Agenda and draft minutes

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The Chair referred to the planning protocol and this information was noted.

To receive any apologies for absence.

There were no apologies for absence.

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of urgent business. Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items will be dealt with at item 11 below.

There were no items of urgent business.

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Cllr Collett declared an interest in relation to item 8 as she was a resident of Noel Park. Cllr Ibrahim declared an interest as she was ward councillor for Noel Park but would be viewing the item with an open mind.

To confirm and sign the minutes of the Planning Sub Committee held on 3^rd June as a correct record.

RESOLVED

To confirm and sign the minutes of the Planning Sub Committee held on 3^rd June as a correct record.

In accordance with the Sub Committee’s protocol for hearing representations; when the recommendation is to grant planning permission, two objectors may be given up to 6 minutes (divided between them) to make representations. Where the recommendation is to refuse planning permission, the applicant and supporters will be allowed to address the Committee. For items considered previously by the Committee and deferred, where the recommendation is to grant permission, one objector may be given up to 3 minutes to make representations.

The Chair referred to the note on planning applications and this information was noted.

Proposal: Demolition of the existing building and redevelopment to provide affordable homes, purpose-built student accommodation, and flexible ground floor commercial (Class E) floorspace within buildings ranging between 3 – 9 storeys, public realm and landscaping works, cycle parking, and associated works.

Valerie Okeiyi, Planning Officer introduced the report for demolition of the existing building and redevelopment to provide affordable homes, purpose-built student accommodation, and flexible ground floor commercial (Class E) floorspace within buildings ranging between 3 – 9 storeys, public realm and landscaping works, cycle parking, and associated works.

The following was noted in response to questions from the committee:

• Members noted that asking the NHS London Healthy Urban Development Unit (HUDU) Planning Contributions Model, a contribution of £472,565 to be paid on commencement and indexed linked to building costs has been requested. Officer clarificated that this  should not be secured through section 106 but could be sought through CIL.
• Members raised that a cycle hub should be available in Wood Green station. Officers explained this was outside of scope for this application. This would be looked at as part of a larger strategy, the Section 106 agreement would also look at accidents at the junction, which was a recurring issue.
• It would be a decision for the Council to make on how to spend CIL, however, officers were in constant liaison with the NHS and other Health Partners. The local plan process for the area was carried out to guide how CIL would be spent. There was also an active stream of work on infrastructure planning and infrastructure delivery to make sure that the bigger picture health needs were met.
• The applicant had demonstrated that their proposals were comparable to the best other student accommodation being produced at the moment.
• There was no detailed viability information available at the moment, the affordable housing provision has been secured through section 106 obligations. The applicant is in talks with the Councils housing team and there were hopes that this viability would remain strong.
• This application would remove a lot of car usage and replace this with public transport usage. There was a large traffic issue by the junction on Lordship Lane that needed to be looked at and mitigated. Officers would take concerns back to the highways maintenance team to see if there was anything that could be done in the meantime to improve the layout rather than remodelling this completely. Any potential issues caused by an influx of deliveries in the area had been dealt with within the service delivery plan.
• The shared ownership block was felt to be a good design by the QRP. This was more of a pavilion type block with a closer relationship to the landscape. There were curved corners and decorative brick features which officers thought looked pleasing and was a good transition between the decorative architecture of Noel Park and urban civic architecture of Wood Green town centre.
• There would be a flexible town centre space. At the moment a food hall, community café and workspace was planned.
• Service and delivery in the area had been discussed at lengths with the applicant. The scheme would not rely on the public highway, a dedicated landscaped area within the site which would be private would be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

To advise of major proposals in the pipeline including those awaiting the issue of the decision notice following a committee resolution and subsequent signature of the section 106 agreement; applications submitted and awaiting determination; and proposals being discussed at the pre-application stage.

The following was noted in response to questions from the committee:

·         In regard to Drapers Almeshouses, officers were aware of a notice given to tenants and had approached housing colleagues about this. The developer had since changed course.

·         Regarding CONOEL, issues had come up during the assessment of the application. Officers were aiming for a September consideration.

·         Broadwater farm required large structural works due to the concerns of the large panel systems, this work would need planning permission.

·         Braemar avenue applicant had come back with a revised application and submitted an appeal, there were internal disagreements and the application had been withdrawn since.

RESOLVED

That this report be noted.

To advise the Planning Committee of decisions on planning applications taken under delegated powers for the period 19.06.2024 – 21.06.2024

There were no queries on the report. The Chair noted that any queries could be directed to the Head of Development Management.

RESOLVED

To note the report.

There were no new items of urgent business.

To note the date of the next meeting as 17^th July.

It was noted that the date of the next meeting was 17^th July.