Agenda and minutes

To note the appointment at the meeting of Annual Council on 8 May 2008 under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 1.1 (xii) (Part 4a of the Constitution) of Councillor Marilyn Ashton as Chairman of the Development Management Committee for the Municipal Year 2008/09.

RESOLVED:  To note the appointment of Councillor Marilyn Ashton as Chairman of the Development Management Committee for the 2008/2009 Municipal Year.

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 that there were no Reserve Members in attendance at this meeting.

To appoint a Vice-Chairman for the Municipal Year 2008 / 09.

RESOLVED:  To appoint Councillor Joyce Nickolay as Vice-Chairman of the Development Management Committee for the 2008/2009 Municipal Year.

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

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no requests to speak from Members who were not Members of the Committee.

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Committee, Sub Committee, Panel or Forum;

(b)               all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber.

RESOLVED:  To note that the following interests were declared:

(a)  To consider whether any item included on the agenda should be considered with the press and public excluded because it contains confidential information as defined in the Local Government Act 1972;

(b)  to receive the addendum sheets and to note any applications which are recommended for deferral or have been withdrawn from the agenda by the applicant.

RESOLVED:  That (1) in accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the following item be admitted late to the agenda by virtue of the special circumstances and grounds for urgency detailed below:-

(2)  all items be considered with the press and public present.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 7 May 2008 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 7 May 2008, be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

To receive questions (if any) from local residents/organisations under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 19 (Part 4B of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put at the meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 19 (Part 4b of the Constitution).

A resident presented a petition containing 8 signatures. The terms of the petition were as follows:

(i)                   Petition objecting to proposed ATM outside Martins Newsagents, 6 Canons Corner representing businesses based on Canons Corner.

RESOLVED:  That the petition be received and noted.

RESOLVED:  To note that no deputations were received at the meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 17 (Part 4b of the Constitution).

(a) Petition re: proposal at 23 High Worple, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 9SX: Reference from Annual Council meeting held on 8 May 2008.

The Committee received the above petition which had been presented to the Annual Council meeting on 8 May 2008.

RESOLVED:  That the petition be received and noted.

To confirm whether representations are to be received, under Committee Procedure Rule 18 (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 18 (Part 4B of the Constitution), representations were received in respect of item 2/02 and 2/03 on the list of planning applications.

Report of the Head of Planning - circulated separately.

RESOLVED:  That authority be given to the Head of Planning to issue the decision notices in respect of the applications considered, as set out in the schedule attached to these minutes.

Report of the Head of Planning – for information.

The Committee received a report of the Head of Planning which listed enforcement notices awaiting compliance.

RESOLVED:  That the report be noted.

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

RESOLVED:  That Member visits to the following sites takes place on Tuesday 8 July 2008 at 6.00 pm:

2/04 – 10 Hillcrest Avenue, Pinner, HA5 1AJ.