Agenda and minutes

Venue: Civic Hall, Leeds

Contact: John Grieve , 0113 37 88662  Email: john.grieve@leeds.gov.uk

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A Member’s site visit was held in connection with the following proposal: PREAPP/17/00552 – 177 Kirkstall Road, PREAPP/17/00649 – 123 Hunslet Road and PREAPP/18/00067 – 2 Great George Street, Leeds 1 and was attended by the following Councillors: P Gruen, N Walshaw, J McKenna, A Khan, S Hamilton, D Ragan, B Anderson, C Campbell, T Leadley, E Nash and D Blackburn.

158.

Appeals Against Refusal of Inspection of Documents

 

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)

 

Minutes:

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

 

159.

Exempt Information - Possible Exclusion of Press and Public

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:-

 

 

 

Minutes:

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

 

160.

Late Items

 

To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration

 

(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes)

 

Minutes:

There were no late items of business to be considered.

 

161.

Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

 

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. 

Minutes:

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

 

162.

Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence (If any)

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

 

163.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 104 KB

To consider and approve the Minutes of the previous meeting held on 19th April 2018.

 

(Copy attached)

Minutes:

With reference to Minute No.154 (and the last bullet point on the third page) Councillor Leadley requested that the minute be amended to read as follows:

 

·  Members were informed that once complete up to 10,000 people may occupy the site (7,500 officer workers and 2,500 residents). It was suggested that if a Call Centre was to occupy part of the site, this may increase the level of occupancy and could also include 24 hour working. 

 

RESOLVED – That with the inclusion of the above, the minutes of the previous meeting held on 19th April 2018 be accepted as a true and correct record.

 

164.

Matters Arising from the Minutes

To consider any matters arising from the Minutes.

Minutes:

Clay Pit Lane Public Realm Improvements – (Minute No.155 referred) – Referring to the landscaping works and the types of trees to be planted. Councillor Nash said it had been the view of Members that further consideration should be given to the species of trees to be planted, could Members be informed if such consideration had taken place and what was the outcome.

 

In responding the City Centre Team Leader said the necessary enquiries would be made and reported back to Members in due course. 

165.

Application No. 17/07963/OT - Outline planning application for residential development and associated basement parking at Sweet Street, Holbeck, Leeds LS11 9AA pdf icon PDF 623 KB

To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which sets out details of an outline application for residential development and associated basement parking at Sweet Street, Holbeck, Leeds LS11 9AA.

 

(Report attached)

Minutes:

With reference to the meeting of 8th March 2018 when Members resolved to defer a decision in relation to this outline planning application (with Access and Scale determined) for further discussions with the applicant around the shape/ design and footprint of the development.

 

The Chief Planning Officer now submitted a further report indicating that the applicant had amended the illustrative scheme and prepared a Design Code for the development, which was intended to provide a statement of intent.

 

Members were informed that the issues raised and the response by applicants were addressed in the submitted report, which should be read in conjunction with the report presented to this Plans Panel on 8th March 2018.

 

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

 

Members raised the following questions:

 

·  Would the affordable housing provision (5%) be provided on site

·  One Member expressed reservations about the design and siting of the blocks and queried if any daylight or sunlight studies had been undertaken

·  Was the level of contribution for the public transport requirements considered satisfactory

·  On the issue of highways and transportation, reference was made to the previous meeting when it was agreed a report / briefing/ training would be prepared on the Council’s strategy for the highways and transportation network. Members sought an update querying when the requested information would be available.

 

In responding to the issues raised, the applicant’s representative and council officers said:

 

·  The City Centre Team Leader reported that the location and mix of affordable housing would be determined as part of the Reserved Matters Application but would be provided on site

·  Members were informed that the outline application before Members sought approval for the scale and access of the development only, in addition the applicants had prepared a Design Code to inform the detailed appearance as a statement of intent which would form part of any outline approval granted. In respect of daylight/ sunlight studies, it was confirmed that such studies had been undertaken by the applicant to demonstrate that the courtyard space met the Building Research Establishment guidelines.

·  The applicant confirmed the public transport contribution was acceptable. Members were informed the calculated costs were based on the impact of the development.

·  The City Centre Team Leader confirmed that a report/ briefing/ training setting out the Council’s strategy for highways and transportation would be made available at the earliest opportunity.

 

In offering comments Members raised the following issues:

 

·  Members were supportive of the application

 

 

In summing up the Chair thanked all parties for their attendance and contributions suggesting Members appeared to be supportive of the application.

