Agenda for Planning Committee on Tuesday, 13th September, 2016, 7.30 pm

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Conference Room, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XA. View directions

Contact: Jane Creer Email: (jane.creer@enfield.gov.uk 020 8379 4093) / Metin Halil Email: (metin.halil@enfield.gov.uk 020 8379 4091) 

Items
No. Item

116.

WELCOME AND APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

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

 

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

117.

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

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

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

118.

REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PLANNING, HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION (REPORT NO. 80) pdf icon PDF 68 KB

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

 

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

Minutes:

RECEIVED the report of the Assistant Director, Planning, Highways and Transportation (Report No. 80).

119.

16/02840/FUL - 22 LUMINA WAY, ENFIELD, EN1 1FT pdf icon PDF 3 MB

RECOMMENDATION:  Refusal

WARD:  Jubilee

Minutes:

NOTED

 

1.    The introduction by the Planning Decisions Manager, Kevin Tohill, clarifying the proposals and highlighting relevant policy.

2.    The application was a departure from the local plan and as such should Members be minded to overturn the officers’ recommendation, officers would have to carry out a further consultation to advertise the departure prior to issuing any decision.

3.    Receipt of an additional 15 letters / emails of support for the development.

4.    The deputation of Mr Chris Hicks (Director, RPS CgMs, the Agent) and Mr Vernon West (Go-Jump In Chairman, the Applicant).

5.    The statement of Councillor Alan Sitkin (Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration and Business Development).

6.    Recent emails from residents and from Councillor Nick Dines had been circulated to Members.

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

8.    The majority of the committee did not support the officers’ recommendation: two votes for and seven votes against.

9.    In giving officers authority to grant planning permission, the item should be brought back to committee if there were issues arising from the further consultation to advertise the departure from the local plan.

 

AGREED that authority be delegated to officers to grant planning permission, subject to conditions, following further public consultation advertising the departure. Should this consultation raise objections which officers regard as preventing such a grant, they will report back to committee.

120.

16/02041/HOU - 58 VILLAGE ROAD, ENFIELD, EN1 2EU pdf icon PDF 246 KB

RECOMMENDATION:  Refusal

WARD:  Bush Hill Park

Minutes:

NOTED

 

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

2.    The advice of the Transport Planning and Policy officer in respect of highway safety issues.

3.    The deputation of Ms Nil Fevzi (the Applicant) and supporting photographs.

4.    The statement of Councillor Sarah Doyle (Bush Hill Park ward councillor) in support of the application.

5.    Receipt of a written representation, circulated to Members, in support of the application from Councillor Lee Chamberlain, ward councillor.

6.    Members’ debate and questions responded to by officers

7.    Councillor Savva on behalf of the committee, asked for his statement to be recorded that if a resident was in any doubt about a planning application they should consult ward councillors / officers before they commenced any work.

8.    A majority of the committee did not support the officers’ recommendation: three votes for, five votes against and one abstention.

9.    In giving officers authority to grant planning permission, further discussion would be required with the applicant.

 

AGREED that authority be delegated to officers to grant planning permission, subject to conditions, following further discussions in relation to highway safety issues and the crossover.

121.

16/02291/FUL - 17 GROSVENOR GARDENS, LONDON, N14 4TU pdf icon PDF 1 MB

RECOMMENDATION:  Refusal

WARD:  Cockfosters

Minutes:

NOTED

 

1.    The introduction by the Planning Decisions Manager, Kevin Tohill, clarifying the proposals, and background to the application.

2.    Receipt of written representations and photographs from neighbouring residents, circulated to Members.

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

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

5.    The statement of the Chair that the committee expected the height reduction to be carried out, or the outbuilding to be removed.

 

AGREED that planning permission be refused for the reasons set out in the report.

122.

16/03602/HOU - 291 LADYSMITH ROAD, ENFIELD, EN1 3AG pdf icon PDF 376 KB

RECOMMENDATION:  Approval subject to conditions

WARD:  Town

Minutes:

NOTED the unanimous support of the committee for the officers’ recommendation.

 

AGREED that planning permission be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report.