Agenda item

1                Torridon House Car Park, Randolph Gardens, London NW6 5HP

 

Demolition of existing structures including storage sheds and redevelopment of existing car park to provide two blocks of three and five storeys providing a total of 21 x Use Class C3 (residential) units and other associated works, including the provision of storage units, car and cycle parking, landscaping, access gates and boundary treatment.

 

Additional Representations were received from Stantec (04.05.20) & (06.05.20), Westminster City Council City Management and Communities Services (07.05.20) and Naima JPS (06.05.20) & (07.05.20),

 

Late Representations were received from Councillor Geoff Barraclough (11.05.20), local resident (11.05.20), (07.05.20) & (07.05.20), Gerald Eve LLP (11.05.20) & (12.05.20), local resident (08.05.20), Torridon house Residents, (12.05.20), local resident (11.05.20), local resident (11.05.20), local resident (11.05.20), local resident (12.05.20), local resident (08.05.20), Levy Capital Partners LLP (08.05.20), Naima JPS (11.05.20),

 

Councillor Geoff Barraclough addressed the Sub-Committee in his capacity as Ward Councillor.

 

The presenting officer tabled the following amendment to the Recommendation and Draft Decision Notice.

 

Item 1 – Torridon House Car Park

 

Amendments to Recommendation and Draft Decision Notice.

 

Amendment of recommendation wording (amended or additional working in bold)

 

1.     Grant conditional permission under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 subject to the completion of a unilateral undertaking to secure the following planning obligations:

 

i.                Affordable housing 60% social Rented and 40% intermediate rent

 

ii.               A Carbon offset payment of £1,680 (index linked and payable on commencement of the development)

 

iii.              Lifetime car club membership for all residents

 

iv)       Monitoring costs of the undertaking

 

2.     If the Unilateral Undertaking has not been completed within 3 months from the date of the Committee's 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)     If it has not been possible to complete the Unilateral Undertaking within an appropriate timescale, the application shall be reported back to Sub-Committee for a decision.

 

The following conditions and reasons are proposed to be added to the decision notice

 

Condition

You must provide details of bat and bird boxes to be erected at the site prior to occupation of the 21 units.

 

Reason

To improve the appearance of the development and its contribution to biodiversity and the local environment, as set out in S38 of Westminster's City Plan (November 2016) and ENV 16, ENV 17 and DES 1 (A) of our Unitary Development Plan that we adopted in January 2007.  (R30AC)

 

Condition

During construction, delivery vehicles must not arrive at or depart the site between the hours of 08:00 – 09:30 and 15:00 – 16:30 Monday to Friday during school term times.

 

Reason

To protect the safety of children attending the surrounding schools during drop off and pick up times

 

Condition

You must apply to the City Council providing details of green roofs to be installed surrounding the PV cells on the roofs of the flats and houses.

 

Reason

To improve the appearance of the development and its contribution to biodiversity and the local environment, as set out in S38 of Westminster's City Plan (November 2016) and ENV 16, ENV 17 and DES 1 (A) of our Unitary Development Plan that we adopted in January 2007.  (R30AC)

 

Amendments to condition 9. Amendment in bold

You must provide each cycle parking space shown for the new flats and houses on the approved drawings prior to occupation. Thereafter the cycle spaces must be retained and the space used for no other purpose without the prior written consent of the local planning authority.

 

Amendments to condition 12. Amendment in bold

You must provide each car parking space shown on the approved drawings prior to occupation of the new dwellings and each car parking space shall only be used for the parking of vehicles of existing licence holders of the adjoining Naima School and Torridon House.

 

Reason

To provide parking spaces for people living in the residential part of the development as set out in STRA 25 and TRANS 23 of our Unitary Development Plan that we adopted in January 2007.  (R22BB)

 

Removal of Informative 14

 

Under Condition 10 you are strongly encouraged to incorporate informal play equipment into the approved communal landscaped area.

 

Amendment to Informative 15. Amendment in Bold

This permission is governed by a Unilateral Undertaking from the applicant under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The Undertaking relates to: Affordable housing 60% social Rented and 40% intermediate rent ii. A Carbon offset payment of £1,680 (index linked and payable on commencement of the development) iii. Lifetime car club membership for all residents iv) Monitoring costs of the undertaking

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

 

1.     That conditional permission as amended and subject to additional Conditions as set out above be granted under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 subject to the completion of a unilateral undertaking to secure the following planning obligations:

 

i. Affordable housing 60% social Rented and 40% intermediate rent

 

ii. A Carbon offset payment of £16,805 (index linked and payable on commencement of the development)

 

iii. Lifetime car club membership for all residents

 

iv) Monitoring costs of the undertaking

 

2.     That If the Unilateral Undertaking has not been completed within 3 months from the date of the Committee's 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)     If it has not been possible to complete the Unilateral Undertaking within an appropriate timescale, the application shall be reported back to Sub-Committee for a decision.

 

3.     That Conditions which prohibits construction delivery times between 08:00 – 09:30 & 15:00 to 16:30 during term time, car parking, additional biodiversity measures (bird/ bat boxes), green roofs, securing PV cells on the roof, removal of the permitted development rights to the town houses, provision of the accessible flats be agreed in consultation with the chair and under delegated powers