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, in accordance with Committee Procedure Rule 4.1, the following Councillor 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 Applications Received – All Applications

Councillor June Baxter declared a non-pecuniary interest in that the firm of solicitors where she worked sometimes carried out work on behalf of planning agents.  She would remain in the room whilst the matters were considered and voted upon.

Agenda Item 10 – Planning Applications Received – 3/01

Councillor Graham Henson declared a non-pecuniary interest in that he had attended a previous meeting of the Planning Committee where the item had been considered and discussed.  He would remain in the room whilst the matter was considered and voted upon.

Agenda Item 10 – Planning Applications Received – All Applications

Councillor Sachin Shah declared a non-pecuniary interest in that he was Portfolio Holder for Finance & Major Contracts and had been involved in formulating the Capital Programme.  He would remain in the room whilst the matters were considered and voted upon.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 3 September 2014 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 3 September 2014 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

To receive any public questions received in accordance with Committee Procedure Rule 17 (Part 4B of the Constitution).

Please note that this Rule does not apply to individual planning applications.

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

[The deadline for receipt of public questions is 3.00 pm, Thursday 25 September 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.

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 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 30 (Part 4B of the Constitution), representations be received in respect of item 2/05 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 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.

CRAZY HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE, 43 CHURCH ROAD, STANMORE

Reference: P/2443/14 (Summerade Holdings Ltd) Redevelopment Of The Site: Demolition Of Existing Public House;  Construction Of Part Three / Part Four Storey Building To Provide 13 Flats And Commercial Floorspace (Flexible Class A1/A2) On The Ground Floor And Part Of First Floor; Basement Parking; PV Panels On The Roof; New Boundary Treatment And Gates; Associated Landscaping

Following questions from Members an officer advised that:

·                     concerns regarding whether the façade of the proposed redevelopment would be in keeping with that of other buildings in the area, would be covered by condition 4;

·                     officers were satisfied that all requirements of the Planning Policy had been met.

A Member stated that, in her view, the proposed development would not be in keeping with the existing character of the area and proposed that the application be refused on the following grounds:

The proposed development is of inadequate design quality and fails to reflect the character of the area or the setting of the Old Church Lane and Stanmore Hill Conservation Areas, contrary to policies DM1 and DM7 of the Development Management Policies Local Plan, policy CS1.B of the Core Strategy and policies 7.1, 7.4, 7.6 and 7.8 of the London Plan.

The motion was seconded, put to the vote and lost.

DECISION:

1.                  GRANTED permission for the development described in the application and submitted plans, subject to the conditions and informatives reported, and the completion of a s.106 agreement before 13 October 2014, as amended by the addendum;

2.                  and the completion of a Section 106 agreement with the heads of terms set out below (subject to further negotiation and agreement);

3.                  authority to be given 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.

RECOMMENDATION B

1.                  That if the Section 106 Agreement is not completed by 13 October 2014 then it is recommended to delegate the decision to REFUSE planning permission to the Divisional Director of Planning on the grounds that:

The proposed development, in the absence of a Legal Agreement would fail to secure the provision of affordable housing on the site and would therefore fail to adequately mitigate the impact of the development on the wider area, and provide for necessary social and physical infrastructural improvements arising directly from the development, contrary to the NPPF  ...  view the full minutes text for item 50.

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.