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IBM ITV Address: Land To The Front Of The London Television Centre, Queen's Walk And Potential Construction Access Routes From Upper Ground London, SE1 Application Numbers: 15/05151/DET; Case Officers: Richard McFerran and 15/05212/DET; 15/05214/DET; 15/06977/DET; Dale Jones 15/06979/DET Ward: Bishops Dates Validated: 11th September 2015 (Conditions 24, 25 and 29) and 4th December 2015 (Conditions 21 and 23) Proposal: Approval of details pursuant to Condition 21 (Detailed Design of South Landing Building) 15/06977/DET Condition 23 (Internal Layout of South Landing Building) 15/06979/DET Condition 24 (Delivery and Servicing Plan) 15/05151/DET Condition 25 (Waste Management Plan) 15/05212/DET Condition 29 (Coach and Taxi Management Plan) 15/05214/DET of planning permission 14/02792/FUL (Erection of a pedestrian bridge with incorporated garden, extending for a length of 366m over the River Thames from land adjacent to The Queens Walk on South Bank (in the London Borough of Lambeth) to land above and in the vicinity of Temple London Underground Station on the north bank, the structure of the bridge having a maximum height of 14.3m above Mean High Water and a maximum width of 30m; the development also comprising the erection of 2 new piers in the River Thames; erection of a single-storey landing building (incorporating maintenance, management and welfare facilities and up to 410sqm A1, A3 and/or D1 floorspace with additional ancillary service and plant) on land adjacent to The Queens Walk, opposite the ITV building; associated public realm works; works to trees (including the removal of trees); associated construction work (including laying out of a construction access from Upper Ground) and works sites; and works within the River Thames (including temporary and permanent scour protection, relocation of moorings and erection of temporary structures) granted on 19.12.2014 (herein referred to as ‘the Garden Bridge’). Drawing Numbers / Documents / Samples: Condition 21 (15/06977/DET): GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40001 Rev 09; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40002 Rev 05; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40010 Rev 05; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40011 Rev 06; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40012 Rev 02); GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40020 Rev 06; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40021 Rev 04; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40022 Rev 04; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40301 Rev 05; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40410 Rev 04; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40421 Rev 05; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40422 Rev 06; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40430 Rev 05; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40440 Rev 04; GBT-HS-LS-ZZ-DR-AX-33011 Rev A; Benches and litter bins visualisations (unnumbered); Garden Bridge South Landing Benches and Litter Bins Location Plan (unnumbered); Details of Metal Screens within the East, South and West Elevations (unnumbered); South Landing – Lift Shaft (Lower Ground Level NW View) (unnumbered); 6m Flange Lighting Columns (CCTV and No CCTV) (Ref. 35355-0); External Envelope (Appendix 1); Lift Cladding Rationale (January 2016) (unnumbered); South Landing Materials (January 2016) (unnumbered); GBT-HS-LS-ZZ-DR-AX-33011 Rev A; GB-MX-ALL-DWG-ARC-40440 Rev 04; GB-MX-ALL-DWG-ARC-40441 Rev 04; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40450 Rev 04); GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40451 Rev 04; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40470 Rev 04; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40471 Rev 04; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40520 Rev 02; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40700 Rev 03 and unnumbered physical samples (referenced also within the South Landing Materials (January 2016) and External Envelope Appendix 1). Condition 23 (15/06979/DET): GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40001 Rev 09; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40002 Rev 05; GB-MX-SLB-ALL-DWG-ARC-40010 Rev 05; South Landing Access Statement (dated 20th January 2016) and unnumbered list of publically available toilets near the garden bridge location (with unnumbered maps). Condition 24 (15/05151/DET): Garden Bridge Delivery and Servicing Plan (5th Draft – 22nd January 2016). Condition 25 (15/05212/DET): Garden Bridge Waste Management Plan (6th Draft – 6th January 2016). Condition 29 (15/05214/DET): Garden Bridge Coach and Taxi Management Plan (6th Draft – 6th January 2016). RECOMMENDATIONS: Condition 21 (15/06977/DET): Grant Approval of Details Condition 23 (15/06979/DET): Grant Approval of Details Condition 24 (15/05151/DET): Grant Approval of Details Condition 25 (15/05212/DET): Grant Approval of Details Condition 29 (15/05214/DET): Grant Approval of Details Applicant: Agent: The Garden Bridge Trust (GBT) Emma Barnett (Adams Hendry Consulting Limited) SITE DESIGNATIONS Relevant