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 that there were no Reserve Members in attendance at this meeting.

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 Councillors, who were not Members of the Committee, be allowed to speak on the agenda item indicated:

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 the following interests were declared:

Agenda Item 10 – Planning Application 1/03 – Bentley Wood High School, Binyon Crescent, Stanmore

Councillor Kairul Kareema Marikar declared a non-pecuniary interest in that she was the local authority appointed Governor at Bentley Wood High School.  She would remain in the room whilst the matter was considered and voted upon.

Agenda Item 10 – Planning Application 2/01 and 2/02 – St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Melrose Road, Pinner

Councillor Janet Mote declared a non-pecuniary interest in that she was the local authority appointed Governor at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School.   She would remain in the room whilst the matter was considered and voted upon.

Agenda Item 10 – Planning Application 1/02 – Elmgrove First and Middle School, Kenmore Avenue, Harrow

Councillor Norman Stevenson declared a pecuniary interest in that his wife was employed at Elmgrove Primary School.  He would leave the room whilst the matter was considered and voted upon.

Agenda Item 13 – Anmer Lodge (off Coverdale Close) and Stanmore Car Park (off Dennis Lane), Stanmore

Councillor June Baxter declared a non-pecuniary interest in that her employers were based in the vicinity of Anmer Lodge.  She would remain in the room whilst the matter was considered and voted upon.

The minutes of the meeting held on 8 June 2014 will be submitted to the meeting on 16 July 2014.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 June 2014 be considered at the next meeting.

To receive any public questions received in accordance with Committee Procedure Rule 17 (Part 4B of the Constitution). (Questions relating to individual planning applications will not be permitted.)

Questions will be asked in the order notice of them was received and there will be a time limit of 15 minutes.

[The deadline for receipt of public questions is 3.00 pm, Friday 11 July 2014. 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 received at this meeting.

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

RESOLVED:  To note that no References were received at the meeting.

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 30Part 4B of the Constitution), representations be received in respect of items 2/01 and 2/03 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 and additional Addenda were admitted late to the agenda as they contained information relating to various items on the agenda and were based on information received after the despatch of the agenda.  They were admitted to the agenda 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.

KENMORE PARK INFANT, JUNIOR AND NURSERY SCHOOL, MOORHOUSE ROAD, HARROW

Reference: P/1449/14. (Harrow Council). Construction of a two storey linked extension to the south west of the existing building with an attached canopy and associated ramps/railings/steps at ground floor and balustrades at roof level; provision of additional parking spaces; hard and soft landscaping and new boundary treatment; external alterations; involving removal of existing horsa hut and mobile building and part demolition of existing ground floor (in association with the expansion of the existing 3 form entry primary school to a 4 form entry primary school).

DECISION:  GRANTED permission, under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations, for the development described in the application and submitted plans, subject to the conditions and informatives reported, as amended by the addendum.

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

ELMGROVE FIRST AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, KENMORE AVENUE, HARROW

Reference: P/1719/14 (Harrow Council). Construction of a two storey linked extension to the south east of the existing building; construction of single storey extension with associated canopy to south west elevation and single storey extension to west elevation of existing building; single storey infill extension to east; provision of kitchen extract duct over existing flat roof; provision of additional parking spaces and alteration to parking layout; hard and soft landscaping involving alteration to hard and soft play spaces; external alterations; involving removal of two existing mobile buildings (in association with the expansion of the existing 3 form entry primary school to a 4 form entry primary school).

An officer advised that the objection from Sport England regarding the size of the sports pitch had been withdrawn.

DECISION:  GRANTED permission, under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations, for the development described in the application and submitted plans, subject to the conditions and informatives reported, as amended by the addendum.

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

BENTLEY WOOD HIGH SCHOOL, BINYON CRESCENT, STANMORE

Reference: P/1322/14 (Harrow Council). Construction of a three storey linked extension to the north east of the existing school building with associated ramps and railings; temporary re-location of one mobile classroom block and relocation of one further mobile classroom block; new vehicle access from clamp hill and associated parking spaces; hard and soft landscaping; new boundary treatment (in association with the expansion of the existing  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19.

Report of the Divisional Director of Planning.

In accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, a report of the Divisional Director of Planning which sought approval to extend the deadline for finalising the S106 Planning Obligation in connection with planning application P/0412/14 for the redevelopment of the Anmer Lodge/Stanmore car park site, was admitted late to the agenda to enable Members to consider all information relevant to the item before them for decision.

Following questions and comments from Members, an officer advised that:

·                    the draft Planning Obligation was still being prepared and the extension was sought to ensure that there was sufficient time for officers to complete the necessary legal and administration work;

·                    no changes had been made to the S106 agreement since the application had been agreed at Planning Committee in April 2014.

RESOLVED:  That the Committee’s resolution in respect of planning application P/0412/14 be amended as follows:

1.                  GRANT planning permission, subject to conditions and informatives reported, and the completion of a section 106 Planning Obligation by 31 August 2014;.

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 Planning Obligation and to agree any minor amendments to the conditions or the Planning Obligation be agreed;

3.                  should the section 106 Planning Obligation not be completed by 31 August 2014, the decision to REFUSE planning permission be delegated to the Divisional Director of Planning for the following reason:

1.                  The proposed development, in the absence of a Planning Obligation to provide affordable housing within the development; to fund the provision of infrastructure directly related to the development; and to provide necessary commitments in relation to the provision of open space on the site, travel planning, economic development and legal/administrative matters, would fail to secure the provision of affordable housing on the site and would fail to adequately mitigate the impact of the development on the wider area, contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies 3.11 and 8.2 of the London Plan, Policies CS1 J, CS1 Z of the Harrow Core Strategy, Policies DM11,  DM19, DM43, and DM50 of the Harrow Development Management Policies Local Plan document, and the provisions of Harrow’s Planning Obligations supplementary planning document.