Agenda and minutes

Councillors Bell and John Paschoud declared an interest in items (4, 5 & 6) on the agenda as members of the Board of Directors for Lewisham Homes, who are the applicants. Subsequently, the agenda was reordered to have these items heard last.

Councillor Bell (Chair), asked if Members agreed that the Minutes of the Planning Committee (C) meetings held on 26^TH FEBRUARY 2015 were accepted as a true and accurate record. Members agreed and was signed by the Chair.

The Planning Officer outlined details and answered Councillor queries regarding the proposal for the change of use, alteration and conversion of the basement at 491A New Cross Road SE14 to provide a self-contained studio flat at the rear and storage area for the ground floor commercial unit at the front, with the storage area to be accessed from the commercial unit via a new internal staircase, together with the conversion of the first second and attic floors of the building to provide 3 self-contained studio flats, together with alterations to the rear elevation of the building.

Councillor Hooks arrived at 7:33pm.

Councillor Slater arrived at 7:35pm.

The Committee received verbal representation from Mr Nigel Hartley, from Chestnut Planning and acting as agent on behalf of the application. Mr Hartley presented the scheme and addressed Members questions regarding the development.

Following questions and deliberation by Members, Councillor John Paschoud moved a motion to accept the officer’s recommendation and grant planning permission subject to conditions as guided by officers. It was seconded by Councillor Ogunbadewa.

Members voted as follows:

FOR:                Councillor Ogunbadewa (Vice-Chair), Klier and John Paschoud.

AGAINST         Councillor Dacres and Hilton.

ABSTAINED     Councillor Bell (Chair).

RESOLVED:     That planning permission be granted in respect of application No. DC/14/89474, subject to the conditions outlined in the report.

The Planning Officer outlined details of and answered Councillor queries regarding the proposal for the demolition of the existing garages adjacent to 49-71 Dacre Park SE13 and the construction of five two storey, two bedroom mews houses. incorporating green roofs, cycle stores and the provision of five car parking spaces.

The Committee received verbal representation from Mr Nick Brown from Pollard Thomas Edwards and acting as agents, on behalf of the application. Mr Brown presented the scheme and addressed Members questions regarding the development.

Following questions and deliberation by Members, Councillor Klier moved a motion to accept the officer’s recommendation and grant planning permission subject to conditions as guided by officers. It was seconded by Councillor Dacres.

Members voted as follows:

FOR:                Councillor Ogunbadewa (Vice-Chair), Clarke, Dacres, Hilton, Hooks, Klier and Slater.

RESOLVED:     That planning permission be granted in respect of application No. DC/14/89973, subject to the conditions outlined in the report.

Before the start of the meeting, an email from Ms Rachel Ottey, a resident of Wood Vale Estate, was sent to members and tabled at the start of the meeting. The email raised further concerns regarding the state of water infrastructure in the area and what impact the proposed development would have on the existing infrastructure.

The Planning Officer outlined details of and answered Councillor queries regarding the proposal for the demolition of 22 garages and associated manoeuvring space at the Wood Vale Estate, Buckley Close, SE23 and the construction of a part 2, part 3, and part 4 storey residential block of 9 self-contained flats comprising 1 one bed flat, 1 two bed wheelchair accessible flat, 3 two bed duplexes, 3 two bed flats and 1 four bed duplex accessed by a new access road, together with the redevelopment of the land to the south of Buckley Close to provide 8 three bedroom family houses with associated landscaping, public realm improvements, cycle storage and highways works including the provision of 25 car parking spaces.

The Committee received verbal representation from Ms Anna Davies from David Miller Architects and acting as agents, on behalf of the application. Ms Davies presented the scheme and addressed Members questions regarding the development.

The Committee received verbal representation from Ms Rosemary Stops, a resident of the Wood Vale estate, in objection to the proposed development. Ms Stops raised issues relating to the impact on traffic, the loss of parking, the impact on water infrastructure, the timescale and impact of construction and the density of the development.

Following questions and deliberation by Members, Councillor Clarke moved a motion to accept the officer’s recommendation and grant planning permission subject to an additional condition relating to Thames Water infrastructure testing and a reworded condition for landscaping and hard landscaping of new accessway. It was seconded by Councillor Hilton.

