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Agenda item

180 Piccadilly and 48-50 Jermyn Street London W1J 9BA

Minutes:

Application 1

 

Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to create a Class E use building, including basement plant and cycle parking facilities, installation of roof top plant and all other works incidental to the proposals.

 

Application 2

 

Alterations and supporting works to the Piccadilly Arcade party wall, in order to facilitate planning application (RN: 21/01138/FULL).

 

An Additional Representation was received from David Cooper & Co (28.07.21) 

 

Late Representations were received from Place Shaping & Town Planning (03.08.21) and Great Portland Street Estates (03.08.21)

 

The presenting officer tabled the following amendments on page 189, under Section 8.12 of the Report.

 

PLANNING (MAJOR APPLICATIONS) SUB-COMMITTEE – 3 August 2021

 

Item 3: 189 Piccadilly and 48-50 Jermyn Street

 

Report Amendment On page 189, under section 8.12, of the published Agenda Reports Package the estimated Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) payment is incorrect.

 

Replace:

The estimated CIL payment is: Mayor CIL: £1,818,550 Westminster CIL: £1,966,000.

 

With:

The estimated CIL payment is: Mayor CIL: £491,752 Westminster CIL: £659,586.

 

RESOLVED UNAMIOUSLY:

                                                   

Application 1

 

1.     That Subject to the views of the Mayor of London, conditional permission, as amended, be granted subject to a legal agreement to secure the following:

 

a) Undertaking of all highways works immediately surrounding the site required for the development to occur to the City Council's specification and at the full cost to the developer. Highway works to have been agreed prior to commencement of the development;

 

b) The areas where the proposed building line is to be set back from existing, namely at the corners of Piccadilly/ Duke Street and Jermyn Street/ Duke Street, are to be dedicated as public highway prior to the occupation of the development and at no cost to the City Council;

 

c) A financial contribution of £154,500 (index linked) towards the City Council's Carbon Off Set fund (payable prior to the commencement of the development);

 

d) Monitoring and reporting and on the actual operational energy performance of the building, including as-built and in-use stage data;

 

e) A financial contribution of £86,178 (index linked) towards initiatives that provide local employment, training opportunities and skills development and supporting the Westminster Employment Service (payable prior to the commencement of the development); and

 

f) The costs of monitoring the S106 agreement.

 

2.     If the legal agreement has not been completed within six weeks of the date of the Committee 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 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 it has not proved possible to complete an agreement within the appropriate timescale, and that the proposals are unacceptable in the absence of the 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.

 

3.     That Committee authorises the making of a draft agreement pursuant to s38 of the Highways Act 1980 for the dedication of land at the corners of Piccadilly/ Duke Street and Jermyn Street/ Duke Street to enable this development to take place. That the Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning, Executive Director of City Management, or other such proper officer of the City Council responsible for highway functions, be authorised to take all necessary procedural steps in conjunction with the dedication and to make the final agreement. The applicant will be required to cover all costs of the City Council in progressing the agreement.

 

4.     That Condition 13 be amended to require the commercial unit on Jermyn Street to be retail only and an additional Informative requesting the Applicant to liaise with the St. James’s Conservation Trust and local stakeholders, most notably for highways and St. James’s Church’s regeneration plans for local employment, training, and skills.

 

 

Application 2

 

1.     That conditional listed building consent be granted

 

 

2.     That the reasons for granting conditional listed building consent as set out in Informative 1 on the draft decision letter be agreed.

 

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