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Planning Decisions Committee - Tuesday 24 July 2018 6.00 pm
Venue: Rooms 1, 2 & 3, LLDC, Level 10, 1 Stratford Place, Montfichet Road, London E20 1EJ
Contact: Zena Hassan, Assistant Committee Secretary; Tel: 020 3288 8834; Email: [email protected]
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Updates, Order of Business and Requests to Speak Minutes: 1.1 The Chair stated that there was an update report for Item 8 – IQL Pavilion 18/00252/REM.
1.2 The Chair stated that Item 6 – Marshgate 17/00669/VAR had been withdrawn from the agenda. The item would be heard at a future Committee meeting.
1.3 The Chair stated that the following requests to speak had been received:
· Item 9 – 11 Burford Road 18/00293/REM
In support of Officers’ recommendation: Oliver Coleman (Rolf Judd Architects)
Objecting to Officers’ recommendation: Janet Sullivan (local resident)
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: 2.2 Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Rachel Blake, Councillor Jenny Gray, Councillor Dan Tomlinson and Louise Wyman MRICS MLA. |
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Declarations of Interest PDF 149 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received the report of the Director of Planning Policy and Decisions which set out, for the purposes of transparency, where a Member of the Committee was an elected Member of a Host Borough to which a planning application and/or other related matters were to be dealt with at the meeting.
3.2 Resolved (unanimously):
3.2.1 That the following declarations of interest be noted:
Councillor James Beckles, London Borough of Newham, Elected Member (item 7 – Meridian Steps advert – 18/00225/ADV, item 8 – IQL Pavilion – 18/00252/REM and item 9 – 11 Burford Road – 18/00293/FUL)
Councillor Rachel Tripp, London Borough of Newham, Elected Member (item 7 – Meridian Steps advert – 18/00225/ADV, item 8 – IQL Pavilion – 18/00252/REM and item 9 – 11 Burford Road – 18/00293/FUL) |
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting held on 22 May 2018 PDF 57 KB Minutes: 4.1 The Committee received the minutes of the Planning Decisions Committee meeting held on 22 May 2018.
4.2 Resolved:
4.2.1 That the minutes of the Committee meeting held on 22 May 2018 be signed as a correct record.
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Clarnico Quay 18/00171/FUL PDF 383 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: 5.1 The Committee received the report of the Principal Planning Development Manager. A presentation was also provided.
5.2 The Committee was told that the applicant sought planning permission for the construction of five buildings between two and three storeys. It was envisaged that the buildings would be in place for seven years. The plans would provide: 776sqm of class B1 floor space; 131sqm of class B1/A1 floorspace; 417sqm of class A1/A3/A4 floor space; 37sqm of class D1 floorspace. An area for pop-up shops, food hall and market stalls would also provide 490sqm of class A1/A3/A4 floorspace. The proposals also included a mobile garden and associated landscape, cycle parking, five accessible parking bays and parking. The permission would cease on 25 September 2025 and the site would be reinstated within three months.
5.3 The Committee noted that the application was submitted by Make Shift East Wick & Sweetwater Projects and LLDC. The proposals did not adversely affect delivery of the Legacy Communities Scheme (LCS) development at the site.
5.4 The buildings on site would contain:
a) A bar, community hall and restaurant; b) A pop up food-hall; c) Flexible event space and a bar; d) Workshops and a yard for spill out ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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Land at Marshgate Lane 17/00669/VAR PDF 650 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: 6.1 The Committee noted that the item was withdrawn from this agenda and would come before the Committee on a future date. |
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Meridian Square 18/000225/ADV PDF 349 KB Additional documents: Minutes: 7.1 The Committee received the report of the Principal Planning Development Manager. A presentation was also provided.
7.2 The Committee was told that the applicant sought planning permission for an internally illuminated digital media screen, which would be affixed to the south-western elevation of the proposed 18 storey Westfield office block. The media screen would replace the existing, standalone media screen and would be of largely the same dimensions. The existing screen would remain in place until the new office development is completed.
7.3 Members were shown the site location and CGI drawings of what the media screen would look like, which contained comparisons to the existing media screen. The screen would emit light at 300cd/sqm luminance levels and would include moving images. The media screen would be used for general commercial advertising and it would emit no sound.
