Agenda and minutes

Strategic Planning Committee - Wednesday 23 July 2008 6.30 pm

Venue: Committee Rooms 1 & 2, Harrow Civic Centre

Contact: Miriam Wearing, Senior Democratic Services Officer  Tel: 020 8424 1542 E-mail:  miriam.wearing@harrow.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

PART I - RECOMMENDATIONS - NIL

PART II - MINUTES

269.

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 Members:-

 

Ordinary Member

 

Reserve Member

 

Councillor Robert Benson

Councillor Husain Akhtar

Councillor Keith Ferry

Councillor Jerry Miles

CouncillorThaya Idaikkadar

Councillor Krishna James

 

270.

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.

271.

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 the following interests were declared:

 

Agenda Item

 

 

Member

Nature of Interest

11.   Planning Applications Received.  Item 1/04 and 1/05 – Bentley Priory, The Common, Stanmore, Harrow

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Councillor Marilyn Ashton

 

Prejudicial interest in that Councillor Ashton lived next door to the site. Councillor Ashton left the room and took no part in the discussion or decision making on these items.

 

 

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Councillor Julia Merison

 

Personal interest in that Councillor Merison was a Member of the Bentley Priory Nature Reserve Management Committee.CouncillorMerison remained in the room and took part in the discussion and decision making on this item.

 

 

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Councillor Joyce Nickolay

 

Personal interest in that Councillor Nickolay was a Member of the Bentley Priory Nature Reserve Management Committee.Councillor Nickolay remained in the room and took part in the discussion and decision making on this item.

 

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Councillor Bill Stephenson

The Member who was not a Member of the Committee declared a personal interest in that Councillor Stephenson was a Member of the Bentley Priory Nature Reserve Management Committee. He remained in the room during the discussion and decision making on this item.

 

11.   Planning Applications Received.  Item 2/01 – Rooks Heath High School, Eastcote Lane, Harrow, HA2 9AG

 

Councillor Jerry Miles

Personal interest in that Councillor Miles was a Local Authority appointed governor for Rooks Heath High School. Councillor Miles remained in the room and took part in the discussion and decision making on this item.

 

272.

Arrangement of Agenda

(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.

Minutes:

 

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:-

 

Agenda 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 dispatch of the agenda. It was admitted to the agenda in order to enable Members to consider all information relevant to the items before them for decision.

 

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

273.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 40 KB

That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 June 2008 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 June 2008, be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

274.

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.

275.

References from Council and other Committees/Panels pdf icon PDF 15 KB

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

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received a reference from the Standards Committee held on 5 June 2008 regarding changes proposed by the Strategic Planning Committee at its meeting on 16 January 2008.

 

RESOLVED: That the Committee respectfully note the comments of the Standards Committee and refer the Protocol for Planning Committees back to the Standards Committee for further discussion to find a way forward which is mutually acceptable.

276.

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 18, representations be received in respect of item 1/07 on the list of planning applications.

277.

Planning Applications Received pdf icon PDF 24 KB

Report of the Head of Planning - circulated separately.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

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.

278.

Planning Appeals Update pdf icon PDF 47 KB

Report of the Head of Planning – for information.

Minutes:

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.

279.

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 visits to the following site take place on Friday 5 September 2008 at 6.00 pm.

 

1/06 – Former Case is Altered Public House, 74 High Street, Wealdstone, HA3 7AF.

SPC Schedule - 23 July 08 pdf icon PDF 25 KB