Agenda and minutes

Councillor Aksanoglu, Chair, welcomed all attendees.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Alexandrou, Bond, Uddin and Erbil.

Members of the Planning Committee are invited to identify any disclosable pecuniary, other pecuniary or non pecuniary interests relevant to items on the agenda.

NOTED there were no declarations of interest.

To receive the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday 26 June 2018 and Wednesday 11 July 2018.

AGREED the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 26 June 2018 and 11 July 2018 as a correct record.

To receive the covering report of the Assistant Director, Regeneration & Planning.

RECEIVED the report of the Assistant Director, Regeneration and Planning.

AGREED to vary the order of the agenda to accommodate those in attendance. The minutes follow the order of the meeting.

RECOMMENDATION:That subject to the completion of the S106 legal agreement, the Head of Development Management / Planning Decisions Manager, be authorised to grantplanning permission subject

to conditions.

WARD: Chase

NOTED

1.    The introduction by David Gittens, Planning Decisions Manager, clarifying the proposal.

2.    Planning officers’ response to points raised including the following:

a.    Entry and exit to the development

b.    Transport improvements in the development area.

c.    Lack of affordable housing.

d.    Water pressure to the development.

e.    Air quality

f.     Design

g.    No turning circle for the fire brigade.

h.    Reduction in cycle spaces.

3.    Members’ debate and questions responded to by officers.

4.    The officers’ recommendation was not supported by the majority of the Committee: 2 votes for and 6 against.

5.    The unanimous support of the committee to defer the application

AGREED that the application be deferred.

RECOMMENDATION:That subject to the completion of a S106 Agreement to secure the obligations as set out in Section 6.9 of this report, the Head of Development Management / the Planning Decisions Manager be authorised to grantplanning permission subject to the conditions.

WARD: Chase

NOTED

1.    The introduction by David Gittens, Planning Decisions Manager, clarifying the proposal.

2.    Planning officers’ response to points raised including the following:

a.    Overdevelopment

b.    External materials to be used.

c.    Noise nuisance.

d.    Quality of space.

e.    Design and proximity of windows to A10.

f.     Affordable housing.

3.    Members’ debate and questions responded to by officers.

4.    The officers’ recommendation was not supported by the majority of the Committee: 2 votes for, 4 against and 2 abstentions.

5.    The majority agreement of the committee to defer the application with 4 votes for and 4 against, with the casting vote for, by the Chair of the committee.

AGREED that the application be deferred.

RECOMMENDATION: That the Head of Development Management/Planning Decisions Manager be authorised to grantplanning permission subject to conditions as set out in this report.

WARD: Southgate Green

NOTED

1.    The introduction by Kevin Tohill, Planning Decisions Manager, clarifying the proposal.

2.    Members’ debate, and questions responded to by officers.

3.    Members request that an additional condition be imposed to restrict the use of the caretaker’s dwelling house by the Education Authority and not the Council. This is to ensure that the school and the Council cannot use the dwelling house other than a caretaker’s dwelling.

4.    Officers’ amended the recommendation.

5.    The unanimous support of the committee for the officers’ recommendation.

AGREED that in accordance with the provisions of the Town & Country Planning General Regulations 1992, planning permission be deemed to be granted subject to conditions.

RECOMMENDATION: That subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement to secure the obligations set out in this report, the Head of Development Management/Planning Decisions Manager be authorised to grantplanning permission subject to conditions and completion of a Section 106 Agreement.

WARD: Southgate Green

NOTED

1.    The introduction by Kevin Tohill, Planning Decisions Manager, clarifying the proposal.

2.     Members’ debate, and questions responded to by officers’.

3.    The unanimous support of the committee for the officers’ recommendation.

AGREED that subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement, planning permission be granted subject to conditions.

To receive the report of the Executive Director of Place to provide an update on the monitoring of Section 106 Agreements (S106) and progress on Section 106 matters.

RECEIVED the report of the Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment.

1.    The Committee requested the Section 106 SPD document, which has now been circulated to members.

NOTED that Planning Committee noted the contents of the report and its annexes.