Agenda and minutes

  The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked Members and Officers to introduce themselves

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

  The following Members declared personal/prejudicial interests for the purposes of Section 81(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members Code of Conduct

  Application 08/05440/FU – Globe Road/Water Lane LS11 - Councillors Campbell, Nash and Selby declared personal interests through being members of English Heritage which had commented on the proposals and Councillor Matthews declared a personal interest as a member of West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority as Metro had commented on the proposals (minute 14 refers)

  Apologies for absence were received from Councillor A Carter, who was substituted for by Councillor Wood; from Councillor Monaghan, who was substituted for by Councillor Matthews and from Councillor G Harper

To approve the minutes of the Plans Panel City Centre meeting held on 1^st July 2010

(minutes attached)

  RESOLVED -  That the minutes of the Plans Panel City Centre meeting held on 1^st July 2010 be approved

To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer on an application for a 5 storey, 78 bedroom hotel at Globe Road/Water Lane Holbeck LS11

(report attached)

  Plans, photographs, drawings and sample materials were displayed at the meeting.  A site visit had taken place earlier in the day which Members had attended

  Officers presented the report which sought permission for a 78 bedroom hotel situated at Globe Road/Water Lane LS11 which lay within Holbeck Urban Village (HUV) and adjacent to Hol Beck and the three Italianate towers

  Details of planning permissions which had been granted to adjacent sites were outlined to enable the site to be viewed in context

  At the ground floor level there would be a restaurant, gym and changing rooms, with a unit on the corner which would be independent of the hotel but to be controlled to provide an active use such as a café, so providing a high level of activity at this level

  The accommodation would comprise double bedrooms, with some large rooms designed for use by people with disabilities

  Details of the roof were provided with Members being informed that this would be an ‘eco roof’ and would encourage plants, birds and insects, with nesting boxes also being provided.  The plant room would be sited in the centre of the roof, and would be constructed from punched aluminium to resemble patinated copper, - this material also being used elsewhere within the scheme.  The plant room would not be visible from street level.  Also on the roof would be eight solar panels to provide energy for use by the hotel. There would also be a roof terrace which would enable guests to experience views, north, south and west of the city

  The main entrance to the hotel, restaurant and bar would be on the west elevation and would be defined by two wavy ribbons in the same material as the plant room

  The proposal would provide £300,000 towards the planned public realm improvements in the HUV area.  In the vicinity of the site these would comprise provision of lay-bys and crossing points on the north side, making Water Lane one-way and providing footpath improvements to the south side and general surfacing improvements.   In the interim, the development would provide highway works to ensure the scheme could be serviced properly in the form of a lay-by on Globe Road

  The scheme did not contain any parking.  On balance this was considered acceptable for a hotel in this location since visitors would be able to arrive by train or bus and there were strong on-street parking controls in the vicinity of the site which would help to prevent the potential for adverse highway conditions

  Members discussed the following matters:

·  the hotel and the market this would be aimed at.  Members were informed that the concept of the scheme was to provide longer-term hotel accommodation for up to 3 months at a time

·  whether guests would arrive predominantly by public transport

·  that some doors appeared to open inwards and whether that was contrary to fire regulations

·  the possibility of a café/bar use at the corner of the development; whether this would be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

Thursday 19^th August 2010 at 1.30pm

  Thursday 19^th August 2010 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds