Agenda item

Demolition of existing buildings and structures and erection of new building of up to five storeys plus basement floor to provide 49 residential units (Class C3); with car and cycle parking, storage and plant rooms at basement level and landscaping to central garden and site frontages and associated works (linked to redevelopment of 2 Ashbridge Street and Ashmill Street Car Park sites that are also on this agenda – Items 2 and 3).

An additional representation was received from the Church Street Futures Group (12/02/18).

Late representations were received from Councillor Matt Noble (07/08/18), the St Marylebone Society (06/08/18) and Honorary Alderman Barbara Grahame (07/08/18).

Councillor Aicha Less addressed the Sub-Committee in her capacity as Ward Councillor.

RESOLVED (For: Councillors Mohindra, Boothroyd, Freeman, Gassanly, Glen and Hitchcock. Against: Councillor Bush)

1)        That subject to no new issues being raised by London Underground prior to 20 August 2018, conditional permission be granted under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, subject to completion of a unilateral undertaking to secure the following planning obligations:

i)             Notice of commencement of development (three months prior to commencement).

ii)            Provision of off-site affordable housing on the Repeater Station site, 2 Ashbridge Street and the Ashmill Street Car Park site (see Items 2 and 3 on this agenda) in accordance with the proposed tenure and unit size mix and to the affordability criteria agreed by the Head of Affordable Housing and Strategy, prior to occupation of the market housing on the application site.

iii)           Provision of highway works outside the site in Cosway Street, Bell Street, Stalbridge Street and Shroton Street, including alterations to crossovers, provision of street trees, amendments to on-street parking bays

iv)           Dedication of public highway along the eastern side of Stalbridge Street and where necessary around the remain of the site.

v)            Provision of 'life time' (25 year) car club membership for each flat.

vi)           Subject to further study, provision of a carbon off-set payment of £82,683 or any other figure as may be agreed with the Director of Planning (index linked and payable on occupation of any residential unit).

vii)          Provision of link to future District Heat Network (DHN) and undertaking to make best endeavours to connect to a future DHN.

viii)        Offer local employment opportunities during construction.

ix)           Provision of costs for monitoring of agreement (£500 per head of term).

2)        That if the unilateral undertaking to secure the planning obligations had not been completed by 1 October 2018 then:

i)          The Director of Planning should 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 was authorised to determine and issue such a decision under Delegated Powers; however, if not;

ii)         The Director of Planning should consider whether permission should be refused on the grounds that the proposals were unacceptable in the absence of the benefits which would have been secured; if so, the Director of Planning was authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.