Officer Recommendation
Approve discharge of Condition 4 (External materials) in respect of Site 2 of the redevelopment of The Nelson Hospital.

1. Modifications Sheet – Late representations – Officers indicated that, whilst the tabled modification sheet stated that there were no modifications to be made to the officer report relating to this item, two late e-mails had been received including further objections/ representations (a) objecting to the scheme as a whole; and (b) regarding the need for external materials to reduce the conflict between the proposed development and existing neighbouring properties.

2. Window Frames – Samples of the proposed external materials were available for inspection at the meeting.  Officers indicated that the displayed materials now included the light grey window frames proposed to be used for the development.

3. External Materials – Officers reminded Members that -
(a) the Committee had previously granted planning consent for the proposed development of the Nelson Hospital site but that the Committee had imposed a Condition (4) requiring the submission and approval of the external materials proposed;
(b) the current application sought approval of the proposed external materials; and
(c) at its previous meeting (on 13/2/14), the Committee had decided that consideration of the application be deferred to this next meeting in March so as to allow consultations with the applicant regarding the possible provision of a living wall on the Manor Gardens frontage.

3.1 Officers also advised that (i) as detailed in para. 3.4 (agenda page 315), the applicant was not willing to provide a living wall; and (ii) as set out in the agenda item, officers still considered that, though not including a living wall on the Manor Gardens frontage, the submitted external materials were acceptable.

4. Approval – After some discussion, the application was approved by 6 votes to 3 (Councillors David Dean, Peter Southgate and Simon Withey dissenting).

Decision: Item 14 - ref. 13/P2192 (Nelson Hospital (Assisted Living Places), 220 Kingston Road, Wimbledon Chase, SW20 8DB)

APPROVE discharge of condition (4) (External Materials) in respect of Site 2 of the redevelopment of Nelson Hospital as set out in the officer case report.