Agenda and minutes

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Members and co-opted Members are required to disclose any DPIs and ORIs at the meeting.

·       Where the matter relates to a DPI they may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not stay in the meeting unless granted a dispensation.

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The Chair will invite Members to make their disclosure orally at the commencement of Agenda item 3, to be recorded in the minutes.

There were no disclosures of a pecuniary interest not already registered.

To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

There was none.

To receive the following presentations on a proposed development:

There are none.

There were none.

To consider the accompanying reports by the Director of Planning & Strategic Transport:

Demolition of 96 George Street (Norwich Union House) and 98 George Street (St Matthew's House) and redevelopment to provide an 11 storey (Gross Internal Area 19,233sqm) building comprising (Class E) office and café space on the ground floor and (Class E) office use across basement and upper floors, with associated cycle parking and Blue Badge parking with works to the adjacent College Square (outside of the application boundary).

Ward: Fairfield

Recommendation: Grant permission

Demolition of 96 George Street (Norwich Union House) and 98 George Street (St Matthew's House) and redevelopment to provide an 11 storey (Gross Internal Area 19,233sqm) building comprising (Class E) office and café space on the ground floor and (Class E) office use across basement and upper floors, with associated cycle parking and Blue Badge parking with works to the adjacent College Square (outside of the application boundary).

Ward: Fairfield

The officer presented details of the planning application and responded to questions for clarification.

Guy Bransby spoke in support of the application.

The Committee deliberated on the application presentation heard before them having heard all the speakers who addressed the Committee, and in turn addressed their view on the matter.

The substantive motion to GRANT the application based on the officer’s recommendation was proposed by Councillor Parker. This was seconded by Councillor Ben Hassel.

The motion to grant the application was taken to a vote and carried with nine Members voting in favour and one Member abstaining their vote.

The Committee RESOLVED to GRANT the application for the development at 96-98 George Street, Croydon, CR0 1PJ.

Demolition of existing single storey detached dwellinghouse (two storey building above ground level and one storey of lower ground accommodation) including demolition of detached garage and erection of a three storey building (two storey building above ground level and one storey of lower ground accommodation) comprising 7 selfcontained flats; private/communal amenity and play space; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatment; reinstatement of existing crossover and new crossover to provide forecourt parking; cycle and refuse provision and land level alterations including raising to the front (amended plans)

Ward: Purley And Woodcote

Recommendation: Grant permission

Demolition of existing single storey detached dwellinghouse (two storey building above ground level and one storey of lower ground accommodation) including demolition of detached garage and erection of a three storey building (two storey building above ground level and one storey of lower ground accommodation) comprising 7 selfcontained flats; private/communal amenity and play space; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatment; reinstatement of existing crossover and new crossover to provide forecourt parking; cycle and refuse provision and land level alterations including raising to the front (amended plans).

Ward: Purley and Woodcote

The officer presented details of the planning application and responded to questions for clarification.

David Waters spoke in objection to the application.

Anthony Frendo spoke in support of the application.

The Ward Member Councillor Samir Dwesar addressed the Committee with his view on the application.

The Committee deliberated on the application presentation heard before them having heard all the speakers who addressed the Committee, and in turn addressed their view on the matter.

The substantive motion to GRANT the application based on the officer’s recommendation was proposed by Councillor Clark. This was seconded by Councillor Srinivasan.

The motion to grant the application was taken to a vote and fell with five Members voting in favour and five Members voting against.

The Chair used his casting vote to vote against the motion to approve the application.

Councillor Parker proposed a motion to refuse the application on the basis that the application would lead to an overdevelopment of the site due to its size, footprint, and scale as well as a lack of quality accommodation. This was seconded by Councillor Gander.

The motion to refuse the application was taken to a vote and carried with five Members voting in favour and five Members voting against.

The Chair used his casting vote to vote in favour of the motion to refuse the application.

Councillor Ben-Hassel expressed her concern as she did not feel as though the Committees reasons behind the motion to refuse the application would be sufficient if there was an appeal.

The Committee RESOLVED to REFUSE the application for the development at 15A Russell Hill, Purley, CR8 2JB.

To consider any item(s) referred by a previous meeting of the Planning Sub-Committee to this Committee for consideration and determination:

There are none.

There were none.

To consider the accompanying report by the Director of Planning & Strategic Transport:

Attached is a list of Delegated and Planning Committee/Sub Committee decisions taken between 31 October 2022 to 04 November 2022.

There were none.

The report was received for information.