Decision details

Authorisation to progress S.247 Agreement Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Decision Maker: Interim Assistant Director for Planning, Building Standards &Sustainability

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To authorise the Head of Legal Services to prepare and seal a S.247 Agreement Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in relation to the Stopping Up of two small sections of footway on the Hale Road and Station Road frontages of 1 Station Square. The legal fees and cost associated with the agreement is to be paid by the applicant.

Reasons for the decision:

Authorisation is being sought for the stopping up of two small areas of adopted highway under s247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in order that the proposed development can be built in accordance with the approved plans. The Stopping Up application relates to the development at 1 Station Square, which was granted full planning consent by London Borough of Haringey on 10thAugust 2018. The planning application reference is HGY/2017/3923 and the applicant is Newlon Housing Trust.

The areas to be stopped up consists of two small areas of footway that represent an anomaly between the boundary line of the property as shown on the title plan and the positioning of the back edge of the footway, which has changed in recent years. In terms of location, one area is located at the eastern corner of the proposed building on the Hale Road frontage of the building with the other stopping up area being adjacent to a central column on the Station Road frontage. The areas to be stopped up are shown on the attached drawing reference A11390-E0-005-P1 and the 1 Station Road Stopping Up Plan. The dimensions of the areas to be stopped up are: Eastern corner – 420mm x 280mm; and Central column on Station Road – 90mm x 1,720mm.

The stopping up will ensure that the outer edge of the structural columns supporting the eastern end and central southern section is positioned in accordance with the approved plans. These two areas to be stopped up represent a very small and insignificant proportion of the overall width and area of the adjoining footway in Hale Road and Station Road and will have no effect on the functioning of these footways and their suitability for pedestrian movement.

The only objection to the order was received from Virgin Media. Their objection to the Stopping Up Order was received by email on 6th August 2018. In their email to the Council’s lawyer (Robert Walker), Virgin Media stated that they require a Wayleave agreement to be signed or if it transpires that their apparatus would need relocating or demolishment due to the development, their Network Alterations Centre should be contacted. However, following dialogue with the developer, Virgin Media has withdrawn their objection. An email confirming the withdrawal of their objection was received by the Council’s lawyer (Robert Walker) on 13th September 2018.


Alternative options considered:

none

Publication date: 15/10/2018

Date of decision: 04/10/2018