Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Sonia Zvedeniuk and apologies for lateness were received from Cllr Toby Benton.

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.

Cllr James Husband stated that he was a trustee of the Cyril Taylor Charitable Foundation. The Foundation are the owners of the American Institute for Foreign Study, who had been the owners of Atlantic House before it was sold to Thomas’s School. He confirmed that he had taken no part in the sale of Atlantic House and did not have any interest to declare in respect of the application to be considered at the meeting.

Cllr Toby Benton joined the meeting during this item.

The minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 29 February 2024 were approved and signed as a correct record of the meeting.

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: Variation of condition 2 (Compliance with approved drawings) of planning permission PP/22/01567 ((Change of use of Atlantic House from Class C2 (student accommodation) to Class F1a (education). Minor alterations and additions to Atlantic House including the provision of a subservient glazed link building bridging the gap between the original Lytham House Villa and the Atlantic House building, demolition of existing metal fire escape stair on the side elevation and provision of a new fire egress stairway to the rear of the building, replacing existing western car park in place for school outdoor play space, installation of a canopy to the rear for early years play, demolition of existing rooftop plant and replacement with concealed rooftop plant in a partial extension to match the existing roofline, new and improved landscaping to all boundaries including secure fencing along St Albans Grove and partial demolition of poor quality additions to the rear (northern facade) refurbishing to match the original building form and character of Atlantic House. (Major development) (Please see associated applications ref. PP/22/01575, PP/22/01399 and PP/22/01400)) to allow: - Alteration to the positioning of windows and skylights/rooflights; - Minor changes to internal layouts within the building; - Retention of the existing access route along the eastern boundary of the site and be utilised for service/secondary access; - The omission of previously proposed ramp; - Widening of the access stairs down to the rear lower ground floor early years lightwell; - Introduction of new disabled refuge area; - Change to the access steps down to lower ground floor lightwell behind Lytham House; - Installation of a mansafe system around the perimeter of the roof of Lytham House; - Reduction of the number of PVs from 106 sqm to 89 sqm; - Enlargement of roof plant louvres for ventilation on the eastern slope of Atlantic House roof; - Changes to the roof access and lift overrun above Lytham House; and - Modification to the approved extent of demolition to include the partial demolition and replacement of the flank wall to Atlantic House north

Officers drew the Committee’s attention to the addendum report which amended the table in paragraph 1.4 of the officer’s report to read:

“It is recommended the Planning Committee:

1. Agrees the reason for approval set out in this report; and

2. Delegates authority to the Director of Planning and Place to grant planning permission on the satisfactory completion of an undertaking or agreement to secure the matters in Section 8 of this report and the conditions listed in Section 10 of this report; or

3. To refuse planning permission if an undertaking or agreement to secure the matters in Section 8 of this report has not been satisfactorily completed by 31st May 2024 for the reason that the proposed development would not be accompanied by associated necessary infrastructure improvements.”

There were no speakers for this item.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY to grant planning permission as per the amended recommendation in the addendum report.

[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.