Agenda and minutes

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The Chair advised that the meeting would be streamed live on the Council’s website.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Adamou, Basu, Hinchcliffe and Stone.

Councillor Morris was in attendance for Councillor Hinchcliffe.

Councillor Peacock was in attendance for Councillor Stone.

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 13 below.

There was no such business.

None.

Councillor Bevan advised that he was a member of the Homes for Haringey Board, but that this would not affect his consideration of the application (Ermine Road).

To confirm and sign the minutes of the Planning Sub Committee held on 7 December 2020.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 7 December 2020 be approved as a correct record.

Proposal: Temporary planning permission for a period of 7 years to provide 38 modular residential homes for use as accommodation for people who have been street homeless, with associated cycle and refuse storage.

Recommendation: GRANT

The Committee considered an application for the temporary planning permission for a period of 7 years to provide 38 modular residential homes for use as accommodation for people who have been street homeless, with associated cycle and refuse storage.

Officers responded to questions from the Committee:

-           The units were 24m² which was below the minimum threshold for a one bedroom flat.  This however was a specific proposal and was not designed to be the same size as a standard one bedroom flat.  It was designed to house a single person and to help people move on with their lives after a period of homelessness.

-           The stairwells were to provide access to the units and not for occupants to gather as seating areas.

-           The build time of the units was around one week, however the landscaping would take longer.

-           Condition 18 required further surveys to be carried out to ensure that if a culverted main river was found to be present under or within 4m of the site, then a condition survey and strategy was required to protect the culvert before any further development can be carried out.

-           The site would be managed by on-site staff, who could deal with any issues which may arise.

-           A condition had been added to recommend a carbon offsetting payment.

-           There had been no objections made by carbon management in relation to the installation of the air source heat pumps.

-           There was private amenity space around the blocks on the grassed areas, but no communal spaces within the units.

-           If the Committee felt that there was a specific issue with air source heat pumps and noise, then a condition could be added to ensure that the noise was at an acceptable domestic level.

-           There was a 1.8m fence at the back of the site, and a 1.5m railing at the front.

Laura Budka spoke in objection to the application.  There were concerns around the loss of privacy for neighbouring properties.  The units would be two storeys high which would mean that neighbouring houses and gardens would be overlooked.  Although the units did not have balconies, the access platforms were in direct eyelines of bedrooms.  Ms Budka felt that local children would be discouraged from playing outside.  No information had been provided on the residents who would be living in the units, and it was concerning to think that people with drug and alcohol issues would be housed closely to young families.  The application stated that extra CCTV would be installed to mitigate the impact of the unit, but it was unacceptable that residents would experience any negative impacts due to the development.  It was unclear how the development would make any positive impact on the area.

Maria Lincoln spoke in objection to the application.  The units were 35% smaller than the national space standards, with exposed stairwells and frontages, causing a detrimental effect to the visual amenity on Ermine Road.  There seemed to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 490.

Proposal: Demolition of the three existing buildings and construction of a part 12/14 and part 6/8/10 storey building incorporating a two storey base to provide a new cultural centre, co-workspace, gym and cafe, 85 residential units and 140 co-living units, with access, public realm improvements and landscaping and car and cycle parking.

The Planning Officer and Applicant Team outlined the proposal for the demolition of the three existing buildings and construction of a part 12/14 and part 6/8/10 storey building incorporating a two storey base to provide a new cultural centre, co-workspace, gym and cafe, 85 residential units and 140 co-living units, with access, public realm improvements and landscaping and car and cycle parking.

The Applicant Team responded to questions from the Committee:

-       The internal amenity space per person was 6.4m².

-       The building would be set back to respect existing trees, and substantial section 278 improvements would be made.

-       There would be two entrances for the buildings, which would access properties of all tenures.

-       Units on the corners of the building would be dual aspect.  Single aspect units were all East or West facing to ensure the best sunlight.

-       The cultural centre was operated on land owned by the Council, and held a 95 year lease.  Ownership was irrelevant when considering planning permission.

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 Chair asked Members to send any queries by email to Dean Hermitage.

To advise the Planning Committee of decisions on planning applications taken under delegated powers for the period 20 November – 25 December 2020.

The Chair asked Members to send any queries by email to Dean Hermitage.

To consider any items admitted at item 4 above.

None.

8 February 2021

8 February 2021