Agenda item
Holland Estate, Commercial Street, London (PA/16/01628)
- Meeting of Development Committee, Wednesday, 23rd November, 2016 7.00 p.m. (Item 4.3)
- View the background to item 4.3
Proposal:
Application for variation of Condition 29 (approved plans) of planning permission reference PA/08/02347, dated 1st April 2010, for a proposed minor material amendment to the approved development comprising the introduction of a new security gate between No.16 and No.36 Goulston Street, the removal of the existing security gates to the courtyards of Herbert House and Jacobson House, and the omission of the approved pedestrian access route
between Herbert House and Jacobson House.
Recommendation:
That the Committee resolve to REFUSE planning permission for the reasons set out in the Committee report:
Minutes:
Paul Buckenham (Development Manager, Development and Renewal) introduced the application for variation of Condition 29 (approved plans) of planning permission reference PA/08/02347, dated 1st April 2010, for a proposed minor material amendment to the approved development comprising –
· the introduction of a new security gate between No.16 and No.36 Goulston Street,
· the removal of the existing security gates to the courtyards of Herbert House and Jacobson House, and
· the omission of the approved pedestrian access route between Herbert House and Jacobson House.
The Committee noted that the application was previously considered at the 26 October 2016 meeting of the Development Committee where Members were minded to grant the application for the reasons in the Committee report, contrary to the Officers recommendation to refuse the application.
Officers have since drafted suggested reasons for approving the application as well as detailed conditions as set out in the update report.
The Committee were also advised of a recent development in respect of a planning appeal for an almost identical application, (PA/16/00254) that had been determined by the Council under delegated powers.
It was reported that on 31st October 2016, the Council received notification of the appeal decision. The Inspector dismissed the appeal and upheld the Officers decision to refuse the application. The appeal decision was a material consideration in considering this application. A copy of the appeal decision was attached to the Committee report.
Jennifer Chivers (Planning Services) presented the report summarising the key features of the scheme and the appeal decision. In response to questions about the appeal decision and the implications of this, Officers stressed that the Committee may still reach their own decision on the application and that they ultimately had the power to determine the application. They should however have regard to the appeal decision in reaching the decision. The Committee noted this advice.
On a vote of 0 in favour of the Officer recommendation to grant planning permission, 4 against and 1 abstention, the Committee did not agree the Officer recommendation to refuse planning permission.
Accordingly, Councillor Marc Francis proposed a motion that the planning permission be granted and on a vote of 4 in favour, 0 against and 1 abstention the Committee RESOLVED:
1. That the Application for variation of Condition 29 (approved plans) of planning permission reference PA/08/02347, dated 1st April 2010, be GRANTED for a proposed minor material amendment to the approved development comprising the introduction of a new security gate between No.16 and No.36 Goulston Street, the removal of the existing security gates to the courtyards of Herbert House and Jacobson House, and the omission of the approved pedestrian access route between Herbert House and Jacobson House, for the reasons set out in the 23rd November 2016 Committee report subject to:
2. The conditions and informatives set out in the 23 November 2016 Committee report.
3. The prior completion of a legal agreement to carry over all of the obligations relating to the section 106 agreement required for the original planning permission, taking account of the revised conditions.
4. That the Corporate Director Development & Renewal is delegated power to negotiate the legal agreement indicated above acting within delegated authority. If within three months of the resolution the legal agreement has not been completed, the Corporate Director Development & Renewal is delegated power to refuse planning permission.
Councillor Andrew Cregan left the meeting for the consideration of this item, having declared a prejudicial interest in the item when it was previously considered at the 26th October 2016 Development Committee meeting. This was on the basis that the Councillor was a Council appointed Board Member of East End Homes.
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