Issue - meetings

Installation of a raised deck, access stairs and play structures within the existing playground between the school and 24/25 Great Windmill Street.  Construction of new boundary treatment on the Great Windmill Street boundary in the form of two storey 'play cubes'.

Late representations received from Soho Parish Primary (02.02.15) and Shaftesbury PLC (02.02.15).

Councillor Paul Church addressed the Committee in his capacity as a Ward Councillor.

In the verbal presentation, officers referred to the following revisions being proposed to the Committee report:

REVISED RECOMMENDATION

1. Subject to no new issues being raised before the expiry of the consultation period on the 18 February 2015, grant conditional permission.

AMENDED CONDITION 2

You must apply to us for approval of detailed drawings (at scale 1:20) of the following parts of the development:

The Great Windmill Street frontage of the structures, including the gates and panels at ground floor level.

You must not start any work on these parts of the development until we have approved what you have sent us. You must then carry out the work according to these detailed drawings.

NEW CONDITION 7

You must submit a methodology statement relating to the relocation of the street light before works commence on the  playspace hereby approved. The street light must then be installed on the building within 6 months of the works being completed on the playground, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the City Council.

REASON

In the interests of public safety as set out in CS40 of our Core Strategy that we adopted in January 2011 (as amended by the NPPF Revision submitted to the Secretary of State on 25 January 2013) and TRANS 2 and TRANS 3 of our Unitary Development Plan that we adopted in January 2007.  (R24BC)

NEW INFORMATIVE 2

In relation to Condition 7, the methodology statement must include the arrangements to remove the street light from the building and the process to install the street light to the front elevation of the building.

RESOLVED:

That conditional permission be granted subject to an additional condition restricting the hours of use of the play structure to be settled by delegated powers following consultation with the head teacher and the Chairman of the Committee. Condition 5 to be amended to ensure that the position of the screen be subject to prior consultation with the neighbouring owner.