Agenda item

Installation of new shopfronts to Nos.8-26 Queensway and Nos.36-44 Queensway, use of ground and mezzanine level shop unit at No.10 for Class A3 use and use of ground and mezzanine level shop unit at No.22 Queensway for Class A1 use

(Application 1).

Additional representations were received from Montagu Evans (18.06.2021), WWC City Highways (16.06.21), Local Resident (14.06.21), Local Resident (14.06.21) and Queensway Residents Association (14.06.21)

Late Representations were received from Queens Court North Residents Association (21.06.21) SEBRA 21.06.2021, Councillor Andrew Smith (21.06.21

The presenting officer tabled the following amendments to the Draft Decision Notice and Conditions and obligations.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS SUB-COMMITTEE – 22.06.2021

ITEMS 1,2,3,4

Amendment to ITEM 2 draft decision letter & reasons for conditions 2,3 & 4 to reflect new City Plan.

•Confirmation of Employment & Skills contribution of £25,775 (In total for all 4 applications).

•Response to Montagu Evans (blues) & SEBRA (reds) additional and late representations with respect to draft conditions in officer report as set out below.

Planning Obligations

1. Request that provision of affordable housing on site is phased to require:

• 3 Affordable Housing units on implementation of redevelopment of 28 - 34 Queensway Application 3 • 5 Affordable Housing units on implementation roof extension to Queens Court Application 4. Officers Agree- the scheme has been verified as not currently viable. Notwithstanding this, the applicant is offering on-site affordable housing and early and late stage reviews are also to be secured 

ITEM 1 - 8 To 26 And 36 To 44 Queensway (18/09557/FULL) Application 1

1.  Condition 9- Request to make it explicit that the condition (Class E restriction) only relates to the units which are the subject of a use change. Officers agree.

2.  Condition 12 – Request to delete restriction on any deliveries and replacement with one which allows ancillary deliveries along with additional condition (Applicants proposed 13) to require a take-away delivery management (for operation to 11pm) plan before deliveries take place. In the absence of details as to how this could function without disturbance -officers consider condition 12 should remain as drafted.  This would not preclude an application for delivery operation being sought in the future.

3. SEBRA stated that conditions 10,11,12 and earlier ones only relates to the units which are the subject of a use change.

Phil Botes addressed the Sub-Committee in support of the application.

John Zamit in his capacity as Chair of the South East Bayswater Residents Association addressed the Sub-Committee in support of the application.

RESOLVED (FOR Councillors Robert Rigby, Mark Shearer and Susie Burbridge: AGAINST Councillor Guthrie McKie)

1.     That conditional permission as amended, be granted subject to a S106 legal agreement to link Applications 1, 2,3 & 4 together and to secure the following obligations: -.

            a) Monitoring costs

2.     If the legal agreement has not been completed within 6 weeks from the date of the Committee's resolution, then:

            a) the Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning shall consider whether        the permission can be issued with additional conditions attached to secure            the benefits listed above. If this is possible and appropriate, the Director of             Place Shaping and Town Planning authorise 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 is has not proved possible          to complete an agreement within an appropriate timescale, and that the             proposals are unacceptable in the absence of benefits that 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