Agenda item

Demolition of 28 single storey garages and erection of replacement three storey buildings, with the exception of one building comprising four storeys fronting Warwick Crescent and two lower floors to connect with the mews, to provide 18 residential units comprising 4 dwelling houses and 14 flats (Class C3), car parking spaces and waste and cycle storage. Reconfiguration of communal landscaping of gardens to the rear of Warwick Crescent including removal of 3 trees.

Additional representations were received from Affordable Housing and Strategy (19.09.19).

Late representations were received from, Westbourne Terrace Road Resident Association (23.09.19), (23.09.19), Nicholas Taylor and Associates (05.03.19), Anstey Home (01.03.19) and Councillor Adam Hug (24.09.19)

Max Plotnek addressed the Sub-Committee in support of the Application.

Claudia Danser addressed the Sub-Committee in objection of the Application.

Justin Cavell addressed the Sub-Committee in objection of the Application.

The Presenting Officer tabled the following amendments to the Recommendations and Conditions.

Amended Recommendation

1.     Grant conditional permission under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as modified by the Town and Country Planning Regulations 1992, subject to the completion of a unilateral undertaking to secure the following planning obligations:

                     i.        Notice of commencement of development.

                    ii.        Provision of on-site affordable housing prior to occupation of the market residential units, to the quantum, mix, tenure and affordability set out in Section 8.1, with annual rent increases restricted to CPI+1%, and subject to an early stage review process.

                   iii.        Provision of lifetime (25 year) car club membership for all affordable units.

                  iv.        Provision of a financial contribution to the Carbon Off-Setting Fund of £26,388 (index linked).

                    v.        Costs of monitoring the agreement (£500 per head of term).

2.     If the unilateral undertaking to secure the planning obligations has not been completed within 6 weeks of the Sub-Committee date then:

a)               The Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning shall 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 Place Shaping and Town Planning is 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 the proposals are unacceptable in the absence of the benefits which would have been secured; if so, the Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning is authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.

Revised Condition 6

You must apply to us for approval of detailed drawings of the following parts of the development:

(a) Railings to the front elevation of the townhouse.

(a) Louvred screens to balconies.

(b) Windows and doors

(c) Sliding vehicular gate to parking area entrance at ground floor level below the southern end of the development.

(d) Balconies to rear elevation.

(e) Entrance stairs and railings to front elevation of townhouse.

(f) The folded facade at first and second floor levels to the central block within the mews

(g) Stained glass windows.

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.

Revised Condition 13

You must provide each car parking space shown on the approved drawings and each car parking space shall only be used for the parking of vehicles of people living in the residential part of this development. Not more than 4 of the 9 car parking spaces within the development shall be used for used for the parking of cars by the occupiers of Units 1, 2, 3 and 4.

RESOLVED by majority (Councillors Gotz Mohindra, Murad Gassanly, Peter Freeman and Jim Glen for, with Councillor Geoff Barraclough and David Boothroyd against)

1. That Conditional permission, amended be granted subject to the completion of a unilateral undertaking to secure the following planning obligations:

i. Notice of commencement of development.

ii. Provision of on-site affordable housing prior to occupation of the market residential units, to the quantum, mix, tenure and affordability set out in Section 8.1.

iii. Provision of lifetime (25 year) car club membership for all affordable units.

iv. Provision of a financial contribution to the Carbon Off-Setting Fund of £26,388 (index linked).

v. Costs of monitoring the agreement (£500 per head of term).

2. If the legal agreement and deed of variation to secure the planning obligations has not been completed within six weeks of the Sub-Committee date then:

a)    The Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning shall 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 Place Shaping and Town Planning is 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 the proposals are unacceptable in the absence of the benefits which would have been secured; if so, the Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning is authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.