Agenda, decisions and minutes

1.1   Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Chauhan, Garasia, Levy and Race.

2.1   There were no declarations of interest.

3.1  There were no proposals/questions referred by the Council’s Monitoring Officer to the Sub-Committee.

RESOLVED: the minutes of the meeting, held on the 28 July 2021, were agreed as an accurate record of those meetings proceedings.

4.1  The minutes of the previous meeting held on 28 July 2021, were agreed as an accurate record of those meetings’ proceedings.

RESOLVED: the minutes of the meeting, held on the 28 July 2021, were agreed as an accurate record of those meetings proceedings.

Prior to the commencement of the meeting, at the request of the Chair of the Planning Sub-Committee, the agenda order was changed with 1-10 Purcell Street application taken first and then Haggerston Baths application second.

RESOLVED: planning permission was granted subject to conditions and completion of a legal agreement in relation to S106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

5.1  PROPOSAL: Part demolition of the western extension and erection of part three, five and six storey (plus basement and lightwell) extension; demolition of external stair and two-storey side/rear element on eastern elevation and erection of two storey (plus basement) extension and external alterations and refurbishment to provide office floorspace (Use Class E(g)), flexible events space in the former pool hall (Sui Generis), standalone community hall (Use Class F2(b), gym (Use Class E(d)) and retail (Use Class E(a)).

5.2  POST SUBMISSION REVISIONS:

? Finalisation of viability information;

? Submission of draft Operational Management Plan, draft Fire Strategy, Flood Risk Assessment, amended BREEAM pre-assessment, amended Daylight and Sunlight Report, a new East/West Section drawing and Design and Access Statement Addendum.

A 14 day consultation had taken place with neighbours subsequent to the receipt of the revisions.

5.3 The Planning Service’s Senior Planner, Major Projects, introduced the application as set out in the published papers. During the course of his presentation reference was made to the addendum and a number of amendments to the application report were made including the following:

·  Amendments to paragraphs 6.11 and 6.2.13; following a further 16 objections being received and the applicant providing further details on the use of the employment floorspace, respectively;

·  Paragraphs 6.4.41 and 6.4.42 were deleted as they referred to a different scheme;

·  Paragraphs 6.4.3 and 6.4.46 were amended to refer to sections of legislation and specific paragraphs of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

·  Paragraph 6.6.17 was deleted and paragraph 6.6.18 was amended to refer to 36 visitor cycle spaces on Swimmers Lane;

·  Following comments from independent advisors, in respect of the energy and sustainability of the scheme, an additional condition was recommended and condition 8.1.13 was amended;

·  Following a review of the Fire Strategy information by the Council’s Building Control Officer, an additional condition was recommended;

·  Paragraph 8.13 was amended;

·  Following further discussions with the Council’s Drainage Team, condition 8.1.20 was amended;

·  Following clarification from the Council’s Environmental Protection Team, condition 8.1.39 was deleted.

5.4 The Planning Sub-Committee heard from a representative for the residents of London Mills and Basin Mills apartments. They expressed a number of concerns about the impact of the proposals on daylight/sunlight and the character of the area, as well as on  traffic and parking.

5.5  The representative for the applicant gave a brief overview of the benefits  of the proposals and how it would bring the site back into public use.

5.6  During the discussion phase of the application the following points were raised:

·  The proposed site and the adjacent London Mills and Basin Mills apartments were not parallel to one another. They were approximately 13 to 15 metres apart;

·  The Senior Planner confirmed that the proposals would not exactly mirror the adjacent apartments because the boundary was different for each building. The impact of the proposals on residents in the apartments was exacerbated by the presence of balconies on the apartment building. Where on the building there were no balconies then the Vertical Sky Component (VSC) measurement was  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

RESOLVED: planning permission was granted subject to conditions.

6.1  PROPOSAL: Replacement of existing windows, doors and panelling.

6.2  POST SUBMISSION REVISIONS: None

6.3  The Planning Officer introduced the application as set out in the published papers.

6.4  No persons were registered to speak in objection to the application. Representatives for the applicant, Hackney Council, were present to answer any questions.

6.5  During the discussion phase of the application the following point was raised:

·  The applicant had considered using timber but compared to Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (UPVC) it was more costly to maintain long-term. 

Vote:

For:  Cllr Bell, Cllr Hanson, Cllr Joseph, Cllr Potter, Cllr Stops and Cllr Young.

Against:  None.

Abstentions: None.

RESOLVED: planning permission was granted subject to conditions.

RESOLVED: the contents of the Delegated Decisions document was noted.

7.1  The Sub-Committee noted the document.

RESOLVED: the contents of the Delegated Decisions document was noted.

8.1  The Chair of the Planning Sub-Committee had arranged a planning tour for the  Sub-Committee across the borough on the 22 April 2022.

9.1  The Sub-Committee noted the following meeting dates:

2022

3 March (to be confirmed)*, 6 April and 27 April.

*After the meeting it was agreed that the 3 March 2022 meeting would be rescheduled for the 28 February 2022 and an additional meeting would take place on 10 March 2022.