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P1463.17 - 78-80 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD

Meeting: 15/03/2018 - Planning Committee (Item 390)

390 P1463.17 - 78-80 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD - PROPOSED ERECTION OF AN APARTMENT BLOCK COMPRISING 19 NO. UNITS PLUS CAR PARKING, LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT pdf icon PDF 316 KB

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report noting that the proposed development qualified for a Mayoral CIL contribution of £29,300 and without debate RESOLVED that the proposal was unacceptable as it stood but would be acceptable subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106 Legal Agreement under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), to secure the following obligations.

 

  • A financial contribution of £75,665 towards affordable housing to be paid in three stages; first payment on commencement, second payment at the completion of the 5th unit and third payment on the completion of the 17th unit.

 

  • A financial contribution of £114,000 to be paid prior to the commencement of the development, to be used for educational purposes in accordance with the Policies DC29 and DC72 of the LDF Core Strategy and Development Control Policies Development Plan Document.

 

  • A review of the viability of the development if not commenced within two years of the date of the permission to assess whether there had been any improvement in market conditions such that affordable housing could be provided on site or an additional financial contribution towards the provision of affordable housing off-site in accordance with LDF Core Strategy and Development Control Policies Development Plan Policies DC6 and DC72.

 

  • All contribution sums should include interest to the due date of expenditure and all contribution sums to be subject to indexation from the date of completion of the Section 106 agreement to the date of receipt by the Council.

 

  • The Developer/Owner to pay the Council’s reasonable legal costs associated with the planning obligation prior to its completion irrespective of whether the obligation was completed.

 

  • The payment of the appropriate planning obligations monitoring fee prior to the completion of the obligation.

 

  • Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974; S16 - Restrictions on Parking Permits -Not to sell, lease, let or otherwise dispose of any dwelling unit or permit any occupation of any dwelling unit without first imposing in the relevant transfer lease, letting or occupation document a term preventing any owner or occupier of any dwelling unit from applying to the Council for a residents parking permit for the area within which the proposed development was situated.

 

That, if by 15 September 2018 the legal agreement had not been completed, the Assistant Director of Development was delegated authority to refuse planning permission.

 

That the Assistant Director of Development be authorised to enter into a legal agreement to secure the above and upon completion of that agreement, grant planning permission subject to the conditions as set out in the report.