Agenda item

Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission reference: P092492 dated 19 November 2010 that granted demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a mixed use development comprising two 21 storey buildings; a 10 storey building; and 3 storey building for 355 residential dwellings (use class C3); 2,172sqm (GEA) of office floor space (use class B1); 436sqm (GEA) of restaurant and café floor space (use class A3); 9,665sqm (GEA) of flexible floor spaces for uses within use classes A1-A4 and/or gym (use class D2) and/or including up to 2,000sqm (GEA) of office floor space (B1 use class) at first floor only; together with associated disabled and car club parking spaces, cycle spaces, storage, associated access, public realm and private and public and public amenity space. The amendments propose to amend the external elevations of the proposed buildings including alterations to the top three floors of the towers, increase in lift shaft width from 4.4m to 4.95m, creation of a new western station entrance to Finsbury Park Station and step free access to station platforms, the re-arrangement of the consented uses at basement, ground, first and second floors with no alterations to the consented floor space figures, along with associated amendments to access arrangements.

(Planning application number: P2014/0782/S73)

The planning officer explained that Condition 49 should be reworded to read, ‘Notwithstanding the drawings hereby approved, a revised ground floor layout and elevation shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the fit out of the station ticket hall. The ground floor layout shall be accompanied by details of the:

a)     the design details and layout of the station ticket hall including elevations of the entrance; and

b)     increased provision of public toilet facilities included in the detailed layout of 

the new station ticket hall.

The revised ground floor layout of the station ticket hall shall not obstruct access to

'Passageway 4' as identified on Drawing No: A_-_20_P00 Revision Y.   

The revised ground floor layout shall be provided and carried out strictly in

accordance with the details so approved shall be maintained as such thereafter and

no change there from shall take place without the prior written consent of the Local

Planning Authority until such a time that the land becomes operational land and the

provision of the TCP (General Permitted Development Order) 1995 may apply.

REASON: In order to secure details of the revised ground floor layout, including the provision of public toilet facilities and the design detail and layout of the new station ticket hall and entrance.’

The planning officer stated that Condition 1 should be reworded as follows to reflect up to date submitted plans:

‘CONDITION: The development hereby approved is comprised of the following drawings and documents:

         E_SP_A_DR_101/00; E_SP_A_DR_102/00; E_LG_A_DR_101/00; E_LM_A_DR_102/00; E_UG_A_DR_103/00; E_UM_A_DR_104/00; E_1_A_DR_105/00; E_2_A_DR_106/00; E_3_A_DR_107/00; E_R_A_DR_108/00; M_SP_A_DR_101/00; A_ -_ 90_01; T_-_20_P-1 V; T_-_20_P00         Y; T_-_20_P01; T; T_-_20_P02 U; A_ -_ 20_P03-N; A_ -_ 20_P04-M; A_ -_ 20_P05-L; A_ -_20_P06-M; A_ -_ 20_P07-           L; A_ -_ 20_P08-K; A_ -_ 20_P09- K; A_ -_ 20_P10-L; A_ -_ 20_P11-K; A_ -_ 20_P12-  K; A_ -_ 20_P13-K; A_ -_ 20_P14-     K; A_ -_ 20_P15-K; A_ -_ 20_P16-K; A_ -_ 20_P17-K; A_ -_ 20_P18-K; A_ -_ 20_P19-K; A_ -_ 20_P20-K; A_ -_ 20_P21-K; A_ -_ 20_P22-          K; A_ -_ 20_P23-E; D2052-FBK-XX-00-DR-L-0200D; E_S_A_DR_201/00; E_S_A_DR_202/00; E_S_A_DR_203/00; T_-_20_S200          C; T_-_20_S201 C; T_-_20_S202 C; T_-_20_S203 C; T_-_20_S204       C; T_-_20_S205 C; T_-_20_S206 E; T_-_20_E100 F; T_-_20_E101 F; T_-_20_E102 F; T_-_20_E103 F; A_A_70_S_T02 E; A_A_70_1B_T01 D; A_A_70_1B_T01a C; A_A_70_1B_T03 E; A_A_70_1B_T04 E; A_A_70_1B_T05 E; A_A_70_1B_T06 E; A_A_70_1B_T07 D; A_A_70_1B_T08 F;

