Agenda item

Elizabeth Industrial Estate, Juno Way SE14 (Agenda Item 6)

The planning officer circulated amendments to conditions and detailed these changed to members prior to outlined details of the proposal for the two-storey side extension and rear roof extension, and the planning history associated with this site.

The Committee received verbal representations from Mr Colin Brown, the Development Manager for the Howard Group, applicants for the proposal.

Councillor Long moved a motion to accept the officer’s recommendations A and B, subject to the amended description and condition, which was seconded by Councillor Fitzsimmons.

Members voted as follows:

FOR:                  Councillors Bell (Chair), Feakes, Fitzsimmons, Jeffrey and Long.

RESOLVED:    Resolved that in respect of Planning Application No. DC/12/81950:

(i)           Authorise the Head of Law to negotiate and complete a legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Act (and other appropriate powers) to secure the following principal matters to ensure the acceptable implementation of the development:

·              A contribution of £52,000 to assist delivery of the North Lewisham Links Strategy.

(ii)     Upon completion of a satisfactory legal agreement, the Head of Planning be authorised to GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION subject to conditions (1) to (6), (8) to (11), (13) and (15) as set out in the report, with conditions (7), (12) and (14) amended as follows:

Amended condition (7)     No development shall commence on site until a remediation  strategy that includes the following components to deal with the risks associated with contamination of the site has been submitted to and approved, in writing, by the local planning authority:

(i)           A site investigation scheme, based on the preliminary risk assessment which has been submitted,  to provide information for a detailed assessment of the risk to all receptors that may be affected, including those off site.

(ii)         The results of the site investigation and the detailed risk assessment referred to in (2) and, based on these, an options appraisal and remediation strategy giving full details of the remediation measures required and how they are to be undertaken.

(iii)       A verification plan providing details of the data that will be collected in order to demonstrate that the works set out in the remediation strategy in (3) are complete and identifying any requirements for longer-term monitoring of pollutant linkages, maintenance and arrangements for contingency action.

Any changes to these components require the express written consent of the local planning authority. The scheme shall be implemented as approved.

Reasons:  To ensure that development of the site is carried out with due regard to addressing issues of historiccontamination that could present a risk to groundwater in the underlying Principal and Secondaryaquifers in accordance with the NPPF.

Amended condition (12)      The new build elements of the development hereby approved shall be built to a minimum standard of BREEAM ‘Very good’ achieving a minimum score of 57.6% prior to the occupation of the building a Post Construction Certificate indicating that at least BREEAM ‘Very good’ at a minimum level of 57.6% has been achieved shall be submitted local planning authority for confirmation, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Reasons:  To comply with Policies 5.1 Climate change and mitigation, 5.2 Minimising carbon dioxide emissions, 5.3 Sustainable design and construction, 5.7 Renewable energy, 5.15 Water use and supplies in the London Plan (2011) and Core Strategy Policy 7 Climate change and adapting to the effects, Core Strategy Policy 8 Sustainable design and construction and energy efficiency (2011).

Amended condition (14)      Notwithstanding the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes Order) 1987 as amended, (or any other order revoking or re-enacting this order) the agreed provision of 'trade counters' within the approved Units 1-5 hereby approved shall be ancillary to the main use within each unit (Use Class B2/B8).

Reasons:  To comply with Policies 5.1 Climate change and mitigation, 5.2 Minimising carbon dioxide emissions, 5.3 Sustainable design and construction, 5.7 Renewable energy, 5.15 Water use and supplies in the London Plan (2011) and Core Strategy Policy 7 Climate change and adapting to the effects, Core Strategy Policy 8 Sustainable design and construction and energy efficiency (2011).