Here is a summary of the agenda for the Strategic Development Committee meeting. The meeting will cover planning applications for developments in Silvertown, Stratford and East Ham, as well as the annual report on developer contributions. The committee will also be asked to make declarations of interest.

Silvertown Quays Development

The committee will consider a hybrid planning application for a phased mixed-use development at Silvertown Quays, bounded by Royal Victoria Dock, Connaught Bridge and Mill Road/North Woolwich Road, Silvertown, London. The application, called the 22.02855.OUT - Slivertown Quays HPA, requests permission for:

1. Detailed Component:
   • Site-wide Enabling Works
   • 442 residential units (Use Class C3¹)
   • 78,440sqm GEA of flexible non-residential floorspace including Use Classes E², F1³, F2⁴ and Sui Generis⁵ (Drinking Establishments and Hot Food Takeaway)
   • Buildings ranging from 2 to 13 storeys
   • Public open space
   • Estate roads and new accesses to the public highway
   • Cycle and car parking
   • Public realm works
   • Alteration, partial demolition and conversion of Millennium Mills
   • Site reclamation/dock infill works to Pontoon Dock
   • Temporary Energy Centre
   • Temporary Construction Site Welfare Building on Pontoon Dock
2. Outline Component (all matters reserved):
   • Up to 683,816 sqm GEA Residential (Use Class C3) floorspace (circa. 6,730 dwellings)
   • Flexible non-residential floorspace up to 97,892sqm GEA including Use Classes E, B8⁶, C1⁷, F1, F2 and Sui Generis (Drinking Establishments; Hot Food Takeaways; Live Music Venues; Theatres; Cinemas; Commercial Kitchen and Delivery Centres; and, Infrastructure)
   • Public open space
   • Structures in, on, or over the dock area
   • Estate roads and new accesses to the public highway
   • Cycle, motorcycle and car parking areas
   • Public realm works

The report pack notes that the application is for a phased development that will be capable of coming forward in distinct and separable phases and/or Plots in a severable way. The application is a major application that affects the setting of listed buildings/structures and is accompanied by an Environmental Statement for the purposes of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) under the Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2017. The Director of Planning and Development recommends APPROVAL.

High Street, Stratford Redevelopment

The committee will also consider a planning application relating to the Site of 302 - 312 High Street, Stratford, London. The application requests permission for the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a part 10, part 12, part 31 storey building for a mixed-use development comprising 692 student accommodation rooms (Sui Generis), a public house consisting of 178sqm (Sui Generis) with hard and soft landscaping, public realm improvements and associated works. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement for the purposes of Environmental Impact Assessment under The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. The Director of Planning and Development recommends APPROVAL.

Brampton Manor Academy Expansion

The committee will also consider a full planning permission for the part demolition of the existing 6th Form building and construction of a part two-storey, part three-storey structure arranged around a central courtyard at Brampton Manor Academy, Roman Road, East Ham, London. According to the report pack, the proposed building would feature updated and modernized classrooms, providing additional and larger spaces to enhance flexibility and improve learning environments. Additionally, a larger common room is included in the design, which would serve as the social hub for the 6th Form facility and would also incorporate a connected study centre. The Director of Planning and Development recommends APPROVAL.

Developer Contributions Annual Report

The committee will review the Developer Contributions Annual Report 2024/25. This report provides an overview of the funds collected from developers through Section 106 agreements⁸ and the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)⁹, and how these funds have been allocated to support local infrastructure projects.