Issue - meetings

[To consider the planning application]

The Committee considered a report regarding 19/00931/FUL, 19/00933/LBC & 19/00934/LBC - Creation of the City Learning Quarter, including the erection of new teaching accommodation; extensions, alterations and internal configurations to Wolverhampton Central Library (listed building) and Metro One (College), Adult Education Building

(listed building), Foyer Building, Alan Garner Building, St George's House, and associated access, parking and landscaping.

Mr Roger Jeavons addressed the Committee and spoke in opposition to the application.

Phillip Walker, Senior Planning Officer, responded to the statements made and confirmed that the proposals were acceptable as outlined in the report.

Members of the Committee agreed that the proposed development would hugely enhance the city but wanted reassurance that the conditions requested by Historic England would be met.

The Senior Planning Officer assured Members that the conditions requested by Historical England would be met, and it was agreed that Members would be provided with further details on this at a later date.

Resolved:

That planning application 19/00931/FUL be granted subject to conditions including:

·         Archaeology

·         Contaminated land remediation

·         Drainage

·         Demolition and Construction Method Statement

·         Targeted recruitment and training

·         Levels

·         Tree Protection

·         Landscaping

·         External Materials

·         Large scale architectural details

·         Sample panels of the external materials

·         Cycle parking

·         Bin stores

·         Electric vehicle charging point

·         External lighting

·         Provision and retention of car parking

·         Travel Plan

·       Details of external glazing for ground floor public facing college building windows

·         Noise report; Acoustic glazing and ventilation for teaching rooms

·         Noise insulation for all plant and heating equipment

·         Cooking odour mitigation

·         Hours of construction and demolition

·         Any necessary traffic regulation orders and reversal of the existing one-way traffic system on Old Hall Street

That planning applications 19/00933/LBC and 19/00934/LBC be granted subject to any necessary conditions including external materials and large-scale architectural details.