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Agenda Item 5 PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE 10 DECEMBER 2015 Item No: UPRN APPLICATION NO. DATE VALID 14/P4361 28/11/2014 Address/Site Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane, Tooting, SW17 0BL (Ward) Wimbledon Park Proposal Proposed demolition of existing buildings and erection of a 20,000 seat football stadium (initially 11,000 seat) with hospitality, crèche, café, and coach parking, pedestrian street, 1,273m2 retail unit, 1,730m2 squash and fitness club, 602 residential units with basement parking, refuse storage, 200 car parking spaces, 992 cycle parking spaces, and associated landscaping/open space and servicing. Drawing Nos: 4740-00-001, 4740-00-002, 4740-00-408, 4740-00-409 -, 4740- 00-410, 4740-00-411, 4740-00-412, 4740-00-413, 4740-00-414, 4740-00-415, 4740-00-416, 4740-00-417, 4740-00-418, 4740- 00-419, 4740-00-420, 4740-00-425, 4740-00-430, 4740-00-431, 4740-00-432, 4740-00-433, 4740-00-434, 4740-00-435, 4740- 00-436, 4740-00-437, 4740-00-438, 4740-00-439, 4740-00-440, 4740-00-441, 4740-00-442, 4740-00-443, 4740-00-444, 740-00- 445, 4740-00-446, 4740-00-500, 4740-00-501, 4740-00-502, 4740-00-503, 4740-00-504, 4740-00-505, 4740-00-506, 4740- 00-700, 4740-00-701, 010 H, 011 F, 012 C, 013 C, 051 B, 052 B, 053 B, 054 B, 055 B, 056 B, 110 D, 111 E, 151 C, 152 C, 153 C, 154 C, 155 C, Design and Access Statement, Design and Access Statement Addendum Update (dated 06.15), Design and Access Statement Revision A (dated 08.15), Applicant Design Response to GLA (dated 06.15), Applicant Design Response to LBM (dated 08.06.15 and 04.09.15) Environmental Statement and Appendices, Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary, ES Appendix 7 Flood Risk Assessment Addendum (dated 08.04.15), ES Appendix 7 Flood Risk Assessment Addendum Comparison of Environment Agency 2010 and 2015 Modelling Results (dated 02.09.15), Transport Assessment, Transport Statement Addendum Note and Attachments (dated 07.09.15), Transport Statement Update Note (dated 25.06.15), Applicant Energy Strategy Response to GLA and LBM (dated 01.05.15), Revised Energy Strategy (dated 11.03.15), Revised Sustainability Statement (dated 10.03.15), Access and Inclusion Statement (dated 16.03.15), Statement of Community Involvement Addendum (dated 06.15), Revised Health Impact Assessment (dated 14.11.14), Applicant Retail Response to 1 Page 11 LBM (dated 20.03.15), and Revised Retail Impact Assessment (dated 14.11.14), 4740_00_453, 4740_00_454, 4740_00_463, 4740_00_551, 4740_00_552, and 4740_00_455 Contact Officer: Sabah Halli (0208 545 3297) ___________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION Permission be GRANTED subject to a S106 legal agreement and conditions ___________________________________________________________________ CHECKLIST INFORMATION Heads of Agreement: See section 29 for full heads of terms. Is a screening opinion required: No Is an Environmental Statement required: Yes Has an Environmental Statement been submitted: Yes Press notice: Yes Site notice: Yes Design Review Panel consulted: Yes Number of neighbours consulted: 8323 External consultations: Greater London Authority (GLA), Transport for London (TfL), Environment Agency (EA), Sport England (SE), Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG), London Borough of Wandsworth Council (LBW), Network Rail, Metropolitan Police, NHS England, Merton CCG, Historic England Greater London Archaeological Advisory Service, British Telecom, National Grid, Natural England, Thames Water, London Power Networks, The Football Association, Wimbledon Society, Wimbledon Park Residents Association, and Haydons Bridge Residents Association Conservation Area: No, however adjoins the Coppermill Lane sub-area of the Wandle Valley Conservation Area, Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL): Level 3 (moderate)/2 (poor) on the TfL Information Database (On a scale of 1a, 1b, and 2-5,6a, 6b where zone 6b has the greatest accessibility). Controlled Parking Zone: No 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The application is being brought to Planning Applications Committee because the application is an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application as defined by Schedule 2 (10 (b)) of the EIA regulations 2011, also due to the number of representations received, and the recommendation to approve the application conflicts with an objection made by Sport England. 1.2 Following determination by Members, this major and EIA application is required to be referred to back to the Mayor of London for any direction. 2 Page 12 2. SITE AND SURROUNDINGS 2.1 The site is 5.1ha in size and is located within the north-east of the borough. The site is entirely within the London Borough of Merton (LBM) however parts of the site to the north and east adjoin the boundary with the London Borough of Wandsworth (LBW). 