Agenda item
Land at Fleet Street Hill, London, E2 (PA/13/01637)
- Meeting of Strategic Development Committee, Thursday, 9th January, 2014 7.00 p.m. (Item 5.3)
- View the background to item 5.3
Proposal: Redevelopment of the site to provide 34 residential dwellings of mixed tenure (7x 1 bed, 12 x 2 bed, 8 x 3 bed, 6 x 4 bed and 1 x 5 bed) in buildings of part one, two, three, four and eight storeys.
The development includes the provision of 135 sqm of restaurant (Use Class A3) and 671 sqm of flexible commercial and community space (Use Classes A1, B1a, D1 and D2), five car parking spaces plus other incidental works.
Recommendation: GRANT planning permission subject to any direction by The London Mayor, a legal agreement, conditions and informatives.
Minutes:
Pete Smith (Development Control Manager) introduced the report regarding Land at Fleet Street Hill, London, E2 for the redevelopment of the site to provide 34 residential dwellings of mixed tenure, restaurant use, flexible commercial and community space, five car parking spaces plus other incidental works.
Richard Murrell (Planning Officer) presented the deferred report. It was reported that the Committee were minded to refuse the application at its last meeting due to concerns over the suitability of the site for family housing, the imbalance in the proposed housing mix and concerns over the long term occupancy of the commercial units. Officers had since considered the Members reasons for refusal and were of the view that they could be defended at appeal.
The Officers recommendations remained unchanged 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 initial reasons for refusal.
On a vote of 2 in favour of the Officer recommendation and 4 against, the Committee refused to accept the recommendation to grant Planning Permission for the application.
On a vote of 4 in favour of the reasons for refusal and 2 against, the Committee RESOLVED:
1. That planning permission (PA/13/01637) at Land at Fleet Street Hill, London, E2 be REFUSED for the redevelopment of the site to provide 34 residential dwellings of mixed tenure (7x 1 bed, 12 x 2 bed, 8 x 3 bed, 6 x 4 bed and 1 x 5 bed) in buildings of part one, two, three, four and eight storeys. The development includes the provision of 135 sqm of restaurant (Use Class A3) and 671 sqm of flexible commercial and community space (Use Classes A1, B1a, D1 and D2), five car parking spaces plus other incidental works due to the following reasons as set out in paragraph 3.1 of the Committee report:
2. The proposed development by virtue of the over-provision of affordable accommodation (particularly in the rented tenure) would fail to create a mixed and balanced community contrary to Strategic Objective 8 and policy SP02 of the Core Strategy 2010, policy DM3 of the Managing Development Document 2013, policy 3.9 of the London Plan 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework which seeks to promote sustainable development through fostering social diversity and redressing social exclusion.
3. The proposed development, by virtue of its location between two railway lines, is very constrained. The access to site via the footbridge over the railway to Cheshire Street and the underpass from Allen Gardens are poor and make the site unsuitable for the provision of a large amount of family accommodation. The proposal is therefore contrary to the design objectives set within policy 7.1 of the London Plan 2011, policy SP10 and SP12 of the adopted Core Strategy and policies DM23 and DM24 of the Managing Development Document.
4. The provision of a large quantity commercial floorspace is inappropriate given the location of the site outside of a designated Town Centre. The provision of commercial floor space would not create a sustainable place and would be contrary to the objectives of Strategic Objective S06 and Strategic Policy SP10 of the Core Strategy 2010
Supporting documents:
- Fleet Street Hill Report, item 5.3 PDF 140 KB
- Fleet Street Hill Final, 21/11/2013 Strategic Development Committee, item 5.3 PDF 1 MB
- Update, Item 6.3, item 5.3 PDF 37 KB