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Attendance by Reserve Members Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: To note the attendance at this meeting of the following duly appointed Reserve Members:
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Right of Members to Speak To agree requests to speak from Councillors who are not Members of the Committee. Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: That no Members, who were not members of the Committee, had indicated that they wished to speak at the meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: To note that the Declarations of Interests published in advance of the meeting on the Council’s website were taken as read, and in addition the following declarations of Interests were made on the following agenda items:
Section 1 - Major Applications
Agenda item 1/01, Waxwell Lane Car Park, P/1304/20 · Councillor Marilyn Ashton, the Chair, declared a non-pecuniary disclosable interest in that she was the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regeneration, and this was a Harrow Council application. She informed the committee that as she had been involved in issues around the site, she would hand the meeting to the Councillor Christopher Baxter (Vice-Chair) and leave the room whilst the application was considered and voted upon.
· Councillor Norman Stevenson declared a non-pecuniary disclosable interest in that he was the Ward Councillor, as the location of the site was in Pinner Ward. He stated that he had been involved with the site when it was a car park and had visited when it was a construction site. He would remain in the meeting room whilst the application was considered and voted upon.
Section 2 – Other Applications Recommended for Grant
Agenda item 2/01, 22 Hawthorne Drive, P/3789/22
· Councillor Nitin Parekh declared a non-pecuniary disclosable interest in that the property belonged to a fellow Labour Group Councillor on the planning committee. He would remain in the meeting room whilst the application was considered and voted upon.
· Councillor Simon Brown declared a non-pecuniary disclosable interest in that the property belonged to Councillor a fellow Labour Group Councillor on the Planning Committee. He would remain in the meeting room whilst the application was considered and voted upon.
· Councillor Ghazanfar Ali declared a pecuniary disclosable interest in that he was the applicant as the property belonged to him. He would leave the room whilst the application was considered and voted upon.
Agenda item 2/05 The Pavilion Green Library P/3983/22 · Councillor Marilyn Ashton, the Chair, declared a non-pecuniary disclosable interest in that she was the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regeneration, she informed the committee that as she had no involvement in the application, except in her capacity as Portfolio Holder, she would remain in the meeting room whilst the application was considered and voted upon. |
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That the minutes of the meeting held on 7 December 2022 be taken as read and signed as a correct record. Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 7 December 2022 be taken as read and signed as a correct record. |
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Public Questions 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, Friday 13 January 2023. Questions should be sent to publicquestions@harrow.gov.uk No person may submit more than one question]. Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: To note that no public questions were received. |
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Petitions Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: To note that there were none. |
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Deputations Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: To note that there were none. |
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References from Council and other Committees/Panels To receive references from Council and any other Committees or Panels (if any). Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: To note that there were none. |
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Addendum Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: To accept the Addendum. |
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Representations on Planning Applications To confirm whether representations are to be received, under Committee Procedure Rule 29 (Part 4B of the Constitution), from objectors and applicants regarding planning applications on the agenda. Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: To note that there were none. |
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Resolved Items Additional documents: |
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1/01, Waxwell Lane Car Park, P/1304/20 PDF 2 MB Additional documents: Minutes: PROPOSAL: variation of condition 27 (affordable housing and financial viability review mechanism) attached to planning permission P/5680/17 dated 14/06/2018 to allow a change to the timing for submission of the details to the condition from pre-commencement to 80% occupation (as amended by the Addendum).
Councillor Marylin Ashton (Chair) left the meeting room and Councillor Christopher Baxter (Vice-Chair) chaired the meeting for this item.
The Committee voted and resolved to accept officer recommendations.
RECOMMENDATION A
The Committee was 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. It was recommended that the decision notice be split in two parts in a format similar to the conditions at the end of the report i.e. conditions marked with a single asterix (*) were conditions that would always be binding through the decision notice and conditions marked with a double asterix (**) included conditions that would be replaced by a legal agreement, were the land owner to have the legal locus to enter into the legal agreement. Condition 28 specifically refers to this approach.
DECISION: GRANT
The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to grant the application was unanimous. |
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2/01, 22 Hawthorn Drive, P/3789/22 PDF 928 KB Additional documents: Minutes: PROPOSAL: Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) - alterations and extension to roof to form end gable; rear dormer; two rooflights in front roof slope; window in end gable.
Councillor Ghazanfar Ali left the meeting room during the consideration of this item.
The Committee voted and resolved to agree officer recommendations.
RECOMMENDATION
The Committee was asked to:
1) agree the reasons for approval as set out in the report; and
2) grant certificate of lawful proposed development.
DECISION: GRANT
The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to grant the application was unanimous. |
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2/02, 77 Hillview Road, P/3574/22 PDF 5 MB Additional documents: Minutes: PROPOSAL: redevelopment to provide two x two storey (4 bed) semi-detached dwelling houses with habitable roofspaces; proposed vehicle access; separate amenity space; bin and cycle stores (Retrospective).
Councillor Marilyn Ashton (Chair) re-joined the meeting and took over from Councillor Christopher Baxter (Vice-Chair) to chair the rest of the meeting.
The Committee voted and resolved to refuse officer recommendations.
RECOMMENDATION
The Committee was 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.
Councillor Marilyn Ashton, Chair of the committee proposed that the application be refused for the following reason:
The proposal, by reason of the numerous discrepancies in respect of the use of materials and design features, is a significant departure from the approved plans, resulting in the design and appearance of the development as being incongruous and out of character in the street scene, contrary to Policy CS1 Harrow Core Strategy (2012), DM1 Harrow development Management Policy (2013), and D3 London Plan (2021).
The proposal was seconded by Councillor Norman Stevenson, put to the vote and agreed.
DECISION: REFUSE
The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to refuse the application was by majority of the votes.
Councillor Nitin Parekh voted to abstain from voting.
Councillors Marilyn Ashton (Chair), Norman Stevenson, Christopher Baxter (Vice-Chair), Ghazanfar Ali, Simon Brown and Zak Wagman voted to refuse the application. |
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2/03, 77 Hillview Road, P/3564/22 PDF 6 MB Additional documents: Minutes: PROPOSAL: variation of condition 2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission P/3331/16 allowed on appeal reference PP/M5450/W/16/3161002 to allow alterations to elevations.
The Committee voted and resolved to refuse officer recommendations.
RECOMMENDATION
The Committee was 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.
Councillor Marilyn Ashton, Chair of the committee proposed that the application be refused for the following reason:
The proposal, by reason of the numerous discrepancies in respect of the use of materials and design features, is a significant departure from the approved plans, resulting in the design and appearance of the development as being incongruous and out of character in the street scene, contrary to Policy CS1 Harrow Core Strategy (2012), DM1 Harrow development Management Policy (2013), and D3 London Plan (2021).
The proposal was seconded by Councillor Norman Stevenson, put to the vote and agreed.
DECISION: REFUSE
The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to refuse the application was by majority of the votes.
Councillor Nitin Parekh voted to abstain from voting.
Councillors Marilyn Ashton (Chair), Norman Stevenson, Christopher Baxter (Vice-Chair), Ghazanfar Ali, Simon Brown and Zak Wagman voted to refuse the application. |
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2/04, 43 Morecombe Gardens, P/4842/21 PDF 5 MB Additional documents: Minutes: PROPOSAL: conversion of dwelling into two flats (2 x 2 bed); front porch; single storey rear extension; external alterations; parking; bin and cycle stores; proposed vehicle access.
The Committee voted and resolved to accept officer recommendations.
RECOMMENDATION
The Committee was asked to:
1) to agree the reasons for approval as set out in the report; and
2) grant planning permission subject to subject to the Conditions listed in Appendix 1 of the report.
The Committee voted and resolved to agree officer recommendations.
DECISION: GRANT
The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to grant the application was unanimous. |
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Any Other Urgent Business PDF 1 MB Which cannot otherwise be dealt with. Additional documents: Minutes: PROPOSAL: change of use of Pavilion building from Library (Class F1) to Registrars Office (Sui Generis).
The Committee voted and resolved to accept officer recommendations.
RECOMMENDATION
The Committee was asked to:
1) agree the reason 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: GRANT
The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to grant the application was by a majority of the votes.
Councillor Nitin Parekh abstained from voting.
Councillors Marilyn Ashton (Chair), Norman Stevenson, Christopher Baxter (Vice-Chair), Ghazanfar Ali, Simon Brown and Zak Wagman voted to agree the application. |
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