Agenda item

Construction of music and art classrooms with additional services and circulation, located on first floor. New school entrance and vehicle drop off and pick up rearrangement at ground floor.

RECOMMENDATION: grant permission subject to conditions.

The Committee considered a report on the application to grant planning permission for the construction of music and art classrooms with additional services and circulation, located on first floor and new school entrance and vehicle drop off and pick up rearrangement at ground floor. 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.

The planning officer gave a short presentation highlighting the key aspects of the report.

[Cllr Akwasi-Ayisi entered the room late during the officer introduction and as such was unable to participate in the determination of this item].

Clarification was sought on the resolution of the issue of the access of refuse vehicles to the site. Officers advised that completion of a safety audit would be secured under condition to provide additional assurances over safety in light that a slight overrun had been identified under initial assessment. 

Confirmation was also provided that the approval of materials would be covered under condition.

The Chair moved the recommendation of the report and it was

RESOLVED

·         That planning application HGY/2014/3573 be approved subject to 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 accordance with the plans and specifications submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Those being:

-      100; 110; 111; 151; 152; 153; 155; 157; 158; 159; 200; 299; 300; 301.

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 Unitary Development Plan 2006.

4.         The proposal will require alterations to the public footway in order to cater for the new access arrangements. Prior to construction works being carried out on-site the applicant shall issue a Memorandum of Understanding that would secure payment for the required measures.

Reason: To maintain highway safety conditions for vulnerable pedestrian groups at this location and to create a safe route into and out of the school.

5.         The applicant is required to submit a Construction Management Plan (CMP) and Construction Logistics Plan (CLP) for the local authority’s approval 3 months prior to construction work commencing on site. The plans should provide details on how construction work would be undertaken in a manner that disruption to traffic and pedestrians on White Hart Lane is minimised.  It is also requested that construction vehicle movements should be carefully planned and coordinated to avoid school drop-off and    collection times and the AM and PM peak periods.

Reason: To reduce congestion and mitigate any obstruction to the flow of traffic on the transportation and highways network and in the interests of highway safety.

6.         The applicant is required to submit a Construction Management Plan (CMP) and Construction Logistics Plan (CLP) for the local authority’s approval 3 months prior to construction work commencing on site. The plans should provide details on how construction work would be undertaken in a manner that disruption to traffic and pedestrians on White Hart Lane is minimised.  It is also requested that construction vehicle movements should be carefully planned and coordinated to avoid school drop-off and collection times and the AM and PM peak periods.

Reason: To reduce congestion and mitigate any obstruction to the flow of traffic on the transportation and highways network and in the interests of highway safety.

INFORMATIVE 1:  In dealing with this application, Haringey Council has implemented the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework and of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment No.2) Order 2012 to foster the delivery of sustainable development in a positive and proactive manner.