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Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Tristan Fieldsend, Committee and Governance Officer  Tel: 020 7641 2341; Email:  tfieldsend@westminster.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Membership

To note any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

1.1       There were no changes to the membership.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations by members and officers of the existence and nature of any personal or prejudicial interests in matters on this agenda.

Minutes:

2.1      Councillor Richard Beddoe explained that a week before the meeting, all four Members of the Committee were provided with a full set of papers including a detailed officer’s report on each application; together with bundles of every single letter or e-mail received in respect of every application, including all letters and e-mails containing objections or giving support. Members of the Committee read through everything in detail prior to the meeting.  Accordingly, if an issue or comment made by a correspondent was not specifically mentioned at this meeting in the officers’ presentation or by Members of the Committee, it did not mean that the issue had been ignored.  Members will have read about the issue and comments made by correspondents in the papers read prior to the meeting.

 

2.2       Councillor David Boothroyd read out the following statement:

 

           I am Head of Research and Psephology for Thorncliffe, whose clients are companies applying for planning permission from various local authorities. No current schemes are in Westminster; if there were I would be precluded from working on them under the company’s code of conduct.

 

Some Thorncliffe clients have engaged planning consultants who are also representing applicants tonight: CBRE on item 1, JLL on item 2, and DP9 on item 3. However I do not deal directly with clients or other members of project teams, and planning consultants are not themselves clients.

 

On item 1, I attended as a neighbouring ward councillor a presentation from the developers last year, at which they outlined the scheme prior to submission."

 

3.

Minutes

To sign the minutes of the last meeting as a correct record of proceedings.

Minutes:

3.1       RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 5 September 2017 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record of proceedings.

 

 

4.

Planning Applications

Applications for decision

1.

1A Sheldon Square, London, W2 6NA pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

Demolition of existing management office building and lift building, and erection of a new building comprising basement, three lower levels (canal level -1, ampitheatre level -2 and railway level -3), ground and 19 upper levels plus rooftop plant to provide a hotel with associated ancillary facilities including conference facilities/ meeting rooms/ private dining/ bars/ restaurants including publicly accessible restaurant/ bar at Level 19 (Class C1), flexible hotel/ retail (Class C1/ A1) at part ground level, flexible hotel/ retail/ restaurant/ bar use (Class C1/ A1/ A3/ A4) at part - 1, and part - 2 level, and hotel (Class C1) at part -2 level as well as Level 17 roof terrace, replacement lift, plant, cycle parking, landscaping and other associated works.

 

An additional representation was received from British Land (18/10/17).

 

Late representations were received from Councillor Heather Acton (24.10.17), Chair of the Sheldon Square Residents Association (22.10.17), and Transport for London (20.10.17).

 

The presenting officer tabled the following changes to the recommendation and draft decision letter:

 

AMEND recommendation (alterations in bold):

 

1.         Subject to the concurrence of the Mayor of London, grant conditional permission, subject to S106 Legal Agreement to secure the following planning obligations:

 

a)               Employment and training strategy for the construction phase and the                                   operational phase of the development;

b)               Crossrail payment of £809,735 (index linked);

c)                Costs of all highway works surrounding the site required for the development                      to occur;

d)               A contribution of £4,445 (index linked) towards the upgrade of wayfinding              signage at an in the vicinity of the site;

e)               A contribution of £12,000 (index linked) towards the upgrade of ‘Bus Stop S’                     on Bishop’s Bridge Road;

f)                 Provision, monitoring and review of a travel plan;

g)               The provision of public access to the 19th floor of the building;

h)               The provision of and adherence to a lift maintenance strategy;

i)                 Provision of and adherence to an advertisement and shop front design                       strategy;

j)                 Costs of monitoring the S106 agreement.

 

2.         If the unilateral undertaking legal agreement has not been completed by 5                         December 2017 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 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 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.

 

            AMEND section 8.1.4 of officers report

           

Should refer to 1,674sqm ancillary hotel floorspace at floors 16-19 (not 16-18 as quoted in the report)

 

            AMEND approved drawings (updated to remove reference to D1 & D2 uses)

 

            X_11_00 P1; X_21_B1 P1; X_21_-03 P1; X_21_-02 P1; X_21_-01 P1; X_21_00 P1; X_31_01 P1; X_31_02 P1; X_42_01 P1; X_42_02 P1; X_42_03 P1; X_42_04  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

Westcourt House, 191 Old Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5DZ pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

Redevelopment of the site to provide hotel (Use Class C1) with ancillary ground floor cafe / restaurant in 13 storey building.

 

An additional representation was received from JLL (October 2017).

 

Late representations were received from JLL (October 2017) and Transport for London (24.1017).

