Agenda, decisions and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Bell.

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RESOLVED, the minutes of the previous Planning Sub-Committee meetings, held on the 4^th March 2020 and 5^th February 2020 respectively, were AGREED as an accurate record of those meeting’s proceedings.

4.1  The 4^th March 2020 and 5^th February 2020 minutes of the Planning Sub-Committee meeting were agreed as an accurate record of those meetings’ proceedings.

RESOLVED, the 4^th March 2020 and 5^th February 2020 minutes of the Planning Sub-Committee meetings were AGREED.

RESOLVED, that the application was APPROVED subject to conditions.

5.1 PROPOSAL : Minor Material Amendment application to vary condition 30 (staggered

occupation) attached to planning permission 2015/3306 dated 19/12/2017 in order to

allow 180 pupils to be admitted in the first year rather than 90.

5.2 POST-SUBMISSION AMENDMENTS: N/A

5.3 The Planning Service’s Major Projects Planner introduced the application. During the

presentation reference was made to an inaccuracy in the addendum which was

verbally corrected by the officer.. This was noted by Planning Sub-Committee

members. . The wording of of condition 30 in the addendum was corrected to read as

follows:

Condition 30

The school shall admit no more than 180 pupils in its first year of occupation.

Thereafter, the school roll shall increase by no more than 90 pupils per year until the

full capacity of 630 pupils is reached. At no time shall the school admit more than 630

pupils.

The addendum then made the following corrections/additions/clarifications:

Clarification

3.2-3 The development description for applications 2015/3306 and 2015/3316 makes

reference to the creation of a layby in St John’s Church gardens. This aspect of the

proposal was effectively removed by the inspector’s decision.

Neighbour Consultation Responses

One additional consultation response has been received from an objector who has

already made a representation to the application (paragraph 4.5). The objector

highlights figures within the Transport Statement which sets out the postcodes of

school pupils. This relates to concerns raised in their initial response about the

catchment area of the school and enrolment policy.

OFFICER COMMENT: This issue is considered to have been addressed in the

Officer Report.

Corrections

6.1.10 The reception year pupils that were due to start in 2019/2020 will be

accommodated for their first year at the school’s temporary site at Cazenove Road,

not Brooke Road as stated.

Addition

Paragraph 6.4.4 should be amended to read as follows (addition in italics): 6.4.4 The

draft Travel Plan is noted. The Council’s assessment of the Final Travel Plan (FTP)

will include analysis of the revised catchment area for the 90 pupils that started

school in 2019/20 at the temporary site and with travel arrangements altered

accordingly. The assessment of the FTP will also consider the suitability and impact

of the staggered start-finish times between sites as well as the different year groups

at the Lower Clapton Road site and will consider actual data in relation to pupil

postcodes for the pupils transferring to the site from Cazenove Road. Condition 12

attached to the original permission should remain in place, requiring the travel plan to

be agreed with the Local Authority prior to the occupation of the site.

Conditions

Some conditions were mistakenly omitted from the Officer Report. For clarity, the full

list of conditions is repeated below. Any details already approved to discharge the

below conditions will be listed on the decision notice for the current application,

should it be approved.

8.1 The development hereby permitted must be begun not later than three years from

the date of this permission.

8.2 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

RESOLVED, that conditional planning permission be GRANTED subject to a Legal Agreement and referral to the Mayor of London.

6.1 PROPOSAL: Demolition of the existing buildings, and construction of 4 residential

blocks, ranging in height from 6 to 20 storeys, to provide 584 residential units and

1,045 sqm (GEA) of flexible floorspace (Use Class A1, A2, A3, D1, D2), a new energy

centre (sui generis) and a new public park; together with ancillary hard and soft

landscaping, public realm, cycle and associated car parking, highway works including

access road and all other works associated with the development. (THIS

APPLICATION WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT).

6.2 POST SUBMISSION REVISIONS: The Local Planning Authority received further

information in response to a request issued on the 20th September 2019 pursuant to

Regulation 25 of the Town andCountry Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment

Regulations) 2017. An additional document entitled ‘Regulation 25 Additional

Information’ dated September 2019. A re-consultation was undertaken.Subsequently

revisions to the proposal have been received including: amendments to the detailed

architecture of building B2 and the openings to the lift lobbies of all buildings except

block B2; the external terrace layouts of blocks B4 and B5; the omission of internal

private car parking provision (excluding blue badge spaces) at ground floor level in

block B2; the removal of an on-street parking and deliveries bay on Woodberry Grove;

and enhanced landscaping proposals. A re-consultation was undertaken.

6.3 The Planning Service’s Major Projects Planning Officer – Woodberry Down introduced

the application. During the course of their presentation reference was made to the

addendum and the following amendments:

Additional representations:

22 additional neighbour representations have been received in respect of the above

application. Of these, 21 specifically object to the application on the grounds of the

loss of the Happy Man Tree. A further representation raised concern over density,

quality of accommodation and impact on the occupiers of existing properties

neighbouring the site. In addition to the above, a representation from the Labour

Party (Woodberry Down Branch), also raising objection to the loss of the Happy Man

Tree has also been received. Additional representations have also been received

from the Hackney Society and the Stoke Newington Conservation Area Advisory

Committee. These representations recognise enhancements to the design of the

proposal, but reiterate previous comments made and raise concern over the loss of

the Happy Man Tree. Confirmation has been received from the Chair of Woodberry

Down Community Organisation (WDCO) that no formal representation will be made

in respect of the application by the WDCO Board.

Amendments to conditions :

Further discussions with the applicant and consultees relating to the wording of

conditions has taken place since the publication of the report, and as a result some

have been amended, elements separated out or combined with others, or triggers

changed. The amended schedule of conditions seeks to secure similar safeguards to

those originally proposed. Key changes are to the detailed wording of the energy

centre conditions to relate more specifically to this stand alone permission whilst still

ensuring adequate control of delivery. A full schedule of all conditions is set out

below:

10.1.1 Time limit  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

RESOLVED, that the delegated decisions document was NOTED.

Noted.