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Committee: Date: Classification: Report Number: Agenda Item No: Development 17 March 2004 Unrestricted DC120/034 7.5 Committee Report of: Title: Town Planning Application Director of Customer Services Location: HERTSMERE HOUSE 2 HERTSMERE Case Officer: Simon Dunn-Lwin ROAD, LONDON, E14 4A (Columbus Tower) Ward: Millwall 1. SUMMARY 1.1 Registration Details Reference No: PA/03/00475 PA/03/00878 Date Received: 31/03/2003 Last Amended 31/03/2003 Date: 1.2 Application Details Existing Use: Office building occupied by Barclays and Morgan Stanley. Proposal: Demolition of existing building and erection of a 63 storey tower for office (B1), hotel and serviced apartments (C1 and sui generis), retail (A1/A2/A3) and leisure (D2) uses, with basement car parking and servicing. Applicant: SKMC & Farnham Properties Ltd Ownership: Barclays Bank PLC. Historic Building: N/A – adjacent to Grade II listed buildings on West India Quay, Grade I listed buildings known as Cannon Workshops, Grade I listed Dock Edge and Dock Wall. Conservation Area: Bordering West India Dock Conservation Area 2. RECOMMENDATION: 2.1 That the Development Committee grant planning permission, subject to the satisfactory completion of a legal agreement pursuant to Section 106 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (and other appropriate powers) to include the matters outlined in Section 2.5 below; the conditions and informatives outlined in sections 2.6 and 2.7 below; and 5.1(22) relating to the OPDM Circular 1/2003. 2.2 That if the Committee resolve that planning permission be granted, that the application first be referred to the Mayor of London pursuant to the Town & Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2000, as an application for a new building exceeding 30 metres in height. 2.3 That if the Committee resolve that planning permission be granted, that the application first be referred to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and London City Airport (LCA) pursuant to the Town & Country Planning (Safeguarding LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2000 (Section 97) LIST OF BACKGROUND PAPERS USED IN THE DRAFTING OF THIS REPORT Brief Description of background paper: Tick if copy supplied for register Name and telephone no. of holder Application case file, plans and Development Control 020 7364 5338 & UDP Aerodromes, Technical Sites and Military Explosives Storage Areas) Direction 2002. The CAA may wish to request that the application be called in for determination by the First Secretary of State. 2.4 That if the Committee resolve that planning permission be granted that the Committee confirms their decision that they have taken the environmental information into account, as is required by Regulation 3 (2) of the Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999. 2.5 That the Committee agree that following the issue of the decision, a Statement be placed on the Statutory Register confirming that the main reasons and considerations on which the Committee’s decision was based, were those set out in the Planning Officer’s report to the Committee (as required by Regulation 21(1)(c) of the Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999. Legal Agreement 2.5 To secure the following: (1) Provide £3M towards the upgrading of the Dockland Light Railway to 3-car running, to help address the pressure on the rail systems serving the development. (2) Provide £100,000 towards the creation of a cycle network which would serve the building, to encourage locally resident workers to use this mode of transport. (3) Provide £1M towards affordable housing (off-site), to meet the needs of employees who are unsuitably housed and who could not afford market housing to rent or buy within LB Tower Hamlets. (4) Provide £300,000 towards training programmes for employees with Level 2 or 3 qualifications and for whom limited publicly funded training exists (see Section 6.1.2 for full details). (5) Provide £375,000 towards the Primary Care needs of the employees at the proposed Columbus Tower, which are not catered for by the existing provision. (6) Consent shall not be acted upon until such time as the application complies with CAA safeguarding parameters. (7) A Green Travel Plan which promotes sustainable transport by reducing dependency on the private motor car and implements a shift towards more environmentally sustainable means of servicing the travel requirements of the occupants of the development and visitors. (8) Obligations in relation to construction works (noise levels, hours of work, access across Canary Wharf, transport arrangements, air quality, method statements) to be secured through a Code of Construction Practice. (9) Preparation of/compliance with an Environmental Management Plan. (10) The provision of public art within the development. (11) Completion of a car free agreement. (12) The use of local labour in the construction of the development. (13) TV Reception monitoring and mitigation. (14) Access rights to Public Viewing Gallery and