Agenda item

22/00727/VARM - 37-39 Clarendon Road, Watford

             

The Development Management Manager delivered his report.

 

The Chair then invited Chris Deeks to speak on behalf of the application.

 

Mr. Deeks detailed how the works had currently progressed and highlighted the training academy they had launched working with former members of the Armed Forces and locally under-represented groups.  They have to date graduated two cohorts and offered ongoing employment to members from both.  They were pursuing other local partnerships to assist with training for the local population.  He highlighted some of the changes and the fact that there was no reduction in the amenities for the people who would be using them and they made an overall improvement to the external and internal character.  He stated they would help to meet the demand for local office space and urged the committee to support the development.

 

The Chair thanked Mr. Deeks and opened it up to the committee to discuss.

 

Overall the committee was very keen on the development and particularly commended the training academy work and involvement of veterans. 

 

The Chair moved for the committee to vote on the officer’s recommendation.

 

On being put to the committee the application was approved.

RESOLVED –

 

That, pursuant to a deed of variation under s.106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 having been completed to link the application to the original s.106 agreement under ref. 17/00470/FULM and the deed of variation under ref. 21/00934/VARM, planning permission be granted subject to the conditions listed below:

 

Conditions

 

1. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved drawings:

1152-PL-AA90A - SITE LOCATION PLAN

1152-PL-AA91A – RED LINE DRAWING

1152-PL-AA00A - GROUND FLOOR PLAN

1152-PL-AA01B – 1st FLOOR PLAN

1152-PL-AA02B – 2nd FLOOR PLAN

1152-PL-AA03B – 3rd FLOOR RESIDENTIAL

1152-PL-AA04B – 4th FLOOR RESIDENTIAL & 3rd FLOOR OFFICE

1152-PL-AA05B – 5th FLOOR RESIDENTIAL & 4th FLOOR OFFICE

1152-PL-AA06B – 6th FLOOR RESIDENTIAL & 5th FLOOR OFFICE

1152-PL-AA07B – 7th FLOOR RESIDENTIAL

1152-PL-AA08B – 8th FLOOR RESIDENTIAL & 6th FLOOR OFFICE

1152-PL-AA09B – 9th FLOOR RESIDENTIAL & 7th FLOOR OFFICE

1152-PL-AA10B – 10th FLOOR RESIDENTIAL & 8th FLOOR OFFICE 1152-PL-AA11B – 11th FLOOR RESIDENTIAL & 9th FLOOR OFFICE 1152-PL-AA12B – 12th FLOOR RESIDENTIAL & 10th FLOOR OFFICE

1152-PL-AA13B – 22nd-24th FLOOR RESIDENTIAL

1152-PL-AA14B – 25th FLOOR RESIDENTIAL

1152-PL-AA15 – 13th FLOOR RESIDENTIAL & 11th FLOOR OFFICE

1152-PL-AA16 – 14th-21st FLOOR RESIDENTIAL

1152-PL-AA20A - BASEMENT LEVEL -1 FLOOR PLAN

1152-PL-AA21A - BASEMENT LEVEL -2 FLOOR PLAN

1152-PL-AA30A - SOUTH ELEVATION

1152-PL-AA31A - WEST ELEVATION

1152-PL-AA32A - EAST ELEVATION

1152-PL-AA33A - NORTH ELEVATION

1152-PL-AA34A - SECTION ELEVATIONS

1152-PL-AA200 – SECTION RAMP TO BASEMENT

1152-PL-AA201 – RESIDENTIAL CYCLE STORE

1152-PL-AA202A – RESIDENTIAL STORAGE

1152-PL-AA501 – WINDOW CLEANING STRATEGY

1152-PL-AA502A - RESIDENTIAL FACADE

1152-PL-AA503A - OFFICE FACADE Page 99

1152-PL-AA504A - CAFE_OFFICE FAÇADE

DAS ADDENDUM (DATED JULY 2022)

 

2. The development permitted by this planning permission shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Drainage Strategy Report by SLR Consulting (ref. 402.06661.00004 Version 2.0, dated July 2017) approved as part of planning permission reference: 17/00470/FULM and the following mitigation measures detailed within the FRA:

i) Limiting the surface water run-off rates to maximum of 54.3l/s for the 1in 100 year rainfall event with discharge into Thames Surface Water sewer.

ii) Provide attenuation to ensure no increase in surface water run-off volumes for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year + climate change event. iii) Implementing the appropriate drainage strategy using appropriate SuDS measures as indicated on drawing no. 1620002979-RAM-XX-DRC-00100 Rev P2.

The mitigation measures shall be fully implemented prior to occupation and subsequently in accordance with the timing/phasing arrangements embodied within the scheme, or within any other period as may subsequently be agreed, in writing, by the local planning authority.

 

3. The development permitted by this planning permission shall be carried out in full accordance with the approved Drainage Layout ref: 140682/2000_rev D, dated 15.02.2021, as approved under planning reference: 20/01485/DISCON.

