Agenda item

Plot H1 Elephant Park, Land bounded by Walworth Road, Elephant Road, Deacon Street and Sayer Street North, Elephant and Castle, London SE1

Minutes:

Planning application number: 21/AP/1819 

 

Report: Pages 5 to 255 of the main agenda pack and pages 1 to 4 of the addendum report.

 

PROPOSAL:

 

Redevelopment of the site to provide an 18-storey building (including a mezzanine floor) plus basement and rooftop plant providing office floorspace (Class E(g)(i)) and areas of floorspace for the following flexible uses; office/retail/services/food and drink/medical or health floorspace (Class E(g)(i), E(a), E(c), E(b) or E(e)), including ancillary cycle parking, accessible car parking, servicing, plant, roof terraces, landscaping, public realm improvements and other associated works incidental to the development.

 

The committee heard the officer’s introduction to the report and addendum report. Members of the committee put questions to the officers.

 

Representatives of the objectors to the proposal addressed the committee and answered questions put by the committee.

 

The applicant’s representatives addressed the committee and answered questions put by members of the committee.

 

At 21:07 the committee adjourned for a comfort break returning at 21:14.

 

There were no supporters living within 100 metres of the development site who wished to speak.

 

Councillor Darren Merrill addressed the committee in his capacity as a ward councillor, and answered questions put by members of the committee.

 

The committee asked further questions of the planning officers and discussed the application. A motion to refuse the application was moved and seconded.

 

At 22:30 the meeting resolved to go into closed session to take advice from officers on potential reasons for refusal, returning to open session at 23:20.

 

The motion including the reasons for refusal was then put to the vote and declared carried.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That planning permission for the application be refused for the following reasons:

 

1.  The excessive height, massing and bulk of the application would cause harm to the character and appearance of Elephant Road, Elephant Park and Walworth Road contrary to Southwark policies P13 part 1 and 2, and P17 part 2.5, and contrary to London Plan policies D9 part C.1.a.iii and D3 part D. 

 

2.  That the proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the neighbouring amenity due to loss of daylight, contrary to Southwark Plan policies P14 part 3 and P56, and London Plan policy D6 part D. 

 

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