Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were provided by Councillor Florian Chevoppe-Verdier and Councillor Adrian Pascu-Tulbure.

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.

To approve as an accurate record, and the Chair to sign, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 7 November 2023.

The minutes of the previous meeting held on 7 November 2023 were agreed as an accurate record.

An addendum was circulated prior to the meeting that modified the report. Roy Asagba-Power presented the item.

There were no registered speakers.

The Committee voted on the officer recommendations as amended by the Addendum as follows:

Recommendation 1:

FOR                        Unanimous

AGAINST:               0

NOT VOTING:        0

Recommendation 2:

FOR:                      Unanimous

AGAINST:               0

NOT VOTING:        0

RESOLVED

1.    That the Director of Planning and Property be authorised to grant permission subject to the condition(s) listed in the report.

2.    That the Director of Planning and Property, 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.

An addendum was circulated prior to the meeting that modified the report.  John Sanchez, supported by Ian Dias,presented the item.

A resident spoke in objection to the application.

At 8:35pm a planned protest disrupted the meeting which prohibited the registered speakers in support of the application from addressing the Committee.

The Chair proposed a temporary suspension to which the Committee agreed.

The disruption continued until 9:20pm when the Chair formally proposed that the meeting be formally adjourned. This was seconded by Councillor Rebecca Harvey. The Committee voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting.