Issue - meetings

Recommendation: Conditional approval

Proposal:Full planning application for the proposed alterations to the site wide landscaping including amendments to the car parking provision, erection of cycle parking store, provision of electric charging points plus bin store and other associated works.

Applicant: Speer Street Capital.

The Committee received and reviewed a report about this application, set out in agenda pages 101 to 118.

The Committee were advised that the Members’ Update included:

·           Summary update to agenda page 101;

·           Updated condition 2, 3 and 9;

·           Updated informative 4;

·           Clarification of proposed parking spaces to 316;

·           Additional consultation responses;

·           Revised proposals following comments from Trees and Landscape Officers;

·           Replacement of paragraph 9;

·           Replacement of paragraph 13;

·           Replacement of paragraph 14;

·           Removal of paragraph 18;

·           Amendment of paragraphs 21 to 30.

Kenya Sharland, Agent, spoke in support of the application. Kenya stated that the scheme before the Committee was uncontentious and was proposed to renovate and modernise a long term vacant building. Kenya stated that the site had recently been purchased by a new owner whom was committed to undertaking a scheme of refurbishment works to the existing building for prospective new tenants. Kenya stated that prospective new tenants now came to expect features such as additional disabled parking spaces, electric car charging bays and bicycle storage as standard.

RESOLVED That application 191243 be approved, subject to conditions and informatives as set out in agenda pages 102 to 106, updated conditions 2, 3 and 9, and updated informative 4 and various other amendments, clarifications and replacements as set out within the Members’ Update.