25 self-contained flats at Land Use For Storage, 10 Park Road, Edmonton, London N18

“PROPOSAL: Erection of part 4, part 5 and part 6-storey block of 25 x deck accessed self- contained flats (comprising of: 10x 1-bed, 9x 2-bed, and 6x 3-bed units), with balconies to south and west elevation, communal roof terrace to the 4-storey roof and landscaped communal garden areas.”

“The application site is located on the north side of Park Road, west of the A1010 (Fore Street), within the Edmonton Green ward of the Borough. The vacant site site measures 0.09 hectares. The site has two vehicular access points onto Park Road.”

“The surrounding area comprises a mix of two storey houses and three to five storey residential flats buildings to the north, west and east, with a mix of light industrial and residential uses to the south. There are new developments recently granted permission within the vicinity and they are almost nearing completion.”

“This application has been subject to pre-application advice. It is considered that the scheme has advanced since the pre-application and has overcome the reason for refusal of a previous refusal and the grant of planning permission can be recommended subject to conditions and S106 agreement as outlined in the report.”

“That subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement to secure the obligations as set out in the report, the Head of Planning be authorised to GRANT planning permission subject to conditions.”

“External Statutory and Non-statutory Consultees London Fire Brigade No objection Metropolitan Police No objection, subject to conditions Thames Water No objection Network Rail No objection Internal Statutory and Non-statutory Consultees Environmental Health No objection, subject to conditions Strategic Transport No objection, subject to conditions Sustainable Drainage No objection Sustainability No objection, subject to conditions and carbon offset contribution Urban Design…”

“Officer Response The above is noted but noise issues resulting from building works are not uncommon and considered temporary. In addition, the Environmental Health team have commented and attached conditions for minimising noise impacts. This will be discussed further in the analysis section of the report. Relevant Planning Policies…”

“Tendai Mutasa, Senior Planning Officer, introduced the application and highlighted the key points in the application.”

“The Committee discussed the application. In relation to Members’ questions about the building height, officers advised that the approach to massing was generally acceptable in the context of a mixed massing of buildings, and mixed massing at this location would also have specific benefits.”

“The proposal having been put to the vote; Members voted:”

“That the Head of Planning and Building Control be granted delegated authority to finalise the wording of the Section 106 Agreement and the conditions to cover the matters in the Recommendation section of this report.”