Temporary college building at Uxbridge College, Uxbridge

“Proposal: Demolition of an existing single-storey building and its replacement with a temporary three -storey portakabin building for a period of 5 years. Summary of Recommendation:”

“GRANT planning permission subject to section 106 legal agreement and conditions…”

“The Park Road Campus is one of two campuses run by Uxbridge College in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The Campus is located in the southwest corner of a triangular piece of land, bounded by Park Road to the west, the A40 corridor in the north, and the M etropolitan Railway Line to the southeast, which historically formed part of Hillingdon House Farm.”

“London Underground railway lines run along the southern boundary of the College which is screened by a well vegetated bank, including mature Willow and Oak trees. Located between the application site and Darrell Charles Court is the ‘Uxbridge College Pond’ formall y known as Nature Conservation Site of Metropolitan or Borough Grade I Importance: Darrell Charles Court.”

“1127/APP/2009/443 dated 14-05-10 (Section 73 application to vary condition 28 of the original planning permission) D Decision: 22-05-2015Approved 1127/APP/2018/4375Uxbridge College Park Road Uxbridge Erection of a 3-storey building within the existing car park to create a new Institute of Technology along with the erection of a single storey link block, the erection of a single- storey car parking deck, the reconfiguration of existing car parking spaces and associated…”

“Decision: 17-09-2021Approved 1127/APP/2019/3176Uxbridge College Park Road Uxbridge Details pursuant to Condition 8 (Sustainable Water Management) required by planning ref: 1127/APP/2018/4375 (25-10-2019) for construction of new institute of Technology facility comprising three-storey teaching facilities, single storey link block to existing College premises and single-storey mezzanine parking deck, with associated reconfigured car parking and landscaping.”

“This temporary development would deliver an uplift of just under 1,000sqm of Class F1 floorspace on the same plot and is required to meet the identified need for expansion of construction training facilities in the short term for young people not in educat ion, employment or training (NEETS) whilst also replacing a poor-quality and poorly configured existing building at the end of its natural life.”

“Accordingly, this grant of temporary planning permission for this modular development would provide the most practical short -term outcome, providing a temporary development which can be delivered within a few months and easily removed later, and is not int ended to provide a long-term solution to meet this defined need.”

“1127/APP/2026/1323 RESOLVED: That the application be approved as per officer recommendation.”

“- Air Quality Mitigation Contribution of £5,184.00. - Off-site Biodiversity Net Gain. - Carbon Offset Contribution: A Carbon Offset sum based on an Updated Energy Strategy to be submitted to discharge Condition 11, with the offset calculation based on £95 per tonne of CO2 over a 5 year period.”

“The applicant has failed to provide contributions towards the improvement of services and facilities as a consequence of demands created by the proposed development (in respect of Air Quality, Biodiversity Net Gain, Carbon Emission Reductions and Employme nt/ Construction Training).”