Agenda item
Site formerly known as 44-46 Prescott Street and 2-20 South Tenter Street, Prescott Street, London
Decision:
The Committee RESOLVED that planning permission for the erection of a part 8, part 13, part 16 storey building to provide a 252 room hotel with 120 services apartments, retail unit, health club, conference centre and basement car parking at site formerly known as 44-46 Prescot Street and 2-20 South Tenter Street, Prescot Street, London be GRANTED subject to
1) Referral to the Mayor of London pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2000 under categories 1B 1(b) and 1C 1 (c) of Part 1 of the Schedule of the Order for a building exceeding 20,000 square metres floor space in Central London and more than 30 metres high outside the City of London.
2) The prior completion of a legal agreement, to the satisfaction of the Chief Legal Officer, to secure the following:
a) A financial contribution of £50,000 towards the improvement of pedestrian and cycle facilities in the locality;
b) £150,000 towards public art;
c) £10,000 towards local child care provision;
d) TV reception monitoring and mitigation as appropriate;
e) Air quality monitoring during construction; and
f) Local labour in construction.
3) Social Compact and Service Level Agreement to secure such matters as the Employment Training Programme & Borough Schools Programme (includes financial contribution of £26,000 to Skillsmatch).
4) An agreement under section 278 of the Highways Act to fund highway resurfacing and repaving adjacent to the site.
5) The Head of Development Decisions be delegated power to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the following:
Conditions:
1) Permission valid for 3 years.
2) Submission of details of external materials.
3) Submission of details of hard and soft landscaping treatment.
4) All planting, seeding or turfing.
5) Submission details of any proposed walls fences gates and railings.
6) Submission of details of any external lighting.
7) Investigation and remediation measures for land contamination.
8) Archaeological investigation and recording prior to commencement.
9) Submission of foundation design and method statement.
10) Design and construction details of the new basements should be submitted to the local planning authority.
11) Submission of the passive design measures, centralised heating system, Combined Heat and Power system, Groundwater Cooling/Heating (and associated electrical chillers), solar water heating, photovoltaic panels, which shall be in accordance with the submitted Cundall Genesys Environmental outline energy strategy in perpetuity.
12) Submit a swept path analysis to demonstrate that the junction of Prescot Street/St Mark Street can safely accommodate the passage of large vehicles.
13) Control hours of construction.
14) Control hours of power/hammer driven piling/breaking out.
15) Details of noise levels to be submitted.
16) Details of means of fume extraction and ventilation for restaurant.
17) Details of means of fume extraction and ventilation for the conference catering facilities.
18) Restriction of apart-hotel occupancy to 90 consecutive days or less.
19) Restriction on hours in which service vehicles can enter and leave the premises to between 7.00 am and 9.00 pm.
20) Any other condition(s) considered necessary by the Head of Development Decisions.
Informatives:
1) This permission is subject to a planning obligation agreement made under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
2) With regard to Condition 7 (Decontamination), you should contact the Council’s Environmental Health Department.
3) With regard to condition 10 you should contact the Council’s Structures Section.
4) You are advised that the Council operated a Code of Construction Practice and you should discuss this with the Council’s Environmental Health Department.
5) You should consult the Council’s Highways Development Department, regarding any alterations to the public highway.
6) You are strongly encouraged to increase the provision of wheelchair accessible rooms to more than the minimum 5%.
6) That if by 28th February 2007 the legal agreement has not been completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Legal Officer, the Head of Development Decisions be delegated power to refuse planning permission.
Minutes:
Mr Michael Kiely, Head of Development Decisions, introduced the site and proposal for erection of a part 8, part 13, part 16 storey building to provide a 252 room hotel with 120 services apartments, retail unit, health club, conference centre and basement car parking at site formerly known as 44-46 Prescot Street and 2-20 South Tenter Street, Prescot Street, London.
Mr Daniel Paine spoke in objection to the proposal on the grounds of noise and traffic impact.
Mr Adrian Greenwood spoke in objection to the proposal on the grounds of the adverse impact on the residential properties in terms of noise and traffic. He also felt there had been insufficient consultation with residents and requested that the application either be refused or deferred.
Mr Nick Fairman addressed the Committee on behalf of the applicant. He responded to the residents’ concerns and explained the proposed measures to mitigate against noise and nuisance.
Mr Lance Harris addressed the Committee on behalf of the applicant and explained the daylight/sunlight assessment undertaken in respect of the proposal.
