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Decision Maker: Planning
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Committee received an application for
full planning permission.
The application
sought approval for the demolition of Jupiter House and Leda House and the
construction of a single new office building comprising 14,274sqm (GIA) of Class
B1(a)/Class B1(b) floorspace with a single basement
providing 98 car parking spaces and 482 cycle parking spaces at ground level. A
‘pocket park’ is to be formed between the building and the boundary with Kett House.
The Officer referred to the amendments contained within the amendment
sheet. The Officer provided a verbal update on a further representation
received from the owner/occupier of No. 30 Lyndewode
Road regarding transport mitigation and provided informal advice from the
Highways Authority in response
Mike Derbyshire (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support
of the application.
Richard Robertson
(Petersfield Ward Councillor) addressed the Committee about the application:
i.
Expressed concern regarding the impact of the
development on the area surrounding building.
ii.
The growth at the station was much higher than
expected compared to when the CB1 development was initially granted outline
permission.
iii.
Every application which came on the back of the original
outline permission was bigger and wider.
iv.
It wasn’t just vehicular traffic which needed to be
assessed but also cycle and pedestrian traffic.
v.
Reference was made to controlled pedestrian
crossings in the transport assessment but these did not exist.
vi.
There had been no mention of Great Northern Road
which took traffic without pedestrian crossings.
vii.
Requested a cumulative impact assessment of the
whole area.
The Committee:
Resolved
(unanimously) to approve the application in accordance with the officer recommendation
subject to Planning Committee being satisfied as to the adequacy of transport
mitigation measures.
Report author: Charlotte Burton
Publication date: 03/04/2018
Date of decision: 07/03/2018
Decided at meeting: 07/03/2018 - Planning
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