 

RESOLVED – That the application be deferred and delegated to the Chief Planning Officer for approval subject to the conditions specified in Appendix 1 of the submitted report (and any others which he might consider appropriate) and the completion of a Section 106 agreement to include the following obligations:

 

·  5% Affordable housing to be provided in accordance with section 10.6 of the report  ...  view the full minutes text for item 165.

166.

PREAPP/17/00649 Pre-application proposal for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of 928 flats with ground floor commercial units, car parking and provision of public realm at Former Evans Halshaw, 123-125 Hunslet Road, Hunslet, Leeds LS10 1LD by X1 Developments Ltd.
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To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which sets out details of a  pre-application proposal for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of 928 flats with ground floor commercial units, car parking and provision of public realm at Former Evans Halshaw, 123-125 Hunslet Road, Hunslet, Leeds LS10 1LD by X1 Developments Ltd.

 

(Report attached)

Minutes:

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

pre-application proposal for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of 928 flats with ground floor commercial units, car parking and provision of public realm at former Evans Halshaw, 123 – 125 Hunslet Road, Hunslet, Leeds, LS10 1LD by X1 Developments Ltd.

 

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 scheme proposes 928 apartments spread across 5 buildings with associated landscaping. The buildings range in height from 6 stories to 20 stories, each with a raised residents only private courtyard and car parking underneath. The developers are undertaking wind analysis of the scheme. The proposal would feature with a hierarchy of hard and soft amenity spaces with publicly accessible amenity space at ground level, shared residents-only courtyards and private spaces such as balconies and roof terraces. A new main public pedestrian and cycle route would cross the site from east (Black Bull Street) to west (Sayner Road).

 

The scheme would feature a variety of traditional and modern materials, including brickwork detailing and architectural features that would respond positively to the nearby heritage assets at The Malthouse, Leeds City College Printworks and Leeds UTC/Braime’s Pressings. Other buildings within the development would include ceramic cladding and glazed curtain walling to the taller elements of the scheme.

 

The scheme would be a mix of one, two and three bedroom flats with multi-storey townhouses provided at the ground and first floors of each block to ensure active frontages around the street frontages of the scheme. The mix of accommodation would be as follows:

 

277 one bed flats (30%)

431 two bed flats (46%)

220 three bed flats (24%)

928 total apartments

 

The flats would all meet the Nationally Described Space Standards.

The developers have committed to providing 5% affordable housing provision on site in accordance with the policy for the area.

 

At ground floor there would be a number of small scale office, retail, gym and café/bar units, approximately 1300sqm in total, with no more than 200sqm A1 retail.

 

The raised central podium in the centre of the scheme would be achieved by closing Chadwick Street at the Hunslet Road junction. This would unify the two sites with a feature ramp and steps structure to connect the ground level at Hunslet Road and the raised ground level podium. Access to the site would be taken from the eastern end of Chadwick Street with limited vehicle access taken from existing access points on Black Bull Street and Chadwick Street South. Car parking would be provided at basement level. 320 car parking spaces (30% of the maximum Parking SPD standard for dwellings in this area of the City Centre) would be provided across the scheme with numbers linked to the size of each building. Approximately 20 car parking spaces would be provided above ground along  ...  view the full minutes text for item 166.

167.

PREAPP/18/00067 - Pre Application Proposal for the Partial demolition and rebuilding of the Leonardo Building, the conversion of Thoresby Building and 2 Great George Street for a change of use from offices to a mix of hotel, office, restaurant/café and bar uses and the extension of existing buildings, with a new build hotel on car park site at The Leonardo Building, Thoresby House and 2 Great George Street, Leeds, LS2 8HD pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which sets out details of a pre-application proposal for the partial demolition and rebuilding of the Leonardo Building, the conversion of Thoresby Building and 2 Great George Street for a change of use from offices to a mix of hotel, office, restaurant/café and bar uses and the extension of existing buildings, with a new build hotel on car park site at The Leonardo Building, Thoresby House and 2 Great George Street, Leeds, LS2 8HD.

 

(Report attached)

Minutes:

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

pre-application proposal for the partial demolition and rebuilding of the Leonardo Building, the conversion of Thoresby Building and 2 Great George Street for a change of use from offices to a mix of hotel, office, restaurant/ café and bar uses and the extension of existing buildings with a new build hotel on car park site at the Leonardo Building, Thoresby House and 2 Great George Street, Leeds, LS2 8HD.

 

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 proposals involved the regeneration and extension of the Grade II Listed

Thoresby and Leonardo Buildings and 2 Great George Street and the creation of a new third building between the two historic buildings, and the demolition of the 20thcentury section of the Leonardo Building to be replaced by a new built extension to this corner of the site.