         A_A_70_2B_T01 F; A_A_70_2B_T02 F; A_A_70_2B_T03 D; A_A_70_2B_T04 D; A_A_70_2B_T05 E; A_A_70_2B_T05a C; A_A_70_2B_T07 D; A_A_70_2B_T08 G; A_A_70_2B_T09 F; A_A_70_2B_T10 G; A_A_70_2B_T11 E; A_A_70_2B_D01L E;        A_A_70_2B_D01U E; A_A_70_3B_T01 E; A_A_70_3B_D01L G; A_A_70_3B_D01U G; A_A_70_3B_D02L F; A_A_70_3B_D02U E; A_A_70_4B_T01 D; A_B_70_1B_T01 E; A_B_70_1B_T02 F; A_B_70_1B_T03 F; A_B_70_1B_T04 F; A_B_70_2B_T01 F; A_B_70_2B_T02 E; A_B_70_2B_T03 F; A_B_70_2B_T04 F; A_B_70_2B_T05 E; A_B_70_2B_D01L E; A_B_70_2B_D01U E; A_B_70_2B_D02L E; A_B_70_2B_D02U E; A_B_70_2B_D04L C; A_B_70_2B_D04U C; A_B_70_3B_T01 D; A_B_70_3B_T02 E; A_B_70_3B_D01L F; A_B_70_3B_D01U E; A_B_70_3B_D02L E; A_B_70_3B_D02U D; A_C_70_S_T01 E; A_C_70_S_T02 E; A_C_70_1B_T01 E; A_C_70_1B_T01a C; A_C_70_1B_T01b C; A_C_70_1B_T02 D; A_C_70_1B_T03 E; A_C_70_2B_T01 D; A_C_70_2B_T01a C; A_C_70_2B_T08 E; A_C_70_2B_T09; A_C_70_2B_T10 ; A_C_70_2B_D01L E; A_C_70_2B_D01U E; A_C_70_2B_D01Al D; A_C_70_2B_D01Au D; A_C_70_3B_T01 E; A_C_70_3B_T01a D; A_C_70_3B_T01b D; A_C_70_3B_T01c A; A_C_70_3B_T02 E; A_C_70_3B_T04 F; A_C_70_3B_T05 G; A_C_70_3B_T06 E; A_C_70_3B_T07 F; A_C_70_3B_T08 E; A_C_70_3B_T09 C; A_C_70_3B_T10 ; A_C_70_3B_D01L F; A_C_70_3B_D01U F; A_C_70_4B_D01L G; A_C_70_4B_D01U H; A_C_70_1B_A01 D; A_C_70_2B_A01 D; A_C_70_2B_A01a A; A_C_70_2B_A02 D; A_C_70_2B_A03 C; A_C_70_2B_A04; A_C_70_2B_A05;

         A_C_70_2B_A06; A_C_70_2B_A07 A; A_C_70_3B_A09 A; A_C_70_3B_A10;

   A_C_70_4B_A03 A; A_C_70_4B_A03a A; A_C_70_4B_A03b A; A_C_70_4B_A03c A; A_C_70_4B_A04W A; A_C_70_4B_A04Aw A; A_C_70_4B_A05 A; A_C_70_4B_A05a A; A_D_70_4B_A01W A; A_D_70_4B_A03; A_D_70_4B_A04; A_D_70_5B_A01 C; A_D_70_5B_A02 C; A_D_70_5B_A05 C; 5181-RJ-PL-SC6-APP-B: rev B; Addendum to Section 6 - Appendix B: West Elevation to Fonthill Road Colour Elevation; East Elevation to Finsbury Park Colour Elevation; North Elevation to Wells Terrace Colour Elevation South Elevation Colour Elevation; 5181-RJ-PL-SC6-APP-C: rev B; Addendum to Section 6 - Appendix C: View Looking East along Wells Terrace from the junction of Fonthill Road and Wells Terrace Colour Cgi; View looking West along Wells Terrace Colour Cgi; View looking North along Isledon Road Colour Cgi; View of garden terrace overlooking the new North/South route Colour CgiCity North Finsbury Park Environmental Impact Assessment Non - Technical Summary, dated November 2009; City North Finsbury Park Environmental Impact Assessment Volume 1; 2 and 3, dated November 2009; Design and Access Statement, dated November 2009; Planning Statement, dated November 2009; Transport Assessment, Issue 1, dated 23/11/2009; Travel Plan, Issue 2, dated 27/11/2009; Management Strategy, dated November 2009; Retail Assessment, dated November 2009; Consultation Statement, dated November 2009; Viability Report, ref: JGK/cf01/02A935691, dated 27/11/09; Ecology Assessment, ref: ECO1838.EcoAs.vf, dated November 2009; Arboricultural Assessment, dated November 2009; and Sustainable Design and Construction Statement, dated November 2009 [LBI Reg: 24922]:    City North Draft Heads of Terms [LBI Reg: 24923]: Cover letter, dated 26 January 2010 with Disabled Parking at Car Free Developments Technical Note ref: 16636-01-1, dated 13/01/2010 [LBI Reg: 24924]: City North Addendum to the Townscape, Built Heritage & Visual Assessment, dated 22/02/10 [LBI REG: 24925]: Design and Access Statement – Addendum, dated February 2010; and Cover letter, dated 9 March with Table of Response; Technical Note – Response to transport and highway comments, ref: 16636-01-1, dated 24/02/2010 [LBI Reg: 24926]: Cover letter - Housing Mix by Units, dated 16 March 2010 [LBI Reg: 24927]: Cover letter – GLA REF: PDU/1810a/MA06, dated 18 March 2010 [LBI Reg: 24928]: Cover letter - Housing Mix by habitable room, dated 18 March 2010

In the discussion the following point was made:

·        Regular discussions had taken place between design officers and the applicant’s team and the design of the scheme had been amended accordingly.

RESOLVED:

That planning permission be granted subject to any direction by the Mayor to refuse the application or for it to be called in for determination by the Mayor of London, subject to the prior completion of a Deed of Variation to the existing legal agreement of 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 contained within Recommendation B of the officer’s report and subject to the conditions and informatives within the officer’s report.