site designations: Conservation Area: Southbank Conservation Area (CA 38) Opportunity Area: Waterloo Opportunity Area London Plan Policy Area: Central Activities Zone (CAZ) London Plan Policy Area: Thames Policy Area Ecology: Site of Metropolitan Nature Conservation Importance – River Thames Flood Zone: Environment Agency Flood Zone 3 Trees: Tree Preservation Orders LAND USE DETAILS Site area 7.2ha (both sides of the river) Use Class Use Description Floorspace (Gross External Area) Floorspace A1/A3/D1 Flexible 0 prior to retail/restaurant/community demolition use Proposed A1/A3/D1 Flexible 348m² floorspace retail/restaurant/community use OFFICER’S REPORT Reason for referral to PAC: The applications are reported to the Planning Applications Committee in accordance with (4) of the Committee’s terms of reference. 1 SITE AND SURROUNDINGS 1.1 The Garden Bridge would be located in Central London, providing a new pedestrian river crossing between the South Bank (in the London Borough of Lambeth) and Temple Underground Station on the North Bank (in the City of Westminster). The planning application boundaries occupy an area of 7.2 hectares in total (on both sides of the river), including land required for construction. 1.2 The application site within Lambeth incorporates part of The Queen’s Walk, which forms part of the Thames Path and is identified as a Strategic Walking Route in the London Plan (2015). The Queen’s Walk varies in width and character along its full length. This section is approximately 30 metres wide and comprises two lines of mature trees (subject to a Tree Preservation Order), a paved section with some seating, and a grassed section (with some trees and shrubs) to the rear adjacent to the ITV building. Due to construction issues the application site also encompasses the pedestrian route that links The Queen’s Walk with Upper Ground (between the ITV and IBM buildings) and part of Bernie Spain Gardens, a landscaped public open space. Clarification on construction methodology and access was provided within conditions 7 and 8 which were approved at Planning Applications Committee on 15th December 2015. The details pursuant to these conditions confirmed that the pedestrian pathway between the ITV and IBM buildings would be used for construction access, together with access to the site via the river. 1.3 To the immediate south of the application site is the ITV television studios and offices, whilst beyond this is a residential area bound by Cornwall Road, Duchy Street and Stamford Street. To the south-east of the site is Gabriel’s Wharf (a mix of shops, restaurants, cafes and bars set around a courtyard), beyond which is Bernie Spain Gardens and the OXO Tower. To the west of the site is the four storey locally listed IBM office building and the Grade II* listed National Theatre. 1.4 The nearest existing river crossings to the site are Waterloo Bridge (250m west) which forms part of the Strategic Road Network (SRN) and Blackfriars Bridge (650m east) which forms part of the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN). 1.5 The application site is located within the Southbank Conservation Area which is described as a nationally important collection of 20th Century buildings fronting the south bank of the River Thames. 1.6 This report deals with a number of planning conditions attached to the planning consent (14/02792/FUL) granted by LB Lambeth in December 2014 for the works falling within its administrative area. A separate consent was issued by Westminster City Council who will subsequently adjudicate on conditions associated with the permission for the works falling within its administrative area. 2 RELEVANT PLANNING HISTORY 2.1 The relevant planning history for the site is listed below, including the parent permission issued by LB Lambeth and the conditions that have been discharged to date. 2.2 14/02792/FUL – Lambeth’s Planning Application Committee (PAC) resolved to grant planning approval on 11th November 2014. Following referral to the Greater London Authority (GLA), planning permission was granted by LB Lambeth on 19th December 2014 for the erection of a pedestrian bridge with incorporated garden, extending for a length of 366m over the River Thames from land adjacent to The Queens Walk on South Bank (in the London Borough of Lambeth) to land above and in the vicinity of Temple London Underground Station on the north bank, the structure of the bridge having a maximum height of 14.3m above Mean High Water and a maximum width of 30m; the development also comprising the erection of 2 new piers in the River Thames; erection of a single-storey landing building (incorporating maintenance, management and welfare facilities and up to 410sqm A1, A3 and/or D1 floorspace with additional ancillary service and plant) on land adjacent to The Queens Walk, opposite the ITV building; associated public realm works; works to trees (including the removal of trees); associated construction work (including laying out of a construction access from Upper Ground) and works sites; and works within the River Thames (including temporary and permanent scour protection, relocation of moorings and erection of temporary structures).