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If you require further information about this agenda please contact: Wendy Merry, Telephone 020 8583 2061, e-mail [email protected]. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE A meeting of the Sustainable Development Committee will be held in the Committee Rooms 1 & 2, Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow on Thursday, 27 October 2011 at 7:30 pm MEMBERSHIP Mohinder Gill- Chair Mindu Bains, Felicity Barwood, Tom Bruce, Ruth Cadbury, Steve Curran, Samantha Davies, Gopal Dhillon, Bradley Fisher, Darshan Grewal, Elizabeth Hughes, Paul Jabbal, Sheila O'Reilly, Sohan Sangha and Allan Wilson. AGENDA 1. Apologies for absence 2. Declarations of interest under the Town Planning Code of Practice or any other communications from Members 3. Minutes of the meeting held on 29 September 2011 (Pages 1 - 13) Protocol for Speakers Members of the public or applicants should contact the Committee Administrator, Wendy Merry on 020 8583 2061 with details of the proposed submission no later than 5pm, on 20 October 2011. Notification will be given of the Chair’s decision with regard to the request to speak. For planning applications, the applicants will only be allowed to speak if there is an objector who wishes to address the Committee. In exceptional circumstances the Chair may agree that an applicant who would significantly add to the information already available will be allowed to speak at the Committee in the absence of an objector. Where both parties address the Committee, the order of speaking will be the applicant, followed by the objector. Each party will be given no more than 5 minutes to speak. Planning Applications for Decision 4. Addendum Report (Pages 14 - 22) An Addendum report will be published shortly before the meeting with any additional information relating to agenda items not available at the time of publication of the main agenda. 5. West Thames College, Isleworth (Pages 23 - 39) 6. Land at Chiswick Roundabout, junction of Gunnersbury Avenue and (Pages 40 - 117) Great West Road 7. Tara House Montessori School, Wilson Walk, Prebend Gardens, (Pages 118 - Chiswick - adjourned 126) This item has now been adjourned and will be heard at the meeting to be held on Monday 7 November. 8. Dukes Meadows Golf Club, Dukes Meadow, Dan Mason Drive, (Pages 127 - Chiswick 167) 9. Boston Playing Fields, Boston Gardens, Brentford (Pages 168 - 183) 10. 13 Bridge Wharf Road, Isleworth - adjourned (Pages 184 - 207) This item has now been adjourned and will be heard at the meeting to be held on Monday 7 November. 11. 29 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick (Pages 208 - 247) 12. 137 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick (Pages 248 - 268) 13. Gunnersbury Station, Station Approach, Chiswick High Road, (Pages 269 - Chiswick - adjourned 284) This item has now been adjourned and will be heard at the meeting to be held on Monday 7 November. 14. 5 Hardwicke Avenue, Hounslow - adjourned (Pages 285 - 296) This item has now been adjourned and will be heard at the meeting to be held on Monday 7 November. 15. 111 Power Road, Chiswick - adjourned (Pages 297 - 333) This item has now been adjourned and will be heard at the meeting to be held on Monday 7 November. Other Planning Matters 16. Guidance on national planning policies (Pages 334 - 336) The following note is intended to supplement individual committee reports and provides guidance to Members on National Planning Policy for consideration in reaching decisions and/or providing comments on planning applications. 17. Any other business, which the Chair considers urgent. 18. The date of the next scheduled meeting is 24 November 2011 DECLARING INTERESTS Committee members are reminded that if they have a personal interest in any matter being discussed at the meeting they must declare the interest and if the interest is also a prejudicial interest then they may not take part in any discussion or vote on the matter. R A Gruet LLB - Assistant Director Corporate Governance London Borough of Hounslow, Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow TW3 4DN 27 October 2011 At a meeting of the Sustainable Development Committee held onAgenda Thursday, Item 29 September 3 2011 at 7:30 pm at Committee Rooms 1 & 2, Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow. Present: Councillor Mohinder Gill (Chair) Councillors Felicity Barwood, Tom Bruce, Ruth Cadbury, Steve Curran, Gopal Dhillon, Bradley Fisher, Darshan Grewal, Paul Jabbal, Sheila O'Reilly and Sohan Sangha Apologies for Absence Councillors Mindu Bains, Samantha Davies and Elizabeth Hughes. 39. Declarations of interest under the Town Planning Code of Practice or any other communications from Members Item 5: 33 South Street, Isleworth All Members had received a communication in connection with this item. Item 10: Manor Lane Estate, Manor Lane, Feltham Councillor Jabbal declared that the item had been previously presented to West Area Committee. 