Agenda item

Demolition of 70-88 Oxford Street (Oxford House) and the erection of a new building comprising sub-basement, basement, ground plus seven upper floors and plant level, for the purpose of cycle parking and plant accommodation at sub-basement level, Class A1 (retail) accommodation at basement to first floor levels, a flexible Class A1 (retail) and / or Class B1 (office) use on the second floor and Class B1 (office) accommodation at third to seventh floors; the creation of a rooftop terrace area at plant level; the creation of a service yard to the rear of building and other associated works.

Late representations were received from Gerald Eve (11/01/18 and 15/01/18), Great Portland Estates (10/01/18), Westminster City Council’s Highways and Public Realm Team (10/01/18), Highways Planning (12/01/18), Steer Davies Gleave (05/01/18), TfL (11/01/18 and 15/01/18)

The Presenting Officer circulated updated representations from the Greater London Authority, Thames Water, Crossrail, TfL, TfL London Underground, Historic England the Metropolitan Police Service, Lambeth London Borough Council and Westminster City Council’s Highways Planning Officer.

The Presenting Officer tabled the following revised recommendation and amendment to the draft decision letter:

Revised Recommendation

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

a)            A carbon off-set payment of £150,000 (index linked and payable prior to commencement of development).

b)         A Crossrail payment of either £541,780 (if the second floor is used as retail) floorspace or £619,330 (if the second floor is used as office floorspace), minus the mandatory Mayor CIL as permitted by the Crossrail SPG (March 2016).

c)         The cost of highways works, including relocating a parking bay on Newman Street and associated traffic order making (traffic orders to have been confirmed prior to commencement of development).

d)        Submission of a detailed Servicing Management Plan for the City Council’s approval for the development that accommodates the current and potential future servicing requirements of the adjacent site at Nos. 54-62, 66 and 68 Oxford Street and 51-58 Rathbone Place (prior to occupation). Adherence to the approved Servicing Management Plan. 

e)        The costs of monitoring the S106 legal agreement.

2.            That if the S106 legal agreement had not been completed within six weeks of the date of this resolution then:

a)            The Director of Planning shall consider whether it would be possible or appropriate to issue the permission with additional conditions attached to secure the benefits listed above. If so, the Director of Planning was authorised to determine and issue the decision under Delegated Powers; however, if not;

b)        The Director of Planning shall consider whether the 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 Planning was authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.

Delete Condition 21

Prior to the occupation of the development, you shall submit and have approved in writing by the local planning authority, a detailed servicing management strategy for the development that accommodates the servicing requirement of the adjacent site at Nos. 54-62, 66 and 68 Oxford Street and 51-58 Rathbone Place. All servicing shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved strategy.

RESOLVED:

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)            A carbon off-set payment of £150,000 (index linked and payable prior to commencement of development).

b)         A Crossrail payment of either £541,780 (if the second floor is used as retail) floorspace or £619,330 (if the second floor is used as office floorspace), minus the mandatory Mayor CIL as permitted by the Crossrail SPG (March 2016).

b)            The cost of highways works, including relocating a parking bay on Newman Street and associated traffic order making (traffic orders to have been confirmed prior to commencement of development).

d)         Submission of a detailed Servicing Management Plan for the City Council’s approval for the development that accommodates the current and potential future servicing requirements of the adjacent site at Nos. 54-62, 66 and 68 Oxford Street and 51-58 Rathbone Place (prior to occupation). Adherence to the approved Servicing Management Plan. 

e)        The costs of monitoring the S106 legal agreement.

2.            That if the S106 legal agreement had not been completed within six weeks of the date of this resolution then:

a)            The Director of Planning shall consider whether it would be possible or appropriate to issue the permission with additional conditions attached to secure the benefits listed above. If so, the Director of Planning was authorised to determine and issue the decision under Delegated Powers; however, if not;

b)        The Director of Planning shall consider whether the 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 Planning was authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.