Agenda item

Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 2 April 2015 (RN: 14/08070/FULL) for Demolition of existing Barracks buildings (except for the listed Riding School) and redevelopment for residential use (Class C3) to provide a total of 163 units including 59 affordable units . Use of the listed Riding School as private ancillary leisure facility with internal and external alterations. Provision of Class A1/A3 retail units and Class D1 at ground level at 1 - 7 Queen's Terrace, redevelopment behind the retained front facade and the erection of a mansard roof extension ,creation of landscaped areas and reconfigured vehicular and pedestrian access together with associated works including the provision of parking, circulation space, servicing and plant area and use of the listed Riding School as a private ancillary leisure facility, associated internal and external alterations, new side extension and the excavation of a lower ground floor beneath the Riding School. Namely to allow changes to list of approved plans to allow increase in residential units from 163 units to 171 units (increase in market housing) with associated change in unit mix, realignment of Block 4 to allow changes to The Avenue; amend Block 4 from houses to apartment building (retention of three villas on Avenue), reduction in extent and depth of basement excavation; reconfiguration of and increase in parking spaces by 14; alterations to facades and roofs of blocks 7 and 8 and alterations to landscaping plan (Application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)).

16/12269/LBC: Variation of Condition 1 of listed building consent dated 2 April 2015 (RN: 14/08099/LBC) for Use of the listed Riding School as a private ancillary leisure facility and associated internal and external alterations. Namely, to vary the approved drawing to allow adjustments to the configuration of the accommodation stairs and lifts at mezzanine, ground and lower ground floor levels, adjustment to the configuration of the lower ground floor adjustment to the design of the western pavilion, rearrangement of the internal configuration along with a repositioning of the connection point and retention and repair of the existing external brickwork.

The presenting officer tabled an updated land use table comparing the consented scheme with the as proposed scheme which was set out on page 15 of the agenda.

The presenting officer referred to an error in paragraph 6.1 of the report which stated that the main barracks is vacant and the demolished.  She clarified that the main barracks buildings are vacant, but they are not demolished.

Late representations were received from DP9 (22/6/17) and Craigewan (23/617).

RESOLVED:

1.            That conditional permission be granted subject to a deed of variation to the original S106 legal agreement dated 2 April 2015 to secure the following:

a)         Provision of 59 intermediate units at the main Barracks site and 41 affordable rented units at Sentinel House as per the agreed mix; the affordable housing to be retained for the lifetime of the development; the 59 affordable housing units to be transferred to an approved Registered Social Landlord (RSL) on a long lease (at least 99 years);

b)         Off site affordable housing (41 units) to be provided at Sentinel House prior to the occupation of any market housing at the Barracks site;

c)         The 20 car parking spaces for the 59 intermediate flats shall be provided on an unallocated basis prior to occupation without charge and with nominal maintenance costs to the RSL;

d)         Provision of car club membership for each affordable unit for 25 years;

e)         Provision of the cycle spaces for the 59 intermediate affordable units without charge and at nil cost to the RSL;

f)          A financial contribution to cover the Council's costs of amending the existing Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) arrangements to provide the development with its own Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) and prevent future residents of the development being eligible to apply for or hold a residents parking permit for Zone C;

g)         Provision of a Management Plan for the private and visitor parking;

h)         Provision of a Management Plan in respect of the use of the private leisure facility, the garden square and the sanctuary garden;

i)          Educational contribution of £423,000 towards primary school provision and £106,000 towards secondary school provision (index linked and payable on commencement of development);

j)          Early Years Project contribution of £250,000 (index linked and payable on commencement of development);

k)         Health contribution of £250,000 (index linked and payable on commencement of development);

l)          Local Play Space contribution of £100,000 to the St John's Wood Adventure Playground (index linked and payable on commencement of development);

m)        Provision of Public Art to a value of not less than £350,000 (index linked) and the art to be installed within six months of practical completion, to be retained and maintained throughout the life of the development;

n)         Provision of a Travel Plan;

o)         Provision of a community use of the private leisure facility -3xtwo hour blocks per week with one block to be made available to local schools and the remaining two blocks to be made available to local residents in the geographical area to be amended to include those on both sides of the streets;

p)         Financial contribution to cover the cost of highway works associated with the creation of the new accesses on Ordnance Hill and Queen's Terrace, provision of a car club space on Queen's Terrace and the improvements along Ordnance Hill and Queen's Terrace including new street tree planting;

q)         Provision and maintenance of pedestrian routes through the development, which are to be open 24 hours a day;

r)          Provision of a lighting scheme;

s)         The development not to be a gated community;

t)          Compliance with the Construction Code of Practice and contributions towards funding Environmental Sciences involvement in the demolition and construction to be £10,020 and costs associated with the Environmental Inspectorate to be £19,000 per annum;

u)         Offering local employment opportunities during construction;

v)         S106 monitoring costs.

w)        A financial contribution of £100,000 (index linked and payable on first occupation of the residential) to Transport for London of which £40,000 towards mitigating the impact of the proposal on cycle parking and £60,000 towards the cost of an average sized cycle docking station in the vicinity of the site.

x)         A replacement tree at 49 Ordnance Hill 2.   

The chairman to be informed of the provisions of clause (o) of the existing legal agreement regarding the use by local schools and residents.  

2.         If the legal agreement has not been completed within six weeks of the date of the Committee resolution, then:

            a)         The Director of Planning shall consider whether the permission can be issued with additional conditions attached 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 not proved possible to complete an agreement within the 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 is authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.

3.         That conditional listed building consent be granted.

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