Agenda and minutes

Planning Committee A - Thursday, 4th June, 2015 7.30 pm

Venue: Room 1 & 2, Civic Suite, Lewisham Town Hall, Catford, SE6 4RU

Contact: Russell Brown 020 8314 9722

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Declarations of Interests PDF 32 KB

Minutes PDF 10 KB

St Georges Church of England Primary School, Perry Vale, London, SE23 PDF 158 KB

Additional documents:

St Georges Primary School Site Plan , item 3. PDF 90 KB

St Georges Primary School

Minutes:

Committee	PLANNING COMMITTEE A
Report Title	ST GEORGE’S (FORMERLY CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL, PERRY VALE SE23
Ward	Perry Vale
Contributors	Suzanne White
Class	PART 1	4th June 2015

Reg. Nos.	DC/14/89545

Application dated	17.10.14 [as revised on 03.03.15]

Applicant	Pollard Thomas Edwards on behalf of Lewisham Council

Proposal	Expansion of St George’s Church of England Primary School, Perry Vale, SE23 (formerly Christ Church Primary) comprising demolition of existing temporary buildings; erection of a two storey side extension and single storey first floor extension to main building; erection of a single storey nursery building to Westbourne Drive; creation of new pedestrian entrances from Perry Vale and the corner of Church Vale/Westbourne Drive; together with associated landscaping, boundary treatment and cycle parking provision.

Applicant’s Plan Nos.	PL_001, PL_002, PL_003, PL_004, PL_006, PL_007, PL_008, PL_009, PL_011, PL_101, PL_105, PL_106, PL_111, PL_112, PL_113, PL_114, PL_115, PL_116, DPA-69869-01 Rev A, Energy Strategy Statement, Preliminary Ecological Assessment, School Travel Plan, Daytime Bat Survey, Planning Obligations Statement, CIL Form, Public Transport and Local Services Analysis, Contamination Report Part 1, Contamination Report Part 2; Revised Transport Statement, received December 2014; PL_103A, PL_108A, PL_109A, PL_110A, Arboricultural Impact Assessment received February 2015; and PL_102B, PL_104B, PL_107A, SK106, L-100 D, L-800C, revised BREEAM Report & Pre-Assessment, received March 2015

Background Papers	(1) Case File LE/383/C/TP (2) Local Development Framework Documents (3) The London Plan

Designation	No designations. Existing Use Class is D1- Education

Screening	ES not required

1.0 Property/Site Description

1.1 The school site is located on the eastern side of Perry Vale, between its junctions with Church Vale and Dacres Road. The site’s north eastern corner extends to Westbourne Drive.

1.2 The school buildings vary between 1-2 storeys in height, concentrated in the north western part of the site, fronting Perry Vale. There is an existing two storey extension to the main building which provides an additional two classrooms. A separate single storey building to the south provides nursery space. In addition there are two modular buildings providing a reception classroom and IT/flexible space. To the north of these buildings are residential and commercial premises which front Perry Vale and Church Vale.

1.3 The southern portion of the site, along the rest of the Perry Vale frontage, is comprised of hard play area. Adjoining the site to the south and south east are a two storey dwelling house and a 4 storey block of flats. To the east is a small public park. The boundary between the park and school is lined with mature trees.

1.4 The north east corner of the site comprises further hard play as well as a ‘nature area’ consisting of a grassed area and mature trees. In February, the majority of the trees in this part of the site were removed by the applicant. This is discussed in Section 6 below.

1.5 There are 4no. accesses to the site. From Perry Vale there is one vehicular access, providing access to the kitchen and three (unmarked) staff parking spaces, and a ... view the full minutes text for item 3.

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