Agenda and minutes

C. Jordan (LAHS), R. Allsop (LCS)

None.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 20^th October are attached and the Panel is asked to confirm them as a correct record.

The Panel agreed the notes.

The Director of Planning, Development and Transportation submits a report on planning applications received for consideration by the Panel.

A) St Peters Lane and Churchgate, Land at corner

Planning Application 20210727

Construction of four storey building to include one retail unit (Class E) to ground floor and flats (8 x 1 Bed; 7 x 2 Bed) from ground to third floor (Class C3) (amended plans)

The panel welcomed changes made to the design of the proposed new mixed use development in the Churchgate Conservation Area. The potential loss of the existing trees and the seasonal view towards the Grade II Listed timber warehouse to the north were noted as negative factors, but not of sufficient harm to prevent any redevelopment of the site. They assessed that the scale and massing of the new building was broadly acceptable and the set-back from the existing building adjacent was a positive aspect. A Heritage Statement had now been submitted to support the application and the issue with the blank elevation at the rear had been resolved. The revised roof form was an improvement over the previous iteration and was considered acceptable. The horizontal emphasis on fenestration on the St Peters Lane elevation was raised as a concern but taken as a whole the design was considered to enhance the Conservation Area by providing stronger street frontage on the corner site.    

B) Filbert Way, Land at and adjacent to the King Power Football Stadium

Planning Application 20212673

Hybrid application comprising: FULL application for the extension of the East Stand of the King Power Stadium to provide additional seating capacity with ancillary facilities; associated works to the North and South Stands and public realm / hard landscaping works; and OUTLINE application for new club retail store, hotel, commercial office space and food & beverage uses, residential block, multi-purpose arena, multi-storey car park and energy centre; with associated public realm / hard landscaping works (with all matters reserved except for site access).

Full planning application:

The panel remarked that the extension to the football stadium would impact on the setting of some nearby designated and non-designated heritage assets due to its form and scale. The Raw Dykes being the nearest designated heritage asset, with longer range views of the stand impacting on Welford Road Cemetery and the Aylestone Road Gasworks site in particular. However, the panel felt that that the status of the football stadium as a sporting venue of international significance was one that justified being signalled by a landmark structure. The panel concluded that there was architectural merit to the proposed form and they did not comment on the related lower level public realm works adjacent. They considered that its impact on the city could be justified in terms of the setting of related heritage assets.

Outline planning application:

Whilst the stadium extension was deemed acceptable in terms of scale and form, the proposed ‘bulky high-rise’ hotel and apartment blocks were deemed by the panel to have a more harmful impact on the heritage assets and the wider city skyline. The panel acknowledged the precedents of recent high rise developments  ...  view the full minutes text for item 188.