Mr Dorfman summarised the issues covered
earlier in the meeting:
- S106 – there had been several
concerns regarding how to ensure delivery of the stadium, and
whether there were the possibility of any claw-back, were the
stadium not delivered. It was reported that a new obligation
required enabling development to invest in the stadium. In respect
of the loss of the education contribution, the revised proposal was
felt to have less impact on local education services and it was
also acceptable to amend requirements on the basis of viability.
With regards to affordable housing, the Council was committed to
creating a mixed tenure, and Northumberland Park currently had a
very high level of social housing.
- Concerns raised by Northumberland
Park school – the applicants had responded to the points
raised and it was proposed that informatives be added in respect of
the issues of the boundary wall, layout and shared use of the space
adjoining Northumberland Park school, the co-planning with any
other educational establishment on the site of arrangements for the
management and control of pupils accessing, leaving and in the
immediate vicinity of the educational establishments, that routes
to and from any education provision be designed to minimise any
adverse interaction between students and that the Highways
Authority take pedestrian safety and routing management into
account in their works.
- Use of space – there was a
need to be increasingly flexible in order to make the project
viable. D1/D2 uses were felt to be appropriate in a town centre
location such as this.
- Concerns had been raised regarding
obtaining best value, the concessions being sought and the issue of
quid pro quo. The Committee was advised that issues relating to
shares were not planning matters. There had been long and detailed
negotiations leading up to the proposed revisions to the s106
agreement, and officers supported the current proposals as being
compliant with Council policy.
- Issues had been raised regarding
terrorism, and the applicant had provided reassurance on this;
questions raised regarding the use of space, the area management
plan and quality of the streetscape had been addressed.
- Design – the design panel had
overall supported the scheme although had differing views regarding
the relative merits of the crescent and finger designs. It had been
agreed that the quality of the detailing and materials was of the
utmost importance and that if these were of a high enough quality,
the scheme would be successful.
- Green issues – the Committee
had looked at elements of the design such as the green wall and
biomass boilers.
- In conclusion, the recommendations
remained unaltered apart from the addition of informatives relating
to the representation by Northumberland Park School, and the issue
of looking at directing surface water into the Moselle culvert.
The Committee asked about the reserved matters
in respect of the Southern development application, and whether
these would be brought back to the Committee due to their
importance. Mr Dorfman advised that it would be most appropriate
for these to be brought ... view
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