Issue - meetings

NOTED

1.    Meetings of Planning Committee were likely to be required on 17 September and 15 October 2019.

2.    The Planning Panel meeting in respect of the Southgate Office Village has been organised for the 9 October 2019 at Highlands Assembly Hall. Andy Higham to confirm if the planning panel will go ahead on that date.

NOTED

1.    Meetings of Planning Committee were likely to be required on 6 August and 27 August 2019.

2.    An additional meeting of Planning Committee to discuss S106 monitoring would be scheduled in early September.

3.    The Planning Panel meeting in respect of the Southgate Office Village proposals would be sought for Thursday 5 September 2019, subject to availability for a suitable venue.

NOTED

1.    The next meeting of Planning Committee will be on Tuesday 16 July 2019.

2.    Planning Panel: Southgate Village Office

The Planning Decisions Manager formally sought an agreement in principle from the Committee to hold a Planning Panel in respect of the Southgate Office Village proposals together with an indication of Member availability to serve on the Panel in mid to late July.

Members were reminded that Planning Panels are normally only held in connection with the larger development proposals that have generated significant local interest, and that the purpose of a Planning Panel is not to determine the application but to provide an opportunity for interested parties to discuss the relevant planning issues associated with the proposal.

The Panel will comprise between three to five members of the Planning Committee, including representatives from both majority and minority groups (subject to availability) and will be chaired by one of these Members.

The meeting will also be attended by ward councillors, council officers, members of the public/neighbouring residents, interest groups and statutory consultees.

It is an opportunity for residents to ask questions and seek clarification from the developers about the proposed development. When the application is presented to the subsequent Planning Committee for determination the notes of the meeting will be attached to the agenda.

Members supported the principle of the Planning Panel.

However, whilst a number of members were concerned about the short notice in respect of the expressed preferred time to hold the Panel (mid to late July 2019), a number of Members confirmed to the Chair, their availability for the date of 23 July 2019.

Post Meeting Note: Since the Committee meeting, there has been agreement between officers and members that a Planning Panel be sought for Thursday 5 September 2019, subject to availability for a suitable venue.

NOTED that Andy Higham would schedule a separate Planning Committee meeting in respect of Section 106 Monitoring Report.

NOTED

1.    Proposal by Vincent Lacovara (Head of Planning) to arrange site visits to other London Borough’s, to seek out Committee Members’ views on the benefits of site visits to developments elsewhere in London.

2.    These would include:

·         High density residential schemes

·         Tower developments

·         High affordable housing

·         Infill and small sites

3.    Members to e-mail officers regarding:

·         How many visits

·         Time of visits i.e. morning, afternoon or Saturdays

·         Member availability