Issue - meetings

Redevelopment of site including erection of a 4 storey block with set back 4^th floor comprising 4 x one bed and 5 x two bed self contained flats on the upper floors, communal roof garden at 3rd floor level and B1 commercial use at ground floor with ancillary parking and cycle storage. Creation of new crossover to Tewkesbury Road, N15.  RECOMMENDATION: Grant Permission subject to conditions and subject to Section106 Legal Agreement.

Officers presented the report and informed the Committee that the site comprised a vacant corner plot formerly a builders storage yard on the junction of Overbury Road and Tewkesbury Road.  The back of the property fronted onto Seven Sisters Road and had been marketed without success.  The development of the site included 9 dwellings, commercial use on the ground floor with ancillary parking and cycle storage.

Members raised several concerns regarding the proposed development:

• The S106 contribution was felt to be inadequate.
• The trees surrounding the site should not be damaged during the development and should be monitored.
• The use of the commercial units on the ground floor.  B1 use is for light industry should this be under a block of flats.
• There is only provision for five car parking spaces two being allocated for use with the ground floor units.
• Insufficient cycle racks provided.
• The type of shutters to be used should be open style.

Members discussed in detail their concerns and requested that further conditions be imposed on the development as follow:

1.      That the cycle rack provision be increased in line with number of residential units.

2.      The shutters provided should be latticed open style.

3.      That commercial unit be classed as B1A only.

4.      That the trees are protected.

Members also requested that an informative be supplied that no parking permits be provided in the CPZ.

The Committee decided to grant the application subject to conditions and S106 legal agreement.

INFORMATION RELATING TO APPLICATION REF: HGY/2006/1265

FOR PLANNING APPLICATIONS SUB COMMITTEE DATED 27/11/2006

Location:                      21 - 29 Tewkesbury Road N15

Proposal:                      Redevelopment of site including erection of a 4 storey block with set back 4th floor comprising 4 x one bed and 5 x two bed self contained flats on the upper floors, communal roof garden at 3rd floor level and B1 commercial use at ground floor with ancillary parking and cycle storage. Creation of new crossover to Tewkesbury Road, N15.

Recommendation:         Grant subject to conditions and Section 106 Legal Agreement.

Decision:                      Grant subject to conditions and Section 106 Legal Agreement.

Drawing Numbers:        Ex-01, 02, 03; PR-01A, 02A, 03B, 04A, 05A, 06A, 010A,    011A, 012A & 013A.

Conditions:

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 complete accordance with the plans and specifications submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to ensure the development is carried out in accordance with the approved details and in the interests of amenity.

3. Notwithstanding the description of the materials in the application, no development shall be commenced   until precise details of the materials to be used in connection with the development hereby permitted have  ...  view the full minutes text for item 123