 

4. All external facing materials to be installed on the building shall be in accordance with the approved Façade Materials Schedule dated May 2022, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

5. No external facing materials shall be installed on the building until a noise mitigation scheme for all the proposed residential dwellings on the 1st-6th floors with windows facing Beechen Grove, based upon the recommendations of the Environmental Noise Assessment by SLR dated March 2017 (Ref. No. 403.06661.00003, Version Final), has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include the details and specifications of the sound reduction performance of all glazed and non-glazed elements of the building facades. No dwelling shall be occupied until the approved mitigation measures have been installed in full, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

6. No external facing materials shall be installed on the building until the specification of a mechanical air supply/extract system for each of the residential dwellings on the 1st-6th floors with windows facing Beechen Grove has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The system must be capable of providing background and rapid ventilation for cooling with the windows of the dwellings being closed. The system must not compromise the sound insulation of the façades. Details of the siting of any air intake; extraction units; generators and other mechanical equipment serving this system that are likely to give rise to noise should be submitted, along with details of noise attenuation measures to be incorporated to ensure these units do not give rise to a noise nuisance. No dwelling shall be occupied until the approved mitigation measures have been installed in full, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

7. No external facing materials shall be installed on the building until the specification of a mechanical air supply/extract system for each of the residential dwellings on the 8th-11th floors with windows on the south elevation facing Jury’s Inn has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The system must be capable of providing background and rapid ventilation for cooling with the windows of the dwellings being closed and be able to filter out cooking odours. The system must not compromise the sound insulation of the façades. Details of the siting of any air intake; extraction units; generators and other mechanical equipment serving this system that are likely to give rise to noise should be submitted, along with details of noise attenuation measures to be incorporated to ensure these units do not give rise to a noise nuisance. No dwelling shall be occupied until the approved mitigation measures have been installed in full, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

8. All piling must be undertaken in accordance with the Piling Method Statement (Project 3004.02, Revision A dated 24.08.21) by Terrel as approved under ref. 21/01676/DISCON.

 

9. No part of the development shall be occupied until the hard landscaping scheme for the site has been carried out in full in accordance with the detailed design in the document by Kate Gould Gardens approved under ref. 21/01677/DISCON.

Reason: In the interests of the visual appearance of the site and the wider area, in accordance with Policy UD1 of the Watford Local Plan Core Strategy 2006-31.

 

10. The approved soft landscaping scheme for the site as detailed in the document by Kate Gould Gardens approved under ref. 21/01677/DISCON shall be carried out not later than the first available planting and seeding season after the completion of 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.

 

11. No part of the development shall be occupied until the modified access and egress arrangements from Clarendon Road, as shown in principle on the approved drawings, and the servicing and delivery areas to the front and side of the building, have been completed in full.

 

12. No dwelling within the development shall be occupied until the following facilities have been provided for the use of residents, in accordance with the approved drawings:

(i) the secure cycle store for at least 168no. cycles;

(ii) the bin store for waste and recycling;

(iii) the storage cages within the storage rooms on the 1st-6th floors;

(iv) the roof gardens at 7th floor level and on the roof of the tower.

These facilities shall be retained at all times for the use of the residential occupiers of the dwellings.

 

13. No part of the office floorspace shall be occupied until the following facilities have been provided for the use of employees, in accordance with the approved drawings:

(i) the secure cycle stores for at least 96 cycles and shower/locker facilities for employees;

(ii) the secure cycle stores for at least 25 cycles for visitors;

(iii) the bin store for waste and recycling

These facilities shall be retained at all times.

 

14. No part of the office floorspace shall be occupied until a detailed Travel Plan for the development, based upon the Hertfordshire County Council document 'Hertfordshire Green Travel Plan Guidance’, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning. The approved plan shall be implemented as approved at all times, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

15. No plant or equipment shall be installed within the roof level plant enclosures until an acoustic assessment has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority which demonstrates that the sound pressure level from the plant enclosures will be at least 10dB below the lowest LA90 (15 minutes) noise level measured at 1m from the adjoining residential flats when all plant and equipment is operational. The assessment shall include appropriate noise mitigation measures. All plant and equipment shall be installed as approved and no plant or equipment shall be brought into operation until the approved mitigation measures have been installed.

 

16. All plant and equipment shall only be sited within the designated plant enclosures shown on the approved drawings. No plant or equipment shall be installed outside the approved plant enclosures unless details have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Details to be submitted for approval shall include siting, size, appearance and technical specifications relating to noise.

 

17. No dwelling shall be occupied until details of a communal terrestrial television aerial(s) and satellite dish(es) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

18. For the avoidance of doubt, no communications development permitted by Class B or Class C of Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 shall be undertaken on the building.

 

19. The cleaning of the building shall only be undertaken using davit arm abseiling and ‘reach and wash’ portable system, as detailed on approved drawing no. 1152_PL_AA501, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

20. The ground floor commercial unit adjoining the office entrance shall only be used as a café/restaurant within Class E of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and for no other purpose. The use shall not be open to the public before 0800 hours or after 2300 hours on any day.

 

21. The commercial unit at 11th floor level on the roof of the office building shall only be used as a café/bar within Class E of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and for no other purpose.

Prior to commencement of the development, the hours of public access to this unit and outdoor terrace shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The use shall only be operated in accordance with the approved hours for public access.

 

22. The development permitted by this planning permission shall be carried out in full accordance with the approved phasing scheme as set out in Construction Phasing Strategy received 26 February 2021, Phasing Programme received 26 February 2021 and Site Phasing Plan – General Arrangement (ref: 150), as approved under planning reference: 21/00281/DISCON.

 

23. The development hereby approved shall be built in accordance with the approved plans under Condition 1 and be restricted in development quantum to the following:

16,122sqm GIA office space (Class E);

369sqm GIA ancillary office amenity space (Class E);

168 residential units (Class C3); and

268sqm GIA of café/restaurant use (Class E)

 

24. Within 6 months of the date of this permission, a BREEAM pre-assessment shall be submitted to demonstrate that the proposed office building can achieve a BREEAM Excellent standard. No occupation of the office building shall take place until a post-completion certificate, to certify that the respective BREEAM Excellent standard has been achieved, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chair

Development Management Committee

The meeting started at 7.00 pm

and ended at 9.05 pm