Agenda item

Planning application reference number 11-AP-1955

Report: See pages 75-180 of the agenda and pages 2-9 of the addendum report.

Proposal:

Demolition of existing office building and erection of a 41 storey (128.7m AOD) mixed use building incorporating 255 private flats (16 x studio, 120x 1-bed, 86 x 2-bed and 33 x 3-bed), 80 intermediate flats (23x 1-bed, 50 x 2-bed and 7 x 3-bed), 4785sq.m of office/ educational/ health uses (Use Class B1) and 287sq.m retail use (Use Class A1-A5) together with a separate 8 storey (35.60m AOD) building incorporating office/educational (Use Class B1) and retail (Use Class A1-A5) uses, together with 34 disabled car parking spaces, 44 motorcycle spaces and 411 cycle spaces within 2 basement levels, plus associated servicing facilities (4626sqm) and public realm improvements including creation of a resident's garden and linear park (458sq.m) and University Square (2768sq.m).

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

Objectors made representations to the committee and answered members’ questions. 

The applicant made representations to the committee and answered members’ questions.

A ward councillor, Councillor Adele Morris, made representations to the committee and answered members’ questions. 

The committee went into closed session at 11.24pm to take legal advice.  The committee returned to open session at 11.38pm.

A motion to refuse planning permission was moved, seconded, put to the vote and was declared to be carried.

RESOLVED:

That the planning committee decided in the case of application number 09-AP-0343, planning permission be refused.

Reason

The proposed development is contrary to strategic policy 10, saved policies 3.20, 4.2 4.4 of the Southwark plan, strategic policies 5, 6 and 7 of the Southwark Core Strategy, and policies 3.5, 3.11 and 3.12 of the London Plan.