 

The changes to the Thoresby Building would require demolition of the attached 20thcentury Leonardo Building (but not the older part of the Leonardo Building) and the roof of the Listed Thoresby Building. A new extension would be built to replace the removed part of the Leonardo Building as well as a second extension across the top of the retained part of the Leonardo Building and the Thoresby Building. The regenerated set of buildings would be put into use as office space, with ground floor A1 retail, A3 (restaurant and café) and A4 (bar) uses. A large new entrance point would be created to the east face of the building, to sit between the two existing stone detailed doorways, which would link into the building’s retained atrium.

 

The Listed No 2 Great George Street would be altered internally with the addition of a mezzanine to add in an extra floor space for the creation of a new premium hotel. In addition, the existing 20th century entrance portal will be removed and a new entrance to the west face of the building will be created. In addition a new glass extension would be added to the roof top of the building. To the ground floor level a mix of A3 (restaurant and café) and A4 (bar) uses is proposed

 

On the car park in the middle of the site it is proposed to create a new third building to house a second hotel. This would be a contemporary building which would be scaled and detailed to take account of the site’s historic context. At the ground floor level a mix of A3 (restaurant and café) and A4 (bar) uses are proposed with the aim being that users can access any and all of the ground floor uses across the three buildings.

 

Between the three buildings new publicly accessible open landscaped spaces are to be created. These would be accessed from north south routes through them  ...  view the full minutes text for item 167.

168.

PREAPP/17/00552 - Pre-application presentation for outline proposal, mixed use scheme comprising residential accommodation with ancillary ground floor 'active' uses at site on the corner of Kirkstall Road and Viaduct Road - Former ThyssenKrupp Industrial site. pdf icon PDF 994 KB

To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which sets out details of a pre-application presentation for outline proposal, mixed use scheme comprising residential accommodation with ancillary ground floor ‘active’ uses at site on the corner of Kirkstall Road and Viaduct Road – Former ThyssenKrupp Industrial site.

 

(Report attached)

Minutes:

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

pre-application presentation for an outline proposal for a mixed use scheme comprising residential accommodation with ancillary ground floor “active” uses at a site on the corner of Kirkstall Road and Viaduct Road – Former ThyssenKrupp Industrial site.

 

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 scheme was for the redevelopment of the area occupied by the former industrial building and its associated car park area. The proposals comprised of 4 buildings between 4 and 9 storeys located around a central open space area. One of these is proposed to front Kirkstall Road, relating in scale at one end to the red brick church building and rising in height to address the prominent Kirkstall Road/Viaduct Road corner.

 

The site access point is on Viaduct Road where the main corner building returns to offer a curved sweeping element which leads vehicles and pedestrians towards the centre of the site. The access road is oriented parallel to Kirkstall Road and gives access to each of the 4 buildings which would all contain under-croft car parking at ground floor level. This is part of the package of measures to counter flood risk on the site.

 

The buildings sit along the sides and corners of the site to create edges and corners to the central space area. These are terminated and turned to create vistas across the site as well as through to the Viaduct and River Aire beyond. These vistas tie into pedestrian routes and open space areas to provide pedestrian permeability and legibility.

 

The heights have been designed to relate to those of the surrounding buildings which are to remain, as well as provide emphasis to the Kirkstall Road corner and to provide articulation to the building heights and skyline.

 

All of the buildings are to contain residential use with the current number of units proposed being 254 with the building fronting Viaduct Road potentially able to accommodate another 40 to 60 units, these are outside the

pre-application site area. Three small retail units are proposed at ground floor level in order to animate the lower parts of the building which fronts both Kirkstall Road and the vehicular route into the site.

 

131 car parking spaces are currently proposed although another 40 are provided for the building fronting Viaduct Road which are also accessed from the same point on Viaduct Road.

 

Members raised the following questions:

 

·  When was it anticipated work on site would begin

·  Would the southern boundary wall be retained

·  Would the previous issues of flooding be addressed

·  Would the heritage building be cleaned as part of the development

·  Could the curved brick boundary wall along Kirkstall Road be retained 

 

In responding to the issues raised, the applicant’s representatives said:

 

·  The development would consist of 4 phases, the intention was to submit an outline  ...  view the full minutes text for item 168.

169.

Date and Time of Next Meeting

To note that the next meeting will take place on Thursday, 31st May 2018 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds.

Minutes:

RESOLVED – To not that the next meeting will take place on Thursday, 31st May 2018 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds.