Agenda and minutes

Development Management Committee - Tuesday 16 December 2008 6.30 pm

Venue: Committee Rooms 1 & 2, Harrow Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2XY. View directions

Contact: Vishal Seegoolam, Senior Democratic Services Officer  Tel: 020 8424 1883 E-mail:  vishal.seegoolam@harrow.gov.uk

Items
Note No. Item

PART I - RECOMMENDATIONS - NIL

PART II - MINUTES

298.

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 Member:-

 

Ordinary Member

 

Reserve Member

 

Councillor Krishna James

Councillor Mrinal Choudhury

 

299.

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

300.

Declarations of Interest

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.

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of interests made.

Enc.

301.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 40 KB

That the minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2008 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2008, be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

302.

Public Questions, Petitions and Deputations

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

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put, or petitions or deputations received at this meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rules 19, 16 and 17 respectively.

303.

References from Council and other Committees/Panels

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

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no references from Council or other Committees or Panels to be received at this meeting.

304.

Representations on Planning Applications

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.

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED: That, in accordance with the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 17 (Part 4B of the Constitution), representations be received in respect of items 2/02 and 2/15 on the list of planning applications.

305.

Planning Applications Received pdf icon PDF 25 KB

Report of the Head of Planning - circulated separately.

 

Members are reminded that, in accordance with the Planning Protocol, where Councillors disagree with the advice of the Chief Planning Officer, 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:

 

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

 

Item

 

Special Circumstances / Grounds for Urgency

 

Addendum

This contained information relating to various items on the agenda and was based on information received after the agenda’s dispatch.  It was admitted to the agenda in order to enable Members to consider the items before them for decision.

 

(2)  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.

Enc.

306.

Enforcement Notices Awaiting Compliance pdf icon PDF 158 KB

Report of the Head of Planning – for information.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

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

 

item

 

Special Circumstances / Grounds for Urgency

 

Enforcement Notices Awaiting Compliance

This revised the ‘sent to legal’ section of the report and provided updated information.  It was admitted to the agenda to enable Members to consider the item as a matter of urgency.

 

(2)  the report be noted.

307.

Member Site Visits

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

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED: That Member Site Visits to the following sites take place on Saturday 17 January 2009 from 9.15 am.

 

2/04 – 41 and 42 South Parade, Mollison Way, Edgware.

2/06 – Land at Rear of Laurel Cottage, Church Lane, Pinner.

2/07 – Land adjacent to 1 May Tree Lane, Stanmore.

2/15 – 90 Kingsfield Avenue, Harrow.

2/18 – Abercorn Arms, 78 Stanmore Hill, Stanmore.

2/19 – Abercorn Arms, 78 Stanmore Hill, Stanmore.

2/20 – Abercorn Arms, 78 Stanmore Hill, Stanmore.

2/21 – Abercorn Arms, 78 Stanmore Hill, Stanmore.

DMC Schedule 16-12-08 pdf icon PDF 34 KB