Agenda item

Use of buildings as 28 residential units (Class C3) including 26 flats and two single dwelling houses; removal and replacement of roof, floors, non original stairs; retention of all facades and spine walls and reinstatement of the properties as individual dwellings; excavation of an additional basement beneath existing buildings and extending underneath the rear gardens facing Regents Park.

Additional representations were received from the Crown Estate Paving Commission (20.03.2018) and Max Jack (undated).

Late representations were received from John Glasswell (22.03.2018), the St Marylebone Society (16.03.2018), Savills (20.02.2018), Peabody (15.12.20170, A2Dominion (undated), Octavia (13.02.2018) and Belgrave (undated).

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

1.            That it be considered that the revised applications for 26 flats and 2 houses addressed concerns with regard to:

i)             the failure to optimise the use of the buildings

ii)            the failure of the applicant to justify the loss of the existing student accommodation and

iii)           the lack of affordable housing on site

iv)           The benefits of the revised proposal now outweigh the less than substantial harm to these Grade I listed buildings.

2          That subject to the 1. above, that it be agreed these concerns have now been addressed and accordingly that planning permission be granted, subject to  the conditions to be settled under delegated powers by officers in consultation with the Chairman and to the satisfactory completion of a legal agreement to secure the following:

a)        Provision of 44 affordable housing units at Chesterfield Lodge via the implementation and completion of planning permission dated 30th January 2017(reference 16/00492/FULL).

b)        Agreement to the following phasing:

The proposed development at 1-18 York Terrace East will not be occupied until the development at Chesterfield Lodge is completed.

c)         Any under-spend from the £15million cost as set out in the Cast Cost Plan for Chesterfield Lodge will be given to the Council's affordable housing fund.

d)         Designation of 28 car parking spaces within the basement level car park located beneath 24-41 York Terrace East, for use by residents of the proposed development for the lifetime of the development.

e)         An employment and training strategy for the construction and operational phase of the development.

f)          Section 106 monitoring costs.

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

a)        The Director of 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 Planning is 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 the proposals are unacceptable in the absence of the benefits which 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.

4.         That Subject to 1. above, conditional listed building consent be granted.

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