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 there were none.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 19 July 2023 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 19 July 2023 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, 1 September 2023.  Questions should be sent to publicquestions@harrow.gov.uk   

No person may submit more than one question].

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

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

RESOLVED:  To note that there were none.

RESOLVED:  To accept the Addendum.

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.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were none.

PROPOSAL:  To make an order under s14(2) of the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 to revoke the Hazardous Substances Consent ref: East/266/00 for the continued storage of natural gas at the Gas Works Marsh Lane Stanmore.

The Committee voted and resolved to accept the officer recommendations.

RECOMMENDATION

The Committee was asked to revoke the Hazardous Substances Consent (HSC) at the site for the continued storage of natural gas at the Gas Works, Marsh Lane, Stanmore made under Section 14 (2) of the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 and the revocation would be subject to confirmation by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities.

DECISION:  APPROVE

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

PROPOSAL:  Three detached bungalows; Access Road; Enlargement of vehicle access between 65 and 67 Drummond Drive; Landscaping; Parking and Electric charging points; Refuse storage.

The Chairman expressed her view that the bungalows had been poorly designed.  As a result, the Chairman proposed refusal for the following reason:

1)              The proposed development is poorly designed by reason of its uninteresting and stark appearance, which is out of character in an area where the houses abutting the site have interesting design features such as bay windows and porches, to the detriment of the residential and visual amenity of the properties abutting the site and character of the area, contrary to policy CS1 Harrow Core Strategy (2012), DM1 Harrow Development Management Policy (2013) and D3 London Plan (2021) and NPPF Sept (2023).

This was seconded by Councillor Zak Wagman, put to the vote and agreed.

The Committee voted and resolved to refuse officer recommendations.

RECOMMENDATION

The Planning Committee was asked to:

1)              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.

DECISION:  REFUSED

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

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

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