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 Members:-

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

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 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 interest made.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 April 2012 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 April 2012 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.

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

RESOLVED:  To note that there were none.

To confirm whether representations are to be received, under Committee Procedure Rule 18 (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 items 1/03 and 1/04 on the list of planning applications.

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, together with an additional Addendum relating to application 1/04, 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 Head of Planning to issue the decision notices in respect of the applications considered.

2-12 NORTHWICK PARK ROAD, HARROW, HA1 2NT (APPLICATION 1/01)

Reference: P/0598/12 – (Grangebrook Ltd). Extension of Time to Planning Permission P/0181/09 Dated 23/04/2009 for Extensions and Alterations to Existing Hotel to Provide 34 Additional Bedrooms & Relocation of Existing Conference Bar and Restaurant Facilities (No Additional Conference Floorspace)

In response to a question, the committee was assured that none of the material changes to legislation since the earlier planning permission was granted would impact the consideration of the scheme.  A Committee Member positively commented on the reduction in bedrooms and increased proportion of parking spaces to bedrooms.

DECISION:  GRANTED planning permission for the application described in the application form and submitted plans, subject to conditions.

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

SHERIDAN HOUSE, 17 ST ANNS ROAD, HA1 1LQ (APPLICATION 1/02)

Reference: P/3462/11 – (Mr Raj Soni) Change of Use of 2nd, 3rd and 4th Floor Offices (Use Class B1) to 18 Flats (Use class c3); External Alterations (In Addition to the Extant Permission to Change the Use of the 5th Floor Offices to 6 Flats Ref: P/1404/11 Granted 11 August 2011) (Resident Permit Restricted)

A Committee Member positively commented on the retention of office space on the first floor with residential use from the second floor upward.

DECISION:

(i)                 GRANTED permission subject to conditions and completion of a Section 106 agreement by 16 August 2012 and authority being delegated to the Divisional Director of Planning in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance Services for the sealing of the Section 106 legal agreement and to agree minor amendments to the conditions or the legal agreement.

(ii)               That the Section 106 Agreement Heads of Terms should cover the following matters:

1.                  Affordable Housing

(a)               the developer to submit to the Council's Housing Enabling Team for its approval an updated financial viability appraisal (i.e. the most up to date development costs and anticipated sales value of the residential units) prior to occupation of 80% of the residential units hereby permitted;

(b)               if required, the developer to pay for the Council to have an independent review of the viability assumptions made in the financial appraisal submitted by the developer;

(c)               in the event that the viability appraisal submitted by the developer (or the Council's independent review of the appraisal) shows a surplus residual land value, the developer to pay 50% of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 270.

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

Members proposed no site visits in relation to the next Planning Committee, however, a site visit for the Special Planning committee of 26 June was arranged for the 19 June.

RESOLVED:  To note that a site visit was arranged for 19 June 2012.