Agenda item

Planning application number:19/AP/1867

PROPOSAL

Redevelopment of the Dulwich Hamlet Football (Champion Hill) Stadium, including the demolition of existing buildings, and use of land at Greendale, to provide:

·  the erection of a new stadium with relocated playing pitch with associated floodlighting and boundary treatment, and part two-part three storey clubhouse building with sports and leisure facilities, with capacity for 4,000 spectators (Use Class D2);

·  the construction of a multi-functional kickabout space and associated boundary treatment;

·  the erection of a series of buildings between four and six storeys in height to provide 219 residential dwellings, (Use Class C3);

·  associated car parking, cycle parking, refuse storage and access road;

·  the widening and greening of a public route with associated hard and soft landscaping; and

·  the relocation of telecommunications equipment and re-provision of the substation together with plant and equipment.

The committee heard the officer’s introduction to the report and addendum report. The officer drew members’ attention to two additional conditions regarding the hours of use of the stadium building and associated facilities, and regarding the Thames Water phasing plan. These conditions were in the main report, but had not been picked up in the draft decision notice. Members of the committee asked questions of the officers.

At 8.03pm Councillor Jason Ochere lost connection, upon which the meeting adjourned until 8.12pm to allow Councillor Ochere to re-establish his connection.

A spokesperson for the objectors addressed the meeting, and representatives of the objectors answered questions put to them by members of the committee.

The applicant’s representatives addressed the committee, and answered questions from the committee.

At 9.27pm Councillor Darren Merrill lost connection, upon which the meeting adjourned until 9.37pm when connection with all councillors had been restored. 

A representative of supporters of the application who lived within 100 metres of the development site addressed the meeting and answered questions put by members of the committee.

Councillor Peter John addressed the meeting in his capacity as a ward councillor. Both he and his ward colleague, Councillor Sarah King, then answered questions put by the committee.

The committee put further questions to the officers and discussed the application.

A motion to grant the application was moved, seconded, put to the vote and declared carried.

RESOLVED:

1.  That planning permission be granted, subject to:

·  The recommended planning conditions, as set out in the report and addendum report, and including two additional conditions:

o  One stipulating that the hours of  use of the approved stadium building and associated facilities be limited to the hours of 08:00 to 22:30 Mondays to Saturdays, and to 08:00 to 20:30 on Sundays.

o  One pertaining to the Thames water phasing plan and requiring that there shall be no occupation beyond the 99th dwelling until confirmation has been provided that either:- all water network upgrades required to accommodate the additional flows to serve the development have been completed; or- a development and infrastructure phasing plan has been agreed with Thames Water to allow additional development to be occupied. Where a development and infrastructure phasing plan is agreed no occupation of those additional dwellings shall take place other than in accordance with the agreed development and infrastructure phasing plan.

·  The applicant entering into an appropriate legal agreement by no later than 31 January 2021;

·  Referral to the Mayor of London.

2.  That in the event of the legal agreement not having been entered into by 31 January 2021, the director of planning be authorised to refuse planning permission, if appropriate, for the reasons set out in paragraph 474 of the report.