Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Brian Harris, Brian Mooney, Deputy Alistair Moss and Deputy Henry Pollard.

There were no declarations of interest.

To agree the public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 20 May 2014.

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 20 May 2014 be approved.

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 6 May 2014.

RESOVLED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 6 May 2014 be received.

Report of the Chief Planning Officer and Development Director relative to development and advertisement applications dealt with under delegated authority.

The Committee received a report of the Chief Planning Officer and Development Director relative to development and advertisement applications dealt with under delegated authority since the previous meeting.

Report of the Director of the Built Environment.

The Committee received a report of the Chief Planning Officer and Development Director which provided details of valid planning applications received by the department.

Proposal: Redevelopment providing a 12 storey building comprising office accommodation (Class B!) at basement to 11^th floor and public house at part basement and part ground floor.

RESOLVED – That,

a)    Planning permission be granted for the development referred to above in accordance with the details set out on the attached schedule subject to:

i)             planning obligations and other agreements being entered into in respect of those matters set out in the report, the decision notice not to be issued until such obligations have been executed; and

ii)            no objections being received as a result of the consultation detailed above.

b)    That your officers be instructed to negotiate and execute obligations in respect of those matters set out in the report under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Proposal: Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment with a new office building at part basement, ground floor and six upper floors with retail uses at part ground and mezzanine levels, incorporating reconstruction of the existing historic façade at 20 Abchurch Street and associated infrastructure at ground floor level.

The Committee were informed of the following changes to the report –

Page 59 Recommendation: 

Omit (ii)  which says  “The Mayor of London be given 14 days to decide whether or not to direct the Council to refuse planning permission (under Article 5(1)(a) of the Town & Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008).”

Omit (d) – as the areas of land are proposed to be Permissive Path.

Page 62, Para 1; retail (273sq.m) replaced with retail (959sqm)

Page 68, Para 39; 17,250sqm (GIA) should read 16,159 sqm (GIA)

Page 68, Para 42, last sentence; retail floorspace 150sqm should read 155sqm.

Page 96, Condition 2; Change reason: “To ensure the enforceability of the S.106 covenants.”

Add new condition: “The development hereby permitted shall not commence until the Transport and Works Act Order for the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade Project has been made and implemented and shall not commence other than in association with works approved by the Secretary of State pursuant to the said Transport and Works Act Order.  REASON: The development hereby permitted shall not commence except in association with the works approved by the Secretary of State pursuant to a Transport and Works Act Order for the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade Project.”

During discussion, reference was made to the following –

·                    Any potential disturbance to St Mary Abchurch caused by service vehicles needed to be taken into account;

·                    Inclusion of a condition to require that a photographic record to be made of 10 King William Street; and

·                     The location

Proposal: Demolition of 15 Minories and 62 Aldgate High Street and redevelopment to provide a Class B1 office building with Class A1 retail.  Extension and recladding of 16 Minories and change of use from offices to a hotel with Class A3 restaurant or Class D1 (health)/Class D2 (community) use.  Erection of a new residential building (Class C3) providing 87 units.  Re-landscaping of open space and public realm improvements.

The Committee were informed of the following changes to the report –

Page 143 Subject: amended as follows to include proposed Class A3 restaurant in the description:

“Demolition of 15 Minories and 62 Aldgate High Street and redevelopment to provide a Class B1 office building with Class A1 retail (18,537sq.m).  Extension and recladding of 16 Minories and change of use from offices (Class B1) to a hotel (Class C1), Class A3 restaurant and Class D1 (health)/ Class D2 (community) use/Class A3 restaurant use (17,367sq.m.). Erection of new residential building (Class C3) providing 87 units (7829sq.m.).Re-landscaping of open space and public realm improvements.”

Page 143 Summary; fourth paragraph: 31 affordable units should read 27 affordable units. 

Page 177 Para 165: Following sentence added to the end of the para: “This provision would be secured in the S106 agreement.”

Page 192 Description of Development: amended to include the proposed Class A3 restaurant as in the description as above.

Page 197 Condition 24 amended to read as follows:

“Goods, including fuel, delivered or collected by vehicles arriving at or departing from the buildings shall not be accepted or dispatched unless the vehicles are unloaded or loaded from the designated basement service areas.

