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 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 none.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 March 2015 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 March 2015 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).

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, Friday 10 April.  Questions should be sent to publicquestions@harrow.gov.uk  

No person may submit more than one question].

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 30 (Part 4B of the Constitution), from objectors and applicants regarding planning applications on the agenda.

RESOLVED:  To note that none were 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 Head of Planning to issue the decision notices in respect of the applications considered.

1/01 - BINGO HALL, STATION ROAD, HARROW

Reference:  P/4933/14 (Iceni Projects Limited) Description: Change Of Use From Bingo Hall (Use Class D2) To Combined Community Use (Including Community Cafe Dance Classes Food Bank Life Skills Training Mothers And Toddlers Group) And Place Of Worship (Use Class D1) And Assembly / Leisure Use (Use Class D2)

DECISION:  GRANTED planning permission for the development described in the application and submitted plans, subject to condition(s). 

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

2/01- PUBLIC CONVENIENCES, GREENHILL WAY, HARROW

Reference: P/4657/14 (Mr Najib Kabir) Description: Redevelopment: Three Storey Building With Retail Use On Ground Floor (Use Class A1) And Six Flats (Use Class C3) On Second And Third Floors; Bin / Cycle Store

DECISION:  GRANTED planning permission subject to authority being delegated to the Divisional Director of Regeneration and Planning in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance Services for the completion of the Section 106 legal agreement and issue of the planning permission and subject to minor amendments to the conditions or the legal agreement, as amended by the addendum.

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

2/02 - BEAUCHAMP COURT, MARSH LANE, STANMORE 

Reference: P/3807/14 (Mr H Hay) Description: Demolition Of Existing Two Storey Garage; Redevelopment To Provide Three X Three Storey Townhouses; Associated Landscaping

An officer advised that the previous application for the site had been refused and the appeal against the decision had been dismissed because the size of the garages had been deemed inadequate.

DECISION:  GRANTED planning permission for the development described in the application and submitted plans, subject to condition(s), as amended by the addendum.

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

2/03 - AVANTI HOUSE SCHOOL (FORMER PETERBOROUGH AND ST MARGAREST HIGH SCHOOL), COMMON ROAD, STANMORE

An officer advised that this item had been deferred from a previous meeting pending further detailed information regarding the school’s travel plan.

Reference: P/4466/14 (Avanti House Trust) Description: Modification To Section 52 Planning Obligation Relating To Planning Permission Lbh/0/35339/E Dated 25th June 1990 (Principal Agreement), To Increase The Number Of Pupils Permitted On Site From 240 To 420

DECISION:  APPROVED modification to the principal Section 52 Agreement dated 25^th June 1990 relating to the limitation of students numbers subject to the completion of a Deed of Variation.  Authority to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 115.

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.