Agenda item

PROPOSAL:  Development To Provide A Pair Of Two Storey Semi-Detached Dwellings (2 X 3 Beds); Access; Parking; Landscaping And Bin Store (Demolition Of Bankfield Cottages) (as amended by the Supplemental Addemdum).

The Committee received representation from Councillor Stephen Greek who outlined reasons for seeking refusal of the application.

Councillor Marilyn Ashton proposed refusal for the following reasons:

1.            the proposal, by reason of its close proximity to a golf course, would place in harm's way the future occupiers and visitors to the site and cause a distraction to golfers and there has been no information offered by the applicant to demonstrate that measures are in place to mitigate the potential safety concerns, contrary to CS1 of Core Strategy (2012) and D13 of publication London Plan.

The proposal was seconded, put to the vote and agreed. The decision to refuse the application was by a majority of votes.

Councillors Ashton, Baxter, Brown, Robson and Patel voted to refuse officer recommendations.

Councillor Ferry voted to approve officer recommendations.

Councillor Ali abstained from voting.

The Committee resolved to refuse officer recommendations.

RECOMMENDATION A

The Planning Committee was asked to:

1.            grant planning permission subject to authority being delegated to the Interim Chief Planning Officer in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance Services for the completion of the Section 106 legal agreement and other enabling legislation and issue of the planning permission and subject to minor amendments to the conditions (set out in Appendix 1 of this report) or the legal agreement.  The Section 106 Agreement Heads of Terms would cover the following matters:

Heads of Terms for the Legal Agreement

·                     To only implement either planning permission P/3026/05/CFU or planning permission P/3983/20.

·                     To notify the Council the date of the construction of the development authorised by either planning permission P/3026/05/CFU or planning permission P/3983/20 together with a statement confirming which of the two planning permissions is being implemented.

·                     In the event that planning permission P/3026/05/CFU is implemented not to implement or cause permit or allow the implementation of any part of planning permission P/3983/20.

·                     Legal fees and administration/monitoring: Payment of Harrow Council’s reasonable costs in the preparation of the Legal agreement and administration costs/monitoring costs in accordance with the adopted fees and charges schedule.

RECOMMENDATION B

That if, by 20 April 2021 or such extended period as may be agreed in writing by the Interim Chief Planning Officer, the section 106 Planning Obligation is not completed, then delegate the decision to the Interim Chief Planning Officer to REFUSE planning permission for the following reason: the proposed development, in the absence of a legal agreement, would enable both planning permission P/3026/05/CFU and P/3983/20 to be implemented on site which would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, to the detriment of the character and appearance and openness of the Green Belt, contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework (2019), policy 7.16B of The London Plan (2016), policy G2 of the Publication London Plan (2020), Core policy CS1 F of the Harrow Core Strategy (2012) and policy DM 16 of the Harrow Development Management Policies Local Plan. (2013) and no very special circumstances have been demonstrated by the applicant whereby the harm by reason of inappropriateness is outweighed by other considerations.

DECISION:  REFUSE

The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to refuse the application was by a majority of votes.

Councillors Ashton, Baxter, Brown, Robson and Patel voted to refuse the application.

Councillor Ferry voted to grant the application.

Councillor Ali abstained from voting.