Agenda and minutes

Planning Committee - Wednesday 21 October 2015 6.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Harrow Civic Centre

Contact: Manize Talukdar, Democratic and Electoral Services Officer  Tel: 020 8424 1323 E-mail:  manize.talukdar@harrow.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

167.

Attendance by Reserve Members

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.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To note the attendance at this meeting of the following duly appointed Reserve Members:-

 

Ordinary Member

 

Reserve Member

 

Councillor Nitin Parekh

Councillor Sachin Shah

 

168.

Right of Members to Speak

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

Minutes:

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:

 

Councillor

 

Planning Application

 

Jerry Miles

2/03

 

169.

Declarations of Interest

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.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To note that the following interest was declared:

 

Agenda Item 10 – Planning Applications Received (item 2/04)

Councillor Graham Henson declared a non-pecuniary interest in that he was the Portfolio Holder for Environment, Crime and Community Safety and had responsibility for council car parks.  He would remain in the room whilst the matter was considered and voted upon.

170.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 112 KB

That the minutes of the meeting held on 30 September 2015 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 30 September 2015 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

171.

Public Questions, Petitions & Deputations

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 16 October 2015.  Questions should be sent to publicquestions@harrow.gov.uk  

No person may submit more than one question].

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put, or petitions or deputations received.

172.

Representations on Planning Applications

To confirm whether representations are to be received, under Committee Procedure Rule 29 (Part 4B of the Constitution), from objectors and applicants regarding planning applications on the agenda.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That in accordance with the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 30 (Part 4B of the Constitution), representations be received in respect of item 2/03 on the list of planning applications.

RESOLVED ITEMS

173.

Planning Applications Received pdf icon PDF 18 KB

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.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

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 & 1/02 - ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL, NHS TRUST, BROCKLEY HILL, STANMORE

 

Reference:  P/3828/15 and P/3830/15 (ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS TRUST)

 

Description:

 

P/3828/15

 

Reserved Matters Application (Condition 4) For All Matters (Scale, Appearance, Layout, Access, Landscaping) Pursuant To Hybrid Planning Permission Reference P/3191/12 For The Development Of A Biomedical Engineering Hub. Development To Include Construction Of 4,271 Sqm (Gifa) Of Hospital Floor space (C2 Use Class), Including Accommodation For Medical Research, Science And Teaching, And Other Ancillary Clinical And Service Related Development With Landscaping, Access, Bin Stores, Pedestrian Links And Ancillary Works.

 

P/3830/15

 

Discharge Of Conditions 7 (Design Audit), Condition 8 (Visual Assessment), Condition 9 (Biodiversity Statement) Condition 13 (Surface Water Drainage Strategy), Condition 14 (Accessibility Statement), Condition 15 (Lighting Statement) Condition 17 (Tree Survey), Condition 18 (Parking And Access Statement), Condition 19 (Levels Plan) And Condition 31 (Bats And Birds) Pursuant To Hybrid Planning Permission Reference P/3191/12 For The Development Of A Biomedical Engineering Hub (P/3828/15) To Discharge Condition 4.

 

P/3828/15

 

Decision:  APPROVED, reserved matters and conditions for the development described in the application and submitted plans subject to conditions, and as amended by the addendum.

 

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

 

P/3830/15

 

Decision:  APPROVED, the details pursuant to conditions, as described in the application and submitted plans, and as amended by the addendum.

 

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

 

 

1/03 - Priestmead Primary School And Nursery, Hartford Avenue, Harrow

 

Reference:  P/3562/15 (Mr Ed Furse)

 

DESCRIPTION:  Redevelopment To Provide A Single, Two And Three Storey Building For New Four Form Of Entry Primary School And Nursery; Associated Landscaping To Include Hard And Soft Play Areas, Multi-Use Games Area (Muga), Growing Garden, Farm Area; Boundary Treatment; Parking And Cycle Storage; Replacement Scout Hut; Demolition Of Existing Primary School, Nursery Buildings And Scout Hut.

 

Decision:  Under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, GRANTED, planning permission for the development described in the application and submitted plans subject to conditions, and as amended by the addendum.

 

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

 

 

2/01 & 2/02 - ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL, NHS TRUST,

BROCKLEY HILL, STANMORE

 

it was noted that the above two items had been numbered as 2/02 and 2/03 in

error on page 70 of the agenda.

 

Reference:  P/3829/15 (ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL

NHS TRUST)

                                   

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174.

Member Site Visits

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

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no site visits to be arranged.