231190/FUL - Change of use from E(g)(i) to F1(g) Law Courts for both The Carbon Building and Highbridge House. Fitout of the buildings for use as a Law Court, installation of a new internal lift and new plant to existing roof plant enclosure. New gate and external ramped entrance to the rear of The Carbon Building. Streetscape security features including bollards to footpaths and obscuring film to windows.

231191/LBC -Listed building consent for alterations to Highbridge House, re-opening of opening in rear wall at ground floor and new opening at first floor level to form connections to The Carbon Building.

The Committee considered a report on the above applications. An update report was tabled at the meeting which gave details of further information submitted by the applicant on the Construction Method Statement, bollards, BREEAM, brick storage and re-use and privacy films, and set out resulting proposed amendments to or removal of conditions as appropriate.

Comments were received and considered.

It was noted at the meeting that there should be electric vehicle charging points in some of the car park spaces in line with current policy and it was suggested that the applicant should be asked to consider installing the infrastructure to allow for potential further electric vehicle charging points to be added to spaces in the future.

Resolved –

(1)          That planning permission and listed building consent be granted for applications 231190/FUL and 231191/LBC respectively, subject to the conditions and informatives recommended in the original report, with the amendments set out in the update report, and subject to the following further amendment;

(a)          That Condition 7 (vehicle parking spaces) for 231190 be amended to clarify the policy requirement for electric vehicle charging points;

(2)          That the End User Phase Employment, Skills and Training Plan be approved in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee, the Lead Councillor for Planning and Assets, and Ward Councillors;

(3)          That the Assistant Director of Planning, Transport and Public Protection Services be authorised to make such minor changes to the conditions as may reasonably be required to issue the permissions;

(4)          That the applicant be asked to consider installing the infrastructure to allow for potential further electric vehicle charging points to be added in the future.