Members voted as follows:

FOR:                Councillor Ogunbadewa (Vice-Chair), Clarke, Dacres, Hilton, Hooks, Klier and Slater.

RESOLVED:     That planning permission be granted in respect of application No. DC/14/89973, subject to conditions (1) to (11) and (13) to (20) as outlined in the report, as well as changes to the wording of Condition (12) to read as follows:

(12)  (a)    No development shall commence on site until a Landscaping Scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall demonstrate the following:-

(i)   Soft Landscaping details, including planting schedule, species list, number and location of plantings, size of trees and tree pits. Priority should be given to native plant species and plants of known value to wildlife as listed in the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal hereby approved;

(ii)  Hard landscaping details. These should include details of the road surface scheme and design measures to prevent informal parking;

(iii)  Any external lighting that is to be installed at the site, including measures to prevent light spillage;

(iv) Details of the proposed boundary treatments including any gates, walls or fences backing  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

The Planning Officer outlined details of and answered Councillor queries regarding the proposal for the demolition of existing garages to the north of Longfield Crescent Estate, Longfield Crescent SE26, and the construction of nine, part two/part three storey 3 bed mews houses with associated front gardens and roof terraces, two, 4 storey blocks providing three 1 bedroom and four 2 bedroom self-contained flats, four, 3 bedroom two storey plus roof space dwelling-houses and associated gardens together with the provision of children's play spaces, a new shared street running east to west towards the south of the site and landscaping works including a pedestrian pathway, hydraulic bollards and associated works.

At 9:50pm Councillor Hooks moved to suspend standing orders, which was seconded by Councillor Dacres. This was unanimously agreed by Members.

The Committee received verbal representation from Mr Lyndon Giles from Pollard Thomas Edwards and acting as agents, on behalf of the application. Mr Giles presented the scheme and addressed Members questions regarding the development. Proposed plans were circulated amongst the members.

Following questions and deliberation by Members, Councillor Klier moved a motion to accept the officer’s recommendation and grant planning permission subject to conditions as guided by officers. It was seconded by Councillor Dacres.

Members voted as follows:

FOR:                Councillor Ogunbadewa (Vice-Chair), Clarke, Dacres, Hilton, Hooks, Klier and Slater.

RESOLVED:     That planning permission be granted in respect of application No. DC/14/89888, subject to the conditions outlined in the report.

The meeting ended at 10:19pm         Chair

21 May 2015

The Planning Officer outlined details and answered Councillor queries regarding the proposal for the installation of replacement PVCu double-glazed windows and french doors in the ground floor front, rear and side elevations of 7 Beverley Court, SE4.

Councillor Clarke arrived at 8:00pm.

Following questions and deliberation by Members, Councillor Bell (Chair) moved a motion to accept the officer’s recommendation and grant planning permission subject to conditions as guided by officers. It was seconded by Councillor Hilton.

Members voted as follows:

FOR:                Councillor Bell (Chair), Ogunbadewa (Vice-Chair), Hilton, Hooks, John Paschoud and Slater.

AGAINST         Councillor Dacres and Klier.

RESOLVED:     That planning permission be granted in respect of application No. DC/14/88236, subject to the conditions outlined in the report.

The Planning Officer outlined details of and answered Councillor queries regarding the proposal for the installation of replacement uPVC windows at the front and rear elevations in addition to the replacement of the front door, french doors and associated top side window to the rear at 12 Beverley Court, Breakspears Road, SE4.

Following questions and deliberation by Members, Councillor Bell (Chair) moved a motion to accept the officer’s recommendation and grant planning permission subject to conditions as guided by officers. It was seconded by Councillor Clarke.

Members voted as follows:

FOR:                Councillor Bell (Chair), Ogunbadewa (Vice-Chair), Clarke, Hilton, Hooks, John Paschoud and Slater.

AGAINST         Councillor Dacres and Klier.

RESOLVED:     That planning permission be granted in respect of application No. DC/14/89224, subject to the conditions outlined in the report.

Councillors Bell and John Paschoud left the meeting at 8:14pm.