Issue - meetings

The Committee considered a report, previously circulated, on the application for planning permission at Pembroke Works, Campsbourne Road. The report set out details of the site and surroundings, images, the planning history, description of the proposal, relevant planning policy, consultation and responses, analysis of the application, sustainability, human rights and equalities issues and planning obligations, and recommended that the application be granted, subject to conditions and a section 106 legal agreement. Marc Dorfman gave a presentation outlining key aspects of the report, and advised that a meeting could be arranged with Members in order to consider the proposed materials to be used, prior to final approval of materials. The Committee examined the drawings and plans.

The Committee discussed the application, and raised the following points:

·        The Committee noted the proposed level of affordable housing, and it was felt that this contradicted the stated policy of encouraging higher levels of affordable housing in the West of the borough. Mr Dorfman acknowledged that the level was relatively low, but advised that the Council was ensuring that affordable rents were set at no more than 32% of market rents.

·        Mr Dorfman confirmed that the section 106 agreement would include £23k for local employment and training skills.

·        The Committee expressed concern that the development would represent a change from skilled to unskilled work, in response to which Mr Dorfman advised that the scheme would deliver training and employment support for young people across a range of skill sets.

·        In response to a question from the Committee regarding the overall level of affordable housing in general, and when this would increase, Mr Dorfman reported that the current level of affordable units reflected that applications were being brought forward at a time when levels of subsidy were very low, and it was positive that affordable housing could be delivered in this environment, even at the low levels noted.

The Chair moved the recommendations of the report and it was:

RESOLVED

1)    That planning permission be granted in accordance with planning application no. HGY/2012/1190, subject to a precondition that the owners of the application site shall first have entered into an Agreement or Agreements with the Council under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended) and Section 16 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974 in order to secure:

1.1)          26% in units and 32% of affordable habitable rooms comprising of 7 shared ownership units of 5 x 1 bedrooms and 2 x 2 bedrooms, and 4 x 4 bed affordable rent units (to be let to tenants nominated by the Council at an ‘affordable rent’ equivalent to no more than 32% of the market rent).

1.2)          A contribution of £232,000 towards educational facilities within the Borough according to the formula set out in Policy UD10 and Supplementary Planning Guidance 10c of the Haringey Unitary Development Plan July 2006.

1.3)          The applicants need to enter into a s.38 Highways Act agreement with the council as Local Highway Authority contribution of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 248