This meeting was about making planning decisions on three sites. The committee also received a report about the council's New Homes Programme. Additionally the committee were scheduled to review the minutes of their previous meetings and note planning decisions made by officers.

79-85 Mare Street and 1A & 350 Bocking Street, London, E8 4RG

Ward: Victoria Konebat Properties Limited submitted a planning application to demolish all existing buildings on the site and construct a part 4 and part 6 storey building. The new building would provide three commercial units (Use Class E)¹ and 37 residential units (Use Class C3)² with associated landscaping and works.

The applicant proposed 19 affordable housing units (51% of all units), with 12 to be social rented and 7 shared ownership.

1,206 objections and 2 letters of support were received.

The officers recommended granting planning permission subject to a legal agreement to secure the provision of affordable housing and financial contributions. They also recommended attaching conditions covering the following:

• The development must be started within 3 years
• The development must be carried out in accordance with the approved plans
• Full details of all external materials to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• A Construction Management Plan must be submitted to and approved by the council.
• A Delivery and Service Plan must be submitted to and approved by the council.
• Details of all cycle parking spaces to be submitted and approved by the council.
• Details of the sustainable drainage system to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• Prior to the first occupation of the development a waste management strategy must be submitted to and approved by the council.
• A preliminary risk assessment to address land contamination must be submitted to and approved by the council.
• Prior to the first occupation of the residential properties a fit out, marketing and actions strategy for the commercial units must be submitted to and approved by the council.
• The development must be built so that it does not cause damage to the Thames Water water main.
• Details of measures to reduce noise from plant and machinery to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• Details of anti-vibration measures to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• Details of sound insulation between commercial and residential uses to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• Details of sound insulation within residential units to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• Details of measures to protect future residents from road noise to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• Details of ventilation and extraction for commercial kitchens to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• A condition prohibiting external amplified sound and restricting internal amplified sound to background levels only.
• The development must meet the sustainability standards outlined in the Energy Statement.
• A final “as-built” Energy Statement to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• The development must meet the ventilation standards outlined in the Energy Statement.
• A final “as-built” ventilation report to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• The development must explore the implementation of a Water Heat Recovery System.
• A final “as-built” Water Heat Recovery System report to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• An overheating risk assessment to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• A final “as-built” overheating risk assessment to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• A plan showing how the development will connect to a Decentralised Energy Network³ to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• Confirmation of solar panel installation and performance to be submitted to the council.
• Details of heating system performance to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• A final “as-built” heating report to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• Details of cooling system performance to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• A final “as-built” cooling report to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• A condition requiring the development to achieve a minimum BREEAM⁴ rating of 71.12%.
• A condition requiring the submission of a BREEAM Final Design Certificate within 12 weeks of occupation.
• A lighting plan to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• A hard & soft landscaping plan to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• Details of the swift, sparrow and starling bricks/boxes and bat boxes to be provided at or close to the eaves of the development to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• A condition requiring a 'Secured by Design' accreditation be obtained before the building is occupied.
• A written scheme of investigation (WSI) to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• A condition requiring 10% of the units to be built to Part M4 (3) wheelchair accessible standards and the remaining units to be built to a minimum of M4 (2).

The officers recommended that the legal agreement should include the following requirements:

• Affordable housing
• Car Free Development
• Contribution to an Electric Vehicle Car Club
• Car club driving credit to residents
• Travel Plan and monitoring fee
• Construction Management Plan monitoring fee
• Highways works
• Funding for the conversion of a parking bay to a Blue Badge parking bay
• Education contribution
• Employment and Training contribution
• Employment and Skills Plan, local labour requirements and apprenticeship programme.
• Carbon Offset contribution
• Sustainability monitoring and reporting
• Open space contribution
• Payment of the council's legal fees and monitoring costs.

12 Blurton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NL

Ward: Lea Bridge

This was an application by Heshy Friedman for the conversion of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 10 bedroom large house in multiple occupation (HMO, Use Class Sui Generis)⁵ with a mansard roof extension, cycle and refuse storage. Some elements of the proposal are retrospective.

The application is a resubmission of a previously refused application.

17 letters of representation objecting to the proposed development were received.

The officers recommended granting planning permission subject to conditions and a legal agreement. They also recommended attaching conditions covering the following:

• The development must be started within 3 years
• The development must be carried out in accordance with the approved plans
• New works must match the materials used in the existing building.
• Details of the proposed cycle parking to be submitted to and approved by the council.
• Details of the proposed refuse and recycling store to be submitted to and approved by the council.

The officers recommended that the legal agreement should include the following requirements:

• Car Free Development (Non-Blue Badge Holders)
• Monitoring costs

Unilateral Undertaking for New Homes Programme

The committee received a report about the council's New Homes Programme. This is a programme to build new council homes on infill sites across the borough. The report explains that the Housing Regeneration team intend to complete a Unilateral Undertaking under Section 106 to commit to meeting affordable housing provision targets for the programme as a whole, rather than on a site by site basis. The report explains that this would allow the council to deliver a minimum of 50% affordable housing formed of 60% social housing and 40% intermediate housing across the whole programme.

The report provided details about all of the sites in the programme. The report explained that these are pre-application proposals, and are all under discussion and subject to change:

• Blackwell Close: 18 Social Rent homes and a community garden
• Blandford Court: 13 Social Rent homes.
• Buckland Court: 13 Social Rent homes and 32 private sale homes.
• Cherbury Court: Early pre-application discussions.
• Cropley Court: 45 Social Rent homes.
• Fellows Court: 28 Social Rent homes.
• Morris Blitz: 19 Social Rent homes.
• Nye Bevan: 9 Social Rent homes and a pocket park.
• Orwell and Welshpool: 31 Social Rent homes, 55 market sale homes and a five-a-side pitch.
• Parkside: 16-20 Social Rent homes.
• Regents Court: 33 Social Rent homes, a replacement ball court and communal gardens.
• Selman and Wellday: 20-36 Social Rent homes.
• Wayman Court: 15-20 Social Rent homes and 7-14 Market Sale homes with a communal garden space.
• Weymouth Court: 18 Social Rent homes.