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457.

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.

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

 

Ordinary Member

 

Reserve Member

 

Councillor Maxine Henson

Councillor Ajay Maru

 

Councillor Rekha Shah

Councillor James Lee

 

458.

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.

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RESOLVED:  That no Members, who were not members of the Committee, had indicated that they wished to speak at the meeting.

459.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 374 KB

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.

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RESOLVED:  To note that the Declarations of Interests published in advance of the meeting on the Council’s website were taken as read, and in addition the following declaration was made: 

 

Agenda Item 1/01 Harrow Council Civic Car Park A, Milton Road and 9 Station Road, Milton Road P/4477/21

 

Councillor Ajay Maru declared a pecuniary interest in that he was a director, on behalf of Harrow Council, on the Harrow Strategic Development Partnership (HSDP) Board – comprising Harrow Council, and Wates Construction Limited, as development manager.

 

(Councillor Maru left the meeting whilst the Item was being considered and voted on.)

460.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 181 KB

That the minutes of the meeting held on 19 January 2022 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

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RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 19 January 2022 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

461.

Public Questions

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 in which they were received.  There will be a time limit of 15 minutes for the asking and answering of public questions.

 

[The deadline for receipt of public questions is 3.00 pm, 11 February 2022.  Questions should be sent to publicquestions@harrow.gov.uk   

No person may submit more than one question].

 

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RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put.

462.

Petitions

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).

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RESOLVED:  To note that no petitions were received.

463.

Deputations

To receive deputations (if any) under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 16 (Part 4B) of the Constitution.

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RESOLVED: To note that no deputations were received.

464.

References from Council and other Committees/Panels

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

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RESOLVED:  To note that there were none.

465.

Addendum

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RESOLVED:  To accept the Addendum, and Supplemental Addendum.

466.

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.

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RESOLVED:  That in accordance with the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 29 (Part 4B of the Constitution), representations be received in respect of item 1/01 on the list of planning applications.

Resolved Items

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GRANT SUBJECT TO LEGAL AGREEMENT

467.

1/01, Harrow Council Civic Car Park A Milton Rd & 9 Station Road, Milton Road, P/4477/21 pdf icon PDF 2 MB

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PROPOSAL:  development of apartment building comprising residential units (use class C3) and flexible non-residential use to ground floor (Use Class E and/or F1 and/or F2); townhouses (use class C3); landscaping; boundary treatment; parking; bin and cycle stores. Details: apartment building with height ranging from 4 - 7 storeys comprising 29 residential units (21 x 1 bed, 8 x 2 bed) and 10 x 3 storey townhouses (6 x 3 bed and 4 x 4 bed) (as varied by the Addendum and Supplemental Addendum).

 

The Committee received representation from Ajay Thakure (objector), and Olivia Russell (agent for the applicant), who urged the Committee to refuse and approve the application, respectively.

 

Councillor Marilyn Ashton proposed refusal for the following reasons:

 

1)              the block of 29 Shared Ownership flats located on Station Road, by reason of its scale and mass, will be out of keeping along this stretch of Station Road and will be over-bearing in comparison with the height of the buildings abutting the site.  Therefore, it cannot be justified, since this shared ownership element of the proposal comprises nearly three quarters of the overall number of 39 units, contrary to policies CS1 Harrow Core strategy (2012), DM1 and DM24 Harrow Development Management Policies (2013) and D1, GG4, H6 London Plan (2021); and

 

2)              the overall design of the large tower block on Station Road is unattractive, is of poor-quality design and will not make a positive contribution to the character of the area by reason of its visually obtrusive appearance in the street scene on this side of the road, contrary to CS1 Harrow Core Strategy (2012), DM1 Harrow Development Management Policy (2013) and D1 London Plan (2021).

 

The proposal was seconded by Councillor Anjana Patel, put to the vote and lost.

 

The Committee resolved to accept officer recommendation.

 

RECOMMENDATION A

 

The Planning Committee was asked to:

 

1)              agree the reasons for approval as set out in the report; and

 

2)              grant planning permission subject to the conditions in Appendix 1 of the report, and as varied by the Addendum. The planning obligations as varied by the Addendum and Supplemental Addendum and listed below and authority being delegated to the Interim Chief Planning Officer in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance Services for the completion of the Section 106 legal agreement and other enabling development and issue of the planning permission, subject to amendments to the conditions, including the insertion or deletion of conditions as deemed fit and appropriate to the development or the amendments to the legal agreement as required.