REASON: To avoid obstruction of the surrounding streets and to safeguard the amenity of the occupiers of adjacent premises, in accordance with the following policies of the Core Strategy: CS15, CS21.”

The Committee considered a report of the Director of the Built Environment which detailed minor alterations to the approved City of London Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning document.

RESOLVED – That the proposed minor alterations to the City of London Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document be approved, to bring the SPD into line with revised national Building Regulations and the updated Mayoral supplementary planning guidance.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of the Built Environment regarding the rescission and variation of City Walkway at 33 King William Street and Bridge across Upper Thames Street to Seal House.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to rescind the resolution of the Court of Common Council dated 3rd October 1985 which declared as City Walkway CW18 and vary the resolution of the Court of Common Council dated 13^th March 1986 which declared as City Walkway CW35, being more particularly shown hatched on the City Walkway Rescission Plan NO. CWRP-01-14 (Appendix B to this report) and City Walkway Variation Plan CWVP-01-14 (Appendix D to this report) in accordance with the resolutions set out in Appendix A and Appendix C to this report.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of the Department of the Built Environment which set out progress against the 2013/16 Business Plan and the Financial Outturn report for the Department.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of the Built Environment which set out the current programme for the of the departments major projects.

RESOLVED – That the programme of projects being undertaken be noted and approval given to projects at Gateway 2.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of the Built Environment which set outs the background and production of a draft City of London open Space Strategy.

The Committee commended the strategy and which had approved for Public Consultation by the Open Spaces and City Gardens Committee.

The Committee commented on the proposed methods of consultation which may benefit from more visuals and maps from which it was advised that Officers would liaise with the Open Spaces Department on the most appropriate material to use.  It was suggested that the results of the consultation could be submitted to the Local Plans Sub Committee for consideration.

RESOLVED – That the draft text of the City of London Open Space Strategy Supplementary Planning Document be approved for Public Consultation.

This report was deferred to the meeting on 17 July to allow consideration by the Policy and Resources Committee on 3 July 2014.

Report of the City Surveyor.

The Committee considered a report of the City Surveyor which sought approval to declare parcels of City Fund highway land surplus to requirement.

RESOLVED – That,

a)    City Fund highway land at Billiter Square, Fenchurch Avenue, Billiter Street, Fenchurch Street and Fen Court, EC3 measuring 2,561 ft² (237.93 m²) in total and encompassed by the permitted development at 120 Fenchurch Street (11/00854/FULEIA) be declared surplus to highway requirements to enable it to be incorporated into the development scheme with the disposal terms to be subject to the approval of the Property Investment Board and the Finance Committee; and

b)    It be noted that insofar as part of the affected highway land is only to be used for oversailing and such declaration is restricted to that vertical section as needed for the oversailing to operate and that the declaration excludes the highway stratum which is to be retained for highway purposes.

Report of the City Surveyor.

The Committee considered a report of the City Surveyor which sought approval to declare an area of City Fund highway land to be surplus to highway requirements to allow its disposal and enable the permitted development scheme being proposed by the Salters Company to its premise.

RESOLVED – That City Fund highway land at Fore Street, EC2 measuring 485 ft² (45.05 m²) and to be oversailed by the permitted development of the Salters Hall (consent no. 08/00991/FUL) be declared surplus to highway requirements to enable its disposal upon terms subject to the approval of the Property Investment Board, and such declaration excluding the highway stratum which is defined as being 2 spits depth beneath the footpath and at least 2.75m above it and which is to be retained for highway purposes.

Report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection.

This report was deferred to the next meeting.

Report of the City Surveyor.

The Committee considered a report of the City Surveyor which provided the annual performance statistics for Public Lifts and Escalators from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

There were no questions.

There were no items of urgent business.

MOTION – That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

RESOLVED– That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

To receive the non-public minutes of the Streets and Walkways Sub Committee meeting held on 6 May 2014.

The non-public minutes of the Streets and Walkways Sub Committee meeting held on 6 May 2014 were received.

Report of the City Surveyor.

The Committee considered and approved a progress report of the City Surveyor regarding Bridgemaster’s House (Potters Fields Redevelopment Phase II) – Gateway 4c.

There were no items of urgent business.