Agenda and minutes

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.

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 no 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(b)  to receive the addendum sheets and to note any applications which are recommended for deferral or have been withdrawn from the agenda by the applicant.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 agenda 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 10 October 2007 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 10 October 2007 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.

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

RESOLVED: To note receipt of the following petition:

(i)            Petition concerning planning application P/1702/07 Cedars Hall, 30 unit (68 bed) emergency accommodation

            Mrs Frances Pickersgill presented the above petition, which had been signed by two people.

(See also Minute 166).

To receive deputations (if any) under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 17 (Part 4B) of the Constitution.

RESOLVED:  To note that no deputations were received at the meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 17.

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

RESOLVED: To note that no references to be received.

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: To note that no requests for representations had been received.

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 those appeals being dealt with and those awaiting decision.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

Report of the Group Manager (Planning and Development).

The Committee received a report of the Group Manager (Planning and Development) in respect of the above, which proposed an amendment to a reason for refusal made by the Development Management Committee on 25 January 2007.

RESOLVED: To amend the wording of reason for refusal number 1 for planning reference P/1082/06/CFU to read as follows:

“The proposal will give rise to an unacceptable loss of trees, and will be contrary to Harrow Unitary Development Plan policies EP28 paragraph 3.106 and EP29 which state that the Council should resist applications for development which would impair the integrity of part of any tree mass or spine”.

Information report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services.

The Committee received an information report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services in respect of the above.

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 Members site visits to be arranged.

Which cannot otherwise be dealt with.

(i)         Cedars Hall – Planning Application P/1702/07

A petition having been presented in relation to the above planning application, the Chairman reported, for the benefit of the petitioners, that the application had been withdrawn that day.

RESOLVED: That the above be noted.

(See also Minute 157).