Agenda item
Millwall Outer Dock, London, E14 9RP (PA/16/01798)
- Meeting of Development Committee, Wednesday, 14th June, 2017 5.30 p.m. (Item 5.2)
- View the background to item 5.2
Proposal:
Erection of a 16 berth residential mooring, including the installation of mooring pontoons and associated site infrastructure.
Recommendation:
That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission, subject to conditions.
Minutes:
Paul Buckenham presented the application for the erection of a 16 berth residential mooring, including the installation of mooring pontoons and associated site infrastructure.
The Committee were reminded that at its previous meeting on 10 May 2017, the Committee were minded to refuse the application, contrary to the Officers recommendations due to concerns over:
· The loss of open water space as a result of the proposal.
· Adverse impact on waterborne recreation and navigability within Millwall Outer Dock as a result of permanently moored vessels.
· The proposed servicing strategy (via Muirfield Crescent) would conflict with the free flow of pedestrians and cyclists and as such would represent a safety hazard.
In response Officers had since draft detailed reasons for refusal around these reasons as set out in the report that also contained their advice on the strength of the reasons. The Committee were reminded of the site location and the impact of the scheme on the water space. Officers considered that the plans would have a limited impact on the water space, however in defending this reason, could refer to the issues raised in objection to this. In response, Members referred to the concerns raised at the last meeting about the impact from noise from the nearby data centre and it was noted that there were measures to minimise such impacts. They also discussed further with Officers the strength of the reasons for refusal.
On a vote of 0 in favour of the Officer recommendation to grant planning permission, 5 against and 0 abstentions, the Committee did not agree the Officer recommendation to grant planning permission.
Accordingly, Councillor Marc Francis proposed a motion that the planning permission be refused for the reasons set out in the Committee report dated 14 June 2017 and on a vote of 5 in favour, 0 against and 0 abstentions, the Committee RESOLVED:
That planning permission be REFUSED at Millwall Outer Dock, London, E14 9RP for the erection of a 16 berth residential mooring, including the installation of mooring pontoons and associated site infrastructure for the following reasons as set out in the Committee report, dated 14 June 2017(PA/16/01798):
Reasons for Refusal:
Loss of Open Water Space
1. The proposed development by reason of its resultant loss of open water space and its failure to protect the open character of the Blue Ribbon Network would not improve the quality of the water space and is therefore inappropriate development. The development is therefore contrary to policy 7.28 of the London Plan (2016), policy SP04 of the Tower Hamlets Core Strategy (2010), and policy DM12 of the Tower Hamlets Managing Development Document (2013).
Impact Upon Waterborne Recreation and Navigability
2. The proposed development by reasons of its siting and scale would adversely impact upon the ability of Millwall Outer Dock to be used for waterborne recreation and would also negatively impact upon the navigability of Millwall Outer Dock. The development is therefore contrary to policies 7.27 and 7.30 of the London Plan (2016), policy SP04 of the Tower Hamlets Core Strategy (2010), and policy DM12 of the Tower Hamlets Managing Development Document (2013).
Servicing Arrangements
3. The proposed servicing strategy by reasons of its conflict with the free flow of pedestrians and cyclists would adversely impact the safety of the transport network. As a result the proposal is contrary to policies 6.3, 6.9 and 6.10 of the London Plan (2016), policy SP09 of the Tower Hamlets Core Strategy (2010), and policy DM20 of the Tower Hamlets Managing Development Document (2013).
Supporting documents:
- 6.2 Deferral Report, item 5.2 PDF 83 KB
- 6.2 Committee Report, item 5.2 PDF 2 MB
- 6.2 Update Report Millwall, item 5.2 PDF 33 KB