Application No: 15/P2647    Ward: Colliers Wood

Recommendation: Grant planning permission subject to any direction from the Mayor of London the completion of a signed Section 106 Unilateral Undertaking/Legal Agreement and conditions.

The Committee noted the Officers presentation and the additional information provided in the Supplementary Agenda. Officers explained that the application was a minor material amendment to the current scheme, however Officers were considering how to proceed on the issue of the infilling of the void area to provide additional flats.

Members also noted that the amendments proposed would result in 90.4% of the flats in phase 1 being under London Plan Space Standards, whereas in the original scheme 65.30% of the flats were under these standards, although the consented scheme was not assessed against these standards. Members asked how far under the space standards the amended sizes fell. Officers replied that this information could be provided but that the space standards gave a minimum requirement, which units either exceeded or fell below.

Members also discussed  issues of viability and affordable housing and noted that officers were recommending that the financial viability of the phased development be appropriately reviewed to secure off site contributions towards affordable housing. Members commented on the effects if phase two was not to be built.

Members noted the regenerative power of the development and the 3 and 4 bedroomed flats proposed in phase 2 as positives of the development, but felt that the high number of phase 1 flats falling under the London Space Standards was an overriding concern and that they needed more information on this issue before they could make a decision.

A motion to defer was proposed and accepted by a majority of members.

RESOLVED

The Item was deferred to a future meeting so that Officers could provide additional detailed information on the size of the apartments in relation to the London Plan space standards.. 

Officers would also provide a Legal view on whether all the variations could be considered under the terms of a section 73 application.