 

Affordable Housing

 

a)              To be provided as per the submitted details (10 x LAR townhouses and 29 x S/O flats) and retained in perpetuity; and

b)              In securing the Shared Ownership tenure of the affordable housing offer, a cascade mechanism is required to offer these units to Harrow residents at Harrow income levels. Following this, it can be released to the West London Alliance boroughs, and then out to London wide (in line with The Mayor of London’s  ...  view the full minutes text for item 467.

GRANT

468.

2/01, 1 Clifton Road HA3 9NX, P/4155/21 pdf icon PDF 2 MB

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PROPOSAL:  conversion of dwelling into three flats (3 x 1 bed); single storey front extension incorporating front porch; single storey side to rear extension; proposed vehicle access; parking; separate amenity space; bin and cycle stores.

 

The Committee resolved to accept officer recommendation.

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

The Planning Committee was asked to:

 

1)              agree the reason for approval as set out in the report; and

 

2)              grant planning permission subject to the conditions listed in Appendix 1 of the report.

 

DECISION:  GRANT

 

The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to grant the application was by majority of votes.

 

Councillors Brown, Lee, Maru and Parekh voted to grant the application.

 

Councillors Ashton, Baxter and Patel abstained from voting on the application.

GRANT

469.

2/02, 5 Priory Way HA2 6DQ, P/4105/21 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

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PROPOSAL:  single storey front extension incorporating porch; single and two storey side extension; single storey rear extension; external alterations (demolition of porch and detached garage and rear extension).

 

The Committee agreed to accept officer recommendation.

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

The Planning Committee was asked to:

 

1)              agree the reasons for approval as set out in the report; and

 

2)              grant planning permission subject to the Conditions listed in Appendix 1 of the report.

 

DECISION:  GRANT

 

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

GRANT SUBJECT TO LEGAL AGREEMENT

470.

2/03, 20 Manor Road HA1 2PB, P/1684/21 pdf icon PDF 2 MB

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PROPOSAL:  redevelopment to provide a two-storey building with basement level and habitable roof space for 6 x 2-bed flats; vehicle access; parking; boundary treatment; landscaping; communal amenity space; refuse and cycle storage (as varied by the Addendum).

 

The application was a resubmission of previously approved application P/4534/17 (granted at Committee on 21 February 2018) with no material changes proposed.

 

The Committee resolved to accept officer recommendations - as varied by the Addendum.

 

RECOMMENDATION A

 

The Planning Committee was asked to:

 

1)              agree the reasons for approval as set out in the report; and

 

2)              grant planning permission subject to the conditions listed in Appendix 1 and the planning obligations listed below, and authority being delegated to the Interim Chief Planning Officer, in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance Services, for the completion of the Section 106 legal agreement and other enabling legislation and issue of the planning permission and subject to minor amendments to the conditions (set out in Appendix 1 of this report) or the legal agreement. The Section 106 Agreement Heads of Terms would cover the following matters:

 

i)                Street Tree Replacement (Financial Contribution of £2,000 for 2 x street trees; and

ii)               Legal Fees: Payment of Harrow Council’s reasonable costs in the preparation of the legal agreement.

 

RECOMMENDATION B

 

That if the Section 106 Agreement is not completed by 31 April 2022, or as such extended period as may be agreed by the Interim Chief Planning Officer, then it is recommended to delegate the decision to REFUSE planning permission to the Interim Chief Planning Officer on the grounds that: Commented [SB1]: Fergus please checked with David if there is a monitoring fee as this is usually 5% of any monetary contribution and will also need agreement to include in the HOTs by the applicant first.

 

The proposed development, in the absence of a Legal Agreement to provide appropriate replacement street trees, that directly relate to the development, would fail to adequately mitigate the impact of the development on the wider area and provide for necessary mitigation and improvements arising directly from the development, contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework (2021), policies G1, G5 and G7 of The London Plan (2021), Core Strategy (2012) policy CS1, and policies DM1, DM2, DM43, DM22 and DM50 of the Harrow Development Management Polices Local Plan and the Supplementary Planning Document: Planning Obligations & Affordable Housing (2013).

 

DECISION:  GRANT – Subject to Section 106 Agreement

 

The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to grant the application was unanimous - subject to a section 106 Agreement.

The video/audio recording of this meeting can be found at the following link:

 

https://www.harrow.gov.uk/virtualmeeting