Agenda and minutes

Member’s site visits were held in connection with the following proposals: Application No. 17/02666/FU – Land at 16-18 Manor Road, Leeds 11 and PREAPP/17/00517 – Former Doncaster Monkbridge Site, Whitehall Road, Leeds 12 and was attended by the following Councillors: J McKenna, P Gruen, C Macniven, E Nash, C Campbell, T Leadley and D Blackburn

To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded)

(*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting)

There were no appeals against the refusal of inspection of documents.

1  To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.

2  To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.

3  If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-

  RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows:-

There were no items identified where it was considered necessary to exclude the press or public from the meeting due to the nature of the business to be considered.

There were no late items.

To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-16 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. 

There were no declarations of any disclosable pecuniary interests made at the meeting.

To receive apologies for absence (If any)

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors: A Garthwaite and

B Selby

To consider and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 12^th October 2017.

(Copy attached)

The Minutes of the previous meeting held on 12^th October 2017 were submitted for consideration and approval.

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 12^th October 2017 were accepted as a true and correct record.

To consider any matters arising from the minutes of the previous meeting.

       Former Tetley Brewery Site, Hunslet Road, Leeds 10 (Minute No. 59 referred) – Councillor Gruen enquired whether there had been any progress in the discussions with Highways England about the highway implications for the area.

In responding the Chief Planning Officer confirmed that discussions were ongoing with Highways England and also with the Department for Transport. Members were informed that discussions were not just concentrating on this site but at a strategic level looking at the general infrastructure requirements. 

Councillor Nash expressed concern at the height of the proposed blocks

(40 storey’s) suggesting that tall buildings cast long shadows. Could the principle of the development be re-visited. Councillor Nash also sought clarification around the construction of the City Park, querying if the park would be delivered at the end of the construction process.

In responding the Area Planning Manager said there was a range of potential heights for the proposed blocks agreed at outline stage, 39 storey’s was the maximum. The actual height of the buildings would be subject to a reserved matters application which would be informed by detailed considerations such as further analysis of the wind impact.

In respect of the construction of the City Park, officers confirmed that this would be included in Phase 1 of the development.

The Chair reminded Members that arrangements had been made to visit the developer’s scheme in London which would provide Members with a greater understanding of the developers approach to future reserved matters phases.

To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which sets out details of an application for a ten storey block of 101 apartments with ground floor residents lounge, cinema room, gym and cycle storage room at 16-18 Manor Road, Holbeck, Leeds LS11 9AH.

(Report attached)

The Chief Planning Officer submitted a report which set out details of an application for a ten storey block of 101 apartments with ground floor resident’s lounge, cinema room, gym and cycle storage room at 16-18 Manor Road, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 9AH.

Site photographs and plans were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion of the application.

The Planning Case Officer addressed the Panel, speaking in detail about the proposal and highlighted the following:

·  The site is currently an unsightly, longstanding cleared vacant brownfield site (0.1 hectare) in the Holbeck Urban Village area of Leeds South Bank, in the designated City Centre. The site is on the south side of Manor Road at the junction with David Street. The immediate surrounding context includes Manor Mills an 8-9 storey residential development to the east, a single storey telecommunications centre (with permission for office use) to the west, and a single storey warehouse to the south. The wider context includes the Dandara residential development, approved at Plans Panel in 2015, and now under construction, and the 8 storey offices at The Mint on Sweet Street. Opposite the site to the east of David Street are 3 storey beige brick offices, and to the west are the single storey industrial units at Leodis Court. The Grade I listed Temple Works, a former flax spinning mill in the Egyptian revival style, lies at the western end of Manor Road at the junction with Marshall Street, which is also the eastern edge of the Holbeck Conservation Area. The immediate surrounding area offers a wide variety of architectural styles and materials including red brick, light and dark brown brick, render, glazed balconies, copper cladding, and natural stone.

