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Committee STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE Report Title FAIRCHARM TRADING ESTATE , CREEKSIDE, SE8 3DX Ward New Cross Contributors Committee STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE Report Title FAIRCHARM TRADING ESTATE , CREEKSIDE, SE8 3DX Ward New Cross Contributors Gemma Barnes Class PART 1 Date: 02 MAY 2013. Reg. Nos. (A) DC/12/82000 (B) DC/13/83250 Application dated 21.11.2012, submitted 26.11.2012 completed 10.12.2012 and revised 31.01.2013 14.02.2013 19.03.2013 02.04.2013 08.04.2013 Applicant Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design on behalf of Workspace PLC Proposal (A) DC/12/82000 - The partial demolition, remodelling, repair, restoration and conversion of Blocks A and C to provide 4,310sqm of mixed commercial floorspace (Block A: 1,786sqm of commercial (Class B1) floorspace and 397sqm of Class B1/B2 floorspace and Block C: 2,127sqm of commercial (Class B1 ) floorspace) with associated plant, servicing and storage. Demolition of Building B and the construction of four new buildings ranging from 6 to 12 storeys to provide 148 residential units (63 x one-bed, 68 x two bed and 17 x 3 bed), and new commercial uses (779 sqm of Use Class B1) together with new open space, landscaping, car and cycle parking development at Faircharm Trading Estate, Creekside, SE8 3DX. (B) DC/13/83250 - Conservation Area Consent for partial demolition of Buildings A and C and complete demolition of Buildings B and D at the Faircharm Trading Estate, Creekside, SE8 3DX Applicant’s plans and other document 204_A_P_001_02, 03, 10,11, 12; submitted with the application 204_A_P_002_01; 204_A_P_003_01, 02 received 26.11.2012 - 2 - 204_A_P_100_11B, 12B,100B, 101B, 102B, 103B, 105B, 106B, 200B, 201B, 202B, 203B, 204B, 206B, 207B, 300B, 301B, 302B, 303B, 400B, 401B, 402B, 406B, 413B; 204_A_P_200_11A, 101A, 102A, 201A, 202A, 301A, 401A, 402A; 204_A_P_300_11A,101C; 102B, 104B, 105B, 106B, 202B, 204B, 301B, 303B, 304B, 305B, 401B, 402B, 403B, 404B; 204_A_P_400_01A, 03, 04, 05, 06, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; 204_A_P_410_01, 02, 03; 204_A_P_415_01, 02; 204_A_P_440_01; 204_A_P_445_01 received 19.03.2013 204_A_P_100_10E received 21.03.2013 204_A_P_100_01B, 13C, 14D, 306C, 307C; 204_A_P_200_12B, 302B; 204_A_P_300_01B, 12B, 101C, 201C, 103C, 203C, 205C, 302C; 204_A_P_400_01A, 02A received 08.04.2013 Supporting Statements/Documents Site Boundary – FCQ02 (November 2012) Design and Access Statement - FCQ03 (November 2012) Addendum to the Design and Access Statement (March 2013) Additional Site Views (January 2012) Materials (April 2013) Revised Application Drawings: Lifetime Homes and SELHP (March 2013) Accommodation Schedule (08.04.13) Planning and Planning Obligations Statement – FCQ04 (November 2012) Transport Assessment - FCQ6a (November 2012) Framework Travel Plan - FCQ06b (November 2012) Residential Travel Plan - FCQ06c (November 2012) Final Transport Assessment and TP Review Report (January 2013) Transport Assessment Additional Information: Sensitivity Testing Report (March 2013) Draft Car Parking Management Plan (March 2013) Revised Energy Strategy – FCQ07a (March 2013) Revised Sustainability Statement – FCQ07b (March 2013) - 3 - Regeneration Statement – FCQ08 (November 2012) Affordable Housing and Viability Statement – FCQ09 (November 2012) Flood Risk Assessment - FCQ10 (November 2012) Environmental Statement FCQ05b - Environmental Statement Vol.1: Main Document (November 2012) FCQ05c – Environmental Statement Vol 2: Figures (November 2012) FCQ05d – Environmental Statement Vol 2: Townscape and Visual Impact Assessment (November 2012) FCQ05e - Environmental Statement Vol.4: Appendices (November 2012) Environmental Statement Addendum Non- Technical Summary (March 2013) Environmental Statement Addendum Volume 2 – Appendices (March 2013) For Information Only (not to be stamped as approved) Drawings nos. FCH/401A, 402A, 403A, 405A, FCH001E FCQ03a – Landscaping and Public Realm Statement (November 2012) Landscape and Public Realm Creek Edge Clarifications (March 2013) Creekside Education Trust: Landscape and Ecology Advice (prepared October 2012 submitted 31.01.2013) Background Papers (1) Case File DE/124/E/TP (2) Adopted Unitary Development Plan (July 2004) (3) Local Development Framework Documents (4) The London Plan (July 2011) (5) NPPF (2012) (6) Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 (7) North Lewisham Links (2007) (8) Local Meeting Notes (February 2013) Designation Local Employment Location, Deptford Conservation Area, PTAL 4, Flood Risk Zone 2/3, Local Open Space Deficiency, Area of Archaeological Priority, Strategic Viewing Corridor Blackheath Point to St Pauls, Adjacent to Site of Nature Conservation Importance - 4 - EIA The development is considered to fall within Schedule 2, Category 10b (urban development project) of the EIA Regulations. Consequently an EIA is required. A Scoping Opinion pursuant to Regulation 13 of the Regulations was issued in December 2011. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement together with an Addendum to the Environmental Statement. 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of the Report 1.1.1 The submission of this application follows extensive pre application discussions between the Council and Workspace regarding development opportunities for this site. 1.1.2 On 21/11/2012 the Council received an application for full planning permission and conservation area consent made by Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design on behalf of Workspace PLC for the redevelopment of the site comprising refurbishment of Buildings A and C, demolition of Buildings B and D and erection of four new buildings on site to provide 5,089 (GEA) of commercial floorspace and 148 enabling residential units. 1.1.3 In response to issues raised by the Council, Statutory Consultees and third parties during the consultation period, the proposed development was subsequently amended. The amendments included: • An addendum to the Environmental Statement (Ecology/Daylight and Sunlight/Transport Chapters); • Revised landscape proposals; • Revised design of the ecological fenders; • Revised internal layout for the wheelchair units; • Revised internal layout for the one bedroom units to improve daylight/sunlight; • Inclusion of B2 Use Class floor space within Building A; • Clarification of the amount and location of photovoltaic panels and living roofs; • Additional transport data; • Additional local views; • Additional overshadowing information; • Additional information regarding the fit-out of the refurbished commercial buildings. 1.1.4 Given the significance of the amendments a re-consultation was undertaken on 27 th March 2013. 1.1.5 This report considers the proposals (as amended) in light of relevant planning policy and guidance, representations received and other material considerations, and makes recommendations on the determination of the application. - 5 - 2.0 Application Site and Surroundings 2.1.1 The site, known as Faircharm Estate, is a 0.97 hectare site located in Deptford, in the north of the Borough. The site is located on the eastern side of Creekside close to the railway viaduct which essentially divides Creekside into north and south sections. 2.1.2 The site contains three large inter-connected factory buildings operated by Workspace, comprising approximately 12,000 sqm GEA (9,300 sqm NIA) of floorspace for light industrial and business uses. 2.1.3 The existing buildings date from the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s (Building B) and include a variety of workshop and warehouse buildings that illustrate the spread of development from the street into the depth of the property towards the waterfront, seeking maximum coverage whilst respecting the historic yard/wharf. The warehouses were once occupied by the Lewisham based company Zenith Carburetters whose name still appears at the front. 2.1.4 The buildings are built in red brick with large metal windows and pitched roofs, except for Building B which is flat roofed. The heights vary between two and three and a half storeys. The Faircharm Estate provides an interesting and coherent group of industrial buildings to the area. 2.1.5 Building A consists of two parts, built in two stages. The older part at Creekside dates from the 1950s and comprises three conjoined warehouses whose gables feature prominently in the streetscene. The most northern warehouse has a gable end chimney stack. The range was later extended in the 1950s (also called Building D) right up to the edge of Creek, possibly as the result of Zenith occupying the site, creating the large unobstructed warehouses type for assembly favoured by the car manufacturing industry. 2.1.6 Building B occupies the north-eastern part of the site and was the last building to be added to the site in the late 1950s/early 60s. By virtue of its location and scale, it exerts a great presence towards the Creek. Built in the modern functional style of its period, it is in massing and height a notable deviation from the other industrial buildings in the area. Although it reflects the traditional palette of materials, due to its large footprint and boxy appearance the building lacks the townscape interest created by the more traditional conjoined warehouses on the site and elsewhere in the area. 2.1.7 Building C consists of three conjoined traditional 2-storey warehouses standing parallel to the road. Their gables feature prominently in views from the road across the Creekside Education Centre. The warehouse fronting the street is the oldest part, dating from the late 1940s. It has tall metal workshop windows with white painted lintels and first floor banding. The red brick is laid in a traditional English bond. The two warehouses behind project slightly, with slanted
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