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Agenda item

40 Eastbourne Terrace London W2 6LG

Minutes:

Demolition of top floor and erection of replacement floor plus one storey extension, rear extensions, and replacement facades with associated external alterations for use as a 366 bed hotel (Class C1) with flexible use at part of ground floor for restaurant/hotel use (Class A3/C1).

 

Additional representations were received from the resident, Chilworth Mews (11.9.2019), the resident, 35 Wilworth Mews (11.9.2019), the resident, 5 Chilworth Mews (11.9.2019), the resident, Chilworth Mews (5.11.2019, 11.9.2019), the resident, Chilworth Mews (11.9.2019), the resident, 27 Chilworth Mews (11.9.2019), neighbour of Chilworth Mews (11.9.2019), SEBRA (11.9.2019), the resident, Chilworth Mews (12.9.2019), the resident, 21 Chilworth Mews (11.9.2019) and the resident, 99 Eastbourne Mews (12.9.2019).

 

Late representations were received from Councillor Heather Acton (17.9.2019); the resident and landlord, 87 Eastbourne Mews; YardNine (12.9.2019); the resident, 19 Chilworth Mews (14.9.2019); the resident, 23 Chilworth Mews; and the resident, 21 Chilworth Mews (11.9.2019).

 

Mark Younger, Agent on behalf of the applicant spoke in support of the application. 

 

Amy Rogers spoke in objection to the application.

 

John Walton addressed the Sub-Committee on behalf of the South East Bayswater Residents’ Association.

 

The presenting officer tabled the following changes to the recommendation and to the draft decision letter:

 

Minor Amendment to Officers Report

 

1.              Page 167 - AMEND the Carbon Off-set Payment figure at 1 (c) of the recommendation to state the following:

 

c) Carbon Off-set Payment of £141,243.00

 

REASONFOR AMENDMENT:

The figure was omitted from the published report. 

 

2.              Page 202 – AMEND condition 10 as follows:

 

Prior to occupation you must provide to us and we must have agreed

 

a. An Operational Management Plan for the hotel and restaurant uses. 

b. A Servicing Management Plan

cb Details of how you will manage a No Coach/No group bookings policy

dc. Details of Electric Vehicle charging points for LGV delivery use and the 4 DDA car parking bays.”

 

REASON FOR AMENDMENT:

A separate condition is recommended requiring a Servicing Management Plan. 

 

3.              Page 205 – AMEND condition 205 as follows:

 

“All servicing must take place between 07.00-20.00; on Monday to Saturday and 09 10.00-16.00 on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Servicing includes loading and unloading goods from vehicles. and putting rubbish outside the building.

 

           REASON FOR AMENDMENT:

The applicant proposes commencing servicing on Sundays and Bank Holidays one hour later to help address residents’ concerns.  Removal of reference to putting rubbish outside the building will also prevent the applicant from leaving rubbish outside the building. 

 

4.              ADD the following condition 32 to the draft decision letter:

 

Notwithstanding the outline servicing plan submitted, you must apply to us for approval of a detailed Servicing Management Plan in relation to the hotel and restaurant premises.

 

The Servicing Management Plan will include details of the operational safety measures that will be employed to restrict the use of reversing “bleepers” associated with vehicles reversing into the loading bay at 40 Eastbourne Terrace.  An associated risk assessment must also be provided. 

 

The Servicing Management Plan will also include confirmation of the maximum permitted vehicle size to be used to service the development, namely 7.5 t vehicle class approximately 8 m in length.

 

The hotel and/or restaurant must not commence operation until we have approved what you have sent us.  You must then operate the hotel and/or restaurant in accordance with the approved Servicing Management Plan at all times.

 

REASON:

To protect neighbouring residents from noise nuisance and to safeguard highway safety, as set out in S24, S29, S32, S41 and S42 of Westminster's City Plan (November 2016) and ENV 6 and ENV 7 of our Unitary Development Plan that we adopted in January 2007.”

 

           REASON FOR AMENDMENT:

The more detailed Servicing Management Plan required by this condition would ensure that the amenity and highways safety impacts of the loading bay are mitigated as much as possible under planning law.                      

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

 

1)        That conditional permission be granted, subject to:

 

(i)              A Section 106 legal agreement to secure the following:

 

a)        All highway works immediately surrounding the site required for the development to occur prior to occupation of the development, including reinstatement of the redundant crossovers in Chilworth Mews including signage improvements as required by City Highways. All to the council's specification, at full cost (administrative, legal and physical).

 

b)        Employment and skills plan and financial contribution of £117,162.15 towards initiatives that provide employment, training and skills development.

 

c)        Carbon Off-set payment of £141,243.

 

d)        The costs of monitoring the S106 agreement.

 

All figures are to be index linked and paid on commencement of development.

 

(ii)             Amendment to Conditions 10, 18 and the inclusion of an additional condition 32 as tabled and set out above.  The latter requiring the Council’s approval of a detailed servicing management plan in relation to the hotel and restaurant premises which should include arrangements by the hotel/restaurant operator for neighbour liaison.

 

2)       If the S106 legal agreement had not been completed within six weeks from of the date of the Committee's resolution then:

 

a)              The Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning should consider whether the permission can be issued with additional conditions attached to secure the benefits listed above. If this was possible and appropriate, the Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning was authorised to determine and issue such a decision under Delegated Powers; however, if not

 

b)        The Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning shall consider whether permission should be refused on the grounds that it had not proved possible to complete an agreement within an appropriate timescale, and that the proposals were unacceptable in the absence of the benefits that would have been secured; if so the Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning was authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.

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