Agenda item

Report of the Planning and Development Manager recommending delegated authority be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address, attached.

The Panel considered the report of the Planning and Development Manager recommending delegated authority be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address. (Copy of the report circulated with the agenda and appended to the signed minutes).

Change of use and reconfiguration of existing office building, conversion of the undercroft of Block C and erection of a new 16 storey building to provide additional student residential accommodation (comprising 12 studio and 67 cluster flats - 423 study bedrooms, in addition to the existing 431 study bedrooms) with on-site management and ground floor commercial uses (224 square metres A1 retail floorspace) with associated parking, other facilities and vehicular access retained from St Mary's Road.

Mr Waumsley (Agent), Mr Riley (Architect), Mr Nelson (Applicant),

Mr Linecar (objecting) (Southampton Commons and Parks Protection Society), Mr Roath, Mr Sumra, Mr Chauderhy, Mr Durrani (objecting) (Charlotte Place Campaign Group), Ms Ghanouni (objecting) (Newton Residents Association), Mr Ditta, Mr Roath, Ms Arshad, Mr Beg, Mr Petter (objecting) (Local Residents) and Councillor Barnes-Andrews (objecting) (Ward Councillor also representing Ward Councillors Burke and Rayment) were present and with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The presenting officer reported that the words “Block C should be deleted from the address so that it should be ‘Orions Point, 78 St Marys Road’.  It was noted that further comments had been received from objectors.

The presenting officer reported three additional conditions should be added and that policy CS3 be added to the reasons for granting permission.

RESOLVED

i)  to delegate to the Planning and Development Manager to grant planning permission subject to the conditions listed in the report, the following amended condition and S106 Head of Term, additional conditions and additional reason for granting permission set out below;

ii)  that the Planning and Development Manager be authorised to refuse permission on the ground of failure to secure the provisions of the Section 106 Legal Agreement,  in the event that the legal agreement not be completed within two months of the Panel meeting; and

iii)  that the Planning and Development Manager be given delegated powers to vary relevant parts of the Section 106 agreement and to remove, vary or add conditions as necessary.

Amended Section 106 Head of Term:

x.  Provision of CCTV coverage and monitoring in line with Policy SDP10 of the City of Southampton Local Plan Review (March 2006) as supported by LDF Core Strategy policies CS13 and CS25.

Amended condition

31.  APPROVAL CONDITION – Television Reception (Pre-Commencement Condition)

No development shall commence until a survey and report of the impact of the proposed development on television reception to adjoining properties has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Any remedial measures recommended in this report shall be implemented in accordance with measures and timescale to be agreed by the Local Planning Authority.

REASON

To safeguard the amenities of neighbours.

Additional conditions

28. APPROVAL CONDITION - Noise - plant and machinery [Pre-Commencement Condition]

The use hereby approved shall not commence until an acoustic report and written scheme to minimise noise from plant and machinery associated with the proposed development, including details of location, orientation and acoustic enclosure, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the agreed details.

Reason:

To protect the amenities of the occupiers of existing nearby properties.

29.  APPROVAL CONDITION – Acoustic works (Performance Condition)

The development shall be carried out in accordance with the recommendations in paragraph 5.4 (internal noise levels) and table 3 of paragraph 6.3 (sound insulation between retail and residential) of the acoustic report P2557/R1/AJT by Acoustic Engineering Consultants Ltd dated 25 May 2012 unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason

To protect the amenities of future occupiers of the development.

30.  APPROVAL CONDITION – Mechanical Ventilation (Pre-Commencement Condition)

The development shall not commence until a scheme of measures for mechanical ventilation to the residential accommodation hereby approved has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved measures shall be installed before first occupation of the new accommodation to which it relates and retained thereafter.

Reason

To protect the amenities of future occupiers of the development in view of the air quality characteristics of the area

Additional Reason for granting permission

CS3

RECORDED VOTE

FOR:   Councillors Claisse, Harris, Smith

AGAINST  Councillors Mrs Blatchford, Cunio

ABSTAINED:  Councillors Lloyd, Shields