7.4 The Committee noted that four site notices were placed in various locations within the vicinity of the site in May 2018. No responses had been received.
7.5 Members were told that the content of the advertisements could not be controlled by LLDC as it was not a planning matter, but that relevant legislation would apply to control what could be ... view the full minutes text for item 7. |
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The Pavilion, Endeavour Square 18/00252/REM PDF 1 MB Additional documents:
Minutes: 8.1 The Committee received the updated report of the Planning Development Executive. A presentation was also provided. The Committee noted the updates to conditions 1,3,4,5 and 6, and to the recommendation.
8.2 The Committee was told that the applicant had submitted a reserved matters application, which sought approval for a 1,343sqm, part two, part three-two-storey building for complementary retail with a basement plant room and accessible roof. The ground floor would also incorporate a visitor centre. The proposals were in conformity with the parameters described in the Outline Consent, s.106 agreement and Zonal Masterplan for Zone 2.
8.3 Members noted that four site notices were placed around the application site and that a public notice was placed in the Newham Recorder in May 2018. No objections had been received. The scheme was presented to the Quality Review Panel in July 2017 and February 2018.
8.4 Members welcomed that the building would encourage entry and the use of the rooftop but stated that it was essential that the finish was of a high quality, particularly where glass panels met wood. The wood would be specially treated so that it had durability, but the applicants acknowledged that the building would naturally wear ... view the full minutes text for item 8. |
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11 Burford Road 18/00293/FUL PDF 1 MB Additional documents:
Minutes: 9.1 The Committee received the report of the Senior Planning Development Executive. A presentation was also provided.
9.2 The Committee noted that the application sought permission for alterations and extensions to an existing commercial building, including the demolition of the existing fourth floor, the erection of a two-storey extension, and the installation of plant equipment and an acoustic screen. Officers told the Committee that an application for the erection of a three-storey extension was refused by Committee in March 2018.
9.3 On the ground floor it was proposed that 12 car parking spaces be removed and a cycle parking area would be incorporated. The floorspace would change from class A1 and A2 to B1. The alterations on the ground floor had previously been approved under planning application 17/00368/FUL.
9.4 Members were told that consultation letters were sent to statutory and non-statutory consultees, and that 196 neighbouring properties in the immediate vicinity were notified of the application by letter. In addition, a site notice was placed at the site in June 2018, to further advertise receipt of the planning application to the local community. A notice was also placed in the Newham Recorder in June 2018. 13 letters of objection were ... view the full minutes text for item 9. |
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Annual review of Planning Decisions Committee's Terms of Reference PDF 26 KB Additional documents: Minutes: 10.1 The Committee received the report of the Director of Planning Policy & Decisions. The Committee noted that the only amendment to the Committee’s Terms of Reference was the inclusion of the authority to oversee the Corporation’s work on Diversity and Inclusion, within the remit of the Committee’s activities. Officers would continue to consider these matters in their planning application reports.
10.2 Members requested information on how the Corporation intended the oversight of Diversity and Inclusion to come into effect and how it would be measured. Officers confirmed that they would bring a further report to the Committee which would set this out in detail.
10.4 Resolved:
10.4.1To note the proposed changes to the terms of reference which will be submitted to the Board for approval.
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Decisions Made Under Delegated Authority PDF 23 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: 11.1 The Committee received the report of the Director of Planning Policy and Decisions and its appendices, which listed all the decisions taken by officers between 1 and 31 May 2018 and 1-30 June 2018.
11.2 Officers highlighted that, in May 2018, 50 decisions had been taken, 88 per cent of applications were dealt with within target time and only one refusal had been issued. In June 2018, 48 decisions had been taken, 96 per cent of applications were dealt with within target time and only one refusal had been issued.
11.3 Resolved:
11.3.1That the report and attached appendix be noted.
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Any Urgent Business Minutes: 12.1 The Chair thanked Councillor Terry Wheeler on behalf of the Committee for this work on the Committee and wished him well for the future.
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Close of Meeting Minutes: 13.1 The meeting ended at 8.20pm |