Agenda and minutes

NOTED

1.    Councillor Boztas (Chair) welcomed all attendees to the meeting, which was being broadcast live online. Committee members confirmed their presence and that they were able to hear and see the proceedings.

2.      There were no apologies for absence.

NOTED

1.    There were no declarations of interest.

To receive the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday 22 September 2020 and Tuesday 29 September 2020.

NOTED

1.    The minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday 22 September 2020 and Tuesday 29 September 2020 were agreed.

To receive the covering report of the Head of Planning.

RECEIVED the report of the Head of Planning.

RECOMMENDATION:  That temporary planning permission and advertising consent be Granted subject to the conditions.

WARD: Upper Edmonton

NOTED

1.    The introduction by Joseph McKee, Senior Planning Officer, clarifying the proposals.

2.    An update report, regarding the application, had been circulated to Members on the 16 October 2020.

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

4.    Members questions included if there were any other types of performances other than films, noise issues, if there was enough space for  the stage as regards health and safety, why this was a retrospective application, how the applicants would deal with customers keeping their car engines on during winter months which affects climate change, ecological issues that may have an detrimental effect on wildlife i.e. illumination of the site, traffic concerns and measures that would be taken with queuing of cars into the cinema and traffic caused in nearby areas, how the applicants would address air conditioning issues from customers keeping their car engines on in summer months, what the potential and impact would be if flooding occurred on the site, why their were no comments from REACT, if tier 3 is imposed in the borough the impact of this to the cinema, staffing levels for the cinema and the conditioning of the 1:30 am finishing time.

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

AGREED that the temporary planning permission and advertising consent be granted subject to conditions.

NOTED

1.    The next meeting dates for the Committee would be Thursday 29 October 2020 and Thursday 3 November 2020.

2.    There would be a briefing event for members regarding the Enfield Town re-development on Tuesday 6 October 2020.

3.    The Arnos Grove application would be heard at the 24 November 2020 Planning Committee and there will be a site visit for members of the committee on Saturday 21 November 2020.