2.2 The site is currently occupied by: Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium Christopher’s Squash & Fitness Club 94 Summerstown which is vacant on all three floors however a single storey part to the rear of the building operates as a café, The two storey ‘Volante Ltd’ buildings (46 - 76 Summerstown) which is not part of this planning application, and A 1 – 2 storey building currently occupied by a motorcycle training company (website address is given as 46-76 Summerstown). 2.3 A vehicle renting premises (single storey) operates in the stadium car park between the cafe and the motorcycle training company. A vehicle servicing company (single storey) is on the south-west corner of the site accessed from Copper Mill Lane. 2.4 Greyhound race days occur weekly on Fridays and Saturdays and the stadium can accommodate up to up to 8,000 spectators. Outside of Greyhound racing, the stadium is used for stock car racing. 2.5 The car park area (accommodating approximately 900 cars) is used as ancillary parking for the Greyhound stadium and other site buildings in addition to being used weekly for car boot sales (Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays). The applicant advises that the car park is also informally used for parking by some St Georges hospital staff. 2.6 The site is accessed from Plough Lane (B325, in the London Borough of Merton (LBM)) to the south and Summerstown (B235, London Borough of Wandsworth (LBW)) to the east. 2.7 Beyond the site, to the east and south are light industrial/commercial units, with residential dwellings beyond. To the north of the site is Riverside Road, a partially private road giving access to the Garratt Business Park (LBW) and Cappagh Recycling Centre (LBW). To the west of the site is a National Grid Sub-station (LBM) accessed from Coppermill Lane (LBM), a road in private ownership. In addition to the commercial units along Summerstown, there are also retail units along Plough Lane and adjacent to the junction between Plough Lane and Summerstown (LBM/LBW). 3 Page 13 2.8 There is a Public House (The Corner Pin) located at the junction of Riverside Road and Summerstown and which includes habitable accommodation at first floor. 2.9 The River Wandle is located 130m west from the site and Lambeth Cemetery is to the south of the site. 2.10 There are 5 train / underground stations within a 1.5 mile radius of the site: Haydon’s Road Station (Overground and approximately 0.5 miles south of the site), Earlsfield Station (Overground and approximately 0.9 miles from the site) Tooting Broadway Station (1 mile east of the site, Northern Line), Wimbledon Park Station (1.1 miles west of the site, District Line), and Wimbledon Station (Overground, District line, and Tramlink, and approximately 1.2 miles from the site). 2.11 Local bus number 493 passes the site and a variety of buses can be caught from Garratt Lane (Earlsfield and Tooting Broadway stations) and Wimbledon town centre. 3. DESIGNATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS 3.1 The London Borough of Merton Sites and Policies Plan (SPP) was adopted at full Council on the 9th July 2014. The site is allocated within the LBM Sites and Policies Plan (2014) for: ‘Intensification of sporting activity (D2 Use Class) with supporting enabling development’. 3.2 The SPP allocation states that ‘Developments that facilitate more sporting activity may be enabled by more viable uses, subject to meeting planning policy, evidence and consultation.’ 3.3 Within the Merton Core Strategy (2011), the site falls within the Colliers Wood and South Wimbledon Sub-Area (Policy CS1 and within the Wandle Valley sub- area (policy CS5). 3.4 The River Wandle is located approximately 130m west of the site and when the application was originally submitted in November 2014 the site was shown to lie entirely within the 1 in 100 year flood extent (Flood Zone 3a) and partially within the 1 in 20 year flood extent (Flood Zone 3b) of the River Wandle functional flood plain (see Appendix 1). 3.5 Re-modelled flood levels and extents, as provided and undertaken by the Environment Agency in August (2015) now show the site as still lying within the 1 in 100 year flood extent (flood zone 3a) however the extent, depth and duration of flooding is reduced compared to the previous River Wandle catchment model outputs. The site is now not within the 1 in 20 year flood 4 Page 14 extent (Flood Zone 3b) of the River Wandle functional flood plain (see Appendix 2). 3.6 A surface water sewer (culvert) of approximately 1370mm diameter is shown passing through east of the site from Plough Lane to Riverside Road. This culvert is owned and maintained as a Thames Water asset. 3.7 There are no recorded surface water abstractions within 500m of the site. 3.8 Land to the west of the River Wandle is designated as a Local Nature Reserve and is the only recorded designated environmentally sensitive site within 500m of the site (70m from the site).