Issue - meetings

To consider the partial demolition of existing buildings to facilitate erection of new residential building comprising 39no. studio, 54no. one bed and 1no. two bed flats with under-croft car parking; retention of existing office use (Use Class B1) on upper floors; change of use of existing retail units (Use Class A1) to a mixed use development of Use Classes A1 (Shops), A2 (Professional & Financial Services), A3 (Restaurants & Cafes), A4 (Drinking Establishments) and D2 (Gym) with associated enhancements to shop frontages; replacement canopies; public realm improvements and associated car parking and highway works.

It was RESOLVED:

That planning permission be granted subject to the applicant having first entered into and completed a Section 106 legal agreement to secure/provide financial contributions towards:

·               Libraries and Youth Facilities;

·               The improvement of outdoor sports facilities and children’s play space;

·               Contributions towards a car parking study, TROs and replacement of Pay and Display Machine Signage and Road Markings;

·               The cost of evaluating, assessing the residential Travel Plan;

·               A financial contribution towards sustainable transport infrastructure in Stevenage Town Centre;

·               To secure the on-site provision of affordable housing; and

·               To secure the provision of 1 no. CCTV System,

the detail of which be delegated to the Assistant Director of Planning and Regulation, in liaison with the Council’s appointed Solicitor, and subject to the following conditions:

1.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

            P1.1; P1.2; P4.1b; P4.2; P4.2.1, P4.3a; P4.4a; P4.4.1 P4.5; P5.1; P5.2; P5.3; P5.4; P5.5, P5.6; P5.7a.

2.         The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

3.         No development, other than works of demolition, shall commence until a schedule and sample of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details.     

 4.        Notwithstanding details specified in the application submission, no public realm landscaping works shall commence until a scheme of soft and hard landscaping and details of the treatment of all hard surfaces has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include details of all new planting to take place including species, size and method of planting. The approved landscaping scheme shall be implemented within the first available planting season following the first occupation of the buildings or the completion of the development whichever is the sooner.

 5.        Any trees or plants comprised within the scheme of landscaping, which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 6.        Prior to the first occupation of the ground floor mixed Use Class A1 (Shop) to A3 (Restaurants and Cafes) and Use Class A1 (Shop) to A4 (Bars and Public Houses) units as detailed on drawing number P4.1b, a scheme for the installation of equipment to control the emission of fumes and smell from these premises shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the approved scheme shall be implemented prior to the first occupation of these units. All equipment installed as part of the scheme shall thereafter be operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

7.         No demolition or construction work relating to  ...  view the full decision text for item 5.