Agenda and minutes

To note any changes to the membership.

1.1         There were no changes to the membership

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To receive declarations by members and officers of the existence and nature of any personal or prejudicial interests in matters on this agenda.

2.1       Councillor Andrew Smith explained that a week before the meeting, all four Members of the Committee were provided with a full set of papers including a detailed officer’s report on each application; together with bundles of every single letter or e-mail received in respect of every application, including all letters and e-mails containing objections or giving support. Members of the Committee read through everything in detail prior to the meeting.  Accordingly, if an issue or comment made by a correspondent was not specifically mentioned at this meeting in the officers’ presentation or by Members of the Committee, it did not mean that the issue had been ignored.  Members will have read about the issue and comments made by correspondents in the papers read prior to the meeting. 

2.2       Councillor Smith also declared that in respect of item 1, he had sat on the Committee on 28 April 2015 that had considered a previous application.

2.3       Councillor Robert Rigby declared that in respect of item 1, he knew the Parish Priest at St Patrick’s Church who had made a representation on the application, however he had not been approached by him on the matter.

2.4       Councillor Louise Hyams declared that in respect of item 2, she knew an objector to the application, however she had not been approached by her on the matter. Councillor Hyams also declared that in respect of item 3, the application was in her ward and that she had previously lived at 36 Buckingham Gate.

To sign the minutes of the last meeting as a correct record of proceedings.

3.1       RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 22 March 2016 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record of proceedings.

Applications for decision

Demolition of existing facades and existing fourth, fifth and sixth floor levels, erection of new facades on Greek Street, Soho Square and Bateman Buildings and replacement of fourth, fifth, sixth floors, and new seventh floor level, in connection with the use of part basement, part ground and first to seventh floor levels as 21 residential units. Triple alternative use of part basement and part ground floor level as retail (Class A1) and/or financial and professional service (Class A2) and/or restaurant/cafe (Class A3) with associated shopfront alterations to all facades at ground floor level. Creation of terraces at fifth and sixth floor level, Juliette balconies to all facades and a plant area at roof level.

RESOLVED:

That conditional permission be granted, subject to conditions in respect of change of brick colour and brick type to be discharged to the Committee.

Councillor Grahame requested that her dissent against approving the application be recorded, asshe did not consider that the application was policy compliant with regard to the provision of affordable housing or the sum offered in lieu.

Alterations including demolition of existing roof plant and lift overrun, erection of a mansard roof extension and use of part basement, part ground, first to fifth and new sixth floors as nine residential units (Class C3) with terraces on fourth, fifth and sixth floor levels; replacement windows on first to fifth floors; erection of a roof level plant enclosure, installation of photovoltaic panels and green roof.

The presenting officer tabled the following revised condition 8:

Revised Condition 8:

The acoustic mitigation measures including:

- acoustic glazing,

- mechanical ventilation,

- new timber floating floor (with rubber cradles, softwood battens, acoustic     insulation, foam perimeter strips, plywood and floor coverings)

as detailed in the addendum acoustic report dated 19 February 2016 (Hann Tucker Associates) must be implemented before the flats are occupied for residential use so that future occupants are not exposed to noise levels indoors of more than 35 dB LAeq 16 hours daytime and of more than 30 dB LAeq 8 hours in bedrooms at night. These acoustic mitigation measures must thereafter be retained in situ.

RESOLVED:

External alterations to the form, glazing and cladding of the penthouse flat at fifth floor level with the formation of balcony to Wilfred Street frontage.

The presenting officer tabled the following additional condition:

RESOLVED:

That conditional permission be granted, subject to an additional condition as set out above.