40. Minutes of the meeting held on 17 August 2011 The minutes of the meeting held on 17 August 2011 (agenda item 3) were agreed. 41. Addendum Report - published 28 September 2011 The report was noted. 42. 33 South Street, Isleworth See report by Nikolas Smith, Planning Officer (agenda item 5) and the Addendum Report. With the permission of the Chair, Mark Pender addressed the Committee on behalf of the applicant and made the following points: • Planning permission had been granted for flats at the site. • Planning permission was only needed for the extensions and the pub itself could be converted without planning permission. • The building was designed to ensure that privacy was protected. • Sainsburys could successfully co-exist with local traders. • 20-25 jobs would be created and there was a commitment from the applicant to employ people from the local area. • The proposals complied with planning policy. • There would be six parking spaces available for residents within the site, which was compliant with the Council’s maximum parking standards. • It was normal practice for deliveries to take place from on-street loading bays and there were other businesses in South Street serviced by deliveries, which relied on on-street loading bays. • The officer’s report showed that two of the units were below the space standards, but Mr Pender believed that adjustments could be made if necessary. • Changes had been made to the proposals in response to comments made by the Area Committee. 1 • Mr Pender believed that the proposals would be a positive addition to the area. In response to Members’ questions, Mr Pender advised it was difficult to predict how many customers were likely to use the store, but an assessment using Government data had shown that there was likely to be sufficient expenditure in the area until 2014 to accommodate both the new store and local shops. Mr Pender described the design as contemporary with a traditional twist, which he felt maintained the appearance and character of the area although he acknowledged that the design was subjective. With the permission of the Chair, Rosemary Bunce spoke in objection to the proposals. She stated that she represented the Isleworth Society and had also liaised with shopkeepers and local residents. She supported the residential part of the proposals, but had concerns about the retail outlet and made the following points: • There would be an unacceptable impact on traffic flow, particularly when deliveries were being made and parked delivery vehicles would block the view for motorists and pedestrians. • The operational times of the loading bay were from 8-9 am, which was the busiest time in South Street and the loading bay would be installed where the school crossing patrol was. There was no reason to believe that there would be only one delivery vehicle in the loading bay at a time. • There was no parking provision for the retail outlet. • Parking on the adjacent roads was already at a premium although the applicant was assuming that no further parking spaces were needed. • There were no details provided about recycling other than to say that it would be stored in the unit. • There would be a detrimental impact from the proposals on residents. • The Area Committee had recommended refusal. • The officer’s responses had been negative to the resident’s objections. Cathy Gallagher, Assistant Director – Environment Department (Regulatory & Development Services) highlighted the main points in the report and summarised that, in most respects, the proposals met the Council’s requirements and that it was for Members to decide whether they liked the modern approach to the design. In response to Members’ questions, Ms Gallagher confirmed that the applicant could change from A4 (pub) to A1 (retail) use without permission. Planning permission was required because extensions were being proposed at the same time as the change of use. There were two extensions being proposed, which would not be seen from the public domain. She also confirmed that there would be an increase in floor space. With regard to the density, Ms Gallagher advised that flats would be built above the pub and there would be a new building at the front of the site. There would be an increase in the floor area covered by approximately two thirds. Most of the site was currently empty because it was a car park and the proposals would mean that area would be built on. Ms Gallagher advised that a full impact assessment was not needed because the site was in a town centre, where it was established that shops should be retained. A retail study had been provided and it was the officers’ view that the type of retail proposed would be appropriate because there was capacity to enhance provision and provide a range of facilities. Chris Calvi-Freeman, Head of Transport, advised that there was a 25m pay & display area to 2 the east of the site, which would be converted to a loading bay and the four pay & display spaces would be relocated.