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Birmingham City Council Planning Committee 05 December 2019 Birmingham City Council Planning Committee 05 December 2019 I submit for your consideration the attached reports for the City Centre team. Recommendation Report No. Application No / Location / Proposal Approve – Subject to 9 2018/09467/PA 106 Legal Agreement 193 Camp Hill Highgate Birmingham B12 0JJ Redevelopment of the site to provide 480 no. homes, a hotel (Use Class C1) and flexible business/commercial floorspace of 1,480sqm (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B8 and D1) in 7 new blocks (A to G) ranging from 3 to 26 storeys, together with car parking, landscaping and associated works Approve – Subject to 10 2019/04424/PA 106 Legal Agreement Land at 65, 66 & 68 Caroline Street, 60 - 70 (evens) Regent Place & 18 Regent Parade Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B1 3NJ Change of use, alterations and extensions to existing buildings to provide 37 apartments and ground floor commercial B1/A1/A3 uses with associated works including demolition of courtyard buildings, erection of replacement 3 & 4 storey buildings, additional floors to 18 Regent Parade, 68 Caroline Street and retained courtyard building Approve – Conditions 11 2019/04682/PA 60 - 70 Regent Place, 65 - 67 Caroline Street and 14 - 16 Regent Parade Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B3 1UG Application for Listed Building Consent for change of use, alterations and extensions to existing buildings to provide 37 apartments and ground floor commercial B1/A1/A3 uses with associated works including demolition of courtyard buildings, erection of replacement 3 and 4 storey buildings, additional floors to 18 Regent Parade and retained courtyard building. Page 1 of 2 Director, Inclusive Growth (Acting) Determine 12 2018/08647/PA The Flapper Public House Kingston Row City Centre Birmingham B1 2NU Demolition and redevelopment of the Flapper Public House to create a part 3 and part 4 storey development comprising 27 residential apartments Determine 13 2019/04239/PA Former CEAC building corner of Jennens Road & James Watt Queensway City Centre Birmingham B4 7PS Erection of one 51 storey tower and one 15/16 storey tower containing 667 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated ancillary spaces, landscaping and associated works Page 2 of 2 Director, Inclusive Growth (Acting) i Committee Date: 05/12/2019 Application Number: 2018/09467/PA Accepted: 16/01/2019 Application Type: Full Planning Target Date: 19/07/2019 Ward: Bordesley & Highgate 193 Camp Hill, Highgate, Birmingham, B12 0JJ Redevelopment of the site to provide 480 no. homes, a hotel (Use Class C1) and flexible business/commercial floorspace of 1,480sqm (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B8 and D1) in 7 new blocks (A to G) ranging from 3 to 26 storeys, together with car parking, landscaping and associated works Recommendation Approve Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement 1. Proposal 1.1 The application seeks planning permission to redevelop the site to provide a total of 480 residential units, a hotel and 1,480sqm GEA of flexible commercial floorspace (use classes A1 retail, A2 professional services, A3 café/restaurant, B1 office, B2 general industry, B8 warehouse / storage and D1 non-residential institutions). The accommodation would be arranged within the site to provide 7 blocks as follows: • Block A – at the far north of the site reaching 26 storeys in total providing 262sqm commercial space at ground floor level with 183 apartments above; • Block B – part 8, part 7 storeys in height fronting Camp Hill to the west of the site providing a 167 room hotel; • Block C – with a frontage to Bedford Road and the proposed new internal road ranging from four to eight storeys in height to accommodate 877sqm commercial space at ground floor level with 131 apartments above; • Block D – fronting Camp Hill to the south west part of the site proposed to be part four, part five storeys providing 56 apartments; • Block E - positioned to the south east of the site fronting Bedford Road part 7 part 9 storeys to accommodate 174sqm commercial space at ground floor and 98 apartments above. Undercroft parking and servicing; • Block F - facing the proposed new internal road, six four-bedroom townhouses reaching 4 storeys in height; and • Block G – facing Trinity Terrace to the south of the site, six four-bedroom townhouses reaching 3 storeys in height. 1.2 The site comprises of two land parcels totalling 1.7 hectares. The first is rectangular and would accommodate the seven blocks of development. It is separated from the second smaller triangular parcel by Bedford Road. This would accommodate 38 Page 1 of 48 parking spaces that would be in addition to the 72 undercroft parking spaces at ground floor level to Block E, the 8 spaces in front of Block E and the 8 spaces that would align the proposed central street. 