Agenda and minutes

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Doug Taylor who was substituted by Cllr Nia Stevens.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Elif Erbil, who was substituted by Cllr Hivran Dalkaya.

To receive any declarations of interest.

Members were reminded of the need to declare all pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests in the items on the agenda and, if applicable, the nature of the interest.

No declarations of interest were received at the meeting.

To approve the minutes of the meetings held on 28 September 2022, 18 October 2022 and 22 November 2022 as a true and correct record.

Minutes – 22 November 22 – TO FOLLOW

AGREED that the minutes of the meetings held on 28 September 2022, 18 October 2022 and 22 November 2022 be resubmitted to the next meeting of the Committee to contain the amendments proposed and agreed by Members of the Committee for the following reasons.

28 September 2022

Agenda Item 6 - 21/04742/FUL - Meridian Water Willoughby Lane and Meridian Way London N18 (Minute Number 6 refers)

Mr Burn, the deputee, speaking against the Officer’s recommendation to grant the application, stated he had three main concerns and asked the committee to defer the application:

1.    To allow time to see whether the Community Garden can be made a permanent green space.

2.    To allow time for the issues related to the ground floor layout to be properly resolved.

3.    To give officers time to consult the London Fire Brigade regarding the single staircases.

18 October 2022 - Councillor Lee Chamberlain stated that the minutes of this meeting did not reflect the points made by the deputee, as agreed (see comments above).

Agenda Item 6 - 21/01140/FUL - Public House, Green Street, Enfield, EN3 7SH (Minute Number 6 refers), Councillor Michael Rye proposed, supported by Councillor Lee Chamberlain, that the concerns expressed by the Committee be included relating to fire safety whereby the single staircase discharged into an escape route which connected to a covered car park by way of the lobbies be referred to in the minutes of the meeting. 

Councillor Michael Rye was also of the view that the Committee’s concerns be included regarding the proposed children’s playground, located on the roof, which had not been provided with safety features and was considered to be inadequate and dangerous.

22 November 2022 – Councillor Lee Chamberlain stated that the minutes of the meeting had not been circulated with the agenda pack published on 5 December 2022.  The Committee agreed to defer the minutes.

To receive and note the covering report of the Head of Planning.

Received the report of the Head of Planning, which was NOTED.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.    That the Head of Development Management be authorised to GRANT planning permission subject to conditions.

2.    That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Development Management to finalise the wording of the conditions.

WARD: Cockfosters

David Gittens, Planning Decisions Manager, introduced the report and described the proposals.

Under the Council’s Constitution for deputations at the Planning Committee, Members heard the deputation of Robert Wilson (Local Resident) against the Officer’s recommendation, the statement of Cllr Alessandro Georgiou as Cockfosters Ward Member against the Officer’s recommendation and the response of Michael Vanoli (Agent) in support of the Officer’s recommendation.

Members expressed continued concerns regarding the impact of the development on neighbours in respect to surface water drainage, flooding, loss of trees, and the effect on the setting of the adjoining Conservation Area.

Officers explained that there are no current controls over the existing trees on the site and the trees could be removed without any consent being obtained.  The Council’s Tree Officer had visited the site and does not consider any of the trees within the site to be either of sufficient quality, or have significant public amenity value, to justify the serving of a tree preservation order.

The Heritage Officer advised that the proposal involving the felling of three trees would cause no harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and due to their location, the trees do not have a significant presence in the public realm.

Officers were satisfied that the proposal would provide a satisfactory sustainable drainage system in accordance with the requirements of the Council’s sustainable drainage SUDS Team.  The development’s flood management strategy would mitigate against increased flooding and would not make it worse.  The application was not a major application and could not solved the wider flooding issues in the area.

The proposal having been put to the vote; members voted:

7 FOR

2 AGAINST

3 ABSENTIONS

and so, it was AGREED:

1.    That the Head of Development Management be authorised to GRANT planning permission subject to conditions.

2.    That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Development Management to finalise the wording of the conditions.

RECOMMENDATION:

1. In accordance with Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, the Head of Development Management be authorised to Grant full planning permission subject to planning conditions.

2. That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Development Management to   finalise the wording of the conditions

WARD: Upper Edmonton

The Committee, whilst noting that these were not material planning considerations, requested that, in order to maximise traffic flow and minimise the impact of the major works over a number of months on local businesses, that a timed, co-ordinated approach to the major works be taken and local businesses be notified of any forthcoming works.

The proposal having been put to the vote, members voted UNANIMOUSLY in favour and so it was AGREED:

1.  In accordance with Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, the Head of Development Management be authorised to GRANT full planning permission subject to planning conditions.

2.  That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Development Management to finalise the wording of the conditions.

To note that the dates of future meetings are as follows:

Tuesday 10 January 2023 * Provisional

Tuesday 24 January 2023

Tuesday 7 February 2023 * Provisional

Tuesday 21 February 2023

Tuesday 7 March 2023 * Provisional

Tuesday 21 March 2023

Tuesday 18 April 2023

These meetings will commence at 7:00pm and will be held in the Conference Room at the Civic Centre.

The dates of the future meetings, which would commence at 7:00pm in the Conference Room at the Civic Centre were NOTED as follows:

Tuesday 10 January 2023 Cancelled as advised by the Head of Development                                          Management

Tuesday 24 January 2023

Tuesday 7 February 2023 * Provisional

Tuesday 21 February 2023

Tuesday 7 March 2023 *    Provisional

Tuesday 21 March 2023

Tuesday 18 April 2023