291-room student accommodation at 1 - 3 Sussex Place, Hammersmith, London W6

What was proposed

The application proposed demolishing the existing building and constructing a 14-storey building with 291 student bedrooms, communal facilities, cycle parking, landscaping and a roof terrace.

“Description: Demolition of the existing building and redevelopment of the site comprising the erection of a 14-storey (plus basement) building to provide purpose-built student accommodation comprising of 291 student bedrooms; associated communal facilities, roof terrace, cycle parking, refuse storage and landscaping.”

Officer report

The site and surroundings

The site contains an eight-storey office building beside College Court, St Paul’s Primary School and the A4 flyover, near conservation areas and listed buildings.

“The application site fronts Sussex Place and is located to the south of the A4 flyover. The site includes a 1980s eight-storey (plus basement/lower ground floor) office building which is currently partly occupied. Immediately to the east is College Court, a seven-storey residential building comprising flats. Immediately to the west is St Paul's Primary School and associated playgrounds. To the north, is the undercroft area beneath the A4 flyover. 1.3.”

Officer report

Earlier planning decisions

Earlier permissions covered office buildings, flats and a single-storey office building, while an illuminated advertisement was refused for harm to visual amenity.

“In 2006 (ref. 2006/00707/FUL) was granted for the redevelopment of the site by the erection of an eight storey building (including basement) fronting Sussex Place and the erection of a part two part three storey building (including basement) at the rear of site to provide 1406 square metres of office space (Class B1).”

“In 2007 advertisement consent (ref. 2007/02209/ADV) was refused for the display of an externally illuminated advertisement (21.5m high and 13m wide) on a free- standing steel framed structure on the grounds that it would be harmful to visual amenity, particularly in relation to it’s substantial size, illumination and siting adjacent to a conversation area and a non-designated heritage asset..”

Officer report

Who spoke at the meeting

A presentation was given and a representative of the applicant spoke in support of the officer recommendation.

The committee vote

The committee voted unanimously for both officer recommendations, with no votes against and no members not voting.

“The Committee voted on the officer recommendations for approval as follows:”

Minutes

The decision

The committee authorised planning permission subject to no contrary Mayoral direction, a satisfactory legal agreement, report conditions and changes in the Addendum.

“That subject to there being no contrary direction from the Mayor for London, that the Director of Planning and Property be authorised to grant planning permission upon the completion of a satisfactory legal agreement and subject to the conditions listed in the report and changes in the Addendum.”

“That the Director of Planning and Property, after consultation with the Assistant Director of Legal Services and the Chair of the Planning and Development Control Committee be authorised to make any minor changes to the proposed Heads of Terms of the legal agreement or proposed conditions, which may include the variation, addition or deletion of conditions, any such changes shall be within their discretion.”

Minutes