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 Member:-

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

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

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(b)  to receive the addendum sheets and to note any applications which are recommended for deferral or have been withdrawn from the agenda by the applicant.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 provisions of the Local Government Act 1985, the following item/information be admitted to the agenda by reason of the special circumstances and grounds for urgency stated:

and;

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

That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 July 2007 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 July 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, 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 or Panels to be received at this meeting.

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, in accordance with the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 17 (Part 4B of the Constitution), representations be received in respect of items 1/02, 1/06 and 2/01 on the list of planning applications.

[Note:  Subsequently, item 1/02 was deferred, and so the representation was not received].

Report of the Head of Planning - circulated separately.

RESOLVED: That authority be given to the Chief Planning Officer 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 noted that this had not been provided.

RESOLVED:  That the Planning Appeals Update be submitted to the next meeting.

To arrange dates for Member site visits that have been agreed during the course of the meeting (if any).

RESOLVED:  That (1) a Member site visit to Land R/O 71 Bridge Street, Harrow (item 1/07) take place on 29 September 2007 from 10.00 am;

(2)  Member visits to the following sites, agreed by the Development Management Committee at its meeting on 6 September 2007, be moved from 21 September 2007 to also take place on 29 September 2007 from 10.00 am:

·                     Woodlands, 7 West Drive Gardens

·                     50 Belmont Lane

·                     169 Malvern Avenue

Which cannot otherwise be dealt with.

(i)                   Motion in respect of William Ellis Playing Fields

Further to item 1/06 in the schedule attached to these minutes, it was moved and seconded that:

“The Strategic Planning Committee resolves to refer to the Cabinet that the capital receipt from the sale of William Ellis Playing Field site be ring?fenced for investment in the development of sports facilities in the east side of the Borough.  The Committee further resolves that the receipt shall not be used for funding Prince Edward Playing Field facilities”.

Having been put to the vote, this was not carried.

RESOLVED:  That the above be noted.