Officer Recommendation:
Grant Permission subject to conditions.

1. Proposed development - It was noted that -
(a) the property was currently in use as a temporary home for young single homeless persons and was run by the SPEAR Housing Association in association with the Council’s Housing Department, and
(b) the proposed development included the extension of the property in connection with its use as temporary accommodation for homeless people.

1.1 In response to concerns expressed by local residents that the proposed development may occupied by people who are not young single homeless persons such as rough sleepers (as outlined in para. 3.2, agenda pages382/83), those speakers present representing or supporting the applicant indicated the following -

(i) SPEAR‘s representative advised that they had no plans to change the current client group (namely young single homeless persons) ; and

(ii) the Council’s Housing Department’s representative advised that they had previously indicated that they wished to investigate possibly using the site for a different client group, but due to the demand for accommodation for young single homeless persons, there was no spare capacity to allow use of the site for a different client group, and also there was no similar provision in the local area, and therefore the site would continue to be used for young single homeless persons.

2. Extra Condition – Restriction on Use – Arising from the above, Members suggested that an extra condition be imposed requiring the premises to be occupied only by young single homeless persons.  Both SPEAR‘s representative and the Council’s Housing Department’s representative confirmed that this would be acceptable to them.  Officers indicated that the wording of the condition would need to define the age range of the young single homeless persons who would be allowed to occupy the premises.  As indicated below, the Committee subsequently agreed that such an extra condition be imposed and that officers be delegated authority to agree the detailed wording.

3. Condition (5) (B.5 – Details of walls/fences) – Officers confirmed that Condition(5) relating to means of enclosure, which currently comprised standard condition B.5, and which was referred to in the modifications sheet as possibly needing to be amended, did actually need to be modified.  As indicated below, the Committee subsequently agreed that officers be delegated authority to amend the condition appropriately.

Decision: Item 16 - ref. 13/P4062 (8 Wilton Road, Colliers Wood, SW19 2HB)

(A) GRANT PERMISSION subject to the conditions set out in the officer case report and the tabled modifications sheet and the tabled modifications sheet, and subject to the following

(i) Condition (5) (B.5 – Details of walls/fences) – to be modified appropriately further to (B) below;

(ii) Extra Condition – Restriction on Use – An extra condition requiring the premises to be occupied only by young single homeless persons within a specific age range (to be defined) subject to (B) below

(B) Delegation: The Director of Environment & Regeneration be delegated authority to -
(i) amend Condition (5); and
(ii) agree the detailed wording of the above extra condition.