Agenda item
21/00014/FULM - 60 High Street, Watford WD17 2BS
- Meeting of Development Management Committee, Tuesday, 8 June 2021 7.00 pm (Item 5.)
- View the background to item 5.
Minutes:
The Development Management Manager delivered his report.
The Chair drew the committee’s attention to the written submission in support of the application that had been submitted on behalf of the applicant by their agent, Avison Young.
Being no speakers on this matter, he invited the committee to debate the application.
There followed a brief debate where reassurance was given that disabled parking, together with cycle spaces and bin storage would remain. It was noted that the increase to eight storeys was not on the High Street frontage where it would impinge on the listed buildings.
In response to a question regarding the affordable housing and review mechanism, the Development Management Manager explained that it was not possible at this stage to give an estimate on the likely yields as it was dependent on future construction costs and sales values. There followed a short discussion on the problems with viability reports and affordable housing contributions.
The Chair moved the officer’s recommendation that pursuant to a planning obligation under s.106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 having been completed to secure the following Heads of Terms, conditional planning permission be granted subject to the conditions listed below:
Section 106 Heads of Terms
i) To secure a contribution of £50,000 in lieu of on-site affordable housing.
ii) To secure a review mechanism of the viability of the development to be undertaken upon completion of the development when actual build costs and sales values of the flats are known. This shall allow an increase to the financial contribution towards affordable housing provision should the viability of the development be shown to have improved.
iii) To secure a financial payment to the Council of £2,000 towards the variation of the Borough of Watford (Watford Central Area and West Watford Area)(Controlled Parking Zones)(Consolidation) Order 2010 to exclude the site from the controlled parking zone, thereby preventing residents’ parking permits being issued to this site.
Conditions
1. The development to which this permission relates shall be begun within a period of three years commencing on the date of this permission.
2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved drawings:
489-CDA-ZZ-00-DR-A-00-0100_Rev R2 - Proposed Site Plan
489-CDA-ZZ-00-DR-A-05-0100_Rev R3 – Proposed Ground Floor Plan
489-CDA-ZZ-01-DR-A-05-0101_Rev R2 – Proposed First Floor Plan
489-CDA-ZZ-02-DR-A-05-0102_Rev R2 – Proposed Second Floor Plan
489-CDA-ZZ-03-DR-A-05-0103_Rev R2 – Proposed Third Floor Plan
489-CDA-ZZ-04-DR-A-05-0104_Rev R2 – Proposed Fourth Floor Plan
489-CDA-ZZ-05-DR-A-05-0105_Rev R2 – Proposed Fifth Floor Plan
489-CDA-ZZ-06-DR-A-05-0106_Rev R2 – Proposed Sixth Floor Plan
489-CDA-ZZ-07-DR-A-05-0107_Rev R2 – Proposed Roof Plan
489-CDA-ZZ-08-DR-A-05-0108_Rev R1 – Proposed Roof Plan
489-CDA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-05-0200-S73_Rev R2 – Proposed Rear Elevation
489-CDA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-05-0201-S73_Rev R2 – Proposed North West Elevation
489-CDA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-05-0202-S73_Rev R2 – Proposed South East Elevation
489-CDA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-05-0203-S73_Rev R2 – Proposed Front Elevation
489-CDA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-05-0800-S73_Rev R2 – Proposed Visualisation
489-CDA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-05-0801-S73_Rev R2 – Proposed Visualisation
489-CDA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-05-0802-S73_Rev R2 – Proposed Visualisation
489-CDA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-05-0804-S73_Rev R2 – Proposed Visualisation
489-CDA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-05-0805-S73_Rev R2 – Proposed Visualisation
489-CDA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-05-0807-S73_Rev R2 – Proposed Visualisation
3. The development shall be constructed in accordance with the following external materials and design details, as approved under ref. 20/00854/DISCON:
489-CDA-A l-XX-DR-A-0l30-S73-1 (R 1) Wellstones - Materials & Detail Bay Study
489-CDA-A l-XX-DR-A-0l31-S73-1 (R 1) Courtyard Walkway elevation - Materials & Detail Bay Study
489-CDA-A l-XX-DR-A-0l34-S73-1 (R 1) Courtyard Balcony to 62 High St - Materials & Detail Bay Study
489-CDA-A l-XX-DR-A-0l35-S73-1 (R 1) High St Elevation - Materials & Detail Bay Study
489-CDA-A l-XX-DR-A-0211-S73-1 (R 1) High St - GFL - Shopfront - Materials & Detail Bay Study
489-CDA-A l-XX-DR-A-0212-S73-1 (R 1) High St - 3FL - Terrace Mansard - Materials & Detail Bay Study
489-CDA-A l-XX-DR-A-0214-S73-1 (R 1) Wellstones - Balconies - Materials & Detail Bay Study
4. The surface water drainage scheme shall be constructed in accordance with the following details, as approved under ref. 21/00171/DISCON:
Appendix A: Below Ground Drainage Drawings by Whitby Wood (dated 7th January 2021)
Appendix B: Below Ground Drainage Calculations by Whitby Wood (dated 7th January 2021)
RC Roof Slab Calculation Package (dated 6th November 2020)
5. No part of the development shall be occupied until a management and maintenance plan for the SUDS features and drainage network has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include:
1. Provision of a complete set of as built drawings for the site drainage.
2. Maintenance and operational activities and arrangements for adoption and any other measures to secure the operation of the scheme throughout its lifetime.
The management and maintenance plan shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details throughout the lifetime of the development unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
6. No part of the development shall be occupied until the noise mitigation measures detailed in the following reports have been implemented in full, as approved under ref. 20/01267/DISCON:
Noise Impact Assessment Report (Report 20374.NIA.01 Rev. C dated 23/02/2021) by KP Acoustics Limited
Domestic Overheating Assessment (Ref. BE2037 dated 17th September 2020) by Build Energy Ltd
7. The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the Energy & Sustainability Report dated 31st July 2018 prepared by MES Building Solutions, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
8. No part of the development shall be occupied until full details of a soft and hard landscaping scheme have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved hard landscaping shall be carried out prior to first occupation of the development and the approved soft landscaping shall be carried out not later than the first available planting and seeding season after completion of the development. Any trees or plants whether new or existing which within a period of five years die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, or in accordance with details approved by the Local Planning Authority.
9. No part of the development shall be occupied until refuse, recycling and cycle storage facilities have been provided in accordance with the approved plans. The storage facilities shall be retained at all times thereafter.
Informatives
1. IN907 - Positive and proactive statement - GRANT
2. IN910 - Building Regulations
3. IN912 - Hours of Construction
4. IN909 - Street Name and Numbering
5. IN913 - Community Infrastructure Level Liability
6. HIGH – Storage of Materials – Highway
7. OBSHIG – Obstruction of the Highway
8. MUD – Mud on highway
Supporting documents:
- 21/00014/FULM - 60 High Street, Watford WD17 2BS, item 5. PDF 570 KB
- Appendix 1 for 21/00014/FULM - 60 High Street, Watford WD17 2BS, item 5. PDF 2 MB
- 60 High Street Watford - Applicant Written Statement to Committee - 080621, item 5. PDF 385 KB