Agenda item

Planning application reference 15/AP/3303

Report: see pages 55 to 90 of the agenda and pages 4 to 9 of the addendum report.

PROPOSAL

Part demolition, alteration and extension of existing building, construction of new build floorspace, excavation and change of use of the site from magistrate’s court (use class D1) and police station (use class Sui Generis) to provide a seven storey building for hotel use (use class C1) at lower ground, ground, mezzanine and 1^st to 5^th floors (198 bedrooms), delicatessen (use class A1), restaurant and café use (use class A3), hotel bar use (use class A4), and leisure use (use class D2) with associated vehicle and cycle parking, landscaping, plant and engineering works.

The committee heard an officer’s introduction to the report and asked questions of the officer.

The committee heard representations from objectors to the application and asked questions of the objectors.

The applicant’s agent addressed the committee and answered questions arising from their submission.

The committee heard representations from the ward councillor and asked questions of the ward councillor.

The committee debated the application and asked questions of the officers.

A motion to refuse planning permission was proposed, seconded, put to the vote and was lost.

A motion to grant planning permission was proposed, seconded, put to the vote and declared granted as follows:

RESOLVED:

1.  That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the officer report and the addendum report, a legal agreement and:

a)  That condition 12 be amended to:

Before the commencement of use a Service Management Plan detailing how all elements of the site are to be serviced, including the movement and collection of bottles and details of regular reviews of the plan in consultation with local residents and other stakeholders, shall been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approval given and shall remain for as long as the development is occupied.  In addition to any controls detailed in the Service Management Plan:

·  All servicing of the site shall be supervised by hotel staff.

·  Servicing of the site shall only take place between 07:00-19:00 Monday - Friday and 09:00 - 19:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.

·  Coaches dropping and collecting, or waiting for guests shall only park on the bay on Tooley Street.

b)  That condition 13 be amended to:

The doors on Queen Elizabeth Street and Boss Street shall not be used for access and egress between the hours of 22:00 and 07.00 on any day except in the case of emergencies.

c)  That the following condition be added:

The use of the restaurant, bar and delicatessen shall only be between 06:30 and 01:00 for hotel residents and 06:30 and 23:00 for non-residents.  Prior to the commencement of the use of the restaurant, bar and delicatessen, a management plan detailing how access to the areas would be controlled and the location of a smoking area shall be submitted to the local planning authority for approval.  The use shall only take place in accordance with any plan approved.

d)  That the following condition detailed in the addendum be omitted:

Prior to the commencement of any demolition works on site, the applicant shall provide conformation of party wall agreements and/or that matters relating to right to light have been satisfied.

2.  That if as legal agreement is not signed by 15 January 2016, the Director of Planning be authorised to refuse planning permission for the reason in paragraph 64 of the report.