1.3 Vehicular access to the development would be from Camp Hill (B4100) accessing a new one way vehicular road that would dissect the larger parcel of land or via Trinity Terrace and also from Bedford Road. 1.4 The mix of residential units would be as follows: • 5 x 1 bed studio flats (1%), • 224 x 1 bedroom flats (47%), • 209 x 2 bedroom flats (44%), • 30 x 3 bedroom flats (6%), and • 12 x 3 bedroom town houses (3%). Page 2 of 48 Proposed Site Layout 1.5 Link to Documents 2. Site & Surroundings 2.1 The site is bordered by Camp Hill (B4100) to the west, Coventry Road to the north and Trinity Terrace to the south with Bedford Road dissecting the site. On the opposite side of Bedford Road is the existing Moor Street to Solihull / London Marylebone railway line on a viaduct which, to the top of the parapet wall height, would be set between approximately 4.75m and 7m higher than the proposed ground Page 3 of 48 floor level of the development. Some of the existing viaduct arches are currently used as warehouses and garages. 2.2 Beyond the boundaries to the site the Bordesley train station is located to the north- east and the Grade II listed Trinity Church is located beyond Trinity Terrace to the south. The boundary of the Digbeth, Deritend and Bordesley High Streets Conservation Area is on the opposite side of Coventry Road to the north of the site. The Grade II listed Clements Arms Public House is located 75m to the north east of the site and the former District and Counties Bank at 123 High Street Bordesley 80m to the north. 2.3 The site is previously developed brownfield land and is currently occupied by Sulzer, an international company specialising in pumping solutions, rotating equipment and separation, mixing and application technology. The larger parcel of land fronting Camp Hill offers a variety of 20th Century workshop and warehousing buildings, together with parking and servicing areas. Buildings occupy the majority of the footprint of the site area, comprising single, two and three storey structures that have developed on an ad hoc basis over time using a variety of materials with a range of roof forms. The smaller parcel to the south east of Bedford Road has been cleared and comprises an area of hardstanding with advertising hoardings. Sulzer, and their predecessor Dowding and Mills, have had a presence on the site since 1912 although the company is proposing to relocate outside of the City in March 2020. An application for prior notification to demolish the buildings was approved in earlier this year in July. 3. Planning History (most recent) 3.1 2019/05434/PA - Application for a prior notification for the proposed demolition of existing buildings. Accepted as not needing prior approval from the Council 25/07/2019 3.2 2000/03945/PA – Erection of single storey extension to provide generator facility – Approved 21/11/00. 3.3 2000/04899/PA - Retention of palisade fencing and gate to existing car park on Bedford Road and new bar fencing to Sandy Lane Middleway – Approved 10/10/00 3.4 1999/03250/PA - Retention of replacement lean-to extension – Approved 15/07/99 4. Consultation/PP Responses 4.1 BCC Transportation – The Transport Assessment has undertaken analysis of the existing development and proposed impacts of new plans. The scheme would lead to a minimal level of traffic generation with an increase from 35 two way trips to 85 in the AM peak, and from 16 up to 81 in the PM peak, ie an extra 50 two way vehicle trips in the AM peak and 65 in the PM. This would not affect the adjacent network and junctions. There are various highway alterations to mitigate impacts from the development which include a TRO change for drop-off and pick-up impacts for the hotel, laybys for the other uses around the site because the carriageways are narrow, and a new road linking Camp Hill to Bedford Road to provide some parking and servicing ability. Given the increase in pedestrian activity from the proposed development it would be beneficial to provide improvements to the surrounding pedestrian network by way of S106 monies towards these improvements. These would include Interconnect wayfinding and improvements to the pedestrian crossing facility of Coventry Road. Page 4 of 48 No objections subject to conditions to require: • the prior submission and completion of works for the S278/TRO Agreement in order to remove the redundant footway crossings and provide new access road linking Camp Hill one way to Bedford Road, new laybys and associated footway provision; • the implementation of the proposed cycle storage; • the implementation of vehicular visibility splays; • the parking areas to be laid out prior to use; and • the prior submission of a parking management strategy 4.2 Regulatory Services – Content with the conclusions of the air quality assessment.
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