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 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.

RESOLVED:  To note that no Members, who were not Members of the Committee, had requested to speak at the meeting.

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 the following declarations of interest made by Members present relating to business to be transacted at this meeting:

(i)                   Planning Applications 2/02 and 2/03 – 105 Headstone Road, Harrow, HA1 1PG

Councillor Joyce Nickolay declared that all Conservative Members of the Committee had a prejudicial interest in the above applications, arising from the fact that the applicant was a Conservative Councillor.  Accordingly, all Conservative Members of the Committee would leave the room and take no part in the discussion or decision?making on these items.

(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 (as amended);

(b)  to receive the addendum sheets and to note any applications which are recommended for deferral or have been withdrawn from the agenda by the applicant.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 it be agreed that the Chair be given authority to sign the minutes of the meeting held on 16 May 2007 as a correct record once they have been printed in the Council Bound Minute Volume.

RESOLVED:  That the Chairman be given authority to sign the minutes of the meeting held on 16 May 2007 as a correct record once they have been printed in the Council Bound Minute Volume.

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 petitions or deputations received at this meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rules 19, 16 and 17 (Part 4B of the Constitution) respectively.

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/panels.

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.

The Committee, having been advised that a late request had been received from an objector wishing to make representation in respect of item 2/04 on the list of planning applications, it was

RESOLVED:  That, in accordance with the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 18 (Part 4B of the Constitution), (1) representations be received in respect of item 1/01 on the list of planning applications; and

(2) representations not be received in respect of item 2/04 on the list of planning applications.

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 Planning

The Committee received a report of the Director of Planning which set out a request from Try Homes Limited (the Developer) to vary a Section 106 Agreement dated 28 October 2005 (the Principal Agreement) made between the Council, the Developer and two other parties.

Members noted that the ‘Summary and Recommendations’ section of the report of the Director of Planning incorrectly stated that the Agreement was dated 28 October 2005.

RESOLVED: To agree the variation of clause 7(e) of the Principal Agreement by amending the period after which a mortgagee can dispose of an affordable housing unit free of any restriction from 12 months to 6 months.

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.