Agenda and minutes

The Mayor welcomed Members to the Meeting and congratulated Councillor Dharamarajah on recently becoming a grandfather.

Leonard Gerald Charles Harsant had died on 17 May. Major Harsant had been a Councillor of the London Borough of Harrow between 1986 and 1994 and had served as Deputy Mayor in 1991/92 and as Mayor of the Borough for 1992/3. The Mayor requested the Council to mark their respect for the memory of Gerry Harsant.  The Council stood and observed a minute’s silence.

To receive declarations of interest (if any) from Members of Council arising from business to be transacted at this meeting.

It was noted that there were no declarations of interests on behalf of Members with regard to the business to be transacted at this Council Meeting.

To receive a Recommendation from the Cabinet meeting of 24 June 2004 on the proposed adoption of a Unitary Development Plan for the Borough of Harrow.

FOR CONSIDERATION

[Note: The Recommendation in this matter, arising from the Cabinet meeting on 24 June, will necessarily be reported on orally at this Extraordinary Council Meeting.

For the information of Members the following documentation is being made available for both the Cabinet and Council Meetings:-

(i)                 the report of the Chief Planning Officer to the Unitary Development Plan Panel meeting on 7 June 2004;

(ii)               a reference from the Environment and Economy Scrutiny Sub Committee meeting of 11 March 2004;

(iii)             the Recommendation arising from the Unitary Development Plan Panel meeting of 7 June, which stands referred to the Cabinet meeting on 24 June (this is to follow).]

FOR INFORMATION

Further to Item 2 on the Summons, the Council received Recommendation 1 from the Cabinet meeting of 24 June 2004 on this matter.

(i)                   The Leader of the Council, Councillor Foulds deferred to the Portfolio Holder for Planning, Development, Housing and Best Value, Councillor Burchell, who formally moved this Recommendation, with Councillor N Shah seconding;

(ii)                 Councillor Marilyn Ashton moved and Councillor C Mote seconded an amendment to the Recommendation in the following terms:

The amended Recommendation would then read in full as follows:-

“(1)       To agree the suggested Council responses to the representations made on the proposed modifications to the replacement Harrow Unitary Development Plan be referred back to Cabinet for further consideration;

(2)                to agree that further modifications to the replacement Harrow Unitary Development Plan are required;

(3)                to agree that it is the Council’s opinion that the replacement Harrow Unitary Development Plan is in general conformity with the London Plan; and

(4)                to agree that the Council does not proceed to adopt the Replacement Harrow Unitary Development Plan”. 

(iii)                Upon a vote, the amendment, as set out at (ii) above, was not carried;

(iv)                The Leader of the Council, as Chair of the Cabinet, then moved, further to Council Procedure Rule 17.7, that the Recommendation be altered to adopt the change of wording to paragraph (3) in the lost amendment, which proposal received the assent of the Council;

(v)                  The substantive Recommendation, subject to the alteration of paragraph (3), was, upon a vote, carried in the following form:

RESOLVED:

(1) THAT THE SUGGESTED COUNCIL RESPONSES TO THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE ON THE PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE REPLACEMENT HARROW UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN BE AGREED;

(2) THAT NO FURTHER MODIFICATIONS TO THE REPLACEMENT HARROW UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ARE REQUIRED;

(3) TO AGREE THAT IT IS THE COUNCIL’S OPINION THAT THE REPLACEMENT HARROW UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS IN GENERAL CONFORMITY WITH THE LONDON PLAN; AND

(4) THAT, SUBJECT TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE RELEVANT STATUTORY NOTICES, IT BE AGREED THAT THE COUNCIL NOW PROCEED TO ADOPT THE REPLACEMENT HARROW UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

Reason for Decision:  To expedite adoption of the replacement Harrow Unitary Development Plan after completion of all statutory procedures.

[Notes: (i) During the course of the debate on the amendment to the above Recommendation, Councillor Miss Bednell moved, under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 17.10 (d) “that the question now be put”. Upon a vote, this was carried;

(ii) Councillors Arnold, Marilyn Ashton, Mrs Bath, Miss Bednell, Billson, Janet Cowan, John  ...  view the full minutes text for item 227.