Winter Garden. Conditions 2.6 (1) Time Limit for Full Planning Permission (2) Full Planning Permission – Details (3) Landscaping Maintenance – hard and soft landscaping in accordance with LBTH Biodiversity Action Plan, replace existing trees with natives (4) Parking – Maximum Cars (5) Disabled Access – Accessibility Statement (6) Archaeological -Investigation/Excavation (7) Contamination - Soil Survey and remedial measures (8) Hrs of Construction -Mon - Sat inc. Demo (9) Ventilation – Details Reserved (10) Pile Driving (11) Wheel Cleaning (12) Access to basement ramp (13) Consent shall not be acted upon until such time as the application complies with CAA safeguarding parameters. (14) Ground Floor, foundation and basement details to be approved by Council and Cross Rail (15) Prior notice to Cross Rail regarding commencement of works (16) Surface water drainage details to be approved by Council (17) Restrictions to works adjacent to River Dock (18) Storage, collection and disposal of refuse (19) Recycling Plan (20) External Lighting and security (21) Details of Noise insulation (22) Limitation of noise and disturbance from plant and machinery to be 75dB(A) (23) Limits to construction vehicle entry points from West Ferry Road and West Ferry Circus (24) Use of barges to reduce impact of construction (25) Fire safety (26) Design detail of tower peak 2.7 That the following informatives be provided to the applicant for information: (1) Entertainments (2) Surface Water Drainage (3) Crossing over public road (4) Design Standard (5) Landscaping Near Buildings (6) Site Notice Board (7) Refuse (8) Contact Health, Safety & Licensing (9) Environment Agency consents for works (10) Cross Rail guidelines 3. BACKGROUND Location 3.1 The site is located on the eastern side of Hertsmere Road, at the base of West India Dock (north), within the Cabot Square precinct of Canary Wharf. The site has a total area of 3,605sqm and is currently utilised for an office building known as Hertsmere House. Hertsmere House was completed in 1987 and comprises approximately 6,913sqm of office space, occupied by Barclays Bank and Morgan Stanley. 3.2 A mix of predominantly commercial uses surrounds the site. To the south the site fronts West India Dock North, a Grade I listed Dock Edge and Dock Wall and a Grade II Borough listed area of Importance for Nature Conservation. The Grade I listed Napoleonic Warehouses, known as Port East Apartments are located immediately to the north. This is a low scale warehouse conversion with mixed retail on the ground floor and residential above. The Docklands Museum is also contained within this development. To the north east adjacent to the Port East Apartments is the 30 storey West India Tower, currently under construction. 3.3 To the south is medium scale office development fronting Columbus Courtyard. The scale of office buildings increases to approximately 20 storeys to the south east of the site, with No.1 Canada Square currently the tallest structure at 245.81m. To the west of the site across Hertsmere Road is the low scale Cannon Workshops, designated as Grade II listed buildings containing commercial uses. 3.4 The site is well served by public transport links being located in walking distance to a number of DLR stations, the Canary Wharf Jubilee Line Underground station and various bus services. It is also located above the proposed route for Cross Rail 1. The site has a PTAL Level of 3. History 3.5 A series of pre-application discussions took place from November 2002, with inputs from both the applicant and Council’s planning and urban design officers. During this time pre-application consultation also took place with the following organisations: Greater London Authority (GLA); Civil Aviation Authority (CAA); London City Airport (LCA); Cross Rail; Commission for Architecture & the Built Environment (CABE); and English Heritage. 3.6 The applicant has made a number of amendments to the scheme as a result of the pre-application discussions; the consultation process and the Environmental Statement (ES) review. These amendments have addressed the majority of the issues and concerns raised by the relevant parties. Current Proposal 3.7 Full planning permission is sought for a proposed 63-storey, 245m tower over a podium. The proposal includes 93,423sqm of floor space comprising the following uses: 30,085sqm of office space; 192 hotel rooms; 74 hotel suites (serviced apartments); 2,246sqm of retail uses on the ground and mezzanine levels; 24 hour Winter Garden accessible to the public at ground level, incorporating landscaped open spaces; bars; restaurants; a public viewing area; and a leisure and fitness centre; and Two levels of basement carparking with a total of 75 spaces. 3.8 The proposed floor space will be predominantly allocated to hotel and office accommodation. The hotel component will be located within the ‘high rise zone’ of the building, with 22 floors of 5 star accommodation. A mix of standard rooms and hotel suites is proposed, with 4 additional floors of luxury suites at the top of the tower.