Agenda and minutes

The Chairman referred to email and newspaper communications which conveyed the opinion that Members of the Strategic Planning Committee voted on Party lines.  She wished to emphaise that this was not the case.  All Members of Planning Committees had received training, cross party briefings were held prior to the meetings and if members voted in the same manner this was due to their having the same opinion on the matter.

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

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

It was moved and seconded that one Councillor, who was not a Member of the Committee, be allowed to speak for a maximum of five minutes on each item with preference being given to ward councillors.

RESOLVED:  That, in accordance with Committee Procedure Rule 4.1, the following Councillors, who were not Members of the Committee, were allowed to speak on the agenda item indicated:

[Note:  The Committee wished it to be recorded that the voting was as follows:

Councillors Husain Akhtar, Marilyn Ashton, Don Billson, Julia Merison and Joyce Nickolay in support.  Councillors Mrinal Choudhury, Keith Ferry and Thaya Idaikkadar abstained].

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 there were no declarations of interests made by Members in relation to the business transacted at this meeting.

(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 14 May 2008 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 14 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 or deputations received at the meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 19 and 17 respectively.

To receive petitions (if any) submitted by members of the public/Councillors.

RESOLVED:  To note the receipt of the following petitions, the terms of which were read to the Committee:

·                     Petition from Roxborough Road Residents Association, signed by 68 persons, objecting to the proposals for the Harrow College and Travis Perkins sites in their present form.

·                     Petition from residents of Roxborough Avenue and Roxborough Park, signed by 106 persons objecting to the proposals for the Harrow College site and Travis Perkins site in their current form.

·                     Petition from local residents, signed by 35 persons, objecting to the proposed development at Harrow College.

·                     Petition from local residents, signed by 22 persons, objecting to the overdevelopment of Harrow Town Centre.

·                     Petition from residents of Ashburnham Avenue, signed by 14 persons, objecting to the proposed developments at Harrow College.

·                     Petition from residents of Ashburnham Avenue, signed by 14 persons, objecting to the proposed development at Neptune Point.

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

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no references from Council or other Committees.

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 (1) in accordance with the provisions of Committee Procedural Rule 18, representations be received in respect of items 1/01, 1/02 and 1/03;

(2)  in accordance with the provisions of Committee Procedural Rule 18, a maximum of two speakers be permitted to address the Committee on each item on the length of time for representations be for a maximum of five minutes each.

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 Director of Legal and Governance Services.

Consideration was given to a request for an extension of time to complete a Section 106 Agreement relating to White Lion Football Ground, Edgware Town Football Club.  It was noted that the Committee had approved heads of terms for the Agreement on 10 September 2007.

RESOLVED:  That the time for completion of the Agreement be extended by two months from 25 June 2008.

Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services.

RESOLVED:  To note and, insofar as is necessary, confirm the decision taken with the approval of the Chairman and Nominated Member to authorise the issue of Stopping Up Notices and to make the Stopping Up Order if no sustainable objections were received.

Report of the Head of Planning – for information

The Committee received a report from the Head of Planning which listed those appeals being dealt with and those awaiting decision.

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