Agenda item

GRANTED

Description of application –  Demolition of the existing office and warehouse building and erection of 10 industrial units to provide 1,637.7sq.m

industrial and employment floorspaces (Use Class Order Class E) with associated on-site parking facilities.

An addendum report for energy was submitted which indicates that the percentage carbon reduction by the be lean methods meets the policy requirements.

An additional condition was suggested requiring the development to be used as an office, research and development space, industrial or storage.

Members having considered the report, RESOLVED that PERMISSION be GRANTED as recommended, subject to the conditions set out in the report of the Assistant Director, (Planning and Building Control) with two further condition to read:-

“16. Prior to the occupation of the buildings, details of landscaping including plantings along the western boundary of the site, materials of paved areas and other hard surfaces, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the commencement of the development hereby permitted. The approved scheme shall be implemented in the first planting season following the first occupation of the buildings or the substantial completion of the development, whichever is the sooner.  Any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the substantial completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species to those originally planted.

REASON:  In order to encourage biodiversity and secure a visually satisfactory setting for the development and comply with London Plan Policies 7.4 and 7.19 and Bromley Local Plan Policies 37 and 79.

17. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order) the premises shall only be used for the following industrial purposes as specified in the application and for no other purpose on the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 or any provision equivalent to that Class in any Statutory Instrument revoking and/or re-enacting that Order). The permitted uses are:

-  Class E(g)(i) - Offices to carry out any operational or administrative functions;

-  Class E(g)(ii) - Research and development of products or processes;

-  Class E(g)(iii) - Industrial processes;

-  Class B2 – General Industry;

-  Class B8 – Storage or distribution.

REASON: In order to safeguard the Cray Business Corridor and the designated Strategic Industrial Location in the Borough and comply with London Plan Policy 2.17 and Bromley Local Plan Policy 81.”