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Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Hackney Town Hall

Contact: Gareth Sykes, Governance Officer  Email:  gareth.sykes@hackney.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Joseph and Laudat-Scott.

2.

Declarations of Interest

A Sub-Committee Member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial

interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:

·  must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when or when the interest becomes apparent, and

·  may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must

withdraw from the meeting proceedings in person or virtually.

 

A Member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members Interests or the subject of a pending

notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

 

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are

defined at paragraphs 8.1 - 15.2 of Section 2 of Part 5 of the constitution and

Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Minutes:

2.1  None were declared.

 

3.

To consider any proposal/questions referred to the sub-committee by the Council's Monitoring Officer

Minutes:

3.1  None.

4.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 75 KB

The Planning Sub-Committee to approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 2 November 2022.

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

The minutes of the previous meeting, held on 2 November 2022, and subject to minor amendments, were approved as an accurate record of those meetings’ proceedings.

Minutes:

4.1  The minutes of the previous meeting, held on 2 November 2022, subject to minor amendments, was agreed as an accurate record of those meetings’ proceedings.

 

RESOLVED:

 

The minutes of the previous meeting, held on 2 November 2022, subject to minor amendments, was agreed as an accurate record of those meetings’ proceedings.

5.

2022/1480: 49 - 51 East Road, London, N1 6AH pdf icon PDF 251 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

Planning permission was granted subject to conditions and completion of a Legal Agreement.

Minutes:

5.1  PROPOSAL: Erection of a three storey roof extension to create office accommodation (Use class E), partial rear infill to provide improved vertical circulation, creation of terraces at second, fourth, fifth, and sixth levels, replacement of plant and alterations to the windows and doors at ground floor level, and alterations of the existing building.

 

POST SUBMISSION REVISIONS:

Submission of additional information with regard to transport, sustainability and

fire strategy. No re-consultation on this information has been carried out, as revised plans feature amendments which are very small in nature.

 

5.2  The Senior Planning Officer introduced the application as published. During the course of their presentation reference was made to the published addendum outlining a number of amendments to the following sections of the published application report:

 

·  6.1 Affordable Workspace;

·  Paragraph 6.1.7

·  Paragraph 6.2 Design: Conclusions;

·  Paragraph 6.2.18

·  Paragraph 6.4 Quality of Commercial Accommodation;

·  Paragraph 6.4.4;

·  Paragraphs 6.8 Flood Risk Impact and 6.8.1 to 6.8.3;

·  8. Recommendation: 7 Overheating  26. Privacy Mitigation Strategy;

·  28. Energy Statement;

·  29. Energy Statement;

·  8.2 Recommendation B.

 

No persons had registered to speak in objection to the planning application.

 

5.3  The Sub-Committee heard from the agent and applicant who gave a brief overview of the existing site and the proposals. They were seeking to transform the existing building into a flexible and modern office space with proposals that would significantly enhance the building’s appearance and use, providing an affordable and flexible workspace specifically aimed at local small businesses.  Remodelling and extension work would make the most efficient use of the existing building while sustainability would be at the core of the applicant’s proposals.

 

5.4  The meeting entered the discussion phase where a number of points were raised including the following:

·  The applicant had undertaken a series of measures to ensure their proposals were as energy efficient as possible including, for example, eradicating the use of fossil fuels, installing sass windows and implementing a natural ventilation strategy;

·  Ensuring a zero carbon policy on site was challenging for the applicant because of the existing site’s constraints. It was noted that the proposed extension would be over and above the current set compliance standards;

·  The monitoring of the buildings’ energy statement would be undertaken by part of the Greater London Authority (GLA). The Planning Service would contact the GLA to ascertain if they were content to extend the statement beyond the proposed one year as set in the application report. If it was possible to grant an extension for five years the relevant condition in published report would be amended accordingly;

·  The Planning Service was satisfied that the development could achieve a certain level of sustainability, however, they were not entirely confident over some of the information that had been submitted. They required a lot more information to ensure that the applicant’s sustainability objectives could be delivered. They felt that the applicant could do more, but they agreed that the applicant could achieve the net zero carbon target. Despite there being an information gap it was felt that this  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

6.

Delegated decisions pdf icon PDF 146 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

The Delegated Decisions document was noted.

Minutes:

6.1  The Sub-Committee noted the delegated decisions document.

 

RESOLVED:

 

The Delegated Decisions document was noted.

7.

Future meeting dates

The Planning Sub-Committee is to note the following future meeting dates:

 

2023

 

11 January

1 February

22 February

3 April*

3 May

 

*Please note that this meeting date is a Monday.

Minutes:

7.1  Sub-Committee members noted the following future meeting dates:

 

2023

 

11 January

1 February

22 February

3 April

3 May