Ms Renee Goodwin, Acting Applications Manager, presented a detailed report and update report. She advised the Committee that the Environmental Health Department was satisfied with the noise mitigation measures proposed and it was considered that the proposal would not have a negative impact on the surrounding area. The area had good transport links and therefore Transport for London and the Council’s Highways Department were both satisfied.
Members asked questions relating to the Section 106 legal agreement and the opportunities for the employment of local people. Concern was expressed over potential overlooking of residential properties and the potential wind tunnel that would be created between the proposal and the adjacent properties. Concern was also raised in relation to the noise generated by service vehicles.
The Committee was informed that the minimum distance between the two properties would be 22 metres, which complied with the Council requirement of no less than 18 metres. The Council’s wind consultant was satisfied subject to a condition relating to a detailed wind assessment being carried out. The proposal complied with the Unitary Development Plan and the Local Development Framework as the area had been designated for commercial use, including a hotel.
It was proposed that an additional condition be imposed to limit the times of service vehicles entering and leaving the premises to between 7.00 am and 9.00 pm.
The Committee RESOLVED that planning permission for the erection of a part 8, part 13, part 16 storey building to provide a 252 room hotel with 120 services apartments, retail unit, health club, conference centre and basement car parking at site formerly known as 44-46 Prescot Street and 2-20 South Tenter Street, Prescot Street, London be GRANTED subject to
1) Referral to the Mayor of London pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2000 under categories 1B 1(b) and 1C 1 (c) of Part 1 of the Schedule of the Order for a building exceeding 20,000 square metres floor space in Central London and more than 30 metres high outside the City of London.
2) The prior completion of a legal agreement, to the satisfaction of the Chief Legal Officer, to secure the following:
a) A financial contribution of £50,000 towards the improvement of pedestrian and cycle facilities in the locality;
b) £150,000 towards public art;
c) £10,000 towards local child care provision;
d) TV reception monitoring and mitigation as appropriate;
e) Air quality monitoring during construction; and
f) Local labour in construction.
3) Social Compact and Service Level Agreement to secure such matters as the Employment Training Programme & Borough Schools Programme (includes financial contribution of £26,000 to Skillsmatch).
4) An agreement under section 278 of the Highways Act to fund highway resurfacing and repaving adjacent to the site.
5) The Head of Development Decisions be delegated power to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the following:
Conditions:
1) Permission valid for 3 years.
2) Submission of details of external materials.
3) Submission of details of hard and soft landscaping treatment.
4) All planting, seeding or turfing.
5) Submission details of any proposed walls fences gates and railings.
6) Submission of details of any external lighting.
7) Investigation and remediation measures for land contamination.
8) Archaeological investigation and recording prior to commencement.
9) Submission of foundation design and method statement.
10) Design and construction details of the new basements should be submitted to the local planning authority.
11) Submission of the passive design measures, centralised heating system, Combined Heat and Power system, Groundwater Cooling/Heating (and associated electrical chillers), solar water heating, photovoltaic panels, which shall be in accordance with the submitted Cundall Genesys Environmental outline energy strategy in perpetuity.
12) Submit a swept path analysis to demonstrate that the junction of Prescot Street/St Mark Street can safely accommodate the passage of large vehicles.
13) Control hours of construction.
14) Control hours of power/hammer driven piling/breaking out.
15) Details of noise levels to be submitted.
16) Details of means of fume extraction and ventilation for restaurant.
17) Details of means of fume extraction and ventilation for the conference catering facilities.
18) Restriction of apart-hotel occupancy to 90 consecutive days or less.
19) To secure the submission of a statement comprising a wind tunnel assessment and inclusion of any mitigation measures for the approval of the Council before the commencement of construction.
20) Restriction on hours in which service vehicles can enter and leave the premises to between 7.00 am and 9.00 pm.
21) Any other condition(s) considered necessary by the Head of Development Decisions.
Informatives:
1) This permission is subject to a planning obligation agreement made under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
2) With regard to Condition 7 (Decontamination), you should contact the Council’s Environmental Health Department.
3) With regard to condition 10 you should contact the Council’s Structures Section.
4) You are advised that the Council operated a Code of Construction Practice and you should discuss this with the Council’s Environmental Health Department.
5) You should consult the Council’s Highways Development Department, regarding any alterations to the public highway.
6) You are strongly encouraged to increase the provision of wheelchair accessible rooms to more than the minimum 5%.
6) That if by 28th February 2007 the legal agreement has not been completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Legal Officer, the Head of Development Decisions be delegated power to refuse planning permission.
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