23/500773/FULL - Section 73 - Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 2 (to allow amendments to the design and layout including rebuilding of 2 bays to Palace Avenue, omission of external boardwalk, first floor car park, 9 terraces to second floor and green roof of top roof level) and variation of conditions 3 (programme of archaeological work); 5 (contamination risks); 7 (commercial use of ground floor); 9 (materials); 10 (constructional details); 14 (roof treatments), 16 (EV charging facilities);  17 (hard landscape works); 24 (enhancement of biodiversity); 25 (LEMP); 31 (boardwalk and Mill Street forecourt), 34 (ground floor commercial space), 35 (external plant), 37 (travel plan) and 40 (sustainable surface water drainage scheme) pursuant to 20/501029/FULL (as amended by 23/500477/NMAMD) for - Restoration of Len House and associated new build works to provide a mixed-use development comprising: (i) Retention with alterations and change of use of Len House to provide flexible commercial floorspace within the following uses - retail, financial and professional, cafe or restaurant, drinking establishment, offices, clinic or health centre, crèche or day nursery, gymnasium or indoor recreational purposes uses (within classes - E, F2(a) & Sui Generis of the Town & Country Planning uses Classes Order). (ii) Provision of 22 residential apartments (C3) at first floor by conversion and erection of part rear first floor extension and provision of 58 No. residential apartments (C3) in two storey roof extension with rooftop amenity space, together with ancillary car parking. (iii) construction of two new buildings of up to 5-storeys to provide 79 No. residential apartments (C3) with amenity space. (iv) Provision of associated car parking, open space, landscaping, earthworks including demolition of hardstanding and structures, de-culverting the River Len and reutilisation of existing vehicular access points from Mill Street and Palace Avenue

AND

23/500769/LBC - Listed Building Consent for restoration of Len House, rebuilding of 2 bays to Palace Avenue and associated new build works to provide a mixed-use development comprising: (i) Retention with alterations and change of use of Len House to provide commercial floorspace within the following uses - retail, financial and professional, cafe or restaurant, drinking establishment, offices, clinic or health centre, creche, or day nursery, gymnasium or indoor recreational purposes uses (within classes E, F2(a) and Sui Generis) at ground floor. (ii) Provision of 22 No. residential apartments (class C3) at first floor by conversion and erection of a part rear first floor extension and provision of 58 No. residential apartments (class C3) in a two-storey roof extension with rooftop amenity space (iii) Associated landscaping to roof (Revised scheme to 20/501030/LBC)

The Committee considered the report, urgent update report and additional urgent update report of the Head of Development Management.

In introducing the applications, the Principal Planning Officer advised the Committee that:

·  There had been further consultation responses.  Southern Water Services and the Environment Agency had both reiterated their previous comments.  KCC Drainage Authority had commented that the flood risk assessment was now out of date (April 2020), and they would wish to see  ...  view the full minutes text for item 153