Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

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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.

To approve as an accurate record, and the Chair to sign, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 20 July 2022.

The minutes of the meeting held on 20 July 2022 were agreed.

Officers provided a joint presentation which covered all four applications. The Chair permitted the registered speakers to address committee for a maximum of twenty minutes.

The Committee heard representations from Yoo Capital, Alpha Plus and BRIT School in support of the applications.

In the course of discussions, Councillor Alex Karmel raised concerns regarding the operating times of the gym and proposed that Condition 45 be amended to read: “That the operation of the gym be limited to 05:45 am to 11:00 pm”. This was seconded by Councillor Adrian Pascu-Tulbure.

The Committee voted on the amendment to Condition 45 as follows:

For:              2

Against:       6

Not Voting:    0

The Committee voted on the recommendations for application 2021/04167/FUL as follows:

Officer Recommendation 1:

For:              7

Against:        0

Not Voting:    1

Officer Recommendation 2:

For:              8

Against:        0

Not Voting:    0

RESOLVED THAT:

Planning Application 2021/04167/FUL subject to the changes in the Addendum be approved subject to:

1.    That the Committee resolve that the Chief Planning Officer be authorised to grant planning permission upon the completion of a satisfactory legal agreement and subject to the conditions listed below;

2.    That the Chief Planning Officer, after consultation with the Assistant Director Legal Services 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 proposed conditions, which may include the variation, addition or deletion of conditions, any such changes shall be within their discretion.

Officers provided a joint presentation which covered all four applications. The Chair permitted the registered speakers to address committee for a maximum of twenty minutes.

The Committee heard representations from Yoo Capital, Alpha Plus and BRIT School in support of the applications.

The Committee voted on the recommendations for application 2021/04168/LBC as follows:

Officer Recommendation 1:

For:              8

Against:        0

Not Voting:    0

Officer Recommendation 2:

For:              8

Against:        0

Not Voting:    0

RESOLVED THAT:

Planning Application 2021/04168/LBC be approved subject to:

1.    That the Chief Planning Officer be authorised to grant Listed Building Consent subject to the conditions listed below;

2.    That the Chief Planning Officer, after consultation with the Assistant Director Legal Services and the Chair of the Planning and Development Control Committee be authorised to make any minor changes to the proposed conditions, which may include the variation, addition or deletion of conditions, any such changes shall be within their discretion.

Officers provided a joint presentation which covered all four applications. The Chair permitted the registered speakers to address committee for a maximum of twenty minutes.

The Committee heard representations from Yoo Capital, Alpha Plus and BRIT School in support of the applications.

The Committee voted on the recommendations for application 2021/04166/VAR

as follows:

Officer Recommendation 1:

For:              8

Against:        0

Not Voting:    0

Officer Recommendation 2:

For:              8

Against:        0

Not Voting:    0

RESOLVED THAT:

Planning Application 2021/04166/VAR subject to the changes in the Addendum be approved subject to:

1.    That the Chief Planning Officer be authorised to grant planning permission upon the completion of a satisfactory legal agreement and subject to the conditions listed below.

2.    That the Chief Planning Officer, after consultation with the Assistant Director Legal Services 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 proposed conditions, which may include the variation, addition or deletion of conditions, any such changes shall be within their discretion.

Officers provided a joint presentation which covered all four applications. The Chair permitted the registered speakers to address committee for a maximum of twenty minutes.

The Committee heard representations from Yoo Capital, Alpha Plus and BRIT School in support of the applications.

The Committee voted on the recommendations for application 2021/04165/NMATas follows:

Officer Recommendation 1:

For:              8

Against:        0

Not Voting:    0

Officer Recommendation 2:

For:              8

Against:        0

Not Voting:    0

RESOLVED THAT:

Planning Application 2021/04165/NMAT subject to the changes in the Addendum be approved subject to:

1.    That the Chief Planning Officer be authorised to grant planning permission

2.    That the Chief Planning Officer, after consultation with the Assistant Director, Legal Services and the Chair of the Planning and Development Control Committee be authorised to make any minor changes which may include the variation, addition, or deletion of conditions, any such changes shall be within their discretion.