Meeting of the CABINET __________________________________ Wednesday, 5 March 2008 at 5.30 p.m. _______________________________________ SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA TWO ______________________________________ VENUE Committee Room, 1st Floor, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG Members: Councillor Denise Jones (Chair) – (Leader of the Council) Councillor Sirajul Islam (Vice-Chair) – (Deputy Leader of the Council) Councillor Ohid Ahmed – (Lead Member, Regeneration, Localisation and Community Partnerships) Councillor Abdul Asad – (Lead Member, Employment and Skills) Councillor Shafiqul Haque – (Lead Member, Development) Councillor Clair Hawkins – (Lead Member, Children's Services) Councillor Shiria Khatun – (Lead Member, Culture) Councillor Joshua Peck – (Lead Member, Resources and Performance) Councillor Abdal Ullah – (Lead Member, Cleaner, Safer, Greener) Councillor Motin Uz-Zaman – (Lead Member, Health and Wellbeing) [Note: The quorum for this body is 3 Members]. If you require any further information relating to this meeting, would like to request a large print, Braille or audio version of this document, or would like to discuss access arrangements or any other special requirements, please contact: Angus Taylor, Democratic Services, Tel: 020 7364 4333, E-mail: [email protected] LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS CABINET WEDNESDAY, 5 MARCH 2008 5.30 p.m. 8 .3 Conservation Area Character Appraisals and Management Guidelines – Adoption of the Drafts – Appendices A to C (CAB 138/078) (Pages 1 - 316) Appendix A LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS Agenda Item 8.3 CONSERVATION AREAS TOWER HAMLETS 0 0.5 1 km 17 35 31 38 36 24 41 1 13 10 7 37 22 33 42 30 32 27 4 5 12 48 14 40 23 44 43 50 46 9 34 6 49 39 45 8 47 25 3 26 28 21 15 19 18 20 2 16 Legend Conservation Areas for which Appraisals and Management Plans are being 29 prepared for 2007/08 11 1. Bethnal Green Gardens 18. The Tower 35. Roman Road Market 2. Wapping Pierhead 19. West India Dock 36. Medway 3. St George's Town Hall 20. Wapping Wall 37. Clinton Road 4. Elder Street 21. St Paul's Church 38. Fairfield Road 5. Brick Lane and Fournier Street 22. Boundary Estate 39. Lowell Street 6. Albert Gardens 23. Ford Square 40. London Hospital 7. Tomlins Grove 24. Jesus Hospital Estate 41. Globe Road 8. St Annes Church 25. All Saints Church Poplar 42. St Peter's 9. York Square 26. St Mathias Church Poplar 43. Langdon Park 10. Tredegar Square 27. Ropery Street 44. Wentworth Street 11. Island Gardens 28. Naval Row 45. St Frideswide's 12. Stepney Green 29. Chapel House 46. Myrdle Street 13. Three Mills 30. Tower Hamlets Cemetery 47. Lansbury 14. Artillary Passage 31. Driffield Road 48. Whitechapel Market 15. Narrow Street 32. Swaton Road 49. Balfron Tower 16. Coldharbour 33. Carlton Square 50. Whitechapel High 17. Victoria Park 34. Commercial Road Street This map is indicative only and is not a planning document. For further information please contact the Council. Produced 11 October 2007 from Ordnance Survey digital data and incorporating Surveyed revision available at this date. © Crown Copyright 1998. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without prior permission of the Ordnance Survey. Supplied by: London Borough of Tower Hamlets LA100019288 Page 1 This page is intentionally left blank Page 2 APPENDIX B: SUMMARY OF THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION UNDERTAKEN AND THE COMMENTS RECEIVED. Introduction/Summary On 5th December 2007 the Council approved 15 Draft Conservation Area Character Appraisals and Management Guidelines for full public consultation. Consultation ran for a period of six weeks between the 14th December and the 25th January. This report provides members with a briefing on the consultation process and the responses received during that consultation. Over a thousand representations covering a wide range of issues were received from local residents, businesses and other stakeholders. In summary the key messages were: x The aims of preserving and enhancing the character of the Boroughs conservation areas were generally supported. x There was concern regarding the pressure for new development and in particular the way that the scale of this could encroach upon Conservation Areas, even when that development was located outside of the Conservation Area. This was of concern with regard to the Jesus Hospital Conservation Area, St Annes Conservation Area, and the Tower Conservation Area. x A considerable number of comments related to local management issues within Conservation Areas, enforcement issues, tree maintenance issues and highways issues were highlighted. One particular request which was raised repeatedly was the request for more detailed advice regarding alterations. This