Agenda item

Demolition of Nos 66 & 68 Oxford Street and redevelopment behind retained facades of Nos 54-62 Oxford Street and 51-58 Rathbone Place to provide a new building comprising four basement levels, ground and seven upper floor levels. Use of entire building either for retail (Class A1) or the use of part basements to first floor as retail (Class A1) and offices (Class B1) with a dual/alternative use of floors two to seven for either retail (Class A1) or office (Class B1) use; and associated works including plant at basement levels 3 and 4, the creation of terraces at sixth and seventh floors; external roof top plant at seventh floor level behind an acoustic attenuated louvred façade onto Perry’s Place, and the installation of photovoltaic panels at roof level.

Additional representations were received from Nick Bailey on behalf of Fitzrovia West Neighbourhood Forum (08.11.2017), Transport for London (02.11.2017 and 07.11.2017) and Caneparo Associates (07.11.2017).

A late representation was received from Derwent London (undated).

The presenting officer tabled the following amended recommendation:

Amended recommendation:

1.         Subject to the views of the Mayor, grant conditional permission, subject to a Section 106 legal agreement to secure the following:

i.          Provision of £1,186,937 towards the City Council's affordable housing fund (index linked and payable on first occupation of the second floor for office purposes);

ii.         A crossrail payment (final figure to be agreed)

iii.        An employment and training strategy for the construction phase and operational phases of thedevelopment;

iv.        A requirement for the applicant to enter into a S278 agreement to provide improved loading bay facilities on Oxford Street to accommodate the largest delivery vehicle they will need to use, only in the event that such vehicles continue to be allowed to service from Oxford Street;

v.         Monitoring costs.

2.         If the agreement has not been completed within six weeks of the date of the Committee's resolution then:

a)    The Director of 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 Planning is authorised to determine and issue such a decision under Delegated Powers.

b) The Director of 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; the Director of Planning is authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.

RESOLVED:

1.            That subject to the views of the Mayor, conditional permission be granted, subject to an amended recommendation as set out above and to a Section 106 legal agreement to secure the following:

i)             Provision of £1,186,937 towards the City Council's affordable housing fund (index linked and payable on first occupation of the second floor for office purposes);

ii)            A crossrail payment (final figure to be agreed)

iii)           An employment and training strategy for the construction phase and operational phases of the development;

iv)           A requirement for the applicant to enter into a S278 agreement to provide improved loading bay facilities on Oxford Street to accommodate the largest delivery vehicle they will need to use, only in the event that such vehicles continue to be allowed to service from Oxford Street;

v)            Monitoring costs.

2.            That If the Section 106 legal agreement has not been completed within six weeks from the date of the Committee's resolution, then:

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

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

3.         That conditional listed building consent be granted.

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