Agenda item

Planning Application Number: 25/AP/0772

Report: see pages 31 to 259 of the agenda pack and pages 1 to 4 of the addendum report 

PROPOSAL:

Demolition of the existing buildings and the construction of three new buildings, providing flexible commercial floorspace (Class E (g)), ground floor retail (Class E (a-b)), science on display (Class E(g)/F1), community performance floorspace (Class E/F1), a Public House (Sui Generis); cycle parking, servicing, refuse and plant areas, public realm and highway improvements, and other works incidental to the development. 

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

Representatives of the objectors addressed the committee and responded to questions put by members of the committee.

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

The meeting then adjourned for a comfort break from 8.25pm to 8.30pm.

Following this, a representative of supporters living within 100 metres of the development site addressed the committee. There were no questions put by members of the committee.

Councillor Sam Dalton addressed the committee in his capacity as a ward councillor and responded to questions put by members of the committee.

Members of the committee put further questions to officers and discussed the application.

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

RESOLVED:

1.  That planning permission be granted subject to:

·  The conditions set out in the report and addendum report and the following additional conditions:

  i.  That the Hamilton Square Estates Improvement Contribution be secured in the S106 plus VAT, should it be payable.

  ii.  That the Construction Management and Logistics Plan be considered by planning committee for discharge including an update about the Blue Badge spaces and details of vehicles sizes needed for construction deliveries;

·  the applicant (Oxford Snowsfields Development Limited and Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation) entering into an appropriate legal agreement, and

·  referral to the Mayor of London.

2.  That in the event that the requirements of paragraph 1 above are not met by 1 February 2026, the director of planning and growth be authorised to refuse planning permission, if appropriate, for the reasons set out in paragraph 409 of the report.

The following members then left the meeting room: Councillor Gavin Edwards, Councillor Reginald Popoola and Councillor Emily Tester. The meeting took another short comfort break.