation: GRANT planning permission subject to the variation to the legal agreement, conditions and informatives.
Minutes:
Update Report Tabled.
Pete Smith (Development Control Manager) introduced the report regarding Suttons Wharf North, Palmers Road, London seeking minor material amendments to the approved Suttons Wharf North development.
Jane Jin (Planning Officer) presented the deferred report. It was reported that the Committee were minded to refuse the variation at its last meeting due to the perceived need for commercial units in the development and the lack of marketing work to inform the proposal. However, since then the applicant had amended the variation to reduce the number of residential units sought to 8 units (from 10) to allow the retention of some commercial floor to address the concerns.
Officers had considered the Members reasons for refusal and taking into account the amendment, considered that the suggested reasons would be very difficult to defend at appeal on planning grounds. Therefore, the Officers recommendation remained to grant the application. However, should Members be minded to refuse the application, the Committee were directed to the draft reasons for refusal in the report, based on the Committee’s initial concerns.
In response to Members, it was confirmed that the commercial units could be for either A1 or B1 use. The residential mix remained broadly the same with the reduction of two residential units. Officers also clarified the servicing plans. The level of which should be minimal.
At the conclusion of the discussion, Officers sought permission to amend the s106 agreement to reflect the changes to the proposal, since last reported to the Committee regarding the reduction in residential units. Officers would work with the applicant to agree the revised contributions should the application be agreed.
On a vote of 6 in favour of the Officer recommendation, the Committee RESOLVED:
1. That the Application under s.73 of the Town and Country Planning Act for a variation of Condition 22 of the Planning Permission PA/11/3348 dated 30/03/12 be GRANTED to seek minor material amendments to the approved Suttons Wharf North development comprising the conversion of a part ground floor, first and second floor levels to create 8 residential units and retain 107sq.m of commercial floor space on the ground floor; and associated minor alterations to Block B, SUBJECT to:
2. The variation to the legal agreement to secure the additional planning obligations set out in the Committee report of 21st November 2013 subject to amendment to reflect the changes to the housing offer since reported to that meeting.
3. That the Corporate Director Development & Renewal is delegated power to negotiate the legal agreement indicated above acting within normal delegated authority AND to amend the s106 agreement as indicted above to reflect the amended proposal.
4. That the Corporate Director Development & Renewal is delegated power to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the matters set out in the main committee report.
5. That, if within 3 months of the date of this committee’s resolution the legal agreement has not been completed, the Corporate Director Development & Renewal is delegated power to refuse planning permission.
Supporting documents:
- Suttons wharf deferral - FIN, item 5.1 PDF 38 KB
- Sutton's wharf - FIN, 21/11/2013 Strategic Development Committee, item 5.1 PDF 315 KB
- Suttons Wharf - Site Map, 21/11/2013 Strategic Development Committee, item 5.1 PDF 322 KB
- Update, Item 6.1, item 5.1 PDF 49 KB