Issue - decisions
Eric and Treby Estates, Treby Street, Mile End, London
30/06/2009 - Eric and Treby Estates, Treby Street, Mile End, London
After consideration of the officer’s report and the addendum update report, on a vote of 2 for and 2 against, with one abstention, on the Chair’s casting vote, the Committee resolved not to approve officers’ advice which was to grant planning permission for the regeneration of the existing estate comprising the refurbishment of existing buildings, the demolition of 27 bedsits, two x one bed flats at 1-14 Brokesley Street, 106-128 Hamlets Way and 1-7 Burdett Road and the erection of buildings between 2 and 7 storeys to provide 181 new residential units (comprising 19xstudio, 61x1bed, 52x2bed, 40x3bed and 9x5bed), a new community centre of 310 sq m, a new housing management office of 365 sq m and 85 sq m commercial space. The Committee indicated it was minded to refuse planning permission on the grounds of loss of open space, loss of parking, especially disabled parking, the low number and percentage of social housing on the development and design and amenity issues. In accordance with rule 10.2 of the Constitution, the application was DEFERRED to a future meeting of the Committee to enable officers to present a supplemental report setting out the reasons for refusal and the implications of the decision.
(Cllrs Shiria Khatun and Dulal Uddin could not vote on the application due to not being present when the item was considered on 13th May 2009)
Officers advised that the application for Conservation Area Consent associated with the application for Planning Permission would now be withdrawn from the agenda.