Agenda and minutes
Venue: Civic Hall, Leeds
Contact: Angela M Bloor
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Declarations of Interest To declare any personal/prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members Code of Conduct
Minutes: The following members declared personal/prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraph 8 to 12 of the Members Code of Conduct
Application No. 09/02351/FU – The Orange Zone Car Park – University of Leeds – Councillor Nash declared personal interest as a Member of English Heritage which had commented on the proposal (Minute No. 26 refers)
Application No. 09/02351/FU - The Orange Zone Car Park – University of Leeds – Councillor Monaghan declared personal interest as a Member of Leeds Civic Trust which had commented on the proposal (Minute No. 26 refers)
Application No. 09/03060/FU – Land off Vernon Road, Woodhouse – Position Statement Application – University of Leeds – Councillor Monaghan declared personal interest as a Member of Leeds Civic Trust which had commented on the proposal (Minute No. 27 refers)
Application No. 09/02351/FU – The Orange Zone Car Park – University of Leeds – Councillor Hamilton declared personal and prejudicial interest through his employment at Leeds University who are the applicants (Minute No. 26 refers)
Application No. 09/03060/FU – Land off Vernon Road, Woodhouse – Position Statement Application – University of Leeds – Councillor Hamilton declared personal and prejudicial interest through his employment at Leeds University who are the applicants (Minute No. 27 refers)
Application No. 09/02430/FU – Land off Woodhouse Lane and Clarendon Road, Leeds 2 - University of Leeds – Councillor Hamilton declared personal and prejudicial interest through his employment at Leeds University who are the applicants (Minute No. 28 refers)
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence |
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To approve the minutes of the Plans Panel City Centre meeting held on 13th August 2009
(minutes attached)
Minutes: RESOLVED – That the minutes of the Plans Panel City Centre meeting held on 13th August 2009 be approved |
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Councillor Hamilton vacated the Chair Having declared personal and prejudicial interests in items nos; 7,8 and 9 ( minutes No. 26, 27 and 28 refers ) Councillor Hamilton vacated Chair and left the meeting, Councillor Latty assumed the Chair |
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To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer on an application for the erection of an eight storey building to form University Business and Innovation Centre with café and landscaping
(report attached)
Minutes: Plans, photographs, graphics and sample materials were displayed at the meeting. Members had previously received two informal pre-application presentations and a position statement on the scheme. The scheme had been amended to reflect Members comments, section 5.0 of the submitted report refers.
Officers presented a report which set out details of an application for the erection of an eight storey rectilinear building to form a university business and innovation centre, to be known as the Innovation City Leeds (ICL) building. Facilities within the building include a media theatre and video conferencing, an innovation suite, networking spaces and a café, and combined enterprise and innovation offices. The building is to be set in an area of hard and soft landscaping. The location of the proposed development is on the site of the Orange Zone Car Park, University of Leeds off Woodhouse Lane, Leeds 2.
Detailed information was provided on the proposal in relation to the following issues:
· Location of the proposal in relation to the inner ring road · East West access arrangements · A prominent site within the University complex · The proposed tree coverage for the site (loss of 92 to be replaced by 66 creating a larger area of amenity space) · The deterioration of the car park surface and the anticipated short life of the existing trees · Details of the various floor plans was provided · The roof of the building to incorporate photovoltaic panels providing up to 10% of the buildings energy requirements · An explanation of the solar shade was provided as part of the explanation of the building’s elevations
Members sought clarification on the following matters:
The following responses were provided:
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Application 09/03060/FU - Off Vernon Road Woodhouse LS2 PDF 346 KB To consider a position statement by the Chief Planning Officer on an application for a ten storey car park with associated management suite and ancillary (Class D1/Cycle Hire and Workshop) space and landscaping
(report attached)
Minutes: Plans, photographs, graphics and sample materials were displayed at the meeting. Members had previously received three informal pre-application presentations and a position statement on the scheme. The scheme had been amended to reflect Members comments, section 5.0 of the submitted report refers.
Officers presented a report which set out a position statement for the development of a 10 storey car park with associated management suite and ancillary (Class D1/ Cycle Hire and Workshop) space and landscaping to land off Vernon Road, Woodhouse Leeds 2
Detailed information was provided on the proposal in relation to the following issues:
(i) Agreement to off site public realm works to the Parkinson Entrance to the campus and land at the end of Hillary Place The agreement of publicly accessible areas within the landscaped scheme (ii) The employment and training of local people (iii) The identification of an area of land upon which a future foot bridge across the Leeds Inner Ring Road could be landed (iv) A contribution to off site highway works to create a Toucan crossing to the south of the junction of Fenton Street and Woodhouse lane of a sum to be agreed
It was confirmed that contrary to the officer report there would not be a Section 106 requirement for a green travel plan
Members sought clarification on the following matters:
The following responses were provided:
Members comments:
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To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer on the demolition of pilot plant building and construction of a new four storey research laboratory building with office accommodation at rear of the Houldsworth Building
(report attached)
Minutes: Plans, photographs, graphics and sample materials were displayed at the meeting. Members had previously received an informal pre-application presentation on the scheme. The scheme had been amended to reflect Members comments, section 5.0 of the submitted report refers.
Officers presented a report which set out details of the application which included the demolition of pilot plant building and construction of a new 4 storey research laboratory building with office accommodation at the rear of the Houldsworth Building, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane and Clarendon Road, Woodhouse , Leeds 2
Detailed information was provided on the proposal in relation to the following issues:
· The location of the proposal within the University campus · Access arrangements · An explanation of the floor plans and the type of facilities that would be included on each level · The elevations of the building to consist of bronze metallic cladding · Eastern elevation to be finished in red brick and metal mesh, brise soleil to be added to the recessed windows of the south and south west elevations · Pedestrian areas to be enhanced · Paving improvement scheme · The Section 106 agreement request to include two replacement bus shelters on Clarendon Road has now been agreed by the applicant
Members sought clarification on the following matters:
The following responses were provided:
Members comments:
Members expressed their thanks to officers for the work they had undertaken on this scheme and to the developers for their willingness to take on board the comments made by Members
RESOLVED – To approve the application in principal and to defer and delegate final approval to the Chief Planning Officer subject to the conditions specified in the submitted report and the completion of a legal agreement within 3 months from the date of resolution unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Chief Planning Officer to include the following obligations:
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Date and time of next meeting Thursday 8th October 2009 at 1.30pm
Minutes: Thursday 8th October 2009 at 1.30pm |