Agenda item

Site 1.Demolition and redevelopment to provide an office (Class B1) building comprising of basement, ground and five upper storeys. External terraces at

rear ground, fourth and roof levels and installationof plant at roof level. (Part of land use swap with 1Green Street).

Site 2.Use of the first to fourth floors to residential(Class C3) providing four self-contained residential units (2 x 1 bed and 2 x 2 bed units). Replacementof satellite dish and aerial at roof level. Installationof new shop window and awnings to shopfront(North Audley Street) and corner entrance.Associated internal and external alterations inconnection within the residential use and the retail

(Class A1) use at ground and lower ground floors.

An additional representation was received from the Senior Building Control Surveyor, Department of Planning and City Development (08.09.16).

The presenting officer tabled the following changes required to the recommendation:

“Does Committee agree that the net uplift of residential accommodation hereby approved (+494 sqm GIA) can be used as a residential 'credit' subject to the following parameters:

i)          The credit would last for seven years from the date of the grant of planning permission of Site 2;

ii)         Grosvenor West End Properties make a payment towards the funding of the development and maintenance of the credit monitoring database;

1.         Grant conditional permission (for Sites 1 and 2) subject to the completion of a S106 agreement to secure:

a)        The completion of one of the residential units at Site 2 (prior to occupation of the office accommodation at Site 1);

b)        The completion of the office accommodation (within 18 months of the completion of the residential at Site 2);

c)         Carbon off-set payment to the value of £14,670 towards the Council's carbon offset fund (index linked and payable on commencement of development);

d)        The costs of monitoring the S106 legal agreement.

RESOLVED:

1.         That conditional permission be granted (for Sites 1 and 2) subject to the acceptance of residual residential floorspace of 494 sq m as a residential credit in accordance with the revised recommendation tabled, and to the completion of a S106 agreement to secure:

a)         The completion of one of the residential units at Site 2 (prior to occupation of the office accommodation at Site 1);

b)         The completion of the office accommodation (within 18 months of the completion of the residential at Site 2);

c)         Carbon off-set payment to the value of £14,670 towards the Council's carbon offset fund (index linked and payable on commencement of development);

d)         The costs of monitoring the S106 legal agreement.

2.         If the S106 legal agreement has not been completed within 6 weeks of the date of this resolution, then:

a)         The Director of Planning shall consider whether the permissions can be issued with additional conditionsattached to secure the benefits listed above. If this is possible and appropriate, the Director of Planning is authorised to determine and issue such a decision under Delegated      Powers; however if not;

b)         The Director of Planning shall consider whether permission should be refused on the grounds that it has notproved possible to complete an agreement within an appropriate timescale, and that the proposals are unacceptable in the absence of the benefits that would have been secured; if so the Director of Planning isauthorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.

3.         That conditional listed building consent be granted for the proposal at        Site 2.

4.         That the reasons for granting listed building consent as set out in Informative 1 of the draft decision letter be agreed.