 

RESOLVED:  Deferred for the applicant to reconsider:

 

1.         revising the proposal to provide off-street servicing at ground floor level;

 

2.         the location/provision of coach and car/taxi drop-off and access;

 

3.         retention or replacement of the three Ginkgo trees on Old Marylebone Road that are          owned by TfL and

 

4.         ensuring employment opportunities for Westminster residents.

 

 

 

 

3.

7 Old Park Lane, London, W1K 1QR pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

Alterations including the removal of a double height mansard at 5th and 6th floor levels, a sheer 7th floor and rooftop plant and replacement with sheer extensions at 5th and 6th floors, new double height mansard at 7 th and 8th floors with rooftop plant to provide additional offices (Class B1); alterations to the existing windows, refurbishment of existing entrance.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That conditional permission be granted.

4.

25 - 26 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4HX pdf icon PDF 908 KB

Minutes:

Dual / alternative use of the basement, ground and first floors as either a private members' club (sui generis) or a restaurant (A3) at basement and ground and offices (B1) at first floor level. Creation of a terrace on the rear first floor roof with associated visual screening and awning for use in association with the private members' club. Installation of plant at rear first floor and roof levels with associated screening and installation of a high level extract duct and gas flues on the rear elevation.

 

Additional representations were received from Pierre François Filet (10/8/17), Elizabeth Attew (31/10/17) and Robin Birley (18/10/17).

 

Late representations were received from Elizabeth Attew (13.10.17), dsam Partners (20.10.17), Marrons Planning (23.10.17), Thompson Dean (16.10.17) and Jefferson Trust (18.10.17).

 

RESOLVED:

 

That conditional permission be granted.

5.

6 Grafton Street, London, W1S 4EQ pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

Internal and external alterations including the provision of plant and the creation of a terrace at roof level in connection with the use as private members' Club (Sui Generis).

 

Additional representations were received from Trophaeum Asset Management Ltd (18/10/17) Carter Jonas (18/10/17) and Forsters (17/10/17).

 

Late representations were received from Daniel Rinsler & Co in the form of an application summary, supplementary planning statement in response to late representations (23.10.17), including appendicies 1)Make Associates September 2017, 2 Noise report Hoare Lea dated 23 October 2017, 3) Transport statement Caneparo Associates 20 October 2017, 4) Letter from David Zwirnter 20 October,   5) New west End Company 7 September 2017, Bell Cornwell, Chartered Town Planners (23.10.17)  Thomas and Thomas Partners dated 23 October 2017.

 

The presenting officer referred to an error in the report in that the sole entrance to the premises in Grafton Street is incorrect and that the proposal would result in a rear access from Bruton Lane.

 

The presenting officer advised that the draft decision letter attached to the end of the report will need to be separated to separate draft decision letters for the planning permission and for the listed building consent.

 

The presenting officer tabled the following replacement for condition 26:

 

The design and structure of the development shall be of such a standard that it will protect residents within the same building or in adjoining buildings from noise and vibration from the development, so that they are not exposed to noise levels indoors of more than 35db LAeq 16 hours day time and of more than 30 db LAeq 8 hours in bedrooms at night.

 

RESOLVED:  Deferred for the applicant to demonstrate:

 

1.         The appropriateness of the proposed large scale late-night entertainment use under the terms of City Plan policy S24, in particular in relation to cumulative impacts of entertainment uses and impact upon residential amenity, local environmental quality and the character and function of the area; and

 

2.         How the practical measures to mitigate noise described in the submitted noise control strategy will impact upon the fabric of the listed building, particularly where the party wall abuts the adjoining residential property at 5 Grafton Street, and to incorporate these measures in the applications.

 

 

 

 

 

6.

53 Eaton Mews West, London, SW1W 9ET pdf icon PDF 956 KB

Minutes:

Demolition of the existing mews house and construction of new house of ground floor with integrated garage, first floor and mansard floor level, lowering of rear garden level to match adjoining properties and installation of plant machinery.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That conditional permission be granted.

 

7.

32 Groom Place, London, SW1X 7BA pdf icon PDF 744 KB

Minutes:

Alterations to existing front facade, excavation of a new basement beneath the footprint of the original dwelling and erection of new mansard roof extension.

 

The presenting officer tabled the following changes to the recommendation:

 

Grant conditional permission subject to no representations raising further material planning considerations being received by 26th October 2017.

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That conditional permission be granted subject to no representations raising further material planning considerations being received by 26th October 2017.

8.

24-27 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7LE pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

Installation of new cinema canopy, refurbishment of the ground floor entrances and erection of first floor glazed extension.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That conditional permission be granted.