Agenda and minutes

Councillor Khan welcomed everyone to the meeting. Members of the Committee and officers introduced themselves. The Chair explained that the Committee would deal with the determination of planning applications and outlined the procedures for the meeting.

Apologies were received from Councillors Klute and Makarau Schwartz.

There were no declarations of substitute members.

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There were no declarations of interest.

The order of business would be as per the agenda.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 3 April 2014 be confirmed as an accurate record of proceedings and the Chair be authorised to sign them.

The Committee thanked Councillors Phil Kelly and George Allan for their service on the Committee.

Demolition of existing John Barnes Library building and redevelopment of the site to re-provide a library and provide residential dwellings through the erection of two buildings on the site. Building A is a L shaped building fronting onto Camden Road which is part 6, 5 and 4 storeys in height. Building B is a freestanding part 4 and 3 storey building at the rear of the site in the vicinity of the location of the recently demolished Bramber House. The proposal comprises of 34 residential units and includes the provision of a central amenity space on the site and other landscaping works.

(Planning application number: P2013/4758/FUL)

In the discussion the following points were made:

·        The officer reported that the reference to 68% affordable housing in paragraph 10.115 should be replaced by 80%.

·        The proposal would provide 80% affordable housing rather than the 100% affordable housing as sought by policy CS12 however the library would be reprovided.

·        The Library Service had been consulted on the design of the library.

RESOLVED:

That planning permission be granted subject to a Director agreement between Housing and Adult Social Services and Environment and Regeneration or Planning and Development in order to secure the planning obligations outlined in Recommendation A of the case officer’s report with the inclusion of a clause to require the temporary re-provision of the library prior to the closure of the existing library and subject to the conditions and informatives in Recommendation B of the case officer’s report.

Change of use of lower ground floor of lower Maryland Walk from ancillary residential car parking to Class B8 self-storage for Metro Storage Ltd.

(Planning application number: P2014/0991/FUL)

The planning officer reported that Metro Ltd in Condition 8 should read Metroangel Ltd and that Recommendation A should include the Section 106 obligations detailed on Pages 92 and 93 (paragraph 9.41) of the report.

RESOLVED:

That planning permission be granted subject to conditions and informatives in Recommendation B of the report plus the prior completion of a Deed of Planning Obligation made under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 between the Council and all persons with an interest in the land (including mortgagees) in order to secure the planning obligations set out in the report to the satisfaction of the Head of Law and Public Services and the Service Director, Planning and Development/Head of Service – Development Management or, in their absence, the Deputy Head of Service. A Directors Service Level Agreement to be completed to ensure that the planning obligations continue in the event that the council disposes of its interest in the land.