Agenda item
John Bell House, 10 King David Lane, London
Decision:
On a vote of 3 for and 1 against, the Committee RESOLVED that planning permission for the redevelopment to provide a 10 storey plus ground floor building comprising 132 bedroom student accommodation and landscaping at John Bell House, 10 King David Lane be GRANTED subject to
A Any direction by the Mayor
B The prior completion of a legal agreement, to the satisfaction of the Chief Legal Officer, to secure the following:
a) Car Free Agreement
b) Preparation of a Green Travel Plan
c) Public realm improvements including footpath upgrade, signage and street furniture: £150,000
d) Transport improvements: £25,000
e) Use of Local Labour in Construction
f) TV reception mitigation measures
C That the Head of Development Decisions be delegated power to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the following:
Conditions:
1) Time limit for Full Planning Permission
2) Details of the following are required:
· Elevational treatment including samples of materials for external fascia of building;
· Ground floor public realm (detailed landscape plan for ground floor public realm improvements)
3) Student housing Management Plan required
4) Terrace use hours restriction
5) Archaeological investigation
6) 278 (Highways) agreement required for public realm works
7) Hours of construction limits (0800 – 1800, Mon-Fri, 0800 – 1300 Sat)
8) Details of insulation of the ventilation system and any associated plant required
9) Hours of operation limits – hammer driven piling (10am – 4pm, Mon – Fri)
10) Details required for on site drainage works
11) Full particulars of the refuse/recycling storage required
12) Code of Construction Practice, including a Construction Traffic Management Assessment required
13) Details of finished floor levels required
14) Details of surface water source control measures required
15) Biomass heating and renewable energy measures to be implemented
16) Black redstart habitat provision required
17) Land contamination study required to be undertaken
18) Any other condition(s) required necessary by the Head of Development Decisions.
Informatives
1) Environment Agency advice
2) Site notice specifying the details of the contractor required
3) Standard of fitness for human habitation, means of fire escape and relevant Building Regulations
D That if by 10th August 2007 the legal agreement had not been completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Legal Officer, the Head of Development Decisions be delegated power to refuse planning permission.
(Councillor Alibor Choudhury arrived at 7.45 pm and therefore could not take part in the vote on this item.)
Minutes:
Mr Michael Kiely, Head of Development Decisions, introduced the site and proposal for the redevelopment to provide a 10 storey plus ground floor building comprising 132 bedroom student accommodation and landscaping at John Bell House, 10 King David Lane.
Mr Ron Osborne addressed the Committee on behalf of the residents in objection on the grounds of height, proximity to neighbouring properties, pollution, disruption and noise and disturbance from the student accommodation use.
Mr Stuart Black addressed the Committee on behalf of London Metropolitan University. He informed the Committee that the site was currently in use as student accommodation and that there was only one other facility in the Borough for the University, with a large number of students to house. He believed the proposal would improve the current accommodation and security at the site.
Ms Renee Goodwin presented a detailed report and update report. She detailed the objections received and the conditions which would mitigate against the concerns raised. She advised the Committee that the Council’s Conservation officers were satisfied with the design amendments to the scheme and did not believe it would have an adverse effect on the nearby St Paul’s Church. Ms Goodwin outlined the issues for consideration and advised that the London Plan recognised the need for student accommodation across London. She emphasised that the use on the site had already been established, the proposal was to upgrade it.
Members asked questions relating to the Section 106 legal agreement and the demand for student accommodation in the Borough. Concern was expressed that there had been a number of similar applications and that Tower Hamlets should not be providing more than its share of student accommodation when there was a current housing shortage for its residents.
The Committee RESOLVED that planning permission for the redevelopment to provide a 10 storey plus ground floor building comprising 132 bedroom student accommodation and landscaping at John Bell House, 10 King David Lane be GRANTED subject to
A Any direction by the Mayor
B The prior completion of a legal agreement, to the satisfaction of the Chief Legal Officer, to secure the following:
a) Car Free Agreement
b) Preparation of a Green Travel Plan
c) Public realm improvements including footpath upgrade, signage and street furniture: £150,000
d) Transport improvements: £25,000
e) Use of Local Labour in Construction
f) TV reception mitigation measures
C That the Head of Development Decisions be delegated power to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the following:
Conditions:
1) Time limit for Full Planning Permission
2) Details of the following are required:
· Elevational treatment including samples of materials for external fascia of building;
· Ground floor public realm (detailed landscape plan for ground floor public realm improvements)
3) Student housing Management Plan required
4) Terrace use hours restriction
5) Archaeological investigation
6) 278 (Highways) agreement required for public realm works
7) Hours of construction limits (0800 – 1800, Mon-Fri, 0800 – 1300 Sat)
8) Details of insulation of the ventilation system and any associated plant required
9) Hours of operation limits – hammer driven piling (10am – 4pm, Mon – Fri)
10) Details required for on site drainage works
11) Full particulars of the refuse/recycling storage required
12) Code of Construction Practice, including a Construction Traffic Management Assessment required
13) Details of finished floor levels required
14) Details of surface water source control measures required
15) Biomass heating and renewable energy measures to be implemented
16) Black redstart habitat provision required
17) Land contamination study required to be undertaken
18) Any other condition(s) required necessary by the Head of Development Decisions.
Informatives
1) Environment Agency advice
2) Site notice specifying the details of the contractor required
3) Standard of fitness for human habitation, means of fire escape and relevant Building Regulations
D That if by 10th August 2007 the legal agreement had not been completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Legal Officer, the Head of Development Decisions be delegated power to refuse planning permission.
(Councillor Alibor Choudhury arrived at 7.45 pm and therefore could not take part in the vote on this item.)
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