Lambeth resolves to approve 27-storey Hampton House redevelopment

The scheme, which will be delivered by the St James Group, will include the demolition of the existing office building on the site and the construction of three new buildings ranging between 15 and 27 storeys.

The buildings will comprise 253 new flats, including 85 affordable retirement flats in one of the blocks, as well as 1,272 square metres of office space, cafes and restaurants, parking facilities and a new public piazza.

The committee's resolution to grant planning permission followed the recommendation set out in the committee report (56-page / 445KB PDF) by the Council's planning officers. The officers said that the scheme was a "sustainable development" which would provide "substantial public benefits".

They said that the development would provide a "high quality residential environment for all future occupiers" and that it was "well considered" in design terms and responded "sensitively to the constraints of the site including the surrounding area and nearby world heritage site".

The development site is located within the Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea (VNEB) Opportunity Area and the Central Activities Zone, both designated in the London Plan.

St James entered into a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA) with the Council last year under which the developer worked with the Council's planning officers to bring forward an acceptable redevelopment scheme for the site.

The Council said it "increasingly" makes use of PPAs on major schemes to "proactively and positively" engage with developers to secure developments that "improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area".

Final grant of permission will be subject to the successful completion of a section 106 agreement between the Council and St James.