Issue - meetings

Erection of new part 4 storey, part 3 storey and single storey office buildings (gross floor area 3,456sqm) with ancillary parking, secure cycle storage and circulation areas.

RECOMMENDATION:Grant permission subject to conditions

The Committee was advised that this application site lay on the west side of Coppetts Road in the extreme northwest corner of the borough.  There were allotments across the road to the East.  The Muswell Hilll Playing Fields adjoined the application site to the Southwest and there was an existing residential development, a sports pavilion and education facility to the South.

In March 2008 a planning application had been refused on the grounds that the proposed buildings would be located in close proximity to the terrace of residential dwellings at 135-141 Coppetts Road and there was concern that the two buildings due to their height , length and bulk could have an overbearing impact on the residential properties.

The reduction in the height, scale and massing of these two buildings overcame the Council’s concerns about the impact of the earlier refused scheme.  The application site also had a lower ground floor level than that of the residential properties and it was considered that this would also lessened the impact and not detract from the residential amenity of the closest two dwellings.  All of the windows of the ground and first floors of the blocks that face south-west that adjoined the residential properties would have obscure glazing which would avoid overlooking.  It was also considered that the 35 vehicle car parks would be an appropriate amount for a development of this size.  A condition was recommended that required details of on-site equipment would ensure at least 10% of the overall power generation would be from renewable sources.

The Officer asked that an additional condition (no.9) be added to limit the use of the building to Use Class B1 (a) Offices.

The Committee then viewed the plans.

The Chair moved a motion to grant the application.

RESOLVED

That the application be granted subject to conditions.

INFORMATION RELATING TO APPLICATION REF: HGY/2008/1484

FOR PLANNING COMMITTEE DATED 08/09/2008

Location: Former Lynx Depot, Coppetts Road N10 1JP

Proposal: Erection of new part 4 storey, part 3 storey and single storey office buildings (gross floor area 3,456sqm) with ancillary parking, secure cycle storage and circulation areas.

Recommendation: GTD

Decision: GTD

Drawing No’s: 3634_Location; 3634_01A, 02A, 03A, 04A, & 05A.

Conditions:

1.       The development hereby authorised must be begun not later than the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission, failing which the permission shall be of no effect.

Reason: This condition is imposed by virtue of the provisions of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and to prevent the accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.

2.       The development hereby authorised shall be carried out in complete accordance with the plans and specifications submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to ensure the development is carried out in accordance with the approved details and in the interests of amenity.

3.       Prior to occupation, details of energy efficient design and consideration of on-site equipment for at least 10% of the overall power generation to be from renewable sources shall be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 249