Agenda and minutes

To approve as an accurate record, and the Chair to sign, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 14 September 2016.

RESOLVED THAT:

The minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on 14 September 2016 be confirmed and signed as an accurate record of the proceedings.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Michael Cartwright and Lucy Ivimy.

If a Councillor has a disclosable pecuniary interest in a particular item, whether or not it is entered in the Authority’s register of interests, or any other significant interest which they consider should be declared in the public interest, they should declare the existence and, unless it is a sensitive interest as defined in the Member Code of Conduct, the nature of the interest at the commencement of the consideration of that item or as soon as it becomes apparent.

At meetings where members of the public are allowed to be in attendance and speak, any Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest or other significant interest may also make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter.  The Councillor must then withdraw immediately from the meeting before the matter is discussed and any vote taken.

Where Members of the public are not allowed to be in attendance and speak, then the Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is under consideration. Councillors who have declared other significant interests should also withdraw from the meeting if they consider their continued participation in the matter would not be reasonable in the circumstances and may give rise to a perception of a conflict of interest.

Councillors are not obliged to withdraw from the meeting where a dispensation to that effect has been obtained from the Audit, Pensions and Standards Committee. 

There were no declarations of interest.

Please see the Addendum attached to the minutes for further details.

At the start of the meeting, Councillor Karmel explained that Councillor Largan would be late to the meeting. To ensure he could participate in the Jepson House item, he formally requested that the order of the agenda be amended. The Chair put the request to the Committee and this was moved and seconded. As a result, Brigade House, 8 Parsons Green was considered as the first agenda item.

Councillor Largan arrived late but participated and voted on the item.

The Committee heard a representation in support of the application from the Applicant’s Team. Some of the points she raised included the high quality of the design which benefited from excellent sunlight and daylight, the use of glazing to prohibit overlooking and the sympathetic use and choice of materials for the façade. Further points raised included the provision of amenity space and that the proposed density complied with the London Plan.

The Committee voted on application 2015/05055/FULand the results were as follows:

For:

8

Against:

0

Not Voting:

0

RESOLVED THAT:

The application 2015/05055/FUL be approved subject to the conditions set out in the officer report and Addendum.

Please see the Addendum attached to the minutes for further details.

The Committee heard a representation in support of the application by the

Agent on behalf of the applicant stating that the application would provide 33 new affordable homes. The size and scale of the original scheme had been reduced and it would not cause harm to the character or appearance of the adjacent conservation area. The proposal also met the latest sustainability criteria.

The Committee heard representations against the application from the Chairman of the Jepson House Resident’s Association. He listed a number of concerns including: the loss of residential storage and garages, the loss of amenity space and the lack of imagination in the proposed architecture.

The Committee heard representations against the application from Councillor Mark Loveday, Ward Councillor for Parsons Green and Walham.

Councillor Karmel proposed three additional conditions which were seconded by the Committee:

1.         That adequate attenuation is conducted so there is no loss of tv signal to local residents.

2.         That the balacony designs are checked to verify that these are of a pierced          design as per the plans.

3.    That Condition 23 be amended to add “that the opaque windows should be permanently maintained during the lifetime of the building”.

The Committee voted on planning application 2016/01960/FR3 and the results were as follows:

For:   

5

Against:   

3

Not Voting:

0

RESOLVED THAT:

The application 2016/01960/FR3 be approved subject to there being no other subsequent direction from the Secretary of State and subject to the conditions set out in the officer report and Addendum.

Please see the Addendum attached to the minutes for further details:

The Committee heard a representation in support of the application from the Applicant’s Team. Some of the points she raised included the extensive nature of the public consultation, the incorporation of 8 specialist dwellings for persons with disabilities and the provision of independent living. Further points raised included the provision of a new community centre, children’s playground, and that there would be no adverse impact on traffic generation or resultant congestion                                          of the road network.

Councillor Karmel proposed that Condition 34 relating to sound insulation levels be amended to refer to the same dB level as officers had proposed in Condition  35.

This was seconded by Councillor Cassidy. The Committee agreed to this condition and asked officers to draft the condition as appropriate, if the application was to be approved.

The Committee voted on application 2016/01450/FUL and the results were as follows:

For:

8

Against:

0

Not Voting:

0

RESOLVED THAT:

The Lead Director of Planning and Development be authorised to determine the application and grant planning permission subject to a S106 legal agreement and to the condition(s) set out in the officer report.

Please see the Addendum attached to the minutes for further details.

The Committee voted on application 2016/01233/FULand the results were as follows:

For:

8

Against:

0

Not Voting:

0

RESOLVED THAT:

The application 2016/01233/FULbe approved subject to the conditions set out in the report and Addendum.