Agenda item

Variation of Conditions 1 and 20 of planning permission dated 26 April 2016 (RN: 14/12517/FULL) for demolition of existing buildings and erection of 3x5 bedroom five storey townhouses comprising basement, ground and three upper floors, formation of covered car parking area to rear and alterations to form a side access road; namely, to bring forward the front building line to align with the adjacent building to the south west, amend the detailed design of front and rear facades including revision of form of rear lightwell, addition of rooflights to the main roof and revision of internal layouts.

The presenting officer tabled the following amended recommendations:

Revised Recommendations

1.    Grant conditional permission, subject to completion of a deed of variation to the original legal agreement dated 26 April 2016 to secure the following additional planning obligations:

a)    A financial contribution of £328,320 (index linked) to the Affordable Housing Fund to deliver affordable housing elsewhere in the City in lieu of on-site provision.

b)    Provision of cost of monitoring the new head of term within the agreement (£500 for new head of term).

2.    If the S106 planning obligation has not been completed by 27 June 2017 then:

a)    The Director of Planning shall consider whether it would be possible and appropriate to issue the permission with additional conditions attached to secure the benefits listed above. If so, 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 the proposals are unacceptable in the absence of the benefits which would have been secured; if so, the Director of Planning is authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.

RESOLVED:

1.            That conditional permission be granted, subject to the amended recommendations as set out above for the completion of a legal agreement dated 26 April 2016 to secure the following additional planning obligations:

a)            A financial contribution of £328,320 (index linked from the date specified in the original Section 106 agreement) to the Affordable Housing Fund to deliver affordable housing elsewhere in the City in lieu of on-site provision.

b)         Provision of cost of monitoring of the agreement (£500 for new head of term).

2.         That if the Section 106 planning obligation has not been completed by 27 June 2017, then:

a)         The Director of Planning shall consider whether it would be possible and appropriate to issue the permission with additional conditions attached to secure the benefits listed above. If so, 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 the proposals are unacceptable in the absence of the benefits which would have been secured; if so, the Director of Planning is authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.