Agenda item - Florey Building, 23-24 St Clement's Street:15/03643/FUL & 15/03644/LBC

Florey Building, 23-24 St Clement's Street:15/03643/FUL & 15/03644/LBC

Applications: 15/03643/FUL (full planning application) – page 61

15/03644/LBC (listed building consent application) – page 93

Site Address: Florey Building, 23-24 St Clement's Street

Proposal: Refurbishment and extension of existing student accommodation building to provide 25 additional study bedrooms, conference and support facilities.

Officer recommendation:

(1) to grant planning permission for application 15/03643/FUL subject to the following conditions:

1. Development begun within time limit.

2. Develop in accordance with approved plans.

3. Material Samples in Conservation Area.

4. Landscape Plan.

5. Landscape Implementation.

6. Hard Surface Design – Tree Roots.

7. Underground Services – Tree Roots.

8. Tree Protection Plan Implementation.

9. Arboricultural Method Statement Implementation.

10. Student Accommodation – Full Time Courses.

11. Student Accommodation - No cars.

12. Student Accommodation - Out of Term Use.

13. Management Plan – including Service Management and Traffic Management Strategy.

14. Archaeology – WSI.

15. Travel Plan.

16. Student Travel Information Packs.

17. Cycle and Refuse Areas Provided.

18. Construction Traffic Management Plan.

19. Noise Levels as stated in Noise Assessment Report.

20. Air conditioning plant.

21. Scheme of extraction / treating cooking odours from kitchen.

22. Sustainability Statement Implementation

23. Flood Risk Assessment Recommendation Implementation.

24. Drainage Strategy.

25. Biodiversity Measures / Enhancements.

26. Development of a Servicing Plan for all uses.

27. Contaminated Land Risk Assessment.

(2) to grant listed building consent for application 15/03644/LBC subject to the following conditions:

1. Commencement of works LB consent.

2. LB consent - works as approved only.

3. 7 days’ notice to LPA.

4. LB notice of completion.

5. Repair of damage after works.

6. Further works - fabric of LB - fire regs

7. Details stacks, plant and colours

8. Removal of historic features.

9. Internal features retained and protected.

10. Features to match.

11. Preservation of unknown features.

12. Fire doors – character.

13. Lighting.

14. Recording Written Scheme Investigation.

15. Audit of original internal features and fittings.

16. Method statement protection.

17. Further details.

18. Further works - buildings bounding site.

19. Materials samples.

20. Materials to match existing.

21. Conservation management plan.

Minutes:

Councillor Cook, having declared he would not take part in the debate or decision on these applications, remained at the table but took no part in the proceedings.

The Committee considered applications for planning permission and listed building consent for the refurbishment and extension of existing student accommodation building to provide 25 additional study bedrooms, conference and support facilities at Florey Building, 23-24 St Clement's Street, Oxford.

The planning officer reported receipt of a late representation from East Oxford Residents’ Association which did not raise new relevant matters.

Peter Collins, representing York Place Residents’ Association, spoke objecting to the application.

Andrew Timms, Bursar of Queen’s College, spoke in support of the application. Representatives of the architects came to the table and answered questions from the committee.

The Committee decided to include a condition for a scheme to reduce noise breakout from the new building to mitigate any impact on residents. They also agreed to include in condition 13 restrictions on delivery times to prevent disturbance to York Place from deliveries at anti-social hours.

Decision

(1) The Committee resolved to grant planning permission for application 15/03643/FUL subject to the following conditions including those agreed at the meeting: