Agenda and minutes

Strategic Planning Committee - Wednesday 22 April 2009 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

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PART I - RECOMMENDATIONS - NIL

PART II - MINUTES

Attendance by Reserve Members

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

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: That no Members, who were not members of the Committee, had indicated that they wished to speak at the meeting.

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

2/02 4 Aylwards Rise, Stanmore – Retention of 4 airconditioning units on rear elevation, with acoustic panel screen.

2/03 4 Aylwards Rise, Stanmore – Details of hard and soft landscaping pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission APP/M5450/C/07/2053532 granted 24 April 2008

3/01 4 Aylwards Rise, Stanmore – Details of: 1 i) the colour of the walls of the house and garage; ii) the colour and make of the clay roof tiles of the house and garage; iii) the window cills and facings, iv) the ground surfacing material; v) the boundary treatment, 2) window details, and 3) glazing to first floor bathrooms pursuant to conditions 1, 2 and 3 of planning permission APP/M5450/C/07/2053532, granted 24 April 2008.

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Councillor Marilyn Ashton

Prejudicial interest arising from her taking a personal interest in the property over a protracted time. Councillor Marilyn Ashton left the room during the discussion and decision making on this item.

Minutes PDF 22 KB

That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 March 2009 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 March 2009 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

Public Questions, Petitions and Deputations

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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.

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 the meeting.

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 (Part 4B of the Constitution), representations be received in respect of item 2/03 on the list of planning applications.

[Note: Planning application 2/03 was subsequently deferred, and so the representations were not received].

Planning Applications Received PDF 174 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:

SPCIndex220409 , item 8. PDF 16 KB View as DOC (8./2) 44 KB

Minutes:

In accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the Addendum was admitted late to the agenda as it contained information relating to various items on the agenda and was based on information received after the despatch 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.

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.

Planning Appeals Update PDF 154 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.

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Tree Preservation Order No. 930 PDF 1019 KB