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Residential development comprising 2 x one bed flats, 31 x two bed flats, 2 x three bed houses and 4 x four bed houses, together with open space, parking and access.

RECOMMENDATION: Grant permission subject to conditions and / or subject to section 106 legal agreement.

The Committee considered a report, previously circulated, on the application for planning permission for land at Gilson Place and Coppetts Road, N10. The report set out details of the proposal, site and surroundings, planning history, relevant planning policy, consultation and responses and analysis of the application. The report recommended that consent be granted, subject to conditions and a section 106 legal agreement. The Planning Officer gave a presentation outlining key aspects of the report, and advised of changes to the report as circulated, namely;

·        The contribution towards education facilities at (1.1) of Recommendation 1 of the report be amended to £178,000.00.

·        That affordable social housing in the penultimate line of (1.2) of Recommendation 1 of the report be amended to “affordable rent housing”.

·        That the total amount given in (1.6) of Recommendation 1 in the report be amended to £293,000.00.

·        In addition it was noted that the s106 would secure local employment and the offer of apprenticeships (during construction); the details of which would be considered by Officers

·        There were a number of revised plan numbers as follows: 012C, 013C, 014C, 15C, 016D, 22D & 23A

·        The wording of condition 10 as set out in the report to be amended to “A supporting statement shall be submitted demonstrating consistency with submitted Energy Assessment including the siting of the PV panels. Thereafter the renewable energy technology/ system shall be installed in accordance with the details approved and an independent post-instillation review, or other verification process as agreed, shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority confirming the agreed technology has been installed prior to the occupation of the buildings hereby approved.”

·        The wording of condition 14 as set out in the report to be amended to “Prior to the commencement of the development a Construction Logistics Plan (CLP) and a serving and delivery management plan should be submitted for the approval of the LPA. The CLP should show the routeing of traffic around the immediate road network and reasonable endeavours ensure that deliveries are timed to avoid the peak traffic hours.”

The Committee was referred to PPS4 of the national guidance, which established a flexible approach to employment land, and was also advised of the new ‘Haringey Employment Land Update’, February 2012, which indicated a general need to assess sites on their individual merits.

The Planning Officer responded to questions from the Committee, and the following points were covered in discussion:

• In response to a question as to why change of use was recommended, it was reported that the site had been vacant for a long time, there was no current employment use and there were constraints regarding the delivery of employment use such as warehousing or distribution, as this would disturb neighbouring residents. It was further reported that there was an oversupply of B1 floor space, and that this was not an ideal location for such use, as it was in an area with a low PTAL assessment.
• The Committee asked about access to the North Circular, and the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 128