Agenda and minutes

Councillor Simon, Chair, welcomed all attendees and explained the order of the meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Chibah, Hamilton and Jemal.

Apologies for lateness were received from Councillor Hasan.

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

There were no declarations of interest.

To receive the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday 28 June 2016.

AGREED the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 28 June 2016 as a correct record.

To receive the covering report of the Assistant Director, Planning, Highways and Transportation.

4.1       Applications dealt with under delegated powers. (A copy is available in the Members’ Library).

RECEIVED the report of the Assistant Director, Planning, Highways and Transportation (Report No. 52).

AGREED to amend the order of the agenda. The minutes follow the order of the meeting.

RECOMMENDATION:  Approval in accordance with Regulation 3/4 of the Town & Country Planning General Regulations 1992 subject to conditions and a deed of variation to the existing s106 to reflect the subject consent

WARD:  Highlands

NOTED

1.    The introduction by the Planning Decisions Manager, Andy Bates, clarifying the proposals.

2.    Receipt of an additional letter from the applicant, circulated to councillors this afternoon.

3.    Councillor Hasan arrived at the meeting, but having missed part of the item was not permitted to vote on this application.

4.    Comments in respect of a number of the conditions and the request for delegated authority to be given to officers to finalise the precise wording of conditions.

5.    The deputation of Mr George Neophytou, neighbouring resident of 22 Spring Court Road.

6.    The response on behalf of the applicant by Mr Colin Turnbull, Associate Director, WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Mr Andrew Panniker, Director Capital & Estates, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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

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

AGREED that planning permission be granted in accordance with Regulation 3 / 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, subject to the conditions set out in the report and a deed of variation to the existing s106 to reflect the subject consent.

RECOMMENDATION:  Approval in accordance with Regulation 3/4 of the Town & Country Planning General Regulations 1992 subject to conditions and Unilateral Undertaking

WARD:  Highlands

NOTED

1.    The introduction by the Planning Decisions Manager, Andy Bates, clarifying the proposals and confirmation of a third public consultation.

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

3.    The officers’ recommendation was supported by a majority of the committee: 8 votes for and 1 abstention.

AGREED that planning permission be granted in accordance with Regulation 3 / 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, subject to amending conditions set out in the report and Unilateral Undertaking.

RECOMMENDATION:  Approval subject to conditions

WARD:  Enfield Highway

NOTED

1.    The introduction by the Chair, noting that the recent Members’ site visit had been very useful and flagged up some significant issues, particularly in respect of the raised pitch and relative levels.

2.    An amendment to the officers’ recommendation: that consideration of the application should be deferred in order to allow additional work to be undertaken. A briefing note had been circulated to councillors this afternoon.

3.    Concerns raised by Councillor Savva that a decision had previously been deferred and the committee should not frustrate the applicant.

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

5.    The Chair’s suggestion that if the applicant wished to make representations about the revised recommendation there would be an opportunity to address the Planning Committee at their next meeting on 27 July 2016.

6.    The officers’ amended recommendation was supported by a majority of the committee: 5 votes for, 1 vote against, and 3 abstentions.

AGREED that consideration of the planning application be deferred in order to allow further discussion to take place on certain key aspects of the development which should be fully considered at the planning application stage rather than for those aspects to be the subject of conditions, considered at a later stage, as had originally been proposed.

RECOMMENDATION:  That upon completion of the s106 Legal Agreement, the Head of Development Management / Planning Decisions Managers be authorised to grant planning permission subject to conditions

WARD:  Edmonton Green

NOTED

1.    The introduction by the Head of Development Management, Andy Higham, clarifying the proposals and the request that delegated authority be given to officers to amend the wording of conditions as necessary.

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

3.    Members’ concerns in respect of consultation; affordable housing provision; loss of car parking space; that the development would have a detrimental impact on the neighbouring residential area and listed buildings; and increased pressure on infrastructure and health care provision in particular.

4.    That applicants’ name and address should be included on all committee reports.

5.    The officers’ recommendation was not supported by a majority of the committee: 1 vote for, 3 votes against and 5 abstentions.

6.    The proposal for refusal of planning permission for the reasons raised by Members, set out below, was supported by a majority of the committee: 6 votes for, 1 vote against and 2 abstentions.

AGREED that planning permission be refused for the reasons below.

Reasons:

1.    Lack of Affordable Housing.

2.    Impact of development on Character/Amenities of Area.

3.    Impact on heritage assets due to design/scale.

4.    Impact of loss of car parking on Centre.

5.    Lack of infrastructure to support development – education/social/health care.

NOTED

1.    Confirmation by the Chair that the next meeting of Planning Committee would be Wednesday 27 July 2016 at 7:30pm, so as to avoid a mid-August meeting.

2.    The applicant for 15/01063/FUL – Brimsdown Sports Club, Goldsdown Road, Enfield, EN3 7RP would be permitted to address the committee at this meeting, if they wished.

3.    Consideration of an application received from a former councillor would be permitted as an urgent item at this meeting, if the officers’ report was available by the end of this week.