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2 Geron Way, Cricklewood in the London Borough of Barnet Planning Application No planning report GLA/1496d/02 29 October 2018 2 Geron Way, Cricklewood in the London Borough of Barnet planning application no. 17/6714/EIA Strategic planning application stage II referral Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended); Greater London Authority Acts 1999 and 2007; Town & Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008. The proposal Demolition of the existing building and erection of a new building for use as a waste transfer station for reception, bulking and onward transportation of household and municipal waste. The applicant The applicant is Barnet Council and DB Cargo (UK) Limited. Key dates Stage 1 considered: 12 February 2018 Barnet Council Planning Committee: 5 September 2018 Strategic issues Waste transfer facility: The applicant has confirmed that all waste that is brought to, and bulked on, the site will be transferred for processing within London, thereby contributing to the Mayor’s self-sufficiency targets, set out in London Plan Policy 5.16 and draft London Plan Policy SI8. With regard to the re-provision of existing waste sites that are to be redeveloped in the Brent Cross Masterplan area, the Council has confirmed that the site will re-provide the numerical capacity of three existing waste sites but will not re-provide the capacity of the PB Donoghue site as this not due to be redeveloped until Phase 4. In this regard, the Council will consider the re-provision of this site’s capacity in due course. As such, concerns raised at consultation stage regarding a shortfall in numerical capacity has been addressed. Outstanding issues relating to urban design and transport have been resolved. The Council’s decision In this instance Barnet Council has resolved to grant planning permission subject to conditions. Recommendation That Barnet Council be advised that the Mayor is content for it to determine the case itself, subject to any action that the Secretary of State may take, and does not therefore wish to direct refusal, or that he is to be the local planning authority. Context 1 On 8 November 2017, the Mayor of London received documents from Barnet Council notifying him of a planning application of potential strategic importance to develop the above site for the above uses. 2 The application is referable under Category 2B of the Schedule to the Order 2008: • Category 2B1: Waste development to provide an installation with capacity for a throughput of more than – (b) 50,000 tonnes per annum of waste produced outside the land in respect of which planning permission is sought; and • Category 2B2: Waste development where the development occupies more than one hectare. 3 On 12 February 2018, the Mayor considered planning report D&P/1496d/01, and subsequently advised Barnet Council that the application did not comply with the London Plan, but that the possible remedies set out in paragraph 58 of that report could address these deficiencies. 4 A copy of the above-mentioned report is attached. The essentials of the case with regard to the proposal, the site, case history, strategic planning issues and relevant policies and guidance are as set out therein, unless otherwise stated in this report. On 5 September 2018, Barnet Council (hereafter, the Council) resolved to grant planning permission in accordance with officer’s recommendation, and on 18 October 2018, advised the Mayor of this decision. Under the provisions of Article 5 of the Town & Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008 the Mayor may allow the draft decision to proceed unchanged, direct Barnet Council to refuse planning permission under Article 6, or issue a direction, under Section 2A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in accordance with Article 7 of the 2008 Order, that he is to act as the local planning authority for the purpose of determining the application and any connected application. 5 The environmental information for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 has been taken into account in the consideration of this case. 6 The Mayor’s decision on this case, and the reasons, will be made available on the GLA’s website www.london.gov.uk. Consultation stage issues summary 7 At the consultation stage Barnet Council was advised that, whilst the application was broadly supported in strategic planning terms, it did not comply with the London Plan for the following reasons: • Principle of development: The use of the site, which lies within the Brent Cross Cricklewood (BXC) redevelopment area, as a waste facility has been established through the extant planning permissions for a larger facility. Given this context and the location of the site, the principle of a waste facility on the site is accepted; however, further details are required to justify the nature of the facility. • Waste facility: The proposed facility would bulk waste before transferring it on elsewhere; there is no processing or sorting capacity proposed on the site. The London Plan and draft London Plan encourage secondary processing on all new waste sites to improve London’s self-sustainability and to meet recycling targets. Furthermore, under page 2 the BXC redevelopment, five existing waste facilities will be redeveloped; the re- provision of these existing facilities is required by conditions attached to the BXC masterplan permission, draft London Plan Policy S19 and London Plan Policy 5.17. The applicant is proposing to re-provide some of this existing capacity on the proposed site; however, the proposed facility will only be considered to provide this capacity if, as a minimum, any existing processing capacity is re-provided. The applicant must confirm the processing capacity of the existing waste sites to be re-provided in the proposed facility. In addition, the following are required: the employment benefits and social value of the proposals, in line with draft London Plan Policy SI8; the origins and destination of waste; and the details of the acoustic fence. • Urban design: Further information is required on the proposed polycarbonate roof to understand how it will work in situ. The applicant should also maximise active frontages to animate the large walls and must provide further details on the acoustic fence between the site and the residential development to the south. • Transport: Further information is required on the following: the proposed vehicle movements to and from the site; and the design of the highway, particularly at the junction of Geron Way and Edgware Road. Strategic planning and guidance update 8 The revised National Planning Policy Framework was published in July 2018. 9 Draft London Plan (consultation draft December 2017, incorporating early suggested changes published August 2018) which should be taken into account as explained in the NPPF. Update 10 Since the consultation stage, GLA officers have engaged in discussions with the applicant, the Council and TfL to address the outstanding issues. Having regards to this, an assessment against the outstanding strategic issues raised at the consultation stage is set out below. Furthermore, as part of Barnet Council’s decision, various planning conditions have been proposed to address the above concerns and to ensure that the development is acceptable in strategic planning terms. Principle of development 11 The principle of the land use was accepted at consultation stage, due to its transport links, proximity to similar industrial and non-residential land uses as well as the extant planning permission on the site for a significantly larger waste facility. Waste transfer facility 12 At consultation stage, GLA officers expressed concern regarding the nature of the waste facility, notably that the proposed facility was ‘transfer only’, whereby waste was brought to the site (within municipal waste collection vehicles) before being transferred elsewhere and did not contain any secondary processing capacity. The London Plan and draft London Plan express the encourage the provision of secondary processing on all new waste sites to contribute towards the targets, set out within London Plan Policy 5.16 and draft London Plan Policy S18, which aim to make London self-sufficient for household, industrial and commercial waste by 2026 and manage 100% of the capital’s waste within its administrative boundaries. 13 GLA officers have since had significant engagement with the applicant in order to ensure compliance with the London Plan and draft London Plan waste policies. Due to space and cost constraints as well as the requirements of the North London Waste Authority, it is not proposed to page 3 provide any secondary processing on the site; however, the applicant has confirmed that all waste that passes through the waste transfer station will then be transferred to other sites within London, which has also been corroborated by the North London Waste Authority. Whilst the final destination within London may alter, it is expected that residual waste would be transferred to the Edmonton EcoPark energy from waste facility (once it becomes operational), the dry recyclables to Biffa in Edmonton or to Bywaters in Bromley-by-Bow and food waste to ReFood in Dagenham. The North London Waste Authority has confirmed these destinations in writing. With regard to the source of waste, it has been confirmed that the waste will be sourced from local households or businesses, as part of the municipal collections. 14 In addition, the site can be considered to contribute towards London’s recycling targets, as set out in the draft London Plan and London
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