Issue - decisions
PE/00977/2018 - ROM VALLEY WAY RETAIL PARK/SEEDBED CENTRE
13/04/2019 - PE/00977/2018 - ROM VALLEY WAY RETAIL PARK/SEEDBED CENTRE
The Committee received a developer presentation from Tom Vernon, Laurence Martin and Myshkin Clarke-Hall
The main issues raised by Members for further consideration prior to submission of a planning application were:
· Further detail sought on the number of residential units proposed, the unit mix and their tenure
· Early engagement with the existing business occupiers of the Seedbed Centre and retail buildings is encouraged
· Further detail invited on the amount of existing employment floorspace on the site and the number of jobs it supports
· A keenness to see employment space and jobs retained on site
· A keenness to see food use(s) retained on site together with community space
· Exploring the impact of the development upon the highway network
· Consider the access and egress arrangements
· Consider/address the connections between the site and the town centre, particularly pedestrian connections
· Opportunity to improve bus connections
· Include Romford Civic Society in any community consultation
· The opportunity to open up the River Rom should be explored
· Ensure the density was appropriate to site context
· Consider key worker housing given the proximity to the hospital and the recruitment difficulties the Trust had
· Explore whether there was any potential to work with the Trust to relocate the Emergency Care Centre from the hospital site