Issue - meetings

Report of the Assistant Director Planning and Regeneration to remove the requirement for a S256 agreement under the Highways Act attached to the planning permission for the erection of a new four storey mixed use development at the former Park Tavern site, Park Lane, N17 in connection with the exchange of land from highway to private land and to agree to a S38 agreement under the Highways Act 1980 to designate the new footway within the application site as public highway.

The Committee considered a report that sought approval to remove the requirement for a Section 256 Agreement that had been attached to a planning application HGY2008/2220 at the former Park Tavern site, Park Lane, N17. This would be replaced with a Section 38 Agreement to designate the new footway within the application site as a public highway.

The approved plan included twelve parking spaces, eight of which were situated within the development and a further four were on street spaces exclusively for the use of Kingdom Hall.  However, the application approved by the Committee had been on the basis that eight spaces would be used by Kingdom Hall with four on street parking spaces for general parking. As the on street parking was intended for general parking the Section 256 Agreement was no longer required.

The Committee was given an overview of the new parking scheme proposed and it was noted that as no exchange of land was intended the Section 256 Agreement would be replaced by a Section 38 Agreement.

An addendum to the report, which noted that it would be necessary to amend the description of the scheme to accord with the agreed revised plan, reference 08424-110 P3 dated 30 November. Photographs of the site were also tabled.

In response to concerns that there would not be sufficient visibility to allow vehicles turning right from Shelbourne Road the Committee was advised that the sight lines had been assessed and were considered to be sufficient.

RESOLVED:

i.    That the description of the development relating to the redevelopment of Park Tavern, Park Lane, N17, planning application reference HGY2008/2220, be amended to read seventeen car parking spaces, not twenty-two as previously agreed.

ii.  That the original Section 256 Agreement be replaced by a Section 38 Agreement for the reasons set out above.