Agenda item
Redundant Railing Viaduct North of Pooley House, Westfield Way, London (PA/16/00425)
Proposal:
The erection of two separate four storey podium blocks of Student Apartments – the easterly block flanked by two eight storey towers rising from the podium level and the western block by an eight storey block and a ten storey tower at the western end terminating the view along the Campus Access Road to the south. 412 student rooms are proposed which include 344 en suite single rooms, 32 self-contained studios, 36 rooms designed for students with disabilities, 67 kitchen/diners and communal facilities on the site of a redundant railway viaduct running along the northern boundary of the Queen Mary College Campus in Mile End, London.
Application for variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission reference APP/E5900/A/12/2173692, dated 26/03/2013, for a minor material amendment to the approved scheme including;
· Amended unit type and room design – changed from 332 en-suite and 80 studios to 334 cluster rooms and 78 studios;
· Amended internal layouts to improve the entrance / security arrangements and communal facilities;
· Provision of roof top plant (within the envelope of the approved scheme); and
· Elevational changes to reflect the internal arrangements and Scape’s design aspirations, including a reduction, in part, in the overall massing of the building.
Recommendation:
That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to a deed of variation to link the current S.73 application to the previous S.106 agreement dated 26th June 2012 (as amended by a deed of variation dated 14th February 2013), conditions and informatives in relation to the matters set out in the Committee report.
Minutes:
Paul Buckenham introduced the application for a minor material amendment to the approved permission for a student apartment block APP/E5900/A/12/2173692, dated 26/03/2013.
Christopher Stacey – Kinchin (Planning Officer, Development and Renewal) presented the detailed report. He explained the application site and the consent scheme. He then explained the proposed changes to the appearance of the building, the massing to reduce the impacts. He also explained the changes to the accommodation mix, the layout to improve the entrances and security of the apartments and the proposed provision of the roof top plant (that would fit within the original building envelop). Consultation had been carried out and the outcome of this was explained.
Turning to the assessment, it was considered that the revised proposal would improve the standard of accommodation, improve the appearance of the building therefore the building would be more in fitting with the immediate context. The impact on the amenity continued to be acceptable and it was required that details of the energy efficiency measures be submitted. Officers were recommending that the planning permission was granted. In response to questions about the energy efficiency measures, Officers outlined the conditions in the application requiring that the building achieve the highest possible BREAM standards. Overall it was considered that the proposal provided a good example of a sustainable development.
On a unanimous vote, the Committee RESOLVED
1. That planning permission be GRANTED at Redundant Railing Viaduct North of Pooley House, Westfield Way, London for
The erection of two separate four storey podium blocks of Student Apartments – the easterly block flanked by two eight storey towers rising from the podium level and the western block by an eight storey block and a ten storey tower at the western end terminating the view along the Campus Access Road to the south. 412 student rooms are proposed which include 344 en suite single rooms, 32 self-contained studios, 36 rooms designed for students with disabilities, 67 kitchen/diners and communal facilities on the site of a redundant railway viaduct running along the northern boundary of the Queen Mary College Campus in Mile End, London
Application for variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission reference APP/E5900/A/12/2173692, dated 26/03/2013, for a minor material amendment to the approved scheme including;
· Amended unit type and room design – changed from 332 en-suite and 80 studios to 334 cluster rooms and 78 studios;
· Amended internal layouts to improve the entrance / security arrangements and communal facilities;
· Provision of roof top plant (within the envelope of the approved scheme); and
· Elevational changes to reflect the internal arrangements and Scape’s design aspirations, including a reduction, in part, in the overall massing of the building. (PA/16/00425)
Subject to:
2. A deed of variation to link the current S.73 application to the previous S.106 agreement dated 26th June 2012 (as amended by a deed of variation dated 14th February 2013).
3. That the Corporate Director of Development & Renewal is delegated authority to recommend the following conditions and informatives in relation to the matters set out in the Committee report
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