Agenda and minutes

To note the attendance at this meeting of any duly appointed Reserve Members.

RESOLVED:  To note the attendance at this meeting of the following duly appointed Reserve Members:-

To agree requests to speak from Councillors who are not Members of the Committee.

RESOLVED:  That no Members, who were not members of the Committee, had indicated that they wished to speak at the meeting.

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from all Members present.

RESOLVED:  To note that no interests were declared:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 December 2024 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 December 2024 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

To note any public questions received.

Questions will be asked in the order in which they were received.  There will be a time limit of 15 minutes for the asking and answering of public questions.

[The deadline for receipt of public questions is 3.00 pm, 10 January 2025.  Questions should be sent to publicquestions@harrow.gov.uk  

No person may submit more than one question].

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put, or petitions or deputations received.

To receive references from Council and any other Committees or Panels (if any).

RESOLVED:  To note that there were none.

RESOLVED:  To accept the Addendums.

PROPOSAL:

Change of use of a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a residential care home for up to four children (Use Class C2).

RECOMMENDATION:

The Committee were asked to:

1)              Agree the reasons for approval as set out in the report and

2)              Grant planning permission subject to the Conditions listed in Appendix 1 of the report.

DECISION:  GRANTED

The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to grant the application was by majority of votes.

Councillors Ashton, Baxter, Sumaria, Stevenson and Brown voted to grant the application.

Councillor Ali, voted against the application.  The Chairman enquired as to his planning reason for voting to refuse the application.  His declined to say other than he had expressed his concerns.  The Chairman reminded members of the Committee that it is best practice to give a planning reason for voting to refuse an application.

Councillor Parekh abstained from voting.

PROPOSAL:

Retrospective consent for the redevelopment of the site: Three storey building with lower ground floor for seven self-contained flats (5 X 3 bed and 2 X 2 bed) (demolition of locally listed Hillside Mansion ruins); part retrospective and part proposed refurbishment and continued use of locally listed Gardener’s Cottage as a single dwelling house, part retrospective and part proposed refurbishment of and use of Grade II Listed Coach House and Stables as a single dwelling, part retrospective works to the Ice House and Smithy; Associated hard and soft landscaping; bin and cycle stores; parking.

RECOMMENDATION:

The Committee were asked to:

1)              Agree the reasons for approval as set out in the report and

2)              Grant planning permission subject to the conditions listed in Appendix 1 of the report:

DECISION:  GRANTED

The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to approve the application was unanimous.

PROPOSAL:

Listed Building Consent: Internal and External Alterations to Grade II Listed Coach House and Stables and Associated Curtilage Listed Buildings Including Ice House and Smithy (Part Retrospective).

RECOMMENDATION:

The Committee were asked to:

1)              Agree the reasons for approval as set out in the report and

2)              Grant Listed Building Consent subject to the conditions listed in Appendix 1 of the report:

DECISION:  GRANTED

The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to approve the application was unanimous.

The recording of this meeting can be found at the following link:

https://www.harrow.gov.uk/virtualmeeting