Issue - meetings

Demolition of the existing two storey building with D1 use on the ground floor and residential use (C3) on the upper floor and erection of part three, part four storey building to provide A1 and D1 uses on the ground floor with ancillary office space and 9 residential units on the upper floors (6 x 2 bed and 3 x 3 bed flats) and associated works.

RECOMMENDATION: grant permission subject to conditions and subject to a s106 legal agreement.

The Committee considered a report on the application to grant planning permission for the demolition of the two storey building with D1 use on the ground floor and residential use (C3) on the upper floor and erection of a part three, part four storey building to provide A1 and D1 uses on the ground floor with ancillary office space and 9 residential units on the upper floors (6 x 2 bed and 3 x 3 bed flats) and associated works. 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 subject to a s106 legal agreement.

The planning officer gave a short presentation highlighting the key aspects of the report. The Committee’s attention was again drawn to a tabled addendum setting out details of the recent ministerial statement and accompanying guidance setting out changes to national policy for s106 planning obligations for small scale developments and which constituted a material consideration to which the Committee would need to have regard in determining the application. The Chair sought clarification on the applicant’s intentions regarding the s106 contribution in light of the ministerial statement. The applicant’s agent confirmed that the contribution set out within the report would stand.

Concerns were raised over the single aspect nature of some of the residential units and front elevation balconies facing onto a busy road. The applicant’s representative advised that a private courtyard space was planned to the rear of the development to provide additional amenity space. Confirmation was provided that the larger family units benefitted from dual aspects.

The Chair moved the recommendation of the report and it was

RESOLVED

·         That planning application HGY/2014/3175 be approved subject to conditions and subject to a s106 legal agreement.

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 the provisions of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 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 information submitted with this application, no development shall take place until precise details of the external materials to be used in connection with the development hereby permitted be submitted to, approved in writing by and implemented in accordance with the requirements of the Local Planning Authority and retained as such in perpetuity.

Reason: In order to retain control over the external appearance of the development in the interest of the visual amenity of the area and consistent with Policy SP11 of the Haringey Local Plan 2013 and Saved Policy UD3 of the Haringey  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4