Agenda item
4 Mastmaker Road, London E14 9UB
Minutes:
Mr Stephen Irvine, Development Control Manager, presented items 9.3 and 9.4, which related to the erection of two buildings of 48 storeys and 39 storeys to provide 763 residential units, retail (Class A1), food and drink (Class A3, A4), business (B1) and leisure (D2) uses with new vehicular accesses, parking, open space and landscaping at 1 Millharbour, London E14 9SL; and the erection of buildings up to 21 storeys in height comprising 190 residential units, retail (Class A1) or food and drink (Class A3/A4) and community uses (Class D1/D2) together with new access arrangements, parking, open space and landscaping at 4 Mastmaker Road, London E14 9UB as both applications were linked.
On a vote of
6 for
3 abstentions
The Committee AGREED that the application for the erection of buildings up to 21 storeys in height comprising 190 residential units, retail (Class A1) or food and drink (Class A3/A4) and community uses (Class D1/D2) together with new access arrangements, parking, open space and landscaping at 4 Mastmaker Road, London E14 9UB be GRANTED subject to the conditions outlined below:
1.1.1 The satisfactory completion of a legal agreement pursuant to Section 106 and 278 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (and other appropriate powers) to include the matters outlined in Section 1.2 below, and the conditions and informatives outlined in Sections 1.3 and 1.4 below.
1.1.2 The application first be referred to the Mayor of London pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2000, as an application for a new building exceeding 30 metres in height.
1.1.3 The Committee confirmed that it had taken the environmental information into account, as required by Regulation 3 (2) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999.
1.1.4 The Committee agreed that following issue of the decision, a statement be placed on the Statutory Register confirming that the main reasons and considerations on which the Committee’s decision was based, were those set out in the Planning Officer’s report to the Committee (as required by Regulation 21(1)(c) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999.
Legal Agreement
1.2 Section 106 agreement to secure the following:
(1) A total of 136 affordable housing units (516 habitable rooms). The affordable housing consists of 17 units (58 habitable rooms) provided onsite associated with the onsite private housing and 119 units (458 habitable rooms) provided onsite associated with the scheme at 1 Millharbour (PA/05/1782) and in accordance with the mix type as specified in Section 7.7.7 of the officer’s report
(2) The appropriate financial contribution of £291,650 (index linked from April 2002) towards the improvements and upgrades of the transport infrastructure, public realm and open spaces, provision of training and employment and securing community facilities and achieving the objectives of the Millennium as set out within the Millennium Quarter Master Plan
(3) Provide £249,650 towards education to mitigate the demand of the additional population on education facilities
(4) Provide £800,000 towards education to mitigate the demand of the additional population on health care services
(5) A Section 278 agreement for offsite highway works
(6) A Section 72 agreement to widen Byng Street to provide a footpath along the site
(7) A Travel Plan (for both the commercial and residential component) which promoted sustainable transport by reducing dependency on the private motor car and implements a shift towards more environmentally sustainable means of servicing the travel requirements of occupants and visitors
(8) Compliance with a post construction Environmental Management Plan
(9) The use of local Labour in Construction and the occupation of the development
(10) A car free agreement to restrict the occupiers from applying for residents parking permits in the area
(11) Secure the connection to and use the Barkentine Combined Heat and Power unit
(12) The provision of a public route through the site as part of the ‘East – West Link’ in the Millennium Quarter
(13) Improvements/connection to the existing children’s playspace at the west of the site adjoining Bosun Close
Conditions
1.3 That the following conditions be included:
(1) Time limit for Full Planning Permission
(2) Details and samples of materials to be used on the external surfaces of buildings
(3) Details of treatment of all open space within the site, including hard and soft landscaping
(4) Parking – maximum number of 82 cars and a minimum number of 150 cycle spaces
(5) Details of compliance with Lifetime Homes Standards and access for people with disabilities
(6) Hours of construction limits
(7) Noise insulation – residential
(8) Noise insulation – non-residential
(9) Hours of operation limits – hammer driven piling (10am – 4pm)
(10) Wheel cleaning during construction required
(11) Details of site foundations
(12) Land contamination study required to be undertaken
(13) Implementation programme – archaeological works
(14) Microclimate study
(15) Bat Survey to be Undertaken
(16) Black Redstart Survey to be undertaken
(17) Construction Environmental Management Plan
(18) Full particulars of the refuse/recycling storage required
(19) Submission of Air Quality Management Plan
(20) Details of route for construction traffic and notices
(21) Details of onsite construction traffic and noises
(22) Details of monitoring control regime and Project Environmental Manager
(23) Ground borne vibration limits
(24) Details of east-west link
(25) Details regarding the operation and use of barges for construction traffic required
(26) Details of renewable energy measures
(27) Details of residential elevations to the ‘East/West Link’
Informatives
1.4 That the following informatives be provided to the applicant for information:
(1) Requirements of Control of Pollution Act 1974
(2) Confirmation that the EIA information has been taken into account in the decision
(3) Compliance with Environmental Management Plan in legal agreement
(4) Request to comply with MQ Code of Construction Practice
(5) Thames Water advice
(6) Environment Agency advice
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