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Hybrid planning application for: FULL application seeking planning permission for demolition of existing buildings (excluding the Tudor Centre and the Old Creche) and redevelopment of the site to provide the new Hillingdon Hospital (Use Class C2), multi-storey car park and mobility hub, vehicle access, highways works, associated plant, generators, substation, new internal roads, landscaping and public open space, utilities, servicing area, surface car park/ expansion space, and other works incidental to the proposed development; and OUTLINE planning application (all matters reserved, except for access) for the demolition of buildings and structures on the remaining site (excluding the Grade II Listed Furze) for a mixed-use development comprising residential (Class C3) and supporting Commercial, Business and Service uses (Class E), new pedestrian and vehicular access; public realm, amenity space, car and cycling parking.

Details: Comprising a maximum height of 8 storeys, 79,594sqm of Hospital Building (GIA) plus 23,034sqm of Multi-Storey Car Park, 327 residential units and 800sqm of commercial floorspace.

Recommendation: Approve + Sec 106

RESOLVED: That the application be approved.

Hybrid planning application for: FULL application seeking planning permission for demolition of existing buildings (excluding the Tudor Centre and the Old Creche) and redevelopment of the site to provide the new Hillingdon Hospital (Use Class C2), multi-storey car park and mobility hub, vehicle access, highways works, associated plant, generators, substation, new internal roads, landscaping and public open space, utilities, servicing area, surface car park/ expansion space, and other works incidental to the proposed development; and OUTLINE planning application (all matters reserved, except for access) for the demolition of buildings and structures on the remaining site (excluding the Grade II Listed Furze) for a mixed-use development comprising residential (Class C3) and supporting Commercial, Business and Service uses (Class E), new pedestrian and vehicular access; public realm, amenity space, car and cycling parking.

Officers introduced the application and delivered a detailed presentation outlining the proposals and the Committee report.

Subsequently, Members’ attention was drawn to the addendum where an amendment to Heads of Term number 13 was proposed to show on-site affordable housing levels of 50% rather than the 54% indicated in the report, in addition to this a verbal update was given to Heads of Term 13 in that the 70% figure should be for social rent and 30% for intermediate and shared ownership. A further verbal update was given to add an informative to seek best endeavours to accommodate key workers within the affordable housing delivery; it was noted that this was not something that the local planning authority could currently mandate.

It was also highlighted that the new hospital was proposed to achieve a 31% carbon reduction, which was below the 35% required, this had resulted in a large carbon offset contribution of £4.5m was included within the Heads of Term. It was proposed that the Trust would be given the opportunity at the detailed design stage to improve the carbon offset further; it was also proposed that the Trust would be given the opportunity to use the carbon offset contribution to make energy efficiencies within their own buildings. The addendum proposed an amendment to Heads of Term number 8 to ensure that those efficiencies would be achieved either on-site or at an equivalent scheme for another NHS site within Hillingdon. Members and officers further noted that S106 monies for carbon offset would be spent within Hillingdon rather than surrounding Boroughs.  A verbal update was given in that the addendum should read £95/tonne rather than £90/tonne, it was noted that when the section 106 agreement was to be drafted, the correct sum would be captured.

Through the addendum officers proposed the addition of a new informative in that, during scheduled maintenance of the back up electricity supply generators, the applicant would be advised to consider the opportunity for redistribution of the power generated to alternative users and/or National Grid where feasible. 

Additionally, officers proposed an amendment to condition 28 to ensure that all ambulance parking was to have active electric vehicle charging provision.

Officers noted that in response to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 185