Agenda and minutes

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

Reserve Members may attend meetings:-

(i)                 to take the place of an ordinary Member for whom they are a reserve;

(ii)               where the ordinary Member will be absent for the whole of the meeting; and

(iii)             the meeting notes at the start of the meeting at the item ‘Reserves’ that the Reserve Member is or will be attending as a reserve;

(iv)              if a Reserve Member whose intention to attend has been noted arrives after the commencement of the meeting, then that Reserve Member can only act as a Member from the start of the next item of business on the agenda after his/her arrival.

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

To agree requests to speak from Councillors who are not Members of the Committee, in accordance with Committee Procedure 4.1.

RESOLVED:  That, in accordance with Committee Procedure Rule 4.1, the following Councillor, who was not a Member of the Committee, be allowed to speak on the agenda item indicated:

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Committee;

(b)               all other Members present.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of interests made.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2010 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2010 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

To receive questions (if any) from local residents/organisations under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 17 (Part 4B of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put, or petitions or deputations received at this meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rules 19, 15 and 16 respectively.

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

RESOLVED:  There were none.

To confirm whether representations are to be received, under Committee Procedure Rule 30 (Part 4B of the Constitution), from objectors and applicants regarding planning applications on the agenda.

RESOLVED:  That in accordance with the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 18 (Part 4B of the Constitution), representations be received in respect of item 1/02 on the list of planning applications.

[Note:  The objector was not in attendance and so the representation was not received].

Report of the Divisional Director, Planning - circulated separately.

Members are reminded that, in accordance with the Planning Protocol, where Councillors disagree with the advice of the Divisional Director, Planning , it will be the Members' responsibility to clearly set out the reasons for refusal where the Officer recommendation is for grant.  The planning reasons for rejecting the Officer's advice must be clearly stated, whatever the recommendation and recorded in the minutes.  The Officer must be given the opportunity to explain the implications of the contrary decision.

In accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the Addendum was admitted late to the agenda as it contained information relating to various items on the agenda and was based on information received after the despatch of the agenda.  It was admitted to the agenda in order to enable Members to consider all information relevant to the items before them for decision.

RESOLVED:  That authority be given to the Divisional Director of Planning to issue the Decision Notices in respect of the applications considered.

THE BOX TREE PUBLIC HOUSE, BOXTREE LANE, HARROW WEALD, HA3 6JH (APPLICATION 1/01)

Reference: P/2969/10 – (Mr Lawrence Hember). Demolition of Existing Building; Redevelopment to provide Part 2/3 Storey Building comprising 10 Flats and 4 Dwellinghouses (100% Affordable); Provision of Parking and Landscaping.

In response to questions from Members it was noted that:

·                    the six bedroom unit had its own garden space;

·                    the drainage officers had recommended the standard conditions and there were no further drainage issues;

·                    the completion of the Section 106 Agreement by 1 February 2011 was achievable.

DECISION: 

(1)               GRANTED permission for the development described on the application and submitted plans, as amended by the addendum, subject to conditions and informatives reported and the completion of a Section 106 Agreement, with the Heads of Terms as detailed, by 1 February 2011;

(2)               the delegation to the Divisional Director of Planning in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance Services for the sealing of the Section 106 Agreement and to agree any minor amendments to the conditions or the legal agreement.

(3)               should the Section 106 Agreement not be completed by 1 February 2011, the decision to REFUSE planning permission be delegated to the Divisional Director of Planning for the reasons set out in the report.

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

Tyneholme Nursery Headstone Drive, Wealdstone , HA1 4UQ(APPLICATION 1/02)

Reference: P/2437/10 – (MrSandip Ruparelia). Proposal: Demolition of the Existing Day Care and Nursery Buildings and the Erection of a 41 Bed Care Home for the Elderly together with associated Car Parking and Landscaping Improvements.

The officer reported that a site visit had taken place. In response to questions Members were advised that:

·                    the access road, which provided a vehicular entrance and segregated footpath, was acceptable;

·                  measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction were included in condition 13. 

DECISION:  GRANTED permission for the development described on the application and submitted plans, as amended by the addendum, subject to conditions and informatives reported.

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

RAYNERS LANE FC, 151 RAYNERS LANE,  HARROW, HA2 0XH (APPLICATION 1/03)

Reference: P/2649/10 – (Mr Martin Noblet).  Provision of 6 X 15 Metre High Floodlighting Columns.

The attention of the Committee was drawn to the Addendum which included supplementary information, provided by the applicant in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 83.

Report of the Divisional Director Planning.

The Committee received a report of the Divisional Director Planning which sought authorisation to stop up the adopted public highway in Douglas Close, Stanmore.  This was in order to facilitate a planning permission granted (P/1794/10) as the approved scheme and revised road network would encroach onto existing public highway.

An amended Plan was circulated at the meeting which showed a reduced ‘stopping up’ area. 

RESOLVED:  That

(1)               the areas of highway shown on the plan at Appendix 1 to the report, as amended, be stopped up under sections 247 and 252 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 without further reference to the Committee;

(2)               the matter be referred to the Mayor of London for determination as to whether or not a public inquiry should be held in accordance with section 252 of the Act, in the event that any objections made to the proposed order to stop up the highway are not withdrawn within the prescribed period.

To arrange dates for Member site visits that have been agreed during the course of the meeting (if any).

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no site visits to be arranged arising from the meeting.