Issue - meetings

Erection of 3 storey extension with a mansard roof extension and conversion of building into 8 self contained flats, including the relocation of the function room, new kitchen, relocation of the toilets and the provision of a bin and cycle store.    

RECOMMENDATION: grant permission subject to conditions and subject to s106 Legal Agreement.

The Committee considered a report, previously circulated, on the application to grant planning permission for Spring Tavern, 133 Bounds Green Road, N11 2PP for the erection of a three storey extension and conversion to eight self contained flats. The report set out details of the proposal, the site and surroundings, planning history, relevant planning policy, consultation and responses, analysis, equalities and human rights implications and recommended to grant permission subject to conditions and a s106 agreement. The Planning Officer gave a short presentation highlighting the key aspects of the report.

The Committee’s attention was drawn to a tabled addendum to the report providing details of a consultation response submitted by Bounds Green School setting out concerns regarding road safety from construction traffic. In light of this, an additional condition had been proposed requiring the applicant to submit a Construction Management Plan for approval by the Council. In light of the concerns expressed by the Headteacher, the Committee also agreed to add an informative for the applicant to consult with the school in the drafting of the Construction Management Plan.

It was also requested that Ward Councillors had input into the determination of pedestrian improvement works to be made to the surrounding area of the site and which would be contributed to by the developer. To this end, it was agreed that the relevant precondition be strengthened to require consultation with local ward Councillors. 

The Committee recognised the potential sensitivity of the relationship between the public house and proposed residential accommodation and the measures proposed to mitigate this as far as possible including removal of the beer garden and other noise attenuation measures. It was however agreed that the associated condition imposed relating to noise did not go far enough and should be strengthened to cover the future management of other potential environmental issues from the pub including odour, waste management etc.

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

RESOLVED

·        That, subject to officers strengthening the condition relating to noise attenuation to include other potential environmental issues; adding a condition to require the applicant to consult with local ward Councillors in determining pedestrian improvement works in the locality and adding an informative for the applicant to consult with the school in the drafting of the Construction Management Plan, application HGY/2012/2343 be granted permission subject to conditions and a s106 legal agreement.

Conditions:

IMPLEMENTATION

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 Section 91 of the Town &

Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent the accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.

2. The development hereby authorised shall be carried out in accordance with the

plans and specifications submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local

Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to avoid doubt and in the interests of good planning.

3. Notwithstanding the description of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 276