Agenda and minutes

To approve as an accurate record, and the Chair to sign, the minutes of the meetings of the Committees held on 7 January 2020 and 4 February 2020.

The minutes of the meetings of the Planning and Development Control Committees held on 7 January 2020 and 4 February 2020 were approved as an accurate record.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Matt Thorley.

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 Standards Committee.

There were no declarations of interest.

Please see the Addendum attached to the minutes which amended the report.

The Committee heard a representation from a resident. There was no objection to the scheme in principle, subject to concerns about the proposed construction not affecting the operation of the Queen’s Club annual tournament. The Committee also heard a representation from the applicant’s agent in support of the proposals.

The Committee voted on the  recommendations for application 2019/02351/FUL as follows:

Officer Recommendation 1

For:

6

Against:

1

Not Voting:

0

Officer Recommendation 2

For:

7

Against:

0

Not Voting:

0

            RESOLVED THAT:

1)    The Strategic Director, The Economy Department, be authorised to grant permission subject to the condition(s) listed in the report.

2)    The Strategic Director, The Economy Department, after consultation with the Borough Solicitor and the Chair of the Planning and Development Control Committee be authorised to make any minor changes to the proposed heads of terms of the legal agreement or conditions, which may include the variation, addition or deletion of the conditions, any such changes shall be within their discretion.

Please see the Addendum attached to the minutes which amended the report.

The Committee heard a representation from a representative of the applicant in support of the application.

The Committee voted on the  recommendations for application 2019/01306/FUL as follows:

Officer recommendation 1:

For:

7

Against:

0

Not Voting:

0

Officer recommendation 2:

For:

7

Against:

0

Not Voting:

0

RESOLVED THAT:

1)    The Strategic Director, The Economy Department, be authorised to determine the application and grant permission up on the completion of a satisfactory legal agreement and subject to conditions.

2)    That the Strategic Director, The Economy, after consultation with the Borough Solicitor and the Chair of the Planning and Development Control Committee is authorised  to make any minor changes to the proposed conditions or heads of terms of the legal agreement, any such changes shall be within their discretion

The Team Leader, Planning Enforcement gave a presentation which provided an overview of the annual performance and achievements of the Planning Enforcement Team, January to December 2019.

The Committee thanked officers for their work throughout the year.

RESOLVED THAT:

1)    The report be noted.