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 purpose of Section 81(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members Code of Conduct

  Applications 09/02237/OT and 09/02239/CA – Western Campus University of Leeds – Councillor Hamilton declared a personal and prejudicial interest through being employed by the University of Leeds who were the applicants (minute 21 refers)

  Applications 09/02237/OT and 09/02239/CA – Western Campus University of Leeds – Councillor Nash declared a personal interest as a member of English Heritage which had been consulted on the proposals (minute 21 refers)

  Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Latty and from Councillor McKenna who was substituted for by Councillor Taggart

To approve the minutes of the Plans Panel City Centre meeting held on 16^th July 2009

(minutes attached)

  RESOLVED -  That the minutes of the Plans Panel City Centre meeting held on 16^th July 2009 be approved subject to the following amendments:

  Minute 15 – Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme (FAS) and the FAS Design Guide and Vision

·  the need to relate the sum of money required for the scheme to the huge number of the city’s assets which would be protected and also to consider the impact of flooding on a human scale in relation to the funding needed to help prevent this occurring – add the following – ‘and that £100 million costs relative to the number of properties protected is not as significant’

Add additional bullet point under ‘Members commented on the following matters:

·  that the application for planning permission should include details of defence works for both a 1 in 200 year flood level and a 1 in 100 year flood level so that Members could decide which was appropriate

To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer for the demolition of the former gymnasium and existing lecture theatre and erection of 3 buildings with ancillary parking and landscaping.   A separate concurrent conservation area consent application has been submitted for the demolition of the gymnasium

(report attached)

  (Having declared a personal and prejudicial interest in this matter, Councillor Hamilton withdrew from the meeting)

  Councillor Monaghan was elected to chair this item

  Councillor Monaghan in the chair

  Plans, drawings, graphics, photographs and a sample of the proposed colour of brick were displayed at the meeting

  Officers presented the report which related to the erection of three buildings and associated Conservation Area consent on a site which comprised the former Leeds Grammar School which was a Grade II Listed Building

 Building A would be a new law school and for which detailed permission was being sought; building B, an educational building for which outline permission for the scale and layout was being sought and building C a document archive store, with outline permission for the scale of the development only being sought.  The site was situated in the Woodhouse-Moorlands Conservation Area and was adjacent to the University Precinct Conservation Area

  The scheme formed part of the University’s Strategic Development Framework for the campus which had been presented to Members at the Plans Panel City Centre meeting held on 28^th February 2008.  An informal, pre-application presentation on proposals for the former Leeds Grammar School site had been made to Panel Members on 26^th March 2009

  Members were informed that as part of the proposals the greenspace within the site would be enhanced by tree planting to create a collegiate feel to the area.  Enhanced connectivity through the site would be provided by a pedestrian and cycle route which would run diagonally across the site

  The demolition and construction works would be phased with the Law School being the first building to be erected.  This would see the provision of an enhanced courtyard treatment to the south of the Law School, improved pedestrian access and disabled parking spaces, together with a basement car park for 59 cars which would be accessed off Belle Vue Road.  The Listed boundary wall surrounding much of the site would be retained, with only a break in this forming the access to the car park which would be softened by the use of structures which would support climbing plants

  During the construction of building A a temporary car park providing 77 spaces was being requested; this use would cease upon occupation of building A

  A limited palette of materials would be used throughout the site, these being stone-coloured brick, glazing and pre-treated copper which would be used as the material for the protruding feature of a moot court which would be included on the Law School building

  A BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’ was being sought for building A, and the provision of a biomass boiler would assist in attaining this.  For buildings B and C a rating of ‘Excellent’ was being sought, with these matters being conditioned as part of any approval

  A limited amount of plant would be situated on the roof and this would be screened with louvered cladding for minimal visibility

  Regarding building B, this would be set further  ...  view the full minutes text for item 21.

Thursday 10^th September 2009 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds

  Thursday 10^th September 2009 at 1.30pm