Agenda item

(Appendices to this report are published as a separate document)

RECOMMENDATION:

1.    That the Head of Development Management be authorised to Grant approval for the reserved matters application Subject to Conditions.

2.    That the Head of Development Management be granted delegated authority to finalise the wording of the conditions to cover the matters in the Recommendation section of this report.

3.    That the Head of Development Management be authorised to discharge the details submitted pursuant to conditions 9,11,5,23,27,29, 31,32,35,36,37,39,40,43,47,48,49,50,52,53,54,57,58,60,61,63,76,77 and 80.

WARD: Upper Edmonton

NOTED that Councillor Doug Taylor having declared a non-pecuniary interest as a Council appointed Director of Energetik withdrew from the meeting during the discussion of this item. 

Sarah Odu, Principal Planning Officer, supported by Sharon Davidson, (Planning Decisions Manager – Corporate Projects) introduced the report and described the proposals.

Mr Burn, resident of a neighbouring property, spoke against the officer’s recommendation.

Ms Parkinson, Vistry, on behalf of the applicant, spoke in favour of the officer’s recommendation.

Members, during the discussion which ensued, raised concerns regarding the current fire safety legislation which allowed for a single staircase escape route, which in the proposed development connected to a covered car park by way of the lobbies.

Andrew Marsden, the Council’s Building Control Manager gave specific advice on the building regulations and the relationship to fire safety and confirmed that he was satisfied in this regard.

Concerns were also raised by Members in relation to accessibility to disabled parking through the lobbies together with access and location of the refuse stores, as well as the adequacy of car parking spaces

The sub-optimal levels of daylight / sunlight for occupiers of some of the rooms in the proposed units were also discussed.

On being put to the vote, there were seven votes for and four against.

AGREED:

1.    That the Head of Development Management be authorised to GRANT approval for the reserved matters application Subject to Conditions.

2.    That the Head of Development Management be granted delegated authority to finalise the wording of the conditions to cover the matters in the Recommendation section of this report.

3.    That the Head of Development Management be authorised to discharge the details submitted pursuant to conditions 9,11,5,23,27,29, 31,32,35,36,37,39,40,43,47,48,49,50,52,53,54,57,58,60,61,63,76,77 and 80.