Agenda item
82 West India Dock Road & 15 Salter Street, London E14
Decision:
The Committee noted that had the Strategic Development Committee been empowered to make a decision on the application for the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of a 7 storey and 21 storey building in connection with its use as 1442 sqm of commercial floor space within Classes A1, A2, A3 or B1 and 120 flats consisting of 65 x 1 bedroom, 24 x 2 bedroom, 25 x 3 bedroom and 6 x 4 bedroom units at 82 West India Dock Road and 15 Salter Street, London E14, it would have been refused for the following reason:
1) The proposal amounts to an undesirable overdevelopment of the site with excessive density, height, mass and bulk resulting in an inappropriate design that is not justified by the surrounding urban context. As such, the proposal is contrary to the following statutory and emerging development plan policies:
The Tower Hamlets Unitary Development Plan 1998:
Policy DEV1 (General Design and Environment Requirements)
Policy DEV3 (Mixed Use Development)
Policy DEV6 (High Buildings outside the Central Area)
Policy DEV8 (Developments which adversely affect significant local views)
The London Plan 2004:
Policy 4B.1 Design Principles for a compact city
Policy 4B.3 Maximising the potential of sites and Table 4B.3
Policy 4B.8 Tall buildings – location
Policy 4B.9 Large-scale buildings – design and impact
The Tower Hamlets Development Plan Document Core Strategy and Development Control Submission Document November 2006:
Core Policy CP4 (Good Design)
Core Policy CP48 (Tall Buildings)
Policy DEV2 (Character and Design)
Policy DEV27 (Tall Buildings Assessment)
Policy HSG1 (Determining Residential Density) and Planning Standard 4
The Committee noted that the Planning Inspectorate was advised that any grant of planning permission should be accompanied by an agreement or unilateral undertaking under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to secure planning obligations under the following heads:
1. An affordable housing contribution of 35% of the residential floorspace to be provided at a ratio of 80:20 between rental and intermediate housing.
2. A £197,472 contribution to the provision of education facilities in the area.
3. A £532,977 contribution towards transport capacity improvements.
4. A ‘car free’ arrangement that prohibits residents from applying for a parking permit from the Council.
5. The implementation of a Travel Plan.
6. The use of Local Labour in Construction.
7. Measures to mitigate impact on telecommunication and radio transmissions to include those used by the Metropolitan Police and the Docklands Light Railway.
Minutes:
Mr Michael Kiely, Head of Development Decisions, presented a report relating to an application for the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of a 7 storey and 21 storey building in connection with its use as 1442 sqm of commercial floor space within Classes A1, A2, A3 or B1 and 120 flats consisting of 65 x 1 bedroom, 24 x 2 bedroom, 25 x 3 bedroom and 6 x 4 bedroom units at 82 West India Dock Road and 15 Salter Street, London E14.
Members were informed that the application was the subject of an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate against the Council’s failure to determine the application within the statutory period. The Council had to inform the Planning Inspectorate of the decision it would have taken, had it been empowered to, and that decision had been required before the meeting of the Strategic Development Committee. Therefore, the Chief Executive exercised his powers under paragraph 4.4.3 of the Budget and Policy Framework, contained in the Council’s Constitution, under the Urgent Action procedures and refused the planning application on the grounds over overdevelopment and that the proposal was contrary to Council Policy.
The Committee noted that had the Strategic Development Committee been empowered to make a decision on the application for the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of a 7 storey and 21 storey building in connection with its use as 1442 sqm of commercial floor space within Classes A1, A2, A3 or B1 and 120 flats consisting of 65 x 1 bedroom, 24 x 2 bedroom, 25 x 3 bedroom and 6 x 4 bedroom units at 82 West India Dock Road and 15 Salter Street, London E14, it would have been refused for the following reason:
1) The proposal amounts to an undesirable overdevelopment of the site with excessive density, height, mass and bulk resulting in an inappropriate design that is not justified by the surrounding urban context. As such, the proposal is contrary to the following statutory and emerging development plan policies:
The Tower Hamlets Unitary Development Plan 1998:
Policy DEV1 (General Design and Environment Requirements)
Policy DEV3 (Mixed Use Development)
Policy DEV6 (High Buildings outside the Central Area)
Policy DEV8 (Developments which adversely affect significant local views)
The London Plan 2004:
Policy 4B.1 Design Principles for a compact city
Policy 4B.3 Maximising the potential of sites and Table 4B.3
Policy 4B.8 Tall buildings – location
Policy 4B.9 Large-scale buildings – design and impact
The Tower Hamlets Development Plan Document Core Strategy and Development Control Submission Document November 2006:
Core Policy CP4 (Good Design)
Core Policy CP48 (Tall Buildings)
Policy DEV2 (Character and Design)
Policy DEV27 (Tall Buildings Assessment)
Policy HSG1 (Determining Residential Density) and Planning Standard 4
The Committee noted that the Planning Inspectorate was advised that any grant of planning permission should be accompanied by an agreement or unilateral undertaking under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to secure planning obligations under the following heads:
1. An affordable housing contribution of 35% of the residential floorspace to be provided at a ratio of 80:20 between rental and intermediate housing.
2. A £197,472 contribution to the provision of education facilities in the area.
3. A £532,977 contribution towards transport capacity improvements.
4. A ‘car free’ arrangement that prohibits residents from applying for a parking permit from the Council.
5. The implementation of a Travel Plan.
6. The use of Local Labour in Construction.
7. Measures to mitigate impact on telecommunication and radio transmissions to include those used by the Metropolitan Police and the Docklands Light Railway.
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