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 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:

(a)               all Members of the Committee;

(b)               all other Members present.

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

To receive petitions (if any) submitted by members of the public/Councillors under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 15 (Part 4B of the Constitution) with regard to the planning application to be considered at the meeting.

RESOLVED:  To note that no petitions or deputations were received.

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

1.                  in accordance with the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 30 (Part 4B of the Constitution), representations be received in respect of item 1/01 on the list of planning applications;

2.                  procedural note 30 be suspended to enable the objector to speak for six minutes and two representatives of the applicants to speak for three minutes each.

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 ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL, BROCKLEY HILL, STANMORE, HA7 4LP

Reference:  P/3191/12 (he Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, NHS Trust). Hybrid planning application for the comprehensive, phased, redevelopment of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.  The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.  The development comprises two elements:

Outline Element: To include:

-                      Up to 56,871sqm (Gross Internal Floor Area) of new hospital development, including rehabilitation unit and parent accommodation (Use Class C2);

-                      Up to 21,000 sqm (Gross Internal Floor Area) multi storey car park providing up to 805 car parking spaces;

-                      Up to 88 surface car parking spaces and up to 50 undercroft car parking spaces for operational hospital use;

-                      Up to 40,260 sqm (Gross Internal Floor Area) of residential development (Use Class C3) (including ancillary floorspace i.e. garages and undercroft parking) providing up to 356 residential units of which up to 45 units will be for staff accommodation (36 proposed and 9 existing);

-                      Partial change of use of Eastgate House from office to private residential (Use Class C3);

-                      Up to approximately 19.2 hectares of public open space;

-                      Associated landscaping and ancillary works;

-                      Closure of existing access at north-eastern end of Wood Lane.

Detailed Element (Full):

Permanent:  emolition of four structures (incinerator, patients centre, Moor House Cottage and Moor House store); Realignment and alterations to the existing service road and access from the south-western end of Wood Lane; Provision of a new internal road and a new internal access point to the Aspire National Training Centre; Provision of a total of 75 car parking spaces for the Aspire National Training Centre; Associated lighting, drainage and landscape works.

Temporary (5 years) – Construction of an area of hard standing to accommodate 121 car parking spaces, Erection of a 3m high fence to enclose the existing boiler house, Works to the existing estates compound; Associated lighting, drainage and landscape works.

The Chairman reported that Members had been briefed on the application and had attended an extensive site visit.  Members had attended an exhibition at the RNOH site several years previously.

An officer introduced the report and drew attention to the addendum, particularly in respect of the refinement of the proposed Section 106 obligations and the receipt of additional representations.  The Committee was informed that it was a complex application in that there were three key components: the outline application for redevelopment of the hospital site and hospital use, and enabling development; the detailed application  ...  view the full minutes text for item 384.