Agenda and decisions

To receive apologies from Members of the Board.

The Chair to announce any items of urgent business circulated separately from the main agenda.

Members to declare any personal and financial interests in items on the agenda. Attention is drawn to the Council’s Constitution; the Council’s Code of Conduct and associated advice.

Members are requested to confirm as an accurate record the Minutes of the meeting held on 23 July 2024.

Ward: East Greenwich

The Planning Board is requested to grant full planning permission for the erection of part-4, part-24, part-24, part-33 storey buildings (with basements), providing up to 564 residential apartments (Class C3), light industrial (Class E(g)(iii)) and community / café use (Sui Generis), and associated highways, landscaping and public realm works [Amended Description].

Resolved that full planning permission be granted for the erection of part-4, part-24, part-24, part-33 storey buildings (with basements), providing up to 564 residential apartments (Class C3), light industrial (Class E(g)(iii)) and community / café use (Sui Generis), and associated highways, landscaping and public realm works [Amended Description]

That it be noted that this application is an EIA development and is accompanied by an Environmental Statement and Environmental Statement Addendum.

That consent is subject to:

(i)     Referral of the application to the Mayor of London as required under the terms of The Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008;

(ii)   The satisfactory completion of a Section 106 Legal Agreement (obligations set out in Section 30); and 

(iii)  The Conditions set out in Appendix 2 of the main report and the addendums;

Ward: Greenwich Peninsula

The Planning Board is requested to grant full planning permission for redevelopment of the site to deliver a mixed-use development comprising residential units (Use Class C3) with ground floor commercial space (Use Class E), a nursery (Use Class E), Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis), a new self-storage facility (Use Class B8), light Industrial workspace / incubator units (Use Class E(g)(iii)) and other associated infrastructure.

Resolved that full planning permission be granted for the redevelopment of the site to deliver a mixed-use development comprising residential units (Use Class C3) with ground floor commercial space (Use Class E), a nursery (Use Class E), Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis), a new self-storage facility (Use Class B8), light Industrial workspace / incubator units (Use Class E(g)(iii)) and other associated infrastructure.

That it be noted that the application is an EIA development and is accompanied by an Environmental Statement and Environmental Statement Addendum.

That consent is subject to:

(i)            Referral of the application to the Mayor of London as required under the terms of The Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008;

(ii)           The satisfactory completion of a Section 106 Legal Agreement (obligations set out in Section 30); and 

(iii)         Conditions set out in Appendix 2 and the addendums and following additional

·      Informative - That the applicant and Studio 338 engage in constructive consultations moving forwards to establish positive ongoing relations in order that both Studio 338 and the proposed development can co-exist successfully.

·      Condition 25 – C -those alternative finishes and external materials to the shelf storage unit be proposed with the view to softening the building’s appearance and making it an iconic design.

That the Assistant Director- Planning and Building Control be authorised to;

(i)            Make any minor changes to the detailed wording of the recommended conditions as set out in the report (Appendix 2), its addendums and the minutes of this Planning Board meeting, where the Assistant Director (Planning & Building Control) considers it appropriate, before issuing the final decision notice.

(ii)           Finalise the detailed terms of the Section 106 (including appended documents and form of the planning obligations as set out in this report (Section 30), its addendums and the minutes of this Planning Board meeting 

(iii)         Consider, in the event that the Section 106 is not completed within three (3) months of the date of this Planning Board resolution, whether consent should be refused on the grounds that the agreement has not been completed within the appropriate timescale, and that the proposals are unacceptable in the absence of the recommended planning obligations; and if the Assistant Director (Planning & Building Control) considers it appropriate, to determine the application with reasons for refusal which will include the following:

·      In the absence of a legal agreement to secure the necessary obligations regarding affordable housing, health and education infrastructure, transport and highway works, public transport enhancements, public realm improvements, employment and training, the development would fail to mitigate its impact on local services, amenities and infrastructure, environmental sustainability and open space contrary to policies H1, H4, H5, H7, H8, S2, SI 2, SI 3, T2, T4, T9 and DF1 of the London Plan (2021) and H3, H5, H(e), EA4, EA(c), OS1, E1, CH(a), IM1, IM4, IM(a) and IM(b) of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (Adopted July 2014), and the Planning Obligations (s106) Guidance SPD (July 2015).

Ward: Greenwich Peninsula

The Planning Board is requested to grant full planning permission for the demolition of the existing building and redevelopment of the site to provide a mixed-use development comprising residential units (Use Class C3) and storage facility (Use Class B8) with associated amenity space, cycle and refuse storage.

Resolved that, due to time constraints consideration of the application be deferred to the next meeting of the Planning Board.

Ward: Woolwich Common

The Planning Board is requested to grant full planning permission for the partial demolition of the existing building and addition of rear, third floor of accommodation, and basement extensions with retention of the existing front façade, gable ends and part of the rear façade for a change of use from Sui Generis to provide a care home (Use Class C2), with parking, access, landscaping, and other associated works.

Resolved that full planning permission be granted for partial demolition of the existing building and addition of rear, third floor of accommodation, and basement extensions with retention of the existing front façade, gable ends and part of the rear façade for a change of use from Sui Generis to provide a care home (Use Class C2), with parking, access, landscaping and other associated works.

That consent be subject to:

(i)            The satisfactory completion of a Section 106 (S106) Legal Agreement (obligations set out in Section 24); and

(ii)           Conditions set out in Appendix 2 and the addendum.

That the Assistant Director (Planning & Building Control) be authorised to:

(i)            Make any minor changes to the detailed wording of the recommended conditions as set out in the report (Appendix 2), its addendums and the minutes of this Planning Board meeting, where the Assistant Director (Planning & Building Control) considers it appropriate, before issuing the final decision notice

(ii)           Finalise the detailed terms of the section 106 agreement (including appended documents) and form of the planning obligations as set out in this report (Section 24), its addendums and the minutes of this Planning Board meeting

(iii)         Consider, in the event that the Section 106 Agreement is not completed within three (3) months of the date of this Planning Board resolution, whether consent should be refused on the grounds that the agreement has not been completed within the appropriate timescale, and that the proposals are unacceptable in the absence of the recommended planning obligations; and if the Assistant Director (Planning & Building Control) considers it appropriate, to determine the application with reasons for refusal which will include the following:

·       In the absence of a legal agreement to secure the necessary obligations regarding transportation and public realm improvements, employment and training, affordable care home bedspaces, sustainability, and healthcare the development would fail to mitigate its impact on local services, amenities and infrastructure, environmental sustainability, heritage and conservation, and open space contrary to London Plan (2021) Policies HC1, DH3, DH4 T2, T4, T5, SI 2, SI 7, SI 4, GG3, DF1, the Mayor’s Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) strategy, Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (Core Strategy) (2014) Policies CH2, DH(h), DH(j),  DH1, DH3, EA(c), E1, IMI, the Royal Borough of Greenwich Planning Obligations (s106) Guidance SPD (July 2015), the Greener Greenwich Supplementary Planning Document (2016), Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Act 1990, and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2023).