·  There is an existing pedestrian route to the west of the site, this is in the ownership of the adjoining landowner. This is not public highway, but it is a claimed Public Right of Way.

·  The site lies in flood risk zone 2.

·  The proposal is for 101 flats, made up of 21 studio flats, 56 one-bed flats, 20 two-bed flats and 4 three-bed flats. These would be made available to the Private Rented Sector (PRS). No car parking is proposed as part of the scheme. The building would be 10 storeys, including the top 2 storeys set back to create a roof terrace. The architectural concept for the building is a folded sculptural metal form, finished in bronze cladding, with balconies and screens created by the folds in the façade. The former use of the site was a metal fabrication business.

·  In terms of dwelling size, the following flat sizes would be provided:

- Studio flat 31sqm

- One-bed flat 39sqm or 41sqm

- Two-bed flat 63sqm

- Three-bed flat 74sqm

·  At ground floor, the entrance to the flats would be on the Manor Road frontage at the western end of the building. The proposal would also include a new pedestrian/cycle link between Manor Road and Siddall Street under an over-sailing part of the building. This  ...  view the full minutes text for item 71.

To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which sets out details of a pre-application presentation for residential development, associated facilities with linked podium At Doncaster Monk Bridge Whitehall Road, Lower Wortley Leeds LS12 1BE.

(Report attached)

The Chief Planning Officer submitted a report which sets out details of a

pre-application proposal for residential development, associated facilities with linked podium at Doncaster Monk Bridge, Whitehall Road, Lower Wortley, Leeds, LS12 1BE.

Site photographs and plans were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion of the application.

The applicant’s representatives addressed the Panel, speaking in detail about the proposal and highlighted the following:

·  The site is located to the southwest of the commercial core of the city centre but within the defined city centre boundary. The Leeds Liverpool Canal is to the east of the site with the working railway line to the west. There is a mix of residential, commercial and industrial activities in the surrounding area.

·  The area is surrounded by a mixture of residential apartment blocks, the river and the canal, cleared land and office developments along Whitehall Road. The general theme of architecture along Whitehall Road is modern and contemporary, aside from the historic viaduct.

·  The site is currently unallocated within the designated City Centre in the saved Unitary Development Plan Review Proposals Map. Within the emerging Local Development Framework Site Allocations plan, the Doncaster Monkbridge site is identified as a mixed use site (MX1-11).

·  The site lies in flood risk zone 2 (medium probability).

·  The proposal is for 2 blocks of residential development consisting of 17 and 21 stories set either side of a raised area of shared landscaped private amenity space. The development would total 463 residential apartments which would be specifically built for rental purposes (Private Rented Scheme or ‘PRS’). The development would be retained by the applicant and managed by a Specialist Provider. The apartments have a main pedestrian entrance set on the south side of the development.

·  The proposal includes parking space for 132 cars at ground and basement levels as well as ancillary gym, cycle storage space and concierge space.

·  The buildings would be surrounded by an area of landscaped public realm with tree planting, seating and grassed / planted areas.

·  The accommodation would consist of the following:

-  79 x Studios (17%)

-  151 x 1-bedroom apartments (33%)

-  210 x 2-bedroom apartments (45%)

-  23 x 3-bedroom apartments (5%)

·  The blocks would be identical in external materials and appearance aside from the height difference. This would consist of a brick structure with recessed windows creating shadow lines and a grid pattern. The roof tops would be flat with the addition of two terrace gardens to the southern section of the top floor. These are communal spaces available to residents to book / hire sporadically throughout the year.

·  The style of the architecture has emphasis on verticality with horizontal banding. The entrances at ground floor level will be of double height, like that seen on the proposals elsewhere within the built and approved office buildings within the site.

·  Parking space is available within the ground floor and basement via ramped access provision which is reached through the southern side in between the two blocks and underneath the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 72.

To note that the next meeting will take place on Thursday, 23^rd November 2017 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds.

RESOLVED – To note that the next meeting will take place on Thursday 23^rd November 2017 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds.