Agenda item
Land at 160-166 Chrisp Street (PA/15/00039)
- Meeting of Strategic Development Committee, Thursday, 8th October, 2015 7.00 p.m. (Item 6.1)
- View the background to item 6.1
Proposal:
Demolition of existing buildings on the site and redevelopment to provide new buildings ranging from three to twelve storeys to provide 254 residential units (comprising 99 x 1 bed; 100 x 2 bed; 51 x 3 bed: 4 x 4 bed), together with associated car parking, amenity space, child playspace, gym and infrastructure works (REVISED DESCRIPTION)
Recommendation:
That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to any direction by The London Mayor, the prior completion of a legal agreement to secure planning obligations and conditions and informatives.
Minutes:
Update report tabled.
Paul Buckenham (Development Control Manager, Development and Renewal) introduced the item for the demolition of existing buildings on the site and redevelopment to provide new buildings ranging from three to twelve storeys to provide a mixed use development.
Shay Bugler, (Planning Officer, Development and Renewal) presented the detailed report and update. The application was originally presented to the Committee on 27th August 2015, where Members were minded to not to accept the scheme due to concerns over:
(i) Height bulk mass;
(ii) Impact on amenity of neighbouring properties;
(iii) The lack of a study on the impact upon the social infrastructure;
(iv) The density; and
(v) Shortfall of play space.
Since that meeting, the applicant had made a number of material changes to the scheme to address the above issues. As a result, the application was being resubmitted to the Committee as a new application in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.
The Committee were advised of the key features of the scheme in terms of the site location, character of the area including the new residential developments nearby, the public transport links and the existing use of the site.
The Committee were also advised of the changes to the scheme to address the concerns in terms of the reduction in units, the provision of addition family units (with 25 in the affordable target tenure), the reduction in height to better respond to the area and reduce the impact on amenity and the increase in child play space. The level of affordable housing remained at 35%.
A further round of consultation on the revised application had been carried out and the outcome of this noted. None of the original respondents had raised concerns.
Officers were still of the view that the development responded well to the local area (given the materials, scale, the variations in height and the recent changes to the scheme). The site had good public transport links and showed no signs of overdevelopment. The impacts on amenity would be minor in nature. Given these points, the density of the scheme could be supported.
Careful consideration had been given to the impact on local infrastructure. Taking into account the capacity analysis of local schools and healthcare facilities, it was considered based on the expert advice that there was sufficient capacity in the area to accommodate the development.
In summary, Officers remained of the view that the scheme should be granted planning permission. However, if Members were minded to refuse the scheme, they were drawn to the suggested reasons for refusal in the Committee report.
In response to questions, Officers highlighted the contributions for education and the number of recently created school places. Pat Watson (Head of Building Development Childrens and Adults Resources) also highlighted the factors taken into account when planning school places across the Borough that included population forecasts from planned developments. She also pointed out that there would be a number of new schools coming forward including the new Bromley Hall Primary School that should relieve pressure on school places from the scheme. Furthermore, given the anticipated timescales for building out the scheme, there would be plenty more opportunities for the Authorities to plan for the additional population. Whilst the development would have some impact on the GP practices, the data showed that the nearest practice could accommodate additional patients. The patient to GP forecasts with the addition of this scheme, was noted.
Officers also answered questions about the impact on the highway, the circumstances where apprenticeships for local people may be sought and the Community Infrastructure Levy.
In conclusion, Members welcomed the level of affordable housing and considered that the revisions to the scheme generally addressed their initial concerns.
On a vote of 5 in favour 0 against and 2 abstentions the Committee RESOLVED:
- That planning permission be GRANTED at Land at 160-166 Chrisp Street for the demolition of existing buildings on the site and redevelopment to provide new buildings ranging from three to twelve storeys to provide 254 residential units (comprising 99 x 1 bed; 100 x 2 bed; 51 x 3 bed: 4 x 4 bed), together with associated car parking, amenity space, child playspace, gym and infrastructure works (REVISED DESCRIPTION) (PA/15/00039)subject to
- Any direction by the Mayor of London
- The prior completion of a legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) within three months of the date of this resolution, to secure the planning obligations set out in the 27 August 2015 Committee report and 8th October 2015 Committee report and update.
- That the Director of Development & Renewal is delegated authority to negotiate the Section 106 legal agreement referred to above.
- That the Director of Development & Renewal is delegated power to impose conditions and informative on the planning permission to secure the matters set out in the 27 August 2015 Committee report.
- Any other planning condition(s) considered necessary by the Corporate Director Development & Renewal
Councillor Shahed Ali did not vote on this item having not been present for the full consideration of the item
Supporting documents:
- Deferred item 160-166 Chrisp Street (final), item 6.1 PDF 4 MB
- Chrisp Street- committee report (August 2015) PB, 27/08/2015 Strategic Development Committee, item 6.1 PDF 2 MB
- appendix 2 (160-166 Chrisp St), item 6.1 PDF 63 KB