Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

Any Member of the Committee, or any other Member present in the meeting room, who has a disclosable pecuniary interest, in a matter to be considered at the meeting is reminded to disclose the interest to the meeting and to leave the room while any discussion or vote on the matter takes place.

Members are also reminded that if they have any other significant interest in a matter to be considered at the meeting, whether registered or not, which they feel should be declared in the public interest, such interests should be declared to the meeting. In such circumstances Members should consider whether a member of the public, with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard the interest as so significant that it is likely to prejudice their consideration or decision making. If the Member considers that to be the case, they should leave the room while any discussion or vote on the matter takes place.

OtherDeclarations

Any Member of the Committee who does not have a disclosable pecuniary or other significant interest in a planning application to be considered at the meeting but who has been involved in organising support for or objections to such a planning application, submitted representations or expressed support for or opposition to the application (either publicly or in private with the applicant or objectors) should declare this at the meeting. At the point during the meeting when that planning application is to be considered, the Member should stop participating (but not necessarily leave the meeting) until the Committee has made its decision unless the Member believes that he or she is able to consider and that he or she would be seen to consider the application with an open mind, fairly and on its merits.

Councillor Elnaghi informed everyone that application PP/24/00097 was in his

ward, but he did not have a pecuniary or other interest in the case.

Minutes of the following previous meetings to be approved:

·       5 October 2023

·       19 October 2023

·       16 November 2023

·       12 December 2023

·       18 January 2024

The minutes of the meetings of the Planning Committee on 5 October 2023, 19 October 2023, 16 November 2023, 12 December 2023 and 18 January 2024 were approved and signed as a correct record.

Reports on the below application(s) are attached for Members of the Committee. Any person requiring more information about the background papers used in the preparation of any of these reports should telephone 020 7361 2004.

Description of Development: Demolition of existing commercial building and erection of interconnected buildings providing office and ancillary uses (all Use Class E) at basement, ground and up to fourth floor level, and residential (Use Class C3) at ground to fifth floor levels. New plant, cycle parking and all other works incidental to the development.

Officers drew the Committee’s attention to the addendum report which amended condition 28 regarding the hours of operation of the ground floor flexible commercial space, added condition 42 regarding the limit on the hours for tables and chairs, amended condition 39a to include the re-use of existing brickwork and other materials where practicable, added condition 43 regarding the details of Secured by Design, and added condition 44 regarding the management plan of the ground floor flexible commercial space. The addendum report also amended paragraphs 3.1, 4.5, section 6 paragraph 6.104, section 7 paragraph 7.2, and section 8 of the officer’s report.

There were no speakers for this item.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY to grant planning permission, subject to the completion of the Section 106 Legal Agreement and conditions including the amended and additional conditions in the addendum report.

Description of Development: Excavation to facilitate laying of district heating pipe network. Construction of Warm Water Store to south of Kensington Leisure Centre, adjacent to Bomore Road, including internal and external lighting. Alterations to external appearance of existing Camelford Court boiler room to create a Renewable Boiler Room, including external wall insulation, balustrading, removal of existing chimney stack, signage, external lighting and replacement landscaping. Removal of existing concrete protruding vent structures adjacent to boiler room and replacement hardstanding. Installation of air source and water source heat pumps as a Heat Pump System on roof of Kensington Leisure Centre, with associated decorative and acoustic screen, green wall and ducting. Associated temporary boiler and site compounds. Installation of decorative screen surrounding approved acoustic enclosure on roof of Treadgold House.

Officers drew the Committee’s attention to the addendum report which amended paragraphs 6.70, 4.5 and 8.1 of the officer’s report.

There were no speakers for this item.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY to grant planning permission subject to conditions.

[Each written report on the public part of the Agenda as detailed above:

(i)    was made available on the Council’s website from the date of the Agenda;

(ii)   incorporates a list of the background papers which (i) disclose any facts or matters on which that report, or any important part of it, is based; and (ii) have been relied upon to a material extent in preparing it. (Relevant documents which contain confidential or exempt information are not listed.); and

(iii) may, with the consent of the Chairman and subject to specified reasons, be supported at the meeting by way of oral statement or further written report in the event of special circumstances arising after the despatch of the Agenda.]

There were none.