has been acknowledged and has been identified as a Priority for Action in many of the Conservation Areas. Also expressed was the desire for unsympathetic alterations to unlisted buildings, such as window replacement to be controlled. These matters are permitted development and can only be controlled by the declaration of an Article 4. This has been acknowledged and has been identified as a Priority for Action in a number of the Conservation Areas. This concern reflects the largely unlisted residential character of many of the Conservation Areas which were the subject of Consultation. There was also concern expressed about the limited possibilities for mansard extensions within Bow. This has been addressed with an amendment to the text in the relevant documents and with an Action which notes that the Page 3 Authority will "examine opportunities for the extension of houses as part of the Local Development Framework process". This will allow the current policy context for mansards to be recast where appropriate. Background Section 71 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 states that ‘It shall be the duty of a local planning authority from time to time to formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of any parts of their area which are conservation areas. Proposals under this section shall be submitted for consideration to a public meeting in the area to which they relate. The local planning authority shall have regard to any views concerning the proposals expressed by persons attending the meeting.’ Drafts for 15 Conservation Areas were prepared, and submitted to Council on 5th December, where approval was given to proceed with the full public consultation. Those Conservation Areas for which guidance was prepared were:- Albert Gardens / Arbour Square, St Annes Church, York Square, Tredegar Square, Stepney Green, The Tower, Jesus Hospital Estate, St Matthias Church, Driffield Road, Carlton Square, Commercial Road, Medway, Fairfield Road, St Peters, and Lansbury Conservation Areas. Summary of Consultation Undertaken The Consultation Plan was prepared in discussions with the Council’s Consultation and Involvement Team. 1. Over 9000 postal addresses (including residential and business addresses) in the 15 Conservation Areas were leafleted, with a map of the relevant Conservation Area, details of the consultation and an invitation to a Public Meeting in their locality. x Three Public Meetings were held 2. The Public Meetings were advertised in East End Life. 3. All of the draft documents, and information about the Public Meetings, was placed on the Tower Hamlets website and Consultation Calendar. A consultation email address was advertised to receive comments. 4. Letters were sent to stakeholders, including public agencies, amenity societies, residents associations and registered social landlords, informing them of the draft documents and seeking their comments. The Tower Hamlets Interfaith Forum, Access Group and LBGT Society were Page 4 contacted in this way. Stakeholders were offered the opportunity of meeting officers. 5. Council Colleagues were consulted internally for their comments regarding the drafts. Summary of Comments Received Comments were received at the Public Meetings, by post and by email. Comments were received from a range of public stakeholders including English Heritage, British Waterways Board, Historic Royal Palaces, and the Port of London Authority General Comments x Many comments at the meetings described qualities of the area which were valued. In some areas, this was a quiet or residential character – in others it was a more lively social mix and mixed-use character. Aspects of the scale and appearance of the buildings were also valued. x Increased traffic in residential neighbourhoods, the proliferation of satellite dishes, repair/refurbishment work which was out of character with the area were all raised as issues. x Several responses asked for more detailed design guidance and policies for works to buildings in specific areas. x The management of open spaces and trees was a frequent concern x Other particular enforcement issues were highlighted, unauthorised works to Listed Buildings, and the introduction of satellite dishes were highlighted. Considering the Representations and Next Steps The Council is required to give regard to the comments made at the Public Meetings under Section 71 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. The Development Design and Conservation Team have scheduled and assessed all the comments received. This schedule has informed the amendments to the text of the documents. The comments received have also informed the Priorities for Action section of the documents to be completed. In a number